01 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
1
Mostly cloudy conditions today with partial clearing tomorrow afternoon. Little temperature change expected. highs around 62 degrees. Previous day’s range was 56 to 51 with a note directing readers to page 538 for more details.
Lloyd Miller a 29 year old Springfield cab driver confessed after eight hours of questioning to raping and killing 8 year old Janice May of Canton Illinois last Saturday He said she screamed and cried and threatened to tell her mother and he struck her with his hand causing a fatal head injury Miller described an attempt to hide the near nude body under a railroad car He told his girlfriend and fled Canton then was arrested in Danville while buying a bus ticket.
A large portion of Southern California’s agricultural orange groves has disappeared replaced by housing projects. The economy now leans heavily on national defense with government contracts for planes precision instruments and related war activities. The piece argues that defense spending sustains the economy and warns of fragility if funding ceases. It notes the paradox of a strong defense industry and the risk of overreach. The author cites Russia as a counterpoint to avoid overreliance on posterity’s defense needs.
Two men in Halloween masks armed with a submachine gun terrorized more than 20 people at the California Bank branch on Garvey Avenue in West Covina. They collected cash from tellers, forced a clerk to the wall, and fled in a green sedan, with a known payout potentially reaching $10,000. Authorities describe the suspects in masks and varied clothing, one tall and stocky, the other shorter and lean, both fled the scene.
A private plane crash 18 miles northwest of San Bernardino killed El Cajon city attorney Donald A. Stewart and San Diego businessman John H. Denton. McMahan Furniturel president Roland J. McMahan was seriously injured and listed in stable condition. The five passenger Cessna owned by McMahan Furniture Co. had departed San Diego.
A weather forecast notes more clouds today with little temperature change. Readings predict clouds thinning to partly cloudy later, returning to fuller cloud cover tonight. Smog alerts remain in effect alongside mild daytime temperatures.
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