20 Dec 1958
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1958
Page
1
The clue word list and puzzle solution are discussed, noting a potential $800 prize for exact matches and instructions to mail claims to Norwin Yotfie at The Independent. The text also mentions a long, garbled solution block with numerous names, words, and phrases unrelated to a clear event.
Gov. Goodwin J. Knight was confined to the executive mansion with cervical myositis. Dr. Dan Kilroy said the neck muscle inflammation is extremely painful but not serious, often linked to dental trouble, and treatment will take a few days.
Hong Kong report says Richard Corden, a former American turncoat, voiced admiration for Communism during five years in China and Korea era camps. He arrived in Hong Kong while en route home, declined questions, and said he was homesick rather than disillusioned. A consular interview seeks citizenship issues as he returns to Pasadena lodge events.
The East West conference on a nuclear test ban reconvened after a week’s recess with major issues unresolved. The United States Britain and the Soviet Union maintain wide differences, while four treaty articles on test prohibition cooperation and the central organization are approved pending full ratification and verification.
U S District Judge Charles E Wyzanski Jr convicts Bernard Goldfine and his secretary Mildred Paperman of criminal contempt for failing to produce records in a tax probe related to New England mills and East Resto Co. sentencing set for Monday with possible penalties including jail and fines.
ISTANBUL Turkey two Greek crewmen die as a fire aboard the NATO tanker Matador is halted by U S Navy crewmen from the 6th Fleet. The blaze, fueled by an explosion, followed a prior incident while in southeastern Turkey during celebrations. The incident prompted a Soviet official visit and talks between Moscow and Washington were anticipated next month.
In Los Angeles, a 20 year old youth with 11 traffic citations raced at up to 106 mph as police pursued him. Traffic Judge Kathleen Parker sentenced Gerry Lyons to 60 days in county jail, calling it one of the worst cases of reckless driving she had encountered.
The Los Angeles Superior Court set the gas chamber date for killer James L. Feldkamp. Judge Leroy Dawson ordered execution for the Grocer he killed in a hold up. Feldkamp, 25, pleaded guilty years after the 1954 crime in which David Nagin was shot in his doorway.
Aman, whose partial body was found in the Alladena Loot hills, was classified as an apparent death by own action. Sheriff deputies reported a 16 gauge shotgun found near the body with the trigger tied by a string. A ten year old hiker located the remains earlier this week.
In Wilmington California the Los Angeles Long Beach Harbor plans a 24 hour work stoppage by TLWU Local 13 as Santa Claus visits the annual Christmas party at Pasadena Youth Center. Gordon Giblin says 4000 to 5000 workers will be off duty with no pickets.
A slight earthquake was recorded last night, centered south of San Diego. Seismologist Fred Robinson reported a 4:06.53 pm tremor with intensity two plus on the scale, lasting about 45 seconds and tracked for eight minutes in total.
Pasadena's Independent volume twenty six number two hundred eight dated December 26 1858 notes daily and Sunday home delivery rates eight cents per issue. The paper lists mail and legal advertisement privileges and the Pasadena Post Office filing details with office address and contact.
An anonymous observer recalls a tense group discussion with Russians on press freedom and leadership amid Khrushchev era tensions. The talk veers from censorship and criticism to Boris Pasternak and Dr Zhivago, noting Russians’ sensitivity to Western views and their own political constraints.
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