14 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1959
Page
1
A jumble of notes on travel ads, air force praise for Capt Dale Smith after a B 47 emergency, local items from Altadena and Temple City, a dentist’s loud drill yawl, and social life in Southern California with a San Diego patent lawyers gathering.
A chaotic flood sweep in Bosnia and surrounding areas floods towns and disrupts transport. Doctors report a rise in pollution and smog linked health concerns as hundreds evacuate while aid from Red Cross and military units flows in. International observers urge rapid public action and long term support.
An American scientist suggests the moon’s observed gas emissions may result from lunar dust explosions triggered by solar radiation. Kozyrev’s reports of lunar gas are discussed amid the debate over whether lunar craters are volcanic or from ancient meteoroid impacts. Observations linked to solar activity warrant closer lunar monitoring.
Alfred Scarberry, a 42 year old unemployed father of nine, confessed to police that he threw his sons Kenneth two and David Let two months into the Little Selote River after a domestic dispute. He is charged with two counts of first degree murder and is being held in the city jail. Police report Scarberry threatened to set fire to the family home as officers arrived. Kenneth and David were last seen running toward the swollen river 200 yards from the house.
Los Angeles police released actor Lawrence Tierney after a plain drunk arrest following a street fight with Allan Wem and another man. Tierney, 40, faced charges of drunkenness battery and disturbing the peace in Beverly Hills, with a prior complaint alleging he forced entry and struck a man.
Alma Albany dispatch reports Vice President Nixon and his wife Pat returned to Washington after a relaxing weekend at the Senah plantation on the Flint River near Albany. A spokesman said Nixon bagged a number of birds on his first hunting trip with a shotgun presented by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
Fragmented OCR text from a Pasadena publication mentions daily delivery, prices, address blocks, and possible classifieds or notices. Names, dates, and exact actions are unreadable, leaving only scattered references to location and services.
Sacramento reports Gov. Edmund G. Brown announces a new roadside campaign. Patrolmen equipped with Rin gelmann smoke charts will target buses and trucks emitting smoke and oil soot. The charts resemble striped donuts with color bands to measure smoke density.
President Eisenhower toured the Taj Mahal after arriving in Agra as part of his five day stay in India. A motorcade blocked crowds as police and onlookers watched the U S leader pose for photos with Jawaharlal Nehru. A separate crime report notes a stabbing near the visit scene, with a suspect claiming to be the victim’s childhood sweetheart.
A man paroled eight years ago after manslaughter killed his former girlfriend in Lewiston Maine. Police said Joseph A Lavesque 37 planned the attack as investigators study the scene, while officials noted the murder occurred amid a visit by a high profile dignitary in New Delhi.
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