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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1962
Page
1
In San Francisco a British cruiser HMS Belfast seized 2 million dollars in ar cotics and 70000 in jade and diamonds. Two Chinese crewmen were arrested as the incident unfolded aboard the vessel.
Test pilot Joe Walker steered the X15 to an altitude initially reported as 243000 feet, later corrected to 255000 feet, claiming a near orbital view including Monterey Bay and the Gulf of California. NASA plans to submit the data for official confirmation despite tracking issues and a prior record of 217000 feet.
A violent outbreak of winds devastated five Midwestern states, killing at least five people and injuring 113. Homes and roofs collapsed, up to 92 mph gusts damaged 15 buildings, a Chamute Air Force Base site, a market, a school, and a hotel. Several areas reported power and telephone outages. National Guard mobilized.
Three people were injured when an automobile crashed through the window of Naljis's Variety Store on Michigan Avenue in Washington. The vehicle struck the storefront during the 50th annual commerce conference opening, with victims transported to the hospital including Judith Quacker Bush, 18, daughter of Don Brawn.
U S technicians prepare for nuclear tests in the Pacific to close the anti missile gap amid high altitude detonations. Reports also describe a severe storm causing injuries in Indiana and Michigan regions with multiple hospitals treating victims and authorities assessing blast effects and safety measures.
A threatened strike by Metropolitan Transit Authority bus and streetcar operators affecting about 750000 daily riders is set to resume at midnight. An injunction blocking the walkout expired, and union leaders yesterday urged a return to work unless a new halt is called.
Reports from Ain Temouchent describe a deadly clash between Al Gerian separatist factions and the European town, the first major outbreak since a ceasefire last month. In other notes, space travel hopes rise as Alan Shepard Jr predicts joint U S Russian crew in a future capsule.
Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov toured the New York Stock Exchange with a party of Russians as photographers swarmed the floor. Traders greeted him with Bronx cheers then boos and catcalls, though trading continued uninterrupted. Titov smiled and left to renewed cheers.
California based Orange County State College Elephant Racing Club invites Oxford University to an elephant race on May 11. Clubs from Moscow Yale and Harvard reportedly consider participation. Details include temperaments, race formats, and safety rules with a $20,000 insurance cap. Oxford officials acknowledge no club currently exists.
District Attorney stated aim to indict 22 adult members of a Black Muslim group after a weekend riot that left one Muslim dead and seven police injured. Police faced gunfire and bottles during the hourlong clash outside a Muslim temple. Several suspects detained, 13 freed, more to face action as the case goes before the grand jury.
Malibu coast guard crews and $44 units scoured over 1,000 square miles of ocean yesterday for Edward D. Rickenbacker 23 nephew of the WWI ace The Coast Guard said the search may resume if roads are developed and noted the missing man was believed to have fallen overboard in a boating accident with Richard Rapaport as a companion.
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