17 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1960
Page
1
A midmorning collision over New York shattered Brooklyn and Staten Island as a DC-8 and a TWA Constellation exploded in flames. Rescue teams fought blazes through snow and debris while officials investigated the midair crash amid a large civilian toll and scattered testimonies from frightened witnesses.
Last rites were conducted for John Charles Thomas, noted American baritone, who died Tuesday of cancer, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Funeral services for Ray Witzgerrell, 74, will be held at Wee Kirk of the Heather in Glenfate. Both men resided in Pasadena.
A retrospective lists numerous fatal air crashes from 1950s to 1990s, detailing carriers such as United, TWA, KLM, American, and US Air Force. Notable events include a 1959 C124 crash near Tokyo with 120 lives lost, a 1956 Grand Canyon collision killing 128, and other mid century tragedies in Wales, Ireland, Quebec, Milan, and New York City.
Pasadena police arrested two San Gabriel Valley carpenters in a medical building parking lot on suspicion of burglary and narcotics. Caven Kenneth Smith, 29, of Pasadena, and Michel Clare Smith, 19, of Sierra Madre, were booked after officers surprised them among doctors’ cars.
Former presidents Harry S. Truman and Herbert Hoover have accepted President-elect John F. Kennedy's invitation to ride in his inaugural parade on January 20 in Washington.
New York officials released a revised list of passengers and crew aboard the United Airlines DCS aircraft that crashed yesterday. Names updated as authorities continue to confirm identities and roles in the incident.
A jumble of personal names, locations, and scattered terms appears in an OCR damaged snippet. The readable items mix individuals such as Stephen Bultz and Darnell Mallory with varied places like Chicago New York Beverly Hills and Tampa, yielding an incoherent mosaic of potential notices or listings without clear events or actions to summarize.
At the United Nations in New York the Congo debate centered on Dag Hammarskjold with calls to strip him of power and appoint an observation commission. India Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union pressed for Lumumba’s release and for UN action.
The Durantes, Jimmy and Margie Little, arrived in San Francisco aboard the San Francisco bound TWA Super Constellation for a honeymoon disturbed by a race track collision. The 67 year old comedian joked about spending the honeymoon with horses near the finish at Golden Gate Fields. They will stay in a penthouse over the press box with track manager Webb Everett.
The readable fragments list numerous personal names and locations including cities like Miami, Springfield, Columbus, New York, and Greenwich. The text weaves through several individuals and places with scattered identifiers, ages, and affiliations, lacking a coherent narrative or clear event.
Illegible OCR text from Pasadena Independent dated March 13 1960 shows fragmented lines about daily delivery and city items. The readable portion references Pasadena California and a single copy daily issue, but no coherent event or outcome is identifiable.
NASSAU Bahamas two American drifters Alvin Table Jr. and Hilly Wayne Lees were found guilty of murder in the shooting death of Capt. Angus Boatwright off Flynn Cay near Islamorada. Jury deliberated 1 hour 26 minutes. sentence to hang. Table claimed innocence and said he was aboard the Martel T when the shooting occurred. prosecutors pursued accessory murder under Bahamas law.
A one pound stamp, depicting Windsor Castle and the queen, was chosen as the most beautiful stamp in Europe and the world from 5,200 entries. A judging panel with British, French, Swedish, and German stamp society representatives selected it, with entries from 110 countries.
The draft Kennedy cabinet lists Arthur Dean Goldberg as secretary of labor and secretary of state nominee. It names Robert McNamara as secretary of defense and Clarence Dillon as secretary of the treasury, with other posts held or to be filled by notable figures from industry and politics.
A two hour league panel at First AME Zion Church featured Pasadena Police Chief Clarence KB Morris and Community Redevelopment Agency head T Ross Williams facing tough questions on minority hiring, promotions, and urban renewal. Nelson and Moses pressed for action on equitable police staffing and relocation housing, while Williams defended redevelopment limits and anticipated office of relocation once projects are designated.
The Bank of Nova Scotia announced on Friday the sale of its entire Cuban banking system to Fidel Jastro, the regime's Cuban national, making it the last major bank to vacate Cuba.
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