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Retired Navy Captain gives San Francisco cabbie $5,000 check as tip. Cabbie calls cops. Cops call captain, send him to General Hospital for psychological evaluation. — Jan. 12
One more bit of San Francisco's past disappears as workmen tear down the last of the city's once-famed arch lights. The steel latticework that had stretched over the intersection of Mission and 25th streets for almost 44 years was a cousin of the renowned Fillmore St. arches, which were built shortly after the 1906 fire. There were 14 arches along Fillmore St. between Sacramento and Fulton streets, and all were sent to the scrap heap in 1943 to provide metal for World War II gun makers. — Feb. 24
The Bay Bridge took its place as one of the "Seven Civil Engineering Wonders of the World." A plaque, with the honor inscribed, was presented to the State of California by the American Society of Civil Engineers in a ceremony at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel. — March 18
It was a beautiful day, a wondrous sight and a magnificent finish. In the first major league baseball game played west of the Rockies, San Francisco's Giants strung a noose around the neck of the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0. — April 15
Key System buses replaced trains on the Bay Bridge amid passenger confusion and irritation. The last Key train left San Francisco at 3 a.m. in one of the noisiest farewells in the city's history. — April 21
Police Chief Frank Ahern discloses that officers from Central Station — in a sort of cold war with the beatsters — have been checking into hangouts on upper Grant Ave., north of Columbus Ave., with great regularity since May 6. He said, "So far it hasn't been a problem which calls for a crackdown, but we certainly plan to keep our eye on the situation." — June 20
The Black Cat, an ultra-Bohemian bar with nine lives, gets another reprieve. A Superior Court judge "restrained the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Department from closing the tavern at 710 Montgomery St. The ABCD had announced earlier this month that it would close the bar today on grounds that it is a homosexual hangout. — June 20
Police Chief Francis J. Ahern collapsed and died of a heart attack late yesterday while watching the Giants-Dodgers baseball game at Seals Stadium. It came when the score was tied 4-4 in the 15th inning and San Francisco's Jackie Brandt beat out an infield hit that loaded the bases. Ahern, an avid baseball fan, slumped in his seat in a box behind home plate. — Sept. 2
The largest office building in the West — Kaiser Center in Oakland — underwent traditional "topping-out" ceremonies when a final steel beam closed its roof line 28 stories up. — Oct. 22
Edmund G. "Pat" Brown was elected Governor in a sweep. The middle of the road Democrat thus wiped out the future of his Republican opponent, Senator William Knowland of Oakland. — Nov. 5
After the 49ers won their final game of the season by a score of 21-12, the fans staged a riot at Kezar Stadium to celebrate the victory. Bloody noses, shattered windshields, and a pitched battle between more than 80 policemen and 300 youthful fans marked the end of the game. — Dec. 15