Best Band Jamboree Promises Sharp Halftime Shows
Corona invites crowds to the annual Band Jamboree at the Senior High School stadium starting 12 30 PM Saturday. Ted McNutt says extra practice sharpened routines and boosts competition while Band Boosters offer refreshments for a sunny afternoon of music, marching and color. Baldwin Park High School defends its defending champion title.
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Ted McNutt
Coronans
McNutt
Baldwin Park High School
Elks Remember Departed in Annual Memorial Service
Corona Lodge No. 2045 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held its annual Memorial Service at the Lodge Hall on East Sixth Street. Exalted Ruler Harold King led the ritual, performed each December to honor departed members.
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Corona Lodge No
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
East Sixth Street
Harold King
Funeral account of George Washington in 1800 Ulster County Gazette
A sixth grader in El Cerrito reads how the Ulster County Gazette of Kingston New York dated January 4 1800 prints a full funeral account for George Washington the Father of his Country. The report notes Washington’s funeral on December 20 with solemn honours and speeches by John Adams the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Phillip Grizzle
el Cerrito School
el Cerrito
George Washington
Frank Grizzle
Foothill Ranch
Ulster County Gazette
Kingston
New York
Washington
John Adams
House of
Senate
Sunny Weather Forecast For Corona And Southern California
UPI reports a noon forecast from the Weather Bureau predicting continued sunny conditions in Southern California with increasing high clouds on Friday. Coastal fog is expected late tonight into Friday morning and gusty northeast winds will ease tonight. Temperatures dip slightly in mountains and interior regions with 68 degrees noted locally. Pomona frost service adds citrus areas may dip to 30 degrees tonight.
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Los Angeles
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Coast Line
Pomona
Service
Milwaukee man seeks divorce over pool hall habit
Frank Cummings told the judge he wanted a divorce from wife Helen because she spent too much time in pool halls. Judge Robert C. Cannon granted it after Mrs Cummings testified that she lied about shooting pool with her girl friends.
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Milwaukee
UPI
Frank Cummings
Helen
Robert C. Cannon
Corona area hosts annual outdoor Christmas decorations contest
Co chairs Kenneth Whitcomb and his wife announce judging on December 20 for Corona Civic Garden Club and Corona Chamber of Commerce event. Thirty six veteran judges will assess fully decorated yards windows doors and single trees across Corona excluding Norco. Prizes include trophies ribbons and special awards for standout displays with religious and fantasy themes.
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Kenneth Whitcomb
Corona
Corona Civic Garden Club
Corona Chamber of Commerce
Ray P. Pedersen
Ford St
Norco
Counterfeit Bills Found in Riverside
Riverside merchants were warned to beware of counterfeit ten dollar bills. Three fakes were found in a Riverside store yesterday and the FBI joined the inquiry. The bills show a light pink streak on the reverse side and investigators suspect a ring operating from coast to coast. Local police urge anyone with a bill to contact authorities.
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Corona
Riverside
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Burglary Attempt at Corona Time Service Shop Fails
Police investigated an attempted burglary at 108 East Seventh Street Corona Time Service Shop yesterday morning. Walter Buck reported pry marks on the door indicating a pry bar or screwdriver used, but entry was not gained between 7:10 and 8:30 a.m.
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Corona Time Service
East Seventh St
Walter Buck
Betwen
U S Air Force Globemaster Hit But Lands Safely in Katanga
In Elisabethville Katangan forces opened fire on a U N Globemaster during approach setting it ablaze. the crew remained unarmed and the aircraft landed safely. U N forces responded with air support and Union pilots continued operations to supply troops amid the Katanga conflict.
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U.S. Air Force
Katanga
Elisabethville
the Congo
UPI
United States
United Nations
Leopoldville
U.N
Air Force
Washington
Kamina
City council urges state session to outlaw poker in California
The Corona City Council passed a resolution urging California to include outlawing draw poker and lo-ball draw poker in an extraordinary session. The move followed a request from the Cudahy Improvement Association and was supported unanimously while remarks noted local poker parlors and tax implications. City Manager Ralph Pfiffer quipped about legalizing gambling to cut taxes and referenced opposition from Northern California interests.
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Corona
California
Cudahy Improvement Association Inc
Intion
Lawrence Thome
Charles Jameson
Bat City
Ralph Pfiffer
Gardenia
Council Names Advisory Board for Airport
Corona City Councilmen faced a dilemma when appointing the Airport Advisory Committee. They admitted none of the proposed members came from the Corona Flying Club, choosing by personal knowledge rather than from a list.
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Corona
Airport Advisory Committee
Corona Flying Club
Charles Jameson
Representa
Golden Rule for Safe Christmas Trees in Corona Schools
Fire marshals across Corona Unified School District prepare families for safe tree practices. Read in Junior Fire Marshal magazine and A Golden Rule for a Happy Rule distributed by schools with support from the Insurance Agents Association of Corona. Follow tips such as placing trees in water, using fire resistant decorations, and turning off lights when leaving.
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Corona Unified School District
Insurance Agents Association Se Corona
Monte Nutter
Everett Braneright
Insurance
Agents Asso
Pearl Harbor Survivors Hold First National Convention
UPI reports the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association ends its two day meeting in Anaheim marking the 20th anniversary of the Day of Infamy with a private screening of I Bombed Pearl Harbor. Founder Mark Ferris notes the group has about 3,000 members across all states.
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Anaheim
UPI
Pearl Harbor
Slaton Officials Delay Fight Over Pool Desegregation Order
In Slaton Texas Mayor L. O. Lemon and a 31 rancher meeting defer a firm stand against a Labor Department order allowing Mexican workers to use the city swimming pool. The order gave 30 days to set a non-discrimination policy or risk cutting off Mexican contract labor.
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Slaton
Tex
UPI
Labor Department
L. O. Lemon
Lemon
Truman Defends Atomic Bomb Decision On Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Former President Harry S. Truman, 77, marks Pearl Harbor's 20th anniversary with a rebuke of critics of the 1945 atomic bomb use. He says tears over Hiroshima and Nagasaki should honor Pearl Harbor victims, urging readers to visit the sunken Arizona battleground to grasp wartime choices.
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UPI
Harry S. Truman
Pearl Harbor
Japan
United Press International
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United States
Arizona
Truman
Thick fog halts ships and traffic around Los Angeles harbors
Thick pea soup fog covered Long Beach South Bay and Orange Countys ports last night delaying about 10 ships from sailing from Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors. Six vessels waited offshore to enter. Harbor Freeway traffic slowed to a crawl as firefighters battled a miner blaze in Wilmington amid the fog.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Long Beach
Orange County
Harbor
Wilmington
Kennedy Seeks Labor Help On Trade Policy
President Kennedy planned to address the AFL-CIO convention in Miami Beach seeking labor support to overhaul U.S. trade policy. He criticized the National Association of Manufacturers in New York and outlined aims for a fiscal 1963 budget and price stability with labor responsibility.
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Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Kennedy
Organized Labor
U.S
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Attlee gravely ill after heart attack at Amersham hospital
Former British Prime Minister Clement Attlee aged 78 was hospitalized at Amersham General with a heart attack and grave illness. Doctors reported a rapid decline after his admission for a stomach upset and a worsening condition followed.
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Earl
Clement) Attlee
Amersham General Hospital
Lord Attlee
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