02 Jun 1959
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
1
Front page report covers Pasadena education forum with candidates Shockley Stivers and Freeman. Shockley defends a $3.73 tax ceiling amid inflation and urges superior education using audio visual aids. Freeman outlines three-pillar platform, cites Iowa test results, and notes $3.59 tax rate for 1959-60.
Eliot Junior High announces the top science students for 1958- Bo. Mollyanne Brewer and James Heid lead, earning Kiwanis plaque honors in hallway display. Medallion Awards from Current Science and Aviation Magazine go to John Rinderknecht Gale Karsamian Mike Leidner Marie Drew Mary Cate Samellyn Jones Wesley Davidson and Steve Cole on the honor roll.
A $3 million Bomare antiaircraft missile launching site will be established at Vandenberg Air Force Base to defend Southern California this summer. Army Corps of Engineers bids open June 25. Bomare would protect the coast to Los Angeles.
Nearly 200 community leaders and press members greeted Indonesia President Sukarno on arrival at Los Angeles International Airport. He toured Los Angeles for an unofficial three day visit with U S officials and local dignitaries present.
Robert A. Smith, 32, is charged in Santa Anita Municipal Court with nine felony counts including rape and sodomy for abducting and assaulting an 18 year old in Chantry Flats near Arcadia. The victim was held for hours in an Alhambra apartment after being kidnapped at gunpoint from her companion. Smith, arrested by Temple City deputies, faces arraignment and preliminary hearing today.
Levi T. Whitten, 77, a retired railroad engineer in Virginia, says a Democratic vote is worth $100,000 under his brother’s will. He notes he would vote Democratic to comply, despite previously voting Republican on occasion.
Pasadena area sees night and morning low clouds then sun with temperatures near 78 today and tomorrow. Smog advisory notes light eye irritation as ozone hit .22 in Pasadena yesterday at 2 03 p m. In Pueblo a church service was disrupted by stones on the roof as Bishop Glenn R Phil lips spoke prompting congregants to sing. Meanwhile Virginians share details of an inheritance from Harvey B Whit ten who died in Sacramento six years ago. The estate, once valued around 500 000 after taxes and costs, included funds from a peach grower brother. another brother, the Rev T R Whit ten, received 34 000. The family recalls fortunes shifting with political tides and a call to vote straight Democratic.
A misframed report describes Valley youths preparing for bullfights with banderillas and other gear. It notes Mike Noyes considering a name change to Jon Hayes for arena appearances and mentions Whivloney examining a sharpened bull horn. The text compares bullfighting to athletics and hints at future steps toward Mexico City crowds watching a living, breathing bull.
Six dynamite blasts struck a non union coal mine run by Pan Ross near Clinton Tennessee. Ross had refused to sign with the United Mine Workers and has faced violence, including gunfire at his wife and 12 year old daughter and an ambush targeting workers en route to the mine past week.
Dr. Norman Topping USC president will host a dinner for San Fernando Valley alumni at 12950 Ventura Blvd at 6 30 pm today. Guest speaker Dr. Herman Harvey associate professor of psychology at SC will speak on campus.
Pasadena Independent is published in Pasadena California as a morning daily with Sunday edition. The rate card mentions monthly pricing and delivery options, with a focus on home delivery and office access from Colorado Boulevard and adjacent areas.
The article presents ozone counts for smog alert stages from first to third with values like 50, 1.0, and 1.5, followed by a long, garbled catalog of place names and temperatures. It reads as a fragmented databank of cities including Pasadena, Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, and more, interspersed with stray numbers and terms.
Moscow television expanded its schedule with a home taught lesson in Western dance. A program originally focused on Russian national dance added fox trot and similar steps to its weekend lineup for viewers.
Sixteen-year-old Bennie Martin admitted breaking into eleven boxcars on a railroad siding in Saraland Alabama. Police Chief Farrell Mills said Bennie denied taking any items. The case highlights ongoing concerns about vandalism and theft on local rail property.
City officials confront a superintendent over a profane outburst during a public hearing. The council considers disciplinary action as Mayor Mrs Simning oversees the session at Grandin Street. Neighbors report a toy plane incident prompting scrutiny of city staff conduct.
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