Computer age trials and Corona city education night
A Corona column recounts a week of odd mishaps including a power outage in a mobile home and a lighthearted school talk on local government. The writer notes circuit breaker fixes, recalls gas tax history, and describes a junior high talk where two questions emerge about a skating rink and riding on private property with police responses.
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Governor Brown
California Highway Trust Fund
Corona
Letha Raney
Brad Bradbury
Bradbury
I. Trust Fund
California
Santa Barbara
Lance Stalker
Caltrans
San Bernardino
Jim Palmer
Raney
Corona City
Palmer
Ira Calvert
Tom Gunderson
Senate Judiciary opens Stevens Supreme Court hearings in closed session
The Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings on Judge John P. Stevens but moved to executive session to review his health and financial records. Chair Warren Christopher reported the ABA found Stevens fully competent with no conflicts. Ford had nominated the Chicago antitrust specialist to replace Douglas.
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Washington
Christopher
ABA
Stevens
Search Committee
Judiciary Committee
Ford
Chicago
William C. Douglas
United Airlines Grounded as Machinists Strike Enters Third Day
United Airlines kept jets idle as machinists strike reaches day three. Negotiations resumed in Washington but flights are canceled through Tuesday midnight. A National Mediation Board spokesman said both sides met after 10 am with optimism lingering while talks continue.
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Washington
UPI
United Airlines
International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
National Mediation Board
Market Still Declining as Trading Holds Steady
New York stocks drift lower in moderate trading amid uncertainty about economic recovery. Dow Jones average tumbled after opening down about three points, slipping to 916.12 as Friday’s drop and last week’s decline reflect its worst showing of the year.
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NEW York
UPI
New York Stock Exchange
Voter Registration Open Ahead of Municipal Elections
Residents not yet registered may sign up through February 1 with Iris Clark at The Butcher Shoppe acting as registrar. Clark will register voters Mondays and Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. Registration also available at city halls and at market tables set by organizations as the deadline nears.
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Iris Clark
Monndays
Portugal requests urgent UN Security Council meeting
Portugal asked the United Nations Security Council for an emergency session accusing Indonesia of aggression after Jakarta announced Indonesian forces had captured Dili, capital of Portuguese Timor. Portugal severed relations and Indonesia ordered the Portuguese diplomat to leave Jakarta.
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United Nations
UPI
Portugal
Security Council
Indonesia
Adam Malik
Jakarta
Dili
Portuguese Timor
Kissinger plans Moscow trip to seal arms pact before Christmas
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said he will likely fly to Moscow before Christmas to finalize a new arms limitation pact with the Soviet Union. He expects to meet Leonid Brezhnev as talks near completion with roughly 90 percent of work done on limiting offensive strategic nuclear vehicles.
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Washington
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Robbery Suspect Arrested as Guns Seized in Pomona Case
Michael Munson, 25, arrested at home after 49 handguns worth about 5400 seized. Police say robbers entered the Big Five Store in Pomona last week, pistol whipped the manager and fled with the weapons. Weapons turned over to federal agents handling interstate trafficking in stolen arms.
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Ontario
UPS
Michael Munson
Pomona
Kaiser druggists strike hits 29 Southern California pharmacies
A 98 percent authority vote by Retail Clerks Union Local 770 triggered a walkout at Kaiser Permanente pharmacies in Southern California. At 5 a.m. 328 members from six locals, including pharmacists clerks and technicians, began striking over wages.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Retail Clerks Union
Kaiser Permanente
California
Ken Edwards
Masked gunman flees Corona 7 11 without loot
A masked man armed with a revolver robbed the Corona 7 11 at 725 E Grand and fled without taking money. The clerk, 37, described the bandit as about 17, who entered with two companions in the alley afterward.
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Corona
7 11
E. Grand
Red Carpet Realtors Promote 28th Toys for Tots Campaign
Red Carpet Realtors join the U S Marine Corps Reserve in the 28th annual Toys for Tots drive to aid over 50 million underprivileged children in Southern California. Offices in Corona Norco Riverside Highgrove Sun City and San Bernardino invite locals to donate unwrapped toys in new condition. Barrels for drop off and pickup service are provided plus flyers with office addresses and numbers.
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Red Carpet Realtors
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
California
Red Carpet
Corona
Norco
Riverside
Highgrove
Sun City
San Bernardino
Norco honors fire department staff at annual banquet
About 160 people attended the Norco awards banquet at the Legion Club. Valerie Hock and Bill Wanderer were named female and male employee of the year. Mickey Kulich and Ray Lusk received special recognitions, ten and five year pins were awarded, and several commissioners served on the banquet committee.
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Norco City
Legion Club
Valerie Hock
Fire Department
Bill Wanderer
Mickey Kulich
Norco Firemen’s Association
Ray Lusk
Bob Maxwell
al Adair
Paul Andersen
Betty Sue Conn
Joyce Nelson
Shirley Russell
Joe Luna
Bart Brown
Rudy Lagmay
Tony Keeling
Sandy Kohler
Robert Ross
Ramona Saunders
Betty Tyler
Wreath factory at Boys Republic destroyed by blaze
A fire gutted the Della Robia Christmas wreaths plant at Boys Republic in Chino California burning a work building Sunday. The blaze started in a paint booth and caused 150000 dollars in damage with no injuries. Wreath production will resume today in another building and all orders will be filled by Christmas.
Santa Claus to Visit Norco Businesses for 4th Week
Norco to host Santa Claus visits sponsored by the Santa Claus will tour local businesses on December 19 and 23 afternoons. Children will receive candy from the jolly visitor as part of holiday events by the chamber.
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Santa Claus
Plane crash near Big Bear leaves three dead
Wreckage of a Beechcraft single engine plane missing since Thanksgiving day was found at John Bull Flats five miles north of Big Bear Airport. Pilot John Clute of Pasadena and two Nebekers, Donald and Marge, all in their seventies, died when their flight into a mountain storm ended in trees. Snow camouflaged the site until an aerial search located the wreckage.
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Big Bear
Calif
UPI
Clute
Coronan sells antique store in three days for Guaranteed Results
Fernando Enriquez of Corona sold his antique store in just three days with a Guaranteed Results classified ad in The Daily Independent. If you want fast sales, call 737-1234 and ask for Guaranteed Results.
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Fernando Enriquez
Corona Sola
Independent
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