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A bizarre union of love and activism was celebrated on the Polo Field of Golden Gate Park, marking the first annual Feast of the Incongruous. Police at the Richmond Station estimated the crowd at about 10,000. It was billed as a "happening," a gathering of the tribes for a "be-in." — Jan. 15
Hippies carried their "be-in" back to to Haight-Ashbury last night and turned it into a "breakout" — stopping traffic on Haight Street and pushing citizens off the sidewalks, according to police. — Jan. 15
Neighbors of High Priest of the Devil Anton Szandor LaVey are roaring angrily over his house pet, Tagore ......... a 3-year-old, 500 pound lion. — March 3
Aaron C. Mitchell, screaming and groaning to the end, became the first person to be executed in California's green-walled gas chamber in more than four years. — April 12 (Mitchell would also be the last for another 25 years.)
Largest Ever S.F. Protest: A huge out-pouring of anti-Vietnam demonstrators streamed up Market Street on a four-mile march to Kezar Stadium. It was a melange of types — barefoot hippies, stout matrons in sensible walking shoes, workmen in heavy work shoes and just plain citizens in oxfords. — April 15
The 76ers win the world tall-ball title at the Cow Palace defeating the Warriors, 125-122, for a 4-2 decision in the playoffs finals. — April 25
Eugene McAteer, state senator and candidate for mayor, collapses and dies while playing handball at Olympic Club. — May 27
About 6,000 young and not-so-young filled Golden Gate Park's Band Concourse for a free rock concert featuring Country Joe and the Fish. Coming up: The Grateful Dead. — June 30
A feared explosion in the use of marijuana and drugs by San Francisco juveniles has now materialized, the police narcotics detail said. The youngsters' source of supply is the Haight-Ashbury area. — July 2
Race riots rock Newark, N.J., and Detroit during summer: A peace patrol of Negro youths, working with the approval of the San Mateo County sheriff's office, kept East Palo Alto calm last night. Not a single incident was reported in the entire area where, the night before, there were scattered window smashings and a youth was shot and a deputy injured. — Aug. 1
An exhausted but grinning 46-year-old Army officer staggered onto the beach in Bolinas, the first man in history to have swum from the Farallon Islands to the California coastline. — Aug. 28
Mayor John F. Shelley withdraws from re-election race, citing health concerns. Attorney Joseph L. Alioto announces candidacy 90 minutes later. — Sept. 8
A voice called "Fletcher," two cats, the names of people who knew him at turning points in his life — these are some of the elements in the seance during which Bishop James A. Pike believes he communicated with his dead son, Jim. — Sept. 28
A young couple who said they are Adam and Eve were booked at City Prison after starring without fig leaves in the first nude-in at San Francisco State College. — Sept. 28
The Palace of Fine Arts blazed with light during the black tie ball that officially opened the reconstructed landmark. — Sept. 30
Seals in Major Debut Tonight: San Francisco Bay Area, already big league in baseball, basketball and football, takes the long jump to the National Hockey League in the Oakland Arena. — Oct. 11
A flying wedge of helmeted police, wielding clubs and spraying tear gas, routs a crowd of thousands of anti-draft demonstrators from the streets in front of the Armed Forces induction center in Oakland. — Oct. 17