18 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1955
Page
1
A genteel plan to distribute 3500 football tickets is debated as the Pacific Coast Conference and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association face criticism for a chaotic public sale. Hoodlums and rowdies allegedly crowd the event, dulling the pageantry and raising questions about order and access.
A sequence of 18 earthquakes shook Imperial Valley Friday night into yesterday, injuring no one. The most damaging quake hit at 10 06 pm causing shattered glass plaster and toppled merchandise. Police roped off downtown to prevent falling debris and looting.
White House plans for a post Christmas trip to Augusta Georgia emerge as Dr Paul Dudley White confirms a mid February medical checkup and a brief southern vacation to aid recovery. White notes the President has withstood recent fatigue and plans a return to work around January. Hagerty says trip details are not finished and the locale may include Augusta National Golf Club area.
Alford D. Fine known as the other man in the Enoch Arden dispute married Ellen Irene Asher, an 18 year old Redding bookkeeper, at Federated Congregational Presbyterian Church in Reno. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Felix A. Manley who two years earlier had married the bride's mother and stepfather here.
A 71 year old Pasadena resident died after being struck in a marked crosswalk on Rosemead Boulevard near Blanche Street. The driver, 33 year old Mildred Terri Ehaine Waldien of Baldwin Park, could face manslaughter charges as authorities investigate.
An elderly Monrovia man, Leroy Harold Rehi, 61, died after his car struck a drainage ditch bridge abatement on Peck Road near Live Oak Avenue. He was alone, the crash occurred about 0:30 p.m., and he died at Rancho Del Medico Hospital in Duarte. Funeral arrangements are handled by Douglas and Zook Mortuary of Monrovia.
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