24 Dec 1968
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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1968
Page
1
Councilwoman Rena Parker called for a public City Council discussion of recent salary increases for city employees. She criticized the lack of public homework and urged review of a 5 percent across the board raise while noting a 35 percent raise for Terry Brown was revealed by The Daily Independent.
Quotes reveal eight individuals recounting how they met their spouses. Rae Lockwood met while dating her friend’s boyfriend, another was introduced by a friend, Beverly Geans met through her husband’s sister, Betty Doernbrack at a low heat dinner, Betty Eaves met via a Marine buddy visit, and Mrs James Troxel said she met him in high school.
Celery grower Jim Yamano uses a helicopter to spray foliar feed on frost damaged celery as growers assess losses from a weekend freeze. Experts warn full extent of damage will be clear by next September as nurseries report significant losses to ornamentals and citrus are badly hit, with navels being inspected for packing readiness.
A young Marine, Pvt. Benny L. Kilburn, 18, collapsed and died during physical training at the San Diego Marine Depot after completing 300 meters of jogging and other exercises. He was the son of Otto Kilburn of Myrtle, Missouri, and Julia W. Martin of Davidson, Michigan.
Eldridge Cleaver the fugitive Black Panther forfeited a $50,000 bail after failing to appear in Alameda County Superior Court. His wife Kathleen and four others who signed the promissory note said they would seek public help to cover the amount.
A walkout by operating room nurses at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena led to the cancellation of non emergency surgeries as they demand a veteran staff physician be fired.
Houston report says Apollo 8 crew Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders entered lunar orbit at 1 59 am PST and Borman delivered a Christmas peace prayer from space. The trio described the moon as dirty sand and shared striking TV pictures as they circled the moon and observed its far side.
Wayne D. Spencer, 26, of Corona, faces five charges after a routine patrol stopped him for no headlights. Officers found a weapon with a wooden club, suspected drugs, and drug paraphernalia in his car and on his person. He is charged with possession of marijuana and dangerous drugs, a weapon, driving under the influence, and related offenses.
A severe snowstorm dumped eight inches overnight in Redding, bringing total ground fall to 23 inches. One man, Ernest Rudolph Rose, 65, died shoveling snow. power outages affected hundreds as Pacific Gas & Electric mobilized 130 workers. A worker was injured at the Redding Record Searchlight while cleaning snow off a roof. multiple buildings including a drug store, bowling alley, supermarket, and a hangar suffered roof damage and aircraft losses at Benton Field.
A two story frame house fire in Los Angeles killed eight people late last night. Fire Department spokesman Gary Rummel said Eddie Greer Jr. 18 escaped. Victims include his sister Eddie Mae Lee and her children Bridget 8 Yolanda 6 Boye 4, another sister Shirley 22 her son Kevin 5 and her sister-in-law's twins Anthony and Antoinette 6.
A weather notice reports rain tonight and showers tomorrow with a brief cool down. Today’s noon temperature was 52 after an overnight low of 30. Yesterday reached a high of 72.
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