23 Aug 1966
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1966
Page
1
London reports indicate more than 1,100 workers will lose their jobs in the next two weeks due to Labor government deflationary measures aimed at reviving the economy. ICI will lay off 1,000 workers by Sept 5 at three nylon fiber plants. Bowater closes a Liverpool pipe plant with 125 job cuts.
In eastern Turkey the government warns cholera could spread amid the quake disaster. Rescue teams sift through shattered villages as officials report 1 897 dead and 1 967 injured across 19 provinces. Thousands flee, water shortages persist, and plans to quarantine and vaccinate survivors are discussed.
Lt Gen Werne Panitzki, inspector general of the Luftwaffe, is suspended after publicly blaming politicians and the Defense Ministry for Luftwaffe crashes involving American F104 Starfighters. Defense Minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel ordered Panitzki not to perform duties amid heated parliamentary criticism. Panitzki had sought quit of his post, alleging needed modernization and authority akin to U.S. practices.
The United Arab Republic announced it would permit the destroyers USS Stribling and USS Jonas Ingram of the Sixth Fleet to make an official port call in Port Said from September 2 to 4, marking the first such visit under President Gamal Abdel Nasser. The move follows earlier refusals and reflects shifting U.S.-Egypt relations amid regional tensions.
Sheriff Richard B Ogilvie urged Martin Luther King Jr to abandon plans for a Sunday open occupancy march in Cicero citing public safety and an estimated need for 3 000 police. He warned of court action and possible National Guard deployment if the plan proceeds. Governors and civil rights leaders held talks, while King and aides did not attend.
Turkish military rescue teams aided by US British and other aid groups mount a massive effort to reach villages where about one million people sleep near them fearing to return.
The piece discusses how people adapt to outdoor heat and cold and the strain caused by abrupt indoor climate changes. It warns that extreme differences between outside and inside temperatures stress the heart, blood pressure, and kidneys, urging balanced indoor settings.
Forecasts show low clouds at night and morning clearing to sun by noon today and Wednesday in Pasadena and vicinity. Temperatures range from a low near 64 to highs around 83, with smog expected in central LA Basin and inland areas. coastal valleys may see late night and early morning cloudiness and inland warming through midweek.
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