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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Location
Pasadena, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1956
Page
1
The Senate prepared for a showdown on farm price supports amid a party split. Democrats largely back 90 percent parity for corn, cotton, peanuts, and rice, while Republicans push flexible, with the chamber evenly divided and White House pressure looming.
The 41st national Orange Show starts in San Bernardino with 20 citrus exhibits a junior livestock contest and numerous performances. Lt Gov Harold J Powers dedicates the event tonight and crowns queen Jane Johnson 18 of Garden Grove.
The White House announced Lt Gen Henry Hodes will command the U.S. Army in Europe effective May 31. He currently leads the 7th Army in Europe and succeeds Gen Anthony C McAuliffe who will retire. President Eisenhower asked the Senate to promote Hodes to full general.
Patricia Kodat died at General Hospital from burns suffered February 19 when her Hawaiian grass skirt caught fire during a hula in her Burbank home.
Three masked robbers aimed to hit Elmwood Park Bank yesterday but poor planning prevented entry. The bank remained closed on Wednesday after the failed attempt.
The Soviet navy suffers a leadership purge as Adm. Nikolai G. Kuznetsov is fired and four top admirals lose Central Committee membership. Adm. S. G. Gorshkov becomes top naval officer, while Pavel Zhigarev and eight army marshals gain outranking status, under Army Marshal Zhukov’s Defense Ministry.
The disappearance of Mrs. Evelyn Throsby Scott, a 63 year old Bel-Air matron, triggers a public feud between Los Angeles District Attorney Ernest Roll and Police Chief William H. Parker. D.A. aides and homicide detectives review the case file and compare notes with police to probe links to a prior Bel-Air incident involving Mimi Boomhower in 1949.
A U. S. air force pilot disappeared during a routine training flight off Okinawa coast. The Air Force said no distress signals were received and his identity has not been released.
The White House stated that President Eisenhower has not delegated any constitutional duties to subordinates in response to Senator Sparkman’s charge that he might delegate the presidency if re-elected under his conditions. The claim was raised after Sparkman’s comments last night.
The AFL CIO Electrical Workers Union calls the mediation package unacceptable, delaying any immediate settlement of the 144 day strike against Westinghouse Electric Corp. The company had accepted the proposal, which ends the longest major walkout in two decades.
A car fleeing Porterville police at nearly 100 mph failed to stop at a grade crossing six miles east of town. It overturned five times, killing Paul Gene Bolin, 19, Corcoran, and a second unidentified man about 35, while injuring Charles R. Thompson 23 Box 295 Daphne Ala and Charles C. Loyd 15 Porterville.
Winter storms drenched the Northeast with rain hail sleet and snow. Floodwaters forced evacuations in Salamanca Lackawanna Warren Meadville and Malone and hospitals relied on boats as authorities battled swollen rivers. Several deaths were reported and power and school closures spread widely across the region.
Dr. Arthur A. Schuck chief Scout executive of the Boy Scouts of America seeks a Boy Scout to serve as junior scientific aide in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year 1957 58 Rear Adm Richard E Byrd expressed a keen desire to have a Scout on the expedition and forms were sent to 538 local Scout Councils.
A daughter Kathleen Millicent was born yesterday to television director Fred die Bartholomew and his wife actress Aileen Paul in New York City.
In Milan Italy CP reports a second young Italian regained sight courtesy of a priest's cornea transplant. Amabile Battistella 18 regained some vision while Angelo Calagrande 12 who was blinded by lime benefited earlier. Medical report on Amabile’s prospects remains cautious.
FBI arrested 33 year old Arthur L Paisnuer a Bronx racehorse trainer in a New York hospital. Authorities recovered 100000 of the 188000 loot from his car trunk after a bank robbery in Port Chester Westchester County. Paisnuer already in hospital for minor surgery facing arraignment before a U S commissioner.
Probate Judge J William Davenport disclosed he wed Minnie Coleman aged 12 in Greer after Mrs Coleman claimed her daughter was 14. The ceremony took place Feb 28 with parental consent under SC law allowing 14 year olds to marry. Minnie, nicknamed Sassie, will turn 13 July 24.
In Peoria Illinois worms found in tap water are larvae of small flies named chironomous. Dr Max Suter of the Illinois Water survey calls them harmless adding they provide a bit of extra protein. Water Works officials concur noting the worms pose no risk to residents serving about 150000 people.
The weather bureau reports San Diego’s season to date shows a parching drought with only 2.86 inches of rain since July 1, far below the 8.69 inch normal. Forecaster says no immediate rain breakthrough is expected and only a drastic reversal of pressure could bring real rains.
Corrine Calvet also known as Mrs. Jess Stone welcomed a son born at St. John's Hospital at 11:45 p.m. The birth marks her first child, reported from Santa Monica.
Antonia Manders a 27 year old mother from Sudbury Ontario who has fatal cancer won a 900 mile race against time and reached Hoboken with a police escorted ambulance to board the Maasdam bound for Holland She faces death within months and wants to die in her homeland while reuniting with family before leaving for Holland with husband Cornelius and their 18 month old son Willie
Britain's government stood firm on a Middle East policy aligned with the Western Big Three pledge to block any boundary change by force. Prime Minister Eden announced in a Commons debate that Britain and the United States will act with France to keep peace in Palestine and honor the 1950 three-power pledge opposed to aggression by Arabs or Israel. He rejected Labor demands to arm Israel, saying the pledge is more valuable than supplying tanks or planes and preferable to an arms race.
The page shows opening and closing figures for industries rails and utilities along with high and low marks for the day. It lists daily transaction totals in stocks including industries rails and utilities with extensive numeric data and bond figures.
The forecast notes high cloudiness today and Friday with sunny days ahead. Local early morning fog along the coast tomorrow, with maximum near 64 and minimum around 40.
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