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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1962
Page
1
London sources say Israel would take back Dr Robert Sohlon temporarily to enable a possible transfer to Communist Czechoslovakia. The note hints at a covert path via multiple pages noting a broader security and diplomatic maneuver.
An American Airlines jet crashed during landing near Knoxville as gusty winds toppled a wing and set the craft on its side. All aboard survived, including Congressmen Clifford Davis and Dale Alford. Pilot Capt. Vic James reported low visibility due to a storm. The flight originated in Memphis with a prior stop at Little Rock. Alford recently failed in a bid for Arkansas governor.
The Fifth Circuit sped up and widened school integration in New Orleans extending to second and third grades, adding to a first grade integration since November 1960. Ministers protested at the White House, while Kennedy maintained a firm stance against discrimination as officials met them. A separate case reports a baby’s death following a fracture while babysat, with testimony of anger and rough handling. A San Diego judge set trial for a Sacramento man accused of theft, and other items include a drug seizure at the border and various federal proceedings and arraignments.
In Washington a shift precedes formal action as Dean outlined a U S move to reduce certain inspections while keeping international control. Zorin met for hours, signaling informal contacts to press for a quick nuclear test ban amid a new Arctic explosion tied to Soviet testing.
Mrs. Sherri Finkbine, a 30 year old Phoenix actress, did not visit a Swedish doctor as planned to obtain a quick abortion. Her absence may affect the deadline set by the State Medical Board for consideration at its weekly meeting. The couple returned to their hotel after hours with “friends,” delaying formal filing for an operation.
Marilyn Monroe appeared disturbed after a mysterious telephone call, her housekeeper says. The star was found dead early Sunday from a lethal barbiturate dose, with 40 to 50 tablets reportedly taken three days earlier. Private funeral set for tomorrow in Los Angeles.
Washington report notes opposition from private insurers over reopening National Service Life Insurance to World War II and Korea veterans. The bill, passed by the veterans committee, was delayed to allow normal debate and possible amendments. If enacted, about 14 million eligible servicemen could apply for coverage.
San Francisco attorneys seek a stay for Elizabeth Duncan as she faces execution at San Quentin with death row inmates reportedly striking hunger amid a pending triple execution. They urge a last Supreme Court intervention, arguing she was the best smother her slain daughter’s husband named as co-defendant referenced in the filing.
A feature on Marilyn Monroe s early years from Norma Jeane Mortenson to Norma Jeane Baker, detailing her birth in Los Angeles on June 1 1926, her estranged father, her mentally ill mother, and her twelve foster homes before age sixteen. The piece frames her ascent amid hardship and neglect.
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