22 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1961
Page
1
William D. Hutchinson of Pasadena sues in Superior Court seeking reversal of a court order evicting him from his Monrovia apartment on racial grounds. The filing cites the court ruling as unjust and aims to overturn it.
A traveling mentalist in Pasadena, claiming hypnosis frees his mind, forecasts the Rose Bowl winner and final score. He shows a white box packed with predictions about the game and a decades of sweepstakes hopes, delivered to a newspaper office.
Tshombe says he sought U.N. guidance with Adoula and Americans as Katanga tensions rise. Belgian observers doubt Katanga government will accept the pact or Tshombe’s followers, while U.N. forces weigh possible action if Kitona agreement is rejected. Page 4.
Christmas lights dot Altadena streets from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. through Dec 31 with lanes to Fair Oaks Avenue and Lake Avenue. Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm host holiday events through early January. Santa visits 23 homes on Story Book Lane and routes feature lifelike figures and blooming plants.
Warren K Billings, once convicted with Thomas Mooney in the San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing that killed three and injured forty, was pardoned after 45 years. Now 68, he said the decision lets him vote and resume clock repair work while maintaining no bitterness about his past.
Dense fog chilled Southern California as San Bernardino Freeway and other routes closed after fog delays and a fatal crash. At Ontario International, 550 planes were affected. victims included Helen Beatriz Szenz 32 and sailors Edsel Burgess 31 and John Powell 22. Authorities reported injuries and long delays across Lockheed and Downey areas.
Florence Italy Friday Ella Cardinal Dalla Casta aged oldest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals died here today. She was mentioned in 1938 in connection with a papal election and had long served the church in Rome and abroad.
Independent and Star-News classified counters and telephones will be closed all day Monday Christmas Day. Deadline for individuals to place classified ads for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday insertions is tomorrow. Deadline for commercial classified ads for tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday is today.
Bermuda talks opened with Kennedy and Macmillan agreeing on Western stance toward Berlin and Congo as they discussed nuclear testing. Salinger said they found common ground on Berlin, Congo, and the Katanga situation, while differences remained in policy specifics and expert discussions follow.
A Glaser quill maker in Charlottesville plans to pivot from goose quills to ball points after an Associated Press story on quill shortages. He notes demand from Supreme Court and FTC interest as he markets pens and quills amid fashion shifts away from hats and fat geese.
Cuban exile sources claim ongoing guerrilla hostilities in Cuba despite no independent verification. They allege militia mobilization around Colon Matanzas and Manacas Las Villas to crush rebel bands near Los Arabos with unclear strength estimates and multiple fronts.
An American and a British delegation member were among victims after a DeHavilland Comet jet disaster near Ankara. The craft climbed steeply then exploded, scattering wreckage 17 miles from the city center. The crash follows earlier Comet incidents that led to grounding amid safety concerns.
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