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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy will hold a news conference today at 4 p.m. EDT. Local TV coverage is scheduled. Channel 4 at 2 30 p.m. Channel 2 at 4 p.m. Channel 7 will carry live at 1 p.m. with a repeat at 5 16. KNN (1070) will carry the news conference live.
Chicago area mayor M W Johnson says Streator official Ray Sopher 45 is accused of extorting a firm in a federal sewage equipment deal. FBI trap caught him taking money in a cocktail lounge after a payoff setup. amount withheld. Case involves Hobbs Act interstate extortion and a $30,000 transaction.
Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Wilson Rel former chairman of the board of Trans World Airlines died at his Carmel Valley home yesterday at age 71. He served in the army and held senior leadership roles in aviation.
The Assembly Transportation and Commerce Committee approved a bill by Tom Carrell banning Sunday car sales in 23 counties including Los Angeles Santa Barbara Orange and San Diego. Northern and Southern California Automobile Dealers associations backed the measure, saying self-regulation failed and dealers open Sunday only for protection. no opponents appeared.
An American and Japanese made fully transistorized hearing aid is now offered at 39 dollars with a full year's guarantee. A free demonstration is available at West Coast Hearing of Inter s located at 100 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California,SY 27074.
Le Mans reports inmate Groen remains a bachelor after planning to marry, with gendarmes involved. The farm worker jailed originally for a $12 hold up to fund a ring failed to appear at the wedding, saying he lacked a suitable suit.
The day in Sacramento notes governor actions on food safety and fraud, senate amendments, and pending bills. Highlights include juror challenges in capital cases, forbidding unpaid postdated merchant claims, school space permits, and transit funding with county water and service provisions. Mentioned are AB 459, AB 189, and AB 302 with references to local districts and counties such as Redlands.
The Independent from Princeton details a mass riot by about 1,200 students described as spring fever antics. Officials disciplined participants while police arrested 14 students. The report notes chaos including panty raids, thrown bombs, a blocked train, and a wrecked heavy machine, with campus leaders condemning the event as serious.
Washington report says Defense Secretary McNamara urged dropping Admiral Anderson as chief of naval operations while reasons remained unclear. Kennedy did not reappoint Anderson. LeMay will serve another year as Air Force chief. McNamara returns to Washington amid questions over the shakeup and contract debates with aircraft makers.
In Sacramento Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh used a rare move to reverse a previously approved constitutional amendment. The measure by Assemblyman Howard Thelin would shift state and legislative elections to odd-numbered years, but after a late change Wardle switched his vote and Unruh then opposed the amendment. The final tally stood 53 to 20 against the proposal.
A red haired freckle faced gunman robbed Glendale main office Bank of America of 1720 dollars. A teller Miss Wynanda Hokka 21 surrendered the cash after a note threatened death. Police said she waited at the door to sound the alarm.
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