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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
17
Education professor Dr. Donald J. McNassor reports a survey of 4000 Southern California youths showing teens differ from prior generations. He highlights early marriage talk, car emphasis, varied ethics, and desire to learn about Russia, urging less protective views and acknowledging youth shaped by culture and future world.
Settlement ending a contract dispute between four major southland drug chains and nine retail clerks union locals was announced after two all night bargaining sessions. The agreement includes a 28 cent an hour raise for drug clerks and 1.20 an hour for pharmacists within two years. Officials Joseph T. De Silva and Ralph Woolpert announced the deal awaiting union ratification.
A four year old girl named Mary Patricia Lowenthal darted from her father at the Pasadena YWCA and fell from a second story window ripping through an awning to land on the sidewalk. She was treated at Huntington Memorial Hospital and released.
The Pasadena Board of Education approved a compromise bus plan reducing travel burdens for next year. The board dropped radius changes for high school eligibility while tightening rules on exemptions, after a 2 hour 5 minute meeting laced with private gatherings.
Governor Knight unveils a five year six billion dollar public works program for California including 870 million for Feather River project, 70 million for flood control, 780 million from federal water projects, 500 million each for universities and local school construction, mental hospitals and more, with 500 million for highways and 1 billion for Calvet veterans loans. Legions candidates Crawford and Statler named state commander nominees in Fresno.
City Manager Don C. McMillan proposes a $300 000 total pay rise for Pasadena employees with policemen and firefighters below officer ranks set to gain up to 7.8 percent and an average around 6 percent citywide. Some staff would receive 2 percent and about a dozen job classifications would see no increase. The plan does not affect a planned tax rate cut of at least 2 cents, and the Board of City Directors was to vote on the proposal.
Five year openings will take effect at midnight tomorrow in the Angeles National Forest. About 60 percent of the 600000 acre area remains open including Charlton Flats Chilao Buckhorn Horse Flats and several canyons. Closed zones will require special permits for essential business and violators face federal prosecution under Regulation T-7.
Pasadena basks in 92 yesterday with a week high near 97 Tuesday. Forecasters expect a similar high today with smog, sea breezes easing heat. Morning bans on burning, humidity around 54, mountains may see thundershowers, and temperatures shift from 64 overnight to 76 at 8 am.
Stanford Research Institute opens its new South Pasadena facility at 820 Mission consolidating Southern California operations. The 38,000 square foot complex houses lab and office space for over 100 staff and supports physical sciences, economics, and engineering research for clients.
Health officials urged parents of unvaccinated children to immunize their youngsters against polio. Dr. George M. Uhl and Dr. Roy O. Gilbert warned a summer epidemic risk exists until more age groups are protected. Only 35 percent in the county have first inoculations and 25 percent have second shots. Vaccine supply is supplemented by public health partners, but no new free clinics are planned.
A 42 year old man, Arthur W. Knierien, was critically injured after missing his driveway and crashing into a neighboring retaining wall. He was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital with severe head and chest injuries. Traffic Investigator Robert Hultman reported the incident occurred on Madison Street heading north.
Kenneth Knipe, 28, of 1100 Azalia, injured when an inbound auto jumped the divider on the Hollywood Freeway and collided head on. Knipe treated for fractured ribs and abrasions at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital. Driver Jack West of North Hollywood suffered lacerations and abrasions to his right leg.
A driver veered and crashed at 577 Jackson into a wall near Mrs. Ada G. Bush’s residence after reportedly traveling about 45 mph. Police noted no skid marks as they investigated the fatal incident.
Robert D. McCue was appointed superintendent of building for the City of Pasadena, succeeding John F. Behrens who resigns to join the Pacific Coast Building Officials Conference in San Francisco. McCue trained as an educator at the University of Idaho and will assume the post on July 1.
The Pasadena column notes revival of Eddy Duchin era songs sparked by a new life story film. It cites “The Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady as a top pick and mentions TV radio program reflections, local birthday wishes, and social notes about Nannette Fabray Jan Davis and other figures.
A thief took a cardboard box belonging to Walter C Williams at 129 North Raymond Street outside a theater. The box contained three library books including The Revised Standard Edition of the Holy Bible and The Autobiography of God, among others.
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