Dervan Named Caltech Chemistry Division Chair
Peter Dervan will take over as chair of Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering on July 1, succeeding Fred Anson after a decade in the post. A Yale PhD and Caltech faculty member since 1983, Dervan is renowned for chemistry biology interface work and DNA targeting by chemical methods. He has won the Cope Award and Gibbs and Nichols medals and is a NAS member and AAAS fellow. Dervan and his wife Jacqueline reside on St Albans Road.
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Peter Dervan
Bren
Caltech
Fred Anson
Dervan
Yale University
American Chemical Society
Arthur C. Cope
Willard Gibbs
William H. Nichols
Association Students of
Firefighters battle hillside blaze in South Pasadena
Firefighters from San Marino and Alhambra assisted South Pasadena in fighting a two story house fire on La Portada a 400 foot dirt driveway. The blaze caused 300000 dollars in damage with the second floor a total loss and two injuries including a resident with facial burns and a San Marino firefighter injured. Crews worked about three hours with a 45 minute control window amid heat and humidity.
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San Marino
Alhambra
South Pasadena
Lennox
la Portada
Mike Bullis
Keeping Kids Safe From Gangs at Huntington School
About 50 parents attended a June 30 information night at Huntington School Auditorium on gangs and prevention. San Marino Police Chief Frank Wills and Pasadena officials urged proactive policing, parental supervision, and civic steps to deter youth gang involvement, noting risks of coded signals, carjacking, and crime if youths are unsupervised.
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Huntington School
San Marino
Frank Wills
Cerne
Pasadena
Wills
Along The Drive by Richard Armour
Richard Armour muses on scale and drama noting that larger things foster conviviality while it is the trivial that causes trouble. He reflects on human foibles and the humor found in everyday, small matters.
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Richard Armour
San Marino Council Approves 1994 95 Budget Worthy of Detail
San Marino City Council approved the 1994-95 fiscal year budget at adjourned morning session. Operating expenditures total 8,393,564 with capital improvements at 1,160,529 and interfund transfers at 4,114,523. The combined operating and capital budget is 62,507 above last year and described as a status quo hold the line budget with no new programs or service cuts.
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San Marino
Deborah Bell
Bell
Damon's Burglarized Again in San Marino Store Targeted Twice
San Marino police report a second break in at Damon's Dress Shop on Huntington Drive in three months. Suspects smashed the front window early Thursday, June 30, stealing about 40,000 in women’s clothing. A prior April 2 to 4 burglary yielded 150,000 in goods. No suspects yet. investigations linked to Glendale and La Jolla cases. Also, a San Marino officer suffered neck pain after a three car crash near Huntington Drive and Los Robles Avenue on June 27. Officer Mark Fried was hospitalized.
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Damon
San Marino
Huntington Drive
Tim Harrigan
Enue
Mark Fried
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Alhambra
San Gabriel
Helping Others by Being Different
Frances Barrett, a polio survivor from San Marino, reflects on lifelong differences and the impact of polio on balance and learning. After early career challenges and a major leg surgery, she found normalcy again, then later faced falls that ended her nursing career. She now leads a support group for polio survivors, expanding from eight to thirty nine members.
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Frances Barrett
Homet Road
San Marino
Barrett
Perry
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