18 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
1
A jumble of notes features Edan Wright answering reader pleas amid scandal and gossip. The page includes advice on dating mothers and handling a domineering neighbor, with letters from U.S. six girls and Miss Wright offering guidance. The mix exposes strained family dynamics and social expectations in a quirky era.
A physician examines Julie who complains of monthly leg swelling and premenstrual mood changes. The scene covers edema causes nerve brain interaction, hormonal shifts, and debates about treatment pills while a husband’s remarks color the consult. Julie vacillates between pain, humor, and frustration as the doctor explains normal physiology.
A Minot area tragedy reports Theodore Kalnz killing his three children Gregory 10 Joseph 8 and Judy 7 then drowning himself. The bodies were found along the Mouse River 16 miles northwest of Minot after an intensive search. Coroner confirmed triple murder and suicide with a signed note pleading for Heaven.
Congressional action on civil rights touched sports arenas as well with the Commerce Committee seeking views from Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick and NFL and AFL leaders on a bill to bar segregation in public venues. Frick praised racial integration in baseball as successful and minimal controversy, while Rozelle and Foss reported few racial problems in their leagues.
San Gabriel City Council trimmed the Chamber of Commerce and Historical Society budgets while approving 1000 for the Junior Chamber of Commerce for the coming year. The chamber’s 12000 request was cut to 10000 with 1000 monthly for six months and council will reassess after this period. Council members warned the Jaycees could lose city support if they pursue further political activity.
Sacramento reports a partisan stalemate in a special session over Governor Brown's 1969-70 budget. Republicans, 13 of 40, blocked a 147 million revenue package and opposed a 34 million tax rise on banks and corporations, while Democrats pushed a 147 million revenue measure and a 87 million bank tax bill. With only 25 Democrats present and three Republicans switching, final passage remained uncertain as the two thirds appropriations threshold loomed.
The Pasadena Board of Education postponed approval of a 19 acre proposed high school site running from Glenarm Street to the freeway, with a one acre parcel at Marengo and Allendale occupied by United Electrodynamics. A continued hearing is set for Tuesday at 3 pm in the Education Center, amid talks with major landowners including Union Oil, Southern Pacific Railroad, and the City of South Pasadena.
In San Gabriel the city council approved a $1000 budget for new benches next year. Mayor Gordon McGinley joined Councilmen Durden and Sperra in supporting the plan to place benches along various fronts, with Councilwoman Helen Achilles and Richard Nichols backing the effort. An existing ordinance bans benches within city limits with or without advertising, but the measure passed narrowly in April, with McGinley and Durien voting against.
Connie Terry and his wife Audrey mourn as Connie Terry, a U S Air Force pilot, dies in action over Southeast Asia near the Mekong Delta. The article reflects on duty, sacrifice, and the personal cost to families far from Vietnam, contrasting distant conflict with familiar Texas roots.
A Federal Aviation Agency action fines Flying Tiger Line $2,000 amid a note of internal strife involving pilots and countrymen. The report mentions a shooting death and references conflicts tied to wartime periods including 1860s and events up to the 1960s, with a California link to Hurbank. Audrey is named in a transitional context.
City and state officials discussed an agreement on the East-West Freeway route through Pasadena with changes possible by mutual consent. The plan covers Marengo to the city limits with overpasses at Marengo Los Robles El Molino Lake and Wilson Avenues and seven wider passes along several avenues and boulevards.
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