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Surgeon General's report concludes smoking causes cancer, bronchitis, emphysema and heart disease: San Francisco's multitude of smokers seem dedicated to keep smoking right down to the last gasp. — Jan. 12
TV critic Dwight Newton reviews Beatles' U.S. debut on Ed Sullivan show: "The first names of the four Beatles are Paul, Ringo, George and John and from left to right you could easily confuse them with Hiawatha, Nell Gwynn, Prince Valiant and Soupy Sales. ......... Beatlebitis is not a fatal disease. It is a mild sickness that passeth quickly ......... ." — Feb. 11
A determined band of Sioux Indians staked out claims on Alcatraz Island. Then they pulled out when a warden threatened them with violence. The four-hour occupation was based on an 1868 treaty with the Sioux nation which allowed Indians off the reservation to claim "unoccupied government land." — March 9
Harried Van Ness Avenue auto dealers and militant civil rights leaders reached an agreement yesterday afternoon as more than 1,000 chanting demonstrators were poised to invade seven auto showrooms. The agreement calls for acceleration of employment opportunities of minority groups and establishment of Negro job training programs. Unlike the preceding Saturday's arrest of 226 demonstrators, yesterday's massing of pickets produced only one arrest, that of a vocal critic of the demonstrators. — April 19
The proud Celtics, spurred by Bill Russell mustered all their defense and teamwork for a rough 105-99 victory over San Francisco and an unprecedented sixth straight National Basketball Association championship last night. — April 27
Nearly 500,000 cheer LBJ Market Street motorcade. Others disagree: More than 600 pickets march outside the Hilton Hotel protesting local sit-in trials and U.S. participation in Vietnam — for the benefit of President Johnson. — June 20
President Johnson signs the strongest civil rights law in nearly a century. — July 2
Republican National Convention at Cow Palace nominates Sen. Barry Goldwater for presidency. He tells delegates: "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." — July 17
A simple ceremony at Victorian Plaza at Aquatic Park gives the nation its only portable landmarks — the San Francisco cable cars. — Oct. 2
Pacific Gas and Electric Company unexpectedly gives up its three year fight for permission to construct a $61 million nuclear power plant on Bodega Bay in Sonoma County. — Oct. 31
President Johnson scores a landslide victory in his bid to win four years in the White House in his own right. San Francisco's Willie L. Brown, "a young Negro attorney ......... who figured prominently in the trials of Sheraton Palace and Auto Row sit-in demonstrators" wins election as the first black in the state Legislature. Proposition 14 passes, an amendment to the state constitution which will nullify state laws against racial and religious discrimination in housing. — Nov. 4