31 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1968
Page
1
On Wednesday January 1 the Independent will be renamed Star-News Independent Edition. The change mirrors existing morning and evening editions with the same content and delivery times, while Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays use the name Star-News.
Letters discuss Greyhound service woes affecting Christmas gifts from Pasadena to San Carlos, including orchids delayed by days after mailing. Readers propose solutions like calling ahead, choosing faster carriers, and ensuring proper packaging. Additional notes touch on postal billing practices, customer service policy, and a brief digression on name changes for border towns.
A USDA Home and Garden bulletin advises avocados can be frozen. Mrs LO may request Bulletin No 10 by sending name address ZIP code to the Office of Information USDA Washington DC 2000. This note appears in a governmental notice on produce handling.
Readable fragments describe beatings suffered by crew aboard an intelligence vessel. Two crowning events mentioned aboard the Paddo, one with a broken jaw, allegedly by North Korean captors. Details appear on Page 3 alongside other sections like Financial Horoscope Society and Classifieds.
Senator Edward M Kennedy announced his candidacy for assistant Democratic leader of the Senate with support from Vice President Hubert H Humphrey. The move could pit liberal Kennedy against more conservative colleagues led by Senator Russell Long shaping a leadership clash over financing and new legislation.
SAN ANTONIO Texas President Johnson steered clear of the House fight to unseat Speaker John McCormack. His press secretary said Johnson believes congressional business should be handled by members of Congress and had not discussed the Udall led move with McCormack prior to the Democrats caucus Thursday.
Pasadena schools near completion of a 70 day phase as a contract award for 80 movable classrooms to Dynafab Educational Environment Corp of Burbank totals 1 178 000 for delivery and installation The board also approved a five percent across the board raise for classified and unclassified district staff effective January 1 plus fringe benefit talks with Local 606 to resolve leave intensive plans grievance procedures vacation Kaiser plan and other items with Phyllis Johnson urging salary schedule approval and dialogue scheduled.
Sirhan B. Sirhan of Pasadena was cleared of any wrongdoing in a theft of 81.57 dollars tied to a cashed check. LAPD reported the matter during pretrial hearings for his murder trial in the Kennedy assassination. Robert Houghton, chief of detectives, said the check was for services rendered to a Coronation Rand.
G Dewey Arnold, chair of the inaugural Insurance Committee, says no riot insurance was refused. He notes standard premiums exclude civil disturbances and extra charges for dances and fundraisers were deemed too high. The Washington Post reports insurers questioned coverage if a riot disrupted events like the gala.
Pasadena readies for the Tournament of Roses with millions watching on color TV. President-elect Nixon will attend the Rose Bowl, while 60 naval floats, 22 colonial bands, 230 horses, and 2,500 musicians prepare for the parade. Rose Queen Pamela Ann Aincich and dignitaries ride amid ceremonies as the float entries include international and university teams. The event features the Chrysler float and a theme of “A Time to Remember” with lavish silver trappings valued at millions.
U S Marine warplanes blasted six Communist bunkers four miles northeast of Gio Linh in the DMZ after Reds fired on a spotter plane. Casualties were unknown as the raid demolished bunkers and caused secondary explosions.
Washington AP The President Office of Science and Technology urged a 10 year 220 million dollar earthquake program to predict curb and perhaps control quakes. An inter agency group led by William Pecord says federal funding should rise from 7.3 million to 13.1 million in year one with goals to reduce losses by 25 percent in 15 to 20 years.
In a tense UN Security Council session, Israel rejected Lebanon’s denial of involvement in the Arab terror attack that prompted its raid on Beirut airport. Delegates debated a draft resolution amid private talks, with Lebanon sending a unity delegation and pressuring for airline sanctions while Israel demanded accountability for the bomber raids and threatened wider retaliation.
Pasadena Tournament of Roses officials expect ideal weather for the parade with sunny mild skies. The Weather Bureau reports a shift from earlier storm threats as a sunny, warm New Year’s period unfolds across the Southland with highs near 60s to 70s and little chance of rain.
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