Action Line columns tackle consumer questions in Pasadena
Readers’ queries cover insurance where to verify annuities, stock misdelivery, Weight Watchers product availability, a reprint request for a puzzle solution, and sources on Tournament of Roses history. Answers reference the State Insurance Department in Los Angeles, broker firms Crown Brokerage and Wheeler-Munger, and the Tournament of Roses Association of Pasadena for archival materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
Dallas
East Pasadena
Murae
State Department of Insurance
Treadway
California
Thea
Cisis
Crown Brokerage
Sth
Mnit
Dicter
A. Greason Corp
Stevens Ave
Valhalla
Q. 1
South Pasadena
Monica lady returns purse with money intact
A Pasadena reader reports a neighbor on East Del Mar helped recover a purse that had been found during a drive-in moment. The caller thanks Mrs J M and praises the family, saying one daughter confirmed the incident and offered to help with police.
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Monica
TE My
East del Mar
Polpar
J. M
Pasadena
Opening day glow in Bund racing season starts strong
A scrambled OCR summary notes a bright start to the Bund racing season with cheers and fashion the day opening. References to Ruth Billheimer and Broaph outfit details appear among page 4 amusements and society items. The text also lists contact numbers for desk and sports after hours.
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Wealler
Society Falhor
Ruth Billheimer
Arabs Attack El Al Jet in Athens Killing Passenger
In Athens two Arab gunmen on a New York bound El Al Boeing 707 opened fire and lobbed grenades killing one of the 42 aboard. Greek police captured the attackers as passengers and crew fled the blazing plane. The group claimed responsibility via a Beirut based organization.
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Athens
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Lebanon
Israel
Tel Aviv
el al
Rome
Algiers
Rescue Groups Seek 2 Youths In Eaton Canyon
Sheriff's deputies search a 150 foot Eaton Canyon chasm three miles south of Mt. Wilson for two Pasadena boys missing after hiking with a friend. Richard McBride 11 and George Gould Jr. 14 were last seen near the Mt. Wilson Toll Road after failing to return for a friend around 1 am. Rescue teams from Monrogoe and Altadena stations work at the scene as reports place one boy on a ledge and the other at the canyon bottom.
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Sheriff's
Pasadena
Mt. Wilson
Richard C. McBride
N. Mentor Ave
George Gould Jr
Mentor Aven
Mt. Wilson Toll Road
Byron Floyd
Magna Vista St
Hennineger Flats
Lloyd
Mongrose and
Altadona
Pueblo's 32 Men Til Fed
In San Diego AP reports all 82 freed crewmen from the Pueblo show signs of fatigue malnutrition and physical maltreatment after 11 months in North Korean captivity. Rear Adm. Horace Warden said there were no psychiatric disturbances but noted deficiencies from maltreatment while Lt. Edward Murphy Jr. denied the ship was captured inside North Korean waters.
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San Diego
TSS Pueblo
Iss. Naval Hospital
Horace Warden
Pueblo
North Korea
Fueble
Edward E. Murphy Jr
American Forces Begin Offensive After Christmas Truce
American units resumed operations near Saigon after a 24 hour Christmas truce, decimating Communist infantry near the Cambodian border and sinking river sampans with rockets and machine guns. Casualties remain high with U S war dead near 30,430 and weekly combat deaths around 989-151, while clashes continue in several provinces.
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Saigon
Aps
U.S
LIS
Vietnam
Weekend Ski Season Opens Across Southern California
Weekend snow lovers rejoice as Southern California resorts open and the Angeles Crest Highway beckons travelers. Atlantic Monthly notes cold desert fun at Gordon's Well with dune contests and sand races while Palm Springs aerial tramway offers dramatic temperature drops from 40 50 at the base to 20 40 atop the ride.
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AML
California
Angeles Crest Highway
Dial
Atlantic
Palm Springs
Des Moines Man Led Authorities To Abducted Girl Body
Police directed to the body of 10 year old Pamela Powers abducted Christmas Eve from the Des Moines YMCA. Robert Anthony Williams 24, an escapee from a Missouri mental institution, surrendered and led officers to the scene two miles southwest of Mitchellville. He was arraigned on open murder charges and kept without bond. Autopsy pending. police suspect the girl was killed at the YMCA and body wrapped in a blanket before being left by a gravel road.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Pamela
Powers
Mitchellville
Robert Anthony Williams
Missouri
Williams
Davenport
Tow
Cank
Midge
Howard Brooks
YMCA
Art Show Permit Granted by Pasadena City Officials
Pasadena grants a permit for an avant-garde New Year art show on Raymond Avenue from 10 p m New Year Eve to 2 a m New Year Day. coordinators Judy Gerowicz and Barbara Turner Smith provided proof of 100000 to 300000 personal injury coverage and 350000 property damage coverage. Police Chief Robert McGowan expects police staffing for the crowds, with conditions attached to the pre tourney display including inflatable plans.
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Ben Mead
John D. Phillips
Judy Gerowicz
Barbara Turner Smith
Pasadena
Art Colony
Robert McGowan
Raymond Avenue
Colorado Boulevard
Green Street
Apollo ends Pacific splashdown near Paville Ocean
NASA scientists projected Apollo 11 crewed spaceflight to splash down at 7 51 am PST in the Paville Ocean under partly cloudy skies with eight degrees north latitude and 165 degrees west longitude. Recovery officials noted the craft would remain in the capsule until daylight, with precise aerodynamics to ensure a safe reentry and descent aided by a heat shield and multiple parachutes.
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Houston — I
Agollo
Sprceefall
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Willis Aneders
Paville
Apollo
Jerome Hammack
Manned Spacecraft Center
Apolia
NASA
Earth
New York Threatens Prosecution Over Fuel Crisis
New York faces a winter fuel emergency with about 10 000 seriously ill residents in heated apartment outages. Health Commissioner Edward O Rourke warns that anyone in the fuel industry failing to cooperate with emergency deliveries will face charges under peril powers. Deputy Mayor Costello says health officials will monitor about 100 depots to ensure priority oil for health emergencies.
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New York
Health Department
Edward O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Timothy W. Costello
Costello
Costelo
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Independent Star-News
Colorado Bled
Pasadend
Calif
Charlotte
Lawrence Welk
W. B
A. Kabo
Harris
Pasadena Area
Q. Ti
Pacific Gas & Electric
Arcadia
G. W
Monrovia
A. Tra
Marshall
Wheeler-Munger
Merrill Lynch
A.R
Gardner, Kans
Tournament of Resex Association of
Grange Grove
Santa Anita
Bridge
Iiss-Ss
AB Society
BS Television
Vey
Thones
Pasadana Area
East Valley
Angeles
News Desk
Military
Tse
Maher Hussein Yamani
Mahmoud Mohammed
Eaton Canyon
Reds
Pacific Fleet
Vincent Thomas
United States
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Murphy
Navy
Thomas
Lloyd M. Bucher
Bucher
Warflen
State Department
Washington
Wonsan Harbor
Marianas
Burmers
Tslam
Hodeluti
Jounsor
Hawaiian Islands
Pawsun
Cakada
Ocean
United Estaies
Dui Duc
Gang Nem
Quang -Nyai
Skiiers
Tee
Russ Leadabrand ‘Travel
Gordon's Well
Highway 80
Imperial Valley
Pacific
N.Y
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