20 Dec 1962
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1962
Page
1
The feature spotlights Christmas gifts for women with bold colors and luxurious options. Frock Shop promotes red pieces from dresses to accessories while Juanita's highlights lingerie. Vanity Fair and Barbizon inspire dreams of romance and style with color names like honey and pink tones.
The American Red Cross mobilizes 53 million dollars in food and medical supplies to Florida to secure release of 1,113 prisoners captured after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
UPI reports James B Donovan arrives in Havana with two companions to finalize a prisoner exchange deal for 1,113 Cuban invasion captives. Red Cross coordinates aid while a potential release could occur soon, with costs estimated above 70 million dollars for supplies and delivery over four months.
Washington reports the government allowed wider use of Sabin oral polio vaccine after a Public Health Service review. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry said adults may receive Type 3 doses with small risk, while endorsing all three Sabin types for vaccination campaigns targeting children, young adults, and travelers.
A second bid for a liquor license in Riverside faces opposition from the Corona Unified School District and the Full Gospel Church of God of 1112 Main. Hatans Market owner Lyle Hatton seeks ABC approval to sell liquor, noting decades of beer and wine sales with a separate room inaccessible to students.
Construction begins on Corona del Vista a 540 acre project on Yorke Street near Coronita. Plans call for 208 model homes 600 total homes with lower priced options 40 000 to 60 000, a 42 to 45 acre shopping center a school a hospital a golf course and gardens apartments. The land was purchased Sept 10 by Far West Finance from Mrs. William De Pipkin with ties to Bernardo Yorba's lineage.
Corona police are seeking a teenage bandit who tried to rob D's Liquor Store at 317 West Sixth at pen knife point. The youth fled on foot as officers arrived. Owner Joseph Ramolha said the suspect demanded beer and claimed it was a stickup before pulling a pen knife. Ramolha defended himself with a money bag and scissors.
Firefighters and volunteers battled a blaze that destroyed a bee colony’s 12 month output at a wooden bee yard in LA. Knoefler, owner, estimated about $10,000 in honey and equipment lost with only partial salvage of five gallon cans. California Forestry crews aided, water supply difficulties hindered efforts.
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