05 Oct 1955
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Newspaper
California Pasadena Independent
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1955
Page
1
The piece contrasts Portland Oregon with Pasadena noting two rivers, clean air, and a love for roses. It calls Portland the Rose Festival counterpart to Pasadena and praises Oregon for its courteous governance even as it concedes inconveniences to motorists. It ends with a line about turning to save twenty seven.
RAF Captain Peter Townsend was reportedly accompanied by an armed plainclothes bodyguard in Brussels as a precaution against a life threat. Belgian security officials called the threat likely a joke but acted, while sources note Townsend’s ties to Princess Margaret and wary press attention in Brussels.
Four Air Force crew members parachuted to safety yesterday when a BAG jet bomber crashed and exploded in a field near Galva Kansas. The plane based at Smoky Tit Air Force Base near Salina Kansas was 33 miles north of Galva. Officials did not announce the crash cause.
A runaway Baltimore and Ohio freight truck crashed into a high speed freight car at a grade crossing in West Newton Pennsylvania. Five people died as crates derailed into two brick business buildings amid shoppers. The truck driver perished and two women were injured as fire broke out in derailed cars.
Weather conditions remain cool and smog free with similar temperatures as yesterday. Highs near 53 and light to moderate clouds are forecast, with rain expected later this week. Air Pollution Control District predicts another low smog day with no alert expected.
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