War toys spark mixed local views amid Corona retirement move
Readers weigh in on war toys with diverse views from Frances Lagos and Kathy Cline while Corona moves city employees from Occidental Insurance to the State Retirement System. City Atty. Tom White outlines a phased switch affecting about 150 employees and 12 retirees, aiming for lower premiums and better benefits within two to six months.
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Occidental Life Insurance Co
Corona
Occidental
Tom White
White
State
Council
Grant's would hire 250 here in Corona store plans
Grant's Western Division tells The Daily Independent they plan an outlet at Main and Parkridge in Corona pending zoning and building approvals. The 70 000 to 100 000 square foot store aims to employ about 250, with occupancy targeted for fall 1968 to spring 1969.
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W. T. Grant
Corona
Jack Burgess
Grant
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Parkridge
Riverside Plaza
Palwen
Daily Independent
Banks and shops to shut for Christmas weekend
Nearly all stores and markets in Corona and Nerco will close Sunday and Monday, December 25 and 26. Banks and city offices also close. the stock market suspends. Hattan's Market and Thrifty Drug stay open both days. Market Basket operates Monday 9 am to 6 pm. Norce stores vary. Ranchland Market closes Sunday but opens Monday. R and E Liquor and Norce Liquor remain open. The Daily Independent prints Monday as usual.
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Hattan’s
Thrifty Drug
Norce
Ranchland
R and E Liquor
Norce Liquor
Daily Independent
Ruby urged to take lie detector test in Oswald case
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr urged that Jack Ruby be given a lie detector test as soon as possible to prove he was not involved in a conspiracy when he killed Lee Harvey Oswald. Carr asked Homer Garrison Jr. to arrange the test, stating it should be reliable given Ruby’s mental and physical condition.
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Tex
Jac Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Ruby
Shively to Run Again in Norco Special Election
Roy J. Shively 70, a Norco resident since 1955, announced he will file for city council in the March special election. He opposes NCSD takeover and a city department model, and favors appointing the next in line rather than holding a new vote. Incumbents Hoefs Harris and Range were re elected.
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Roy J. Shively
NCSD
Shively
Bert Range
Japan
Dan Tillmanns
Norco Incorporated
Louis Hoefs
Tom Harris
Lomax to Interview Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi Mission
Lewis Lomax with State Department blessing leaves Saturday for Hanoi to interview North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh. He flew to Washington, D.C. for a briefing by top State Department officials including Secretary of State Dean Rusk.
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Los Angeles
Lewis Lomax
U.S. State Department
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Washington, D.C
State Department
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
Lomax
U S destroyer O'Brien hit by Communist artillery
The U S 7th Fleet destroyer O'Brien was struck by two rounds of coastal artillery off North Vietnam causing light casualties among its nearly 300 crew. It marked the first direct hit reported on an American ship by Communist gunners.
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Saigon
7Th Fleet
O’brien
North Vietnam
Three 12 year old burglars nabbed in Verity Packing House raid
Three 12 year old youths were arrested for breaking into the Verity Packing House in Compton and Ontario. Police say they entered via rafters into the Verity and Ottinger offices and stole an adding machine a check writing machine and various office items valued at about 200 to 800 dollars with about 50 dollars from the Ottinger office recovered.
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Corona
Verity
Compton
Ontario
William Heckert
Dwight W. Ottinger
Rabbi to Be Indio Chief for a Day
Rabbi Philip H. Weinberg, longtime police chief fill in at Reno, will serve as Indio’s police chief for Christmas Day as a goodwill gesture. He notes the ecumenical spirit and Jewish hope for harmony on the holy day. He will exchange duties with Indiana Chief Homer L. Hunt this year.
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Chino
UPI
Chino Correctional Institution
Desert
India
Philip H. Weinberg
Reno
Homer L. Hunt
Rabbi Weinberg
Weather Outlook Forecast Mostly Sunny with Slight Temperature Change
The forecast calls for mostly sunny conditions tomorrow with minimal temperature changes. No major precipitation or wind shifts expected, keeping high and low temperatures near current levels.
Holiday Hill Ski Slopes Use Man Made Snow In So Cal
Holiday Hill in the San Bernardino Mountains produces 6 to 10 inches of custom snow nightly and will run daily through the Christmas holiday with good conditions for beginners Rebel Ridge also reports 6 to 10 inches of snow daily and excellent conditions Mt Baldy Mt Waters will stay open for sightseeing while other resorts close until new snow falls June Mountain in the Sierra Nevada reports 3 to 5 feet of snow with daily operations continuing.
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