Air Pollution District Eyes Vehicle Exhaust Rules in LA County
The Air Pollution Control District urged upcoming legislation to require motor vehicles in Los Angeles County to install exhaust control devices to curb smog. Smith Griswold, APCD director, told the Senate interim committee that current laws misfire on smog violations and urged codes to regulate equipment and grant the district authority to cite public agencies for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Griswold
APCD
Senate Committee
Griswold
Los Angeles County
Senate Labor Committee
Robert IL. Montgomery
Kings County
Los Angeles
Ruth ‘Church Gupta
California Federation of Business and Professional Womens’ Clubs
Bananas overturned in El Monte crash on Rose Glen Road
A truck carrying bananas overturned after the driver swerved to avoid an oncoming car at 2:45 a.m. on Rose Glen and Lower Azusa Rd in El Monte. Driver Thomas Greholver, 28, of Azusa, was uninjured. The H M Banana Co. of Duarte owns the truck.
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el Monte
Rose Glen
Lower
Azusa Rd
California Highway Patrol
Thomas Greholver
N. Barbara
Azusa
H & M Banana Co
Duarte
Arcadia Seniors Hold All Night Graduation Party
Arcadia High School seniors kept the campus awake with an all night graduation party sponsored by the Arcadia Coordinating Council. Frank Pereni moved his Arcadia barber shop to the school for the event and cut hair for students until 6 AM. About 450 seniors and guests attended the banquets, games, films, photographs, and a 5 AM breakfast served by local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arcadia High School
Frank Pereni
Arcadia
Pereni
Arcadia Coordinating Council
Arcadia Protestant Churches
Four Change Names to Share in Merritt Estate
Four great grandchildren of Hulett C. Merritt of Pasadena will add Merritt as a middle name to share in a trust valued at six million dollars. The changes follow an order by Superior Judge John J. Ford to preserve the Merritt name since Merritt Jr. predeceased his father. The estate is reported worth more than ten million dollars.
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Gupta
Merritt
Hulett C. Merritt
Pasadena
John L. Christiansen
San Marino
Christiansen
John J. Ford
Hulett C. Merritt Jr
Stolen Fishing Gear From Vernon Nelson Car
Vernon Nelson of 1608 Havenpark El Monte reports his locked car was broken into in the driveway. Deputies say $176 of fishing and boat gear was stolen including an outboard motor two tackle boxes two spinning rods an anchor gas can two reels two boat cushions and a heavy line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Nelson
Havenpark
el Monte
Temple City Sheriff's Deputies
Harold R Pauley Memorial Building Dedicated in San Gabriel
Officials of the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scout Council dedicate the Harold R Pauley Memorial Building at 540 Rosemead Extension serving 11 districts with 18 000 scouts and 6 800 leaders. The Chandler Room honors Marine Pilot Lt Ralph J Chandler Jr decorated posthumously for combat near the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Gabriel Valley Boy Scout Council
Harold R. Pauley
Rosemead Extension
Council
Ralph J Chandler Jr
Ventura
Chandler
Philippines
J. Randolph Richards
Henry B. Grandin
Lee E. Harbottle
Scout
Raymond B. Allen
UCLA
Harold Pauley
Edwin Pauley
Fritz Burns
Service Pins Awarded to Huntington Memorial Hospital Staff
Dr. Alvin G. Foord received a watch for 25 years of service at a luncheon honoring 208 staff with over five years of service. Pins went to 46 for five years, 12 for ten years, 3 for fifteen, and 2 for twenty. John McWilliams presented a five year pin to Administrator Gordon W. Gilbert as 13 retirees were recognized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin G. Foord
Huntington Memorial Hospital
John McWilliams
Board of Trustees
Gordon W. Gilbert
Off Street Parking Plan Reviewed by Pasadena Planning Commission
The Pasadena Planning Commission is asked to survey the Master Plan and identify $1,000,000 in off street parking locations. Mayor Warren M Dorn urges review of Lower Arroyo Seco Park facilities and the Sierra Madre Blvd median as priorities. A joint city committee will set procedural rules to align planners and directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Pasadena
Warren M. Dorn
Commission
Dorn
Arroyo Seco Park
Sierra Madre
Seth Miller
Joint Committee
Arroyo Park
Sierra Madre Blvd
Funeral for 12 Year Old Cancer Victim in Rosemead
Funeral services were held at Rosemead Methodist Church for Jack Strinz 12 president of Muscatel Junior High School seventh grade class who died Monday after a long illness attributed to cancer He was active in the school band Art Club sports Boy Scouts Star Scout patrol leader and choir member Surviving are his parents a brother and grandparents from Monterey Park and Alhambra
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemead Methodist Church
Jack Strinz
Muscatel Junior High School
Rosemead
Methodist Church
Ivan Stinz
Jim
H. A. Potter
Monterey Park
E. J. Strinz
Alhambra
Anthony named head of Pasadena Ad Club
The Advertising Club of Pasadena elected Mitchell Anthony the 1956 57 president succeeding Norbert Hensler. An installation dinner will occur later this summer. New officers include Ronald Caspers first vice president Virginia Phillis second vice president Veda Walter secretary and Chet Danforth treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendent
Star-News
Norbert Hensler
Ad Club
Ronald Caspers
Virginia Phillis
Veda Walter
Chet Danforth
Rescue on Way for Three Youths Missing at Salton Sea
Three youths from San Gabriel Valley were found safe after an all night effort. Dave Sutphin Dick O Rourke and John Holliday were spotted by a Navy plane six miles east of Salton Sea near Mullett Island. Their 14 foot boat lost power and their motor failed during a strong offshore wind. They remained knee deep in water a quarter mile from shore near Desert Shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Gabriel Valley
Salton Sea
Desert Shores
Imperial County
Charles Kildgore
Star-News
Mullett Island
Dave Sutphin
West Covina
Dick O’rourke
Covina
John Holliday
Pomona
al Daniels
Azusa Ave
el Centro
Kilgore
Three Hurt Critically in Los Robles Washington Crash
Three people were critically injured in a two car collision at Los Robles and Washington. Victims include Mable Franklin Steffen 51 of 1420 N Allen Wayne William Gardner 31 Los Angeles and his wife Mary 28. Gardner allegedly ran a red signal. Steffen was thrown under the Gardner car. Police report Gardner car continued 134 feet after impact. Two children were injured in Pasadena crashes.
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Los Robles
Washington
Mable Franklin Steffen
N. Allen
Wayne William Gardner
Los Angeles
Mary
Jerry Stremel
Steffen
Gardner
Stremel
Primaries See Mixed Turnout In Key California Districts
Voter turnout in last week’s party primaries was strong but below the 68 percent forecast, with areas around Pasadena Altadena showing high interest due to the Jessup race. Republicans tended to vote at higher rates than Democrats in several districts, while other districts showed different patterns related to the Richards-Yorty and Stevenson Kefauver contests. The data suggest that party labels on candidate names influenced cross filing in some districts.
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Spectator
Stevenson-Kefauver
Secretary of State
Frank M. Jordan
Benjamin S. Hite
Pasadena
Altadena
Roger Jessup
21St Congressional District
la Canada
Extra Caution Urged as Vacation Brings More Children
Police Chief Clarence H. Morris warns motorists to slow and watch near playgrounds. Parents are asked to keep kids off streets while 1.2 million pupils start vacation. The Automobile Club notes 1955 summer deaths by county and offers safety tips for drivers and families.
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Pasadena
Clarence H. Morris
California
THE
Automobile Club of Southern California
Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Imperial
Inyo
Mono
Ventura
San Luis Obispo
Orange
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Tulare
Riverside
Kern
San Bernardino
CLUB
Autry and Reynolds Buy KSFO San Francisco Station
Gene Autry and Robert Reynolds have purchased KSFO San Francisco for about one million dollars. The deal was announced by the buyers and Wesley I. Dumm of Pasadena, the station’s sole owner. FCC approval is required. Dumm plans to focus on KXA Seattle after the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Autry
Robert O. Reynolds
Stanford
KSFO
San Francisco
Wesley I. Dumm
Pasadena
Federal Communications Commission
Dumm
KXA
Seattle
Death Penalty Sought in Child Slaying
The prosecution asks the death penalty for Joseph Verodi 38 charged with fatally shooting his 9 year old daughter Marie Yvonne at their San Gabriel home on Feb 3. Deputy DA William Smith urges first degree murder verdict with no leniency while defense argues the act was impulse not planned per Dr Marcus Graham. Police report says Verodi claimed killing to spare his wife Carmine 29 the memory.
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Joseph Verodi
Marie Yvonne
San Gabriel
William Smith
Court of Superior
Walter R. Evans
Gladys Towles Root
Marcus Graham
Graham
Verodi
Carmine
Noiseless inventions and birthdays in Pasadena
Reflections note Happy birthdays for Heinie Whee lock Vaughn Cummings Dr Joe Szukalski and Victor Tuttle Dr Ralph Ecker man may have a double header celebration Monday for birthday and first grandchild Ted Ecker mans expecting Summer dancing on the Deck of the Huntington Sheraton Steve Royce new Calif ornia Olympics Commission member former Hamilton College star pitcher signed by the Giants President Maynard Pritchard of Altadena Lions hosted a board fundraiser Men s trade remains steady and an advertisement seeks a brassiere salesman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heinie Wheelock
Vaughn Cummings
Joe Szukalski
Victor Tuttle
Ralph Eckerman
Ted Eckermans
Huntington -Sheraton
Steve Royce
California Olympics Commission
Board of Regents
Hamilton College
Hamilton
N.Y. Giants
Maynard Pritchard
Altadena Lions
Chief Joseph Dam Built by San Gabriel Firm
The 160 million dollar Chief Joseph Dam, among the world’s largest hydro plants, was built by Chief Joseph Builders sponsored by L. E. Dixon Co. San Gabriel. Top Dixon men on site were W. N. Evans project manager and K. L. Parker chief engineer. The 205 foot high concrete dam near Grand Coulee will have 1 728 000 kilowatts capacity.
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Chief Joseph
Washington
Chief Joseph Builders
L. E. Dixon Co
San Gabriel
Dixon Company
W. N
Bill) Evans
K. L. Parker
Evans
Grand Coulee Dam
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Henry Dreyfuss
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Temple City
Paris
Eugene M. Grabbe
Ramo-Wooldridge Corp
International Congress of Automation
Grabbe
Caltech
Los Amigos
Mt. Palomar
Mt. Wilson-Palomar
William Baum
Big ‘Scope
Boy Scout Headquarters
Boy
M. J. Anthony
the Advertising Club of
Mitchell Anthony
Inde
Ad Club President
Jessup
Altadena- la Canada
Highland Park
S.F
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San Gabriel Firm
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