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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1959
Page
3
The Eskimos of Oonik village seek to appease the Ice King with a festival to end summer delays. Miski leads drums and dancing as Oonik hopes for good hunting, but a savage storm destroys their igloos and defies their plea. Oonik vows a new plan, then storms worsen. Next: Storm at Sea.
In Los Angeles Superior Court, a penciled will on the back of an envelope for Mildred B. Ryder was upheld. Ryder died April 26 at 65, leaving about 20000 in property to her chauffeur James Barrett and the rest to niece Jean Verrill. Her sister Elsie Haslett contested, arguing it was notes not a will, but Judge Newcomb Condee found it legally valid and unlikely she would sign mere notes.
Washington UPI reports the State Department seeks a new passport law from Congress despite a Supreme Court ruling banning travel to Communist China. A revived House-passed bill would curb travel by country and deny passports to Communists, clarifying passport authority beyond the generic statutory grant. The court rejected appeals from Porter Worthy Jr and Waldo Frank on China passport validity.
Six year old Mike Plaugher of suburban Alexandria Virginia will not receive an artificial hand for Christmas. His family has decided to wait for a state program to provide the left hand and future fittings as he grows. The program will cover expenses until Mike turns 21.
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