16 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1956
Page
1
A writer criticizes Father’s Day and the era’s many “special days” in a satirical piece, noting the commercialism and odd designations that collide with Father’s Day. The column laments the month’s labeling as Portable Radio Month and other health and odd observances, before sharing a 1906 poem "On Daddy's Lap" by Arthur Tisdale White.
Charlie Chaplin, now in Europe and vowing not to return to the United States, owes the U S government $1,100,000 in back income taxes and interest, according to an Internal Revenue Service spokesman yesterday.
Independent Washington Correspondent reports Brooklyn seeks to have the first atomic powered cruiser named USS Brooklyn. Six Brooklyn congressmen push bills while Long Beach backs the USS Long Beach. Rep Hosmer argues against a name that draws laughs, noting a long history of a cruiser named Brooklyn since 1853.
A special investigator's report for California condemns one fifth of private aged care facilities as dark and cheerless. The exposé notes widespread neglect and calls for reforms across the sector drawing public attention to elder care standards.
Police disclosed a Theft spurt by a careful gang in Pasadena seeking two Oriental treasures valued near 2500. A 18th century imperial gate and a 2000 pound Japanese lantern were stolen from Emanuel and Mrs. Poulsen at 270 Arlington Road. Investigators described the job as precise and baffling.
Milwaukee radio operator Russell Hams says Russian radio hams have broken a six year silence. He has spoken with over 20 Russians by amateur radio in the past two weeks. He notes it is his first contact since the start of the Korean War era and describes mixed English and postwar radio chatter.
President Eisenhower shows digestive activity returning five days after emergency abdominal operation. He sips two ounces of broth hourly and reads medical magazines while preparing for a planned Monday talks with Nixon and Dulles. Doctors estimate eight to nine more days in hospital and two to four weeks of convalescence before resuming full duties.
Three explosions at Bermite Powder Co. in a canyon near Saugus injured 14 and killed three. Victims included Herman Zachow, 50, Saugus. Pablo E. Avila Jr., 25, of Piru. Alma Trowbridge, 35, San Fernando, who died later from burns and steam injuries. Firefighters battled a blaze as plant operations halted.
Bel Air officers found a small secret room behind a hinged bookcase during a search linked to L Ewing Scott. The compartment held miscellaneous papers and odds and ends with nothing of apparent significance found thus far. Further search of the house and yard may continue.
Joseph W Verodi 38 charged with killing his daughter to spite his wife faced a first degree murder verdict with life imprisonment. A Pasadena Superior Court jury found him guilty after four hours deliberation. He will undergo a sanity trial Monday at 9 45 a m to determine legal insanity. Wife Carmine 29 testified through tears about the killing of Marie Yvonne 9 as Verodi surrendered to in laws. A psychiatrist testified he was psychotic and paranoiac, while the defense argued impulsive retaliation. The judge ordered the sanity hearing to proceed on Monday.
Angeles National Forest rescue team reaches Altadena youth Allen Crisman 18 trapped near Arroyo Seco Tanyon after a fall of about 30 feet. He suffers a broken leg and possible back injuries and is rushed to Glendale Sanitarium. Companion Mac McHugh 17 from Pasadena reports Crisman slipped on loose rock while hiking to a fishing spot.
Rose sheriff's deputies with reservists reached the vicinity three miles north of the canyon's mouth using a jeep and on foot after advancing from the mouth, tracing the trail.
South Pasadena suspect Donald Keith Basher 27 may face murder indictments as the County Grand Jury reviews eight witnesses including officers and burglary victims. Basher confessed to 32 burglaries and two bludgeon slayings of Mrs Laura Lindsay and Mrs Kari Graham in 1955 in the Wilshire district.
Pasadena traffic crashes fell 30 percent in the first month of radar speed control. Ed Grantow, a traffic analyst with the city police, reported at a UCLA conference that speeds declined after radar was deployed. The system, operated from a parked patrol car, monitors speeds in both directions and is moved daily. Pasadena and Santa Ana were the sole Southern California cities using radar at the time.
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