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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1968
Page
1
A Pasadena reader seeks details on H Alten Smiths political mailings to constituents. They ask if Smith spoke on the house floor and how postage and printing were funded, noting costs from tens of thousands of households and potential free mailing privileges.
A Pasadena reader argues for personal protection against crime citing miniature tear gas cartridges as a feasible option. The letter discusses legality and safety, compares weapons like knives and karate, and endorses tear gas as a practical, nonlethal measure for self defense.
Inside Today presents Bridge, Comics, and Society items with page sections and contact numbers. The snippet lists sections like Editorial, Horoscopes, TV Radio, and theatre notes, along with publication and circulation phone lines for Los Angeles area.
A frigid air mass sent temperatures to all time lows across eleven states with heavy snow and stalled traffic from the Ohio Valley to New England. Bismarck North Dakota saw 43 degrees below zero, Hayward Wisconsin 42 below, Grand Island Nebraska 16 below, Kansas City Missouri five below, and Chicago one below as snow continued to accumulate. Weather warnings were issued from the Texas Panhandle into the Ohio River Valley and lower Michigan with subzero readings expected to persist.
Pasadena hosts a gala event spotlighting the Rose Parade while reports from Saigon describe 48 cease fire incidents in the first 12 hours. The allied force notes 14 US troops wounded and seven enemy deaths amid counterattacks near Can Thi and Hau Nghia Province. A US armored column east of Saigon suffered nine American fatalities and 29 wounded during Viet Cong fire shortly before the New Year truce began.
In Brisbane an Australian couple welcomed the nations first quintuplets as New Year’s Eve began. The four girls and one boy weighed about three pounds each and were reported in satisfactory condition after a 75 minute delivery. Doctors noted one girl was slightly smaller and all are claimed to be healthy and optimistic.
London report from AM desk says Dr Christian Barnard and his Groote Schuur team may perform a second human heart transplant within hours at Cape Town’s hospital if a suitable donor heart is found for 58 year old patient Philip Blaiberg. Barnard notes renewed confidence from prior success but emphasizes ongoing uncertainty. Blaiberg remains confident and prepared for the operation despite Washkansky’s death earlier.
The Tournament of Roses prep for the 1968 parade and Rose Bowl features a 5 mile route along Colorado Boulevard with a start from Del Mar and Orange Grove. The broadcast reaches 15 million viewers worldwide, led by Grand Marshal Everett M. Dirksen and the Lancers Band. Floats feature 2 California cities, 16 firms, 7 international groups, and bands from 21 schools. Linda Strother is crowned Rose Queen with six princesses. Canadian Calgary and Danish Venmark join foreign floats, while Japan and Mexico participate through other entries.
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