03 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1963
Page
1
Firefighters battled a brush fire near Griffith Park Zoo in Los Angeles. Winds fanned flames within 500 yards of the lions and tigers as 30 fire units, a helicopter, and water bombers fought the blaze. Authorities evacuated visitors and reinforced containment, with no animal injuries reported.
President Kennedy arrived at Andrews Air Force Base at 1 39 am EDT marking the windup of a 10 day European tour. He visited Bonn Berlin and Ireland and met Pope Paul VI in Rome where a joint communique with Antonio Segal favored Italy joining in global efforts for peace. Kennedy urged continued US Western European cooperation challenging de Gaulle’s isolationism and emphasizing unity.
Disjointed notes report a 24 killing during a Mayon argument and a surrender by a tribe after travel toward Sobaba Indian Reservation. Also listed are indictments in Los Angeles on extortion counts involving Palny Springs hotelman Ray Ryans, and a Havana exodus ship Maximum carrying about 90 Cubans amid ransom goods tied to the Bay of Pigs prisoners.
Freight cars derailed near Cucamonga with no injuries reported by the sheriff’s office. One freight day incident caused disruptions as responders secured the scene and orderly operations resumed.
A fragmented classified notice offers contact options for selling a Chevrolet station wagon. It mentions Sycamore and Zenith numbers, Valley area references, and urges readers to call for results. The ad imitates a chatty local tone and includes stray phrases about independence and a firey lucky Aman.
The NAACP called for federal measures to remove nearly all barriers to integration and planned nationwide demonstrations culminating in a large rally at a Washington convention in August. Delegates, praising the President’s civil rights proposals as a step forward, urged stronger action this session.
United States Senator Robert Kennedy said there is a serious question whether Negroes and other Americans have a constitutional right to be served in private establishments with no government connection. He noted courts have not recognized such a right, but Congress could confer it under the Constitution. The Commerce Committee weighed a civil rights bill to bar racial discrimination by business owners serving the public, excluding those with little interstate trade. Kennedy suggested the issue might reach the Supreme Court.
Witnesses testified yesterday at a House committee hearing in Los Angeles into alleged journeys by Americans to Cuba and possible prosecutions. Names cited include Rose Rosenberg, Harrid Bu Jhollz, Joseph Shaplyo, Jon Joseph Read, Carl Welchinger, Valera Randolph, Irene Paull, and George Wagenfelt. Five witnesses were ordered to appear July 10 in Washington DC, with testimony postponed earlier due to attorney absence.
The Community Redevelopment Agency showed a tentative land use plan for the Pepper renewal area to Pasadena Board of City Directors. About 100 spectators attended as directors said they would discuss the plan further before any action. CRA official Jona Holmes noted 60 009 was appropriated but held in a reserve fund awaiting further consultation before funds are released.
In London Labor leader Harold Wilson accuses Prime Minister Harold Macmillan of evasive behavior amid a row over security disclosures. The flare stemmed from revelations about Philby Burgess and MacLean and whether Philby was a Soviet agent, challenging government credibility and triggering sharp Commons exchanges.
Berlin reports say Khrushchev urged in a public talk that a partial ban on nuclear tests be linked to possible talks with Kennedy and Western powers. He floated three onsite inspections but ruled out a broader agreement, insisting underground tests need not be included. The Soviet leader’s remarks referenced past proposals and contrasted with Western demands for strong inspections to prevent cheating.
Paris report says UPE hired gangs smashed fruit and vegetable stalls in Avignon market as farmers threaten nationwide action unless the government halts all restrictions. The agitators vow direct action on a national scale if demands are not met.
Federal agents in New York and Washington arrested four conspirators tied to Soviet military intelligence. Among them is a United Nations Secretariat officer, Dmitrlevich Egorov, and his wife Alexandria. The ring allegedly sought U.S. military data, missile sites, and troop movements to aid the Kremlin. One suspect used a fake name to conceal identity. Death penalty possible if convicted. Atty. Gen. Kennedy announced the six conspirators.
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