Million and Half Crowd Biggest in Parade History
A record crowd estimated between one and one and a half million watched Pasadena's 68th Tournament of Roses Parade today. Long Beach won best in cities over 200000, with Indio Date Festival and Occidental Life Insurance float prizes noted among top entries amid floral displays and celebratory pageantry.
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Pasadena
Long Beach
Eddie Rickenbacker
World War! Vace
Indio
Scheherazade
Jeaniene Cook
Twke Christiansen
Irle
Carel Morris
Ottumwa
Occidental Life Insurance Co
First Ladies
Hallie Woods McConnell
Delores Brubach Chase
Joan Culver
California’ State Polytechnic College
49er Star Stabbed Three Times at Houston Gala
Paul Carr, San Francisco 49ers back and All Missouri Valley star, was stabbed three times at a New Year’s Eve party attended by University of Houston players. Jack M. Chambers, a former UH running mate, saved Carr by disarming the attackers. Chambless, a 2-year ex-convict, was jailed. Chambers was stabbed in the neck but lightly hurt. Carr’s assailant was identified as James Richard Chambless. Carr had played pro ball with the 49ers for two seasons and was UH’s star fullback, a two time All Missouri Valley pick in 1950 and 1952.
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Paul Carr
San Francisco 49Ers
University of Houston Grid
Carr
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University of Houston
Jack M. Chambers
Chambers
Icarws
James Richard Chambless
Tald
Chambless
Chamberg Soidinay Waeliten
San Francisco
Hollywood 9
René Crain
Paul Knikmian
Hollywood
Beauty
Brinkman
David
Tex) Feldman
Muirried Ib
Assaalt
Galetide Fistigutls
Homer H. Rhoads
Mini Crain
Rose Parade Pictures Dominate Today's Pages
Four full pages of Rose Parade photos fill today's papers from Pasadena on Pages A3 A4 ACS and A6. Multiple notes list sections and feature pages such as Roach Combing Page B-1 and Hal Boyis on A-13. Other items include bridge sports and entertainment pages across the edition.
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Sind
Pasadena
Roach
Hal Boyis
Fages
Gomics
Entorini—Pace
Wilson
Yanr World
Two Brothers Wounded in Pasadena Parade Shootout
In Pasadena during the Tournament of Roses parade, brothers Willan McClellan 16 and James McClellan 16 of Buena Park were hospitalized with gunshot wounds after a quarrel among youths. Police identified fleeing shooters as Drifters gang members. The incident occurred as parade crowds gathered on Colorado Street.
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Pasadena
Diay
Townament of Roses
Parade
Poligy
Willan McClellan
James
San
Ysidro St
Buena Park
Aken
Huntington Hospital
McClellan
Colorado Sts
Drifters
New Year's 1957 Reflections Across Nations
A nostalgic survey contrasts 1957 celebrations and tensions worldwide. In the United States a quiet White House eve preceded Eisenhower’s Middle East briefing, while Europe weighs peace hopes and Hungary’s political strife. In Chicago crowds filled the Loop and Hollywood parties showcased a high profile divorce and party scene.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White’ House
State Dulles
Congressional
Wteader
Times Square
New York
Hera
Christmas New Year Holiday Traffic Death Toll Tops 1000
The combined Christmas and New Year holiday period set a record with more than 1,000 traffic and related fatalities across the nation. By midday today the New Year weekend fatalities reached 325, with totals for traffic deaths at 973, fires 44, and other accidents 6.
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Eich Ie
Waltic Deatis
Ofa
al Ecore
Traffic death near Miln Street pins blame on drunk driver
A 56 year old man died in a crash when his sedan drifted across a power pole near Miln Street in California. The driver, a city employee identified as Lee Huntzloger, is held for investigation on a felony manslaughter charge after three others suffered injuries in the collision.
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Alvad
Miln
Kern
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Long Beach City College
Sally Jackson
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Asroclels Yass
United States
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Japan
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Hungary
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Anglomeri
Chicago
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Joseph’ Gonzales
Olive Ave
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St .Mary's Hospital
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Térrarice
Seputies Press
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Gatally Arson Stephens
Ee Stephens
Micheels
Lee
Edwin
Huntzloger
Eleanor Lane
Alethree’ Menager
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Eritkes
Hospitel
Butler Ave
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Mdniett
Roscoe Stephens
Jar ‘Reynolds
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