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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
1
A Vietnamese tiger dragged a U.S. Marine 300 yards from a foxhole near the Rockpile southeast of the North South Vietnam border. The Marine escaped with minor wounds after fighting the beast with his bare hands and received precautionary rabies shots. Tiger man-eating behavior linked to war noise and increasing tiger population noted by hunters.
A Pasadena reader asks city engineers to address recurring street flooding from a too-small storm drain as a new 1964 bond project plans diverting water to Easton Wash. Separate notes seek contact for a missing daughter in Haight Ashbury and locate Van denberg Inn and Hotel stock details.
The page snippet lists sections including Financial Horoscope Society Sports and Theatres Entertainment. It provides telephone contacts for Pagacena area East Valley and Angeles circulation and after hours news and sports desks with respective numbers.
U S Sen Thomas Kuchel urged Americans to “sensitize” themselves to ghetto blight and poverty and called for a broad fronted commitment from government and private sector to end these conditions. He spoke at Caltech Beckman auditorium to about 60 people and urged action across business labor education and society. He warned about incendiaries and noted white flight from the central city leaving Negroes isolated from jobs and cited Chicago data on worker commuting.
A powerful earthquake along the Yugoslav Albanian frontier shattered Debar and nearby areas early Thursday, killing at least 18 and injuring 174. Tanjug cites seven bodies in Debar area with 40 wounded, while ATA reports Albanian Dibra and Librazhd districts with 134 injuries and over 2400 dwellings destroyed. Debar, a 7500 resident city, saw 80 percent of its buildings ruined or damaged.
A second rain storm swept the San Gabriel Valley Thursday bringing cooler temperatures and light showers. Forecasters expect more rain in the foothills today with snow flurries in the mountains and a drop to mid forties tonight. A five year trial period abolition of capital punishment was approved by Canada's House of Commons, excluding police and prison officer killings.
Minnesotas Eugene J McCarthy announced he will run as a peace candidate against President Johnson and enter Democratic primaries in several states despite risks, citing a desire to oppose the Vietnam war. California Democratic Council head Gerald Hill said the CDC will back McCarthy, with a Dec 16 Los Angeles meeting to endorse.
The Pasadena Act Museum board awarded the general contract for the new museum to Del Webb Construction Co. at a bid of 3,053,000 dollars. The project, designed by Pagadena firm Ladd and Kelsey, was announced by Harold Jurgensen, chair of the building fund campaign.
Washington AP President Johnsons tax increase proposal was ruled dead for 1967 by House Ways and Means Chairman Mills. He urged deeper spending cuts, saying the economy could absorb about 2 to 3 billion in reductions to gain public acceptance.
Gov Reagan told the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders that courts must interpret law not establish policy or preach sociology. He called it nonsense to claim courts are above criticism and said judges are responsible to the people, though some on the bench forget this.
Millee and Robert Ituwad, Iris tees board president, recommended accepting the Del Webb contract. Tureensen urged a total community drive to complete the endowment as construction starts after Jan 1 at Carmelita Park in Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevards. The 80,000 square foot building will house 35,000 square feet for galleries and include an auditorium and spaces for education and library use.
A jury of ten women and five men convicted Anthony David Donlanville, 34, of two counts of first degree murder in Los Angeles Superior Court. He was found guilty of rape and strangulation of Cecilia Barlli, 7, and her sister Roberta Arm, 6, at 2658 McNally Ave, Altadena, last Aug. 9. The verdict followed late night deliberations, with relatives weeping as the clerk read the decision. The penalty phase date was set by Judge Walter Evans, while Deputy District Attorney Tom Finnerty weighs seeking the death penalty.
The Senate approved a redistricting bill barring at large elections for the House in all states except Hawaii and New Mexico. The measure advances to the President, leaving only a fragment of the prior redistricting bill which would have required states to create equally populated districts by 1970.
The tnd annual Junior Rose Bowl features San Fernando Valley State versus West Texas State with kickoff at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are available at the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce and Mutual Ticket Agency outlets. Also noted are winter sports in local mountains amid fresh snow, Camellia Show hours at Descanso Gardens Hospital ity House, and a schedule of Christmas parades in multiple towns. Whale watching is opening soon with guidance on watch sites.
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