09 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Pasadena Independent Topics
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1970
Page
1
Reader questions about corrected tax bills and extended deadlines. Tax Collector Ostly explains processing of revised bills under authorization GT876, with Dec 10 due date, and options to wait for the September exemption based bill. Q&A covers Duke Rose Bowl record comparisons and CIF commissioner details, with gun laws for travel and open or concealed weapon rules.
Pasadena Education Association adopts 1971 goals after exec director resignation to Washington. Carring named candidate to replace by Jan 15, bringing plans to limit class sizes, allocate planning time, boost reading staff, and empower teacher decisions. Master contract draft due January as negotiations with Pasadena Unified District proceed. Pasadena College Patrons Association Christmas tea set for Thursday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Student Center dining room.
Five public hearings set for Thursday at 9 a.m. by the Pasarlena zoning committee in City Hall Conncil Chamber. Topics include a day nursery at 3000 B Orange Grove Ell for Bennie and Margaret Hall, a 48 child expansion, Pasadena Recovery House for Women proposals, and plans for a plumbing firm, oil company lot use, and a Las Palmas front-yard addition.
The Pasadena Police Officers Association rejects signing individual four page contracts in the out of court settlement of 822000 lunch hour pay suit. The city negotiates through Labor Director Frak LeSneur who says terms will be presented to the Board of City Directors in executive session. PPOA voted to have Agent Patrick Thistle sign on behalf of members, indemnifying the city against future suits in exchange for extra time off and a shortened work day for affected personnel.
Linda Currier files to become the first woman candidate for the Pasadena Board of City Directors in the March primary. A New Jersey native who moved to Pasadena in 1943, she has been active in PTA, Girl Scouts, and local campaigns including a $4 million bond issue. Currier lives at 1797 Wagner St with her husband and daughter. filing period opens in late December.
Pasadena public meeting set for Thursday at Wellington Junior High to discuss the Pasadena Unified School District integration plan and desegregation order. Board members and community leaders will review policies, curriculum innovations, suspensions, and human relations in classrooms while saluting seniors and showcasing a charity Christmas tree project.
Tallies from Pasadena Commission areas show 15 board winners. Area T results include Ruth Bramble 300 votes, Marty Mopkins 296, Tommi Lee Barnes 238. Area I list names Charles Taliaferro 100, Dan T. Griff 1, Maurice Street 70. Area IV winners Lewis W. Perry 181, Anna Chavez 153, Sara Booker 81. Area IV candidates Rev Varrison Hailey 4, Anacia Kanh 328, Julia Flores 310. Area V residents Pattie Watts 38, Steve Sierras 96, Richard Merrill 30. A total of 31 candidates ran for the 15 seats. Bhantar awards will be held today at the Community Hospital of San Gabriel quarterly staff scaling meeting chaired by Dr. Charles E. Mason. Hospital staff includes over 200 doctors and 425 nurses.
Final recount of the Pasadena Board of Education vote shows LaVerne LaMotte retaining her seat by 422 votes, Engholm by 976, and Lowe by 1,521, with earlier totals adjusted by ballot marking rules. Candidates plan court action to contest the election. Deborah Widman to be installed as honored queen of Pasadena Bethel No 20 IOJD at Pasadena Masonic Temple.
Local note reports a special Pasadena Police teleplane system for the 2nd annual Tournament of Roses with details on pencils raffle and parking matters. It notes Morgan Caltech professor will join an antipollution seminar at Manhattan College Riverdale WY and mentions a New England Society dinner dance in Los Angeles with reservation details.
The National Christmas Tree on the White House grounds toppled in wind, with crushed branches and a likely lopsided shape. The White House will take precautions to prevent a repeat, recalling how families stabilize trees with books. the National Archives may offer guidance in this outdoor setting.
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