22 Aug 1962
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1962
Page
1
ATOSCOW reports cosmonauts Advan Nikolayev and Pavel Popovich say they parachuted to earth after completing their orbital missions. The Pasadena item notes a Sabin polio vaccine clinic is planned for over 200,000 people across October December and January in city schools.
In New York, detectives and city health officials intensified efforts to locate a taxi driver who may be a smallpox carrier among the city's 38,000 cabbies. Churchill returns home pale after 54 days in hospital, San Francisco sees a missing woman case uncover a trunk with a woman's body, and Sophie of Greece tours the San Gabriel Mission with Juan Carlos.
FBI agents found 7 year old Rita Ohlgren and Maria Teresa Morley unharmed in a vacant air conditioned apartment near their home in Alexandria Virginia after a two day search. Police Marines and about 50 agents scoured a ten square mile area before locating the girls in a bathroom. The children reported they wanted to go home and said thanks when rescued.
Washington explores direct negotiations with Moscow over the East West stand off while the Berlin crisis looms. A federal probe into James R Holm’s Teamsters pension fund expands to alleged loans to Las Vegas casinos and resort hotels. Secretary McNamara signals moves toward detente as UN potential peacemaker role surfaces. Khrushchev to meet Thant in Kremlin talks anticipated this weekend.
In Los Angeles spokesmen for Gov. Edmund Brown and Richard Nixon said both candidates remain hopeful about holding television debates despite an impasse on debate format. Separate statements criticized the other side for proposed rule changes and lack of direct questioning. In Naples Italy earthquakes jolted southern Italy killing and injuring scores as residents fled after tremors struck Ravello near the Kennedy villa where Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline vacationed. Authorities said the First Lady and child were unharmed.
Pasadena city directors approved seven percent raises for police and firemen and three percent for general employees. The move, costing 268000, avoids tax-rate increases while funding hazardous-occupations pay, equipment for recruits, and temporary electrical work contracts.
The City Planning Commission unanimously endorsed expanding the Redevelopment Area for southwest Pasadena, recommending adoption of the community plan to renew and widen redevelopment efforts in the area.
The Pasadena City Planning Commission split 4 to 4 yesterday to recommend the Board of City Directors oppose adopting the Community Renewal Program. Debate centered on expanding Area II redevelopment boundaries north to Walnut Street and including portions of Orange Grove Boulevard and Carmelita Park. Urban renewal consultant William F. Claire defended the expansion, noting the area is study status and not a definite project, while City Manager Don C. McMillan and City Director Ray G. Woods warned expansion could tag property as blight and hinder financing.
The California Public Utilities Commission urged a better warning light system and automatic gates at the Temple City rail crossing where seven people died when a Southern Pacific train struck their car at Wacinita Avenue. Investigators identified victims from La Puente and Rio Linda. the crash prompted a state study of San Gabriel Valley crossings.
A cooling breeze shortened the smog in Pasadena yesterday with a high of 88 degrees between 2 40 and 3 30 PM. Pasadena and Azusa reported light eye irritation from ozone and smog levels of 32 and .29 respectively. Breezes up to nine miles per hour dispersed the haze as inversion lifting to 1300 feet was forecast to bring stronger winds and further relief today.
In West Berlin, Russian armored cars escorted by six military patrols moved toward the war memorial near Checkpoint Charlie after a youth near the wall died from injuries. An American ambulance and U S Army personnel attempted to aid refugees shot by border guards as protests intensified for three nights, with West Berliners sparking clashes and criticizing delayed aid.
A sister-in-law testified that Robert Marrs warned family members he feared for his life days before the murder of radio evangelist Dr. Dantel Gilbert. Marrs, 42, is in Superior Court charged with murder. The witness said others also believed Marrs was at risk from an unknown assailant while at a Salt Lake City area visit.
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