Birth of Norco tops area's ten big news events of 1964
A survey by Daily Independent reporters ranks Norco's incorporation and related controversy as the top story of 1964 in Corona-Norco. Other major items include the Corona Unified Hospital District controversy urban renewal plans the city water company bond issue and the 1964 elections with bond propositions and municipal growth shaping the year.
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Henry Leppard
Daily Independent
Corona-Norco
Corona Unified Hospital
Corona
Corona City Water Company
Corona Unified School
County Board of Supervisors
Corona Community Hospital
Charles Gunnoe
Circle City Hospital
Marvin Brewer
Dr. Mangan
Ira Calvert
Blythe & Company
Chamber of Commerce
Sol Karl
Karl
California drops smog affidavits for passenger cars
The California DMV announced that passenger car owners may ignore smog control affidavits printed on the back of 1965 registration forms due to public confusion. Commercial vehicles still must sign. The issue will be reviewed by the 1965 legislature.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Motor Vehicles
Department
Tom Bright
Bright
Best News Stories in 1964 Corona Paper
Local readers praise varied coverage from the year 1964. Highlights include the Norco incorporation and city council election reporting, the death of hermit Bill and human interest angles, and a strong stretch of presidential campaign coverage.
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George Cathey
Vic
Norco
Hermit
Jim Saunders
Highway Patrol
Norco Incorporation
Council
Bill the Hermit
City approves 3.3 million bond plan with cuts to police
Four of five city departments secured assurance their requests would be included in a 3.3 million bond proposal headed to voters in March. The police request for 80 thousand was cut entirely while the fire park and rec and sewer needs were trimmed and preserved. If all four propositions pass the tax rate could rise about 30 cents per 100 of assessed value.
Riverside County lauds action on exhaust affidavit rule
Riverside supervisors celebrate the State Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Board decision barring affidavits of exhaust devices. Paul Anderson says it clears confusion though the attorney general’s ruling on legality of independent nonrequirement remains awaited. San Bernardino may mirror if Riverside rescinds.
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Riverside
Riverside County
Paul Anderson
State Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Board
Anderson
Attorney General
San Bernardino County
Ross Dana
San Bernardino
John Wayne Reveals Cancer Surgery and Film Plans
Hollywood star John Wayne disclosed he underwent surgery last September for a lung cancer spot. He said, I’ve got it licked, and planned to fly to Durango, Mexico, to film The Sons of Katie Elder. Wayne had denied cancer earlier, then said a chest abscess followed leg surgery, and doctors removed the spot.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Durango
Mexico
Wayne
Doctor
Katie Elder
Good Samaritan Hospital
Norco man shoots self in San Jose motel
Rex Arbuckle 38 of Norco shot himself to death in a San Jose motel after an argument with his estranged wife Edna who was in Riverside. She heard a shot while talking to him on the telephone.
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San Jose
UPI
Rex Arbuckle
Norco
Arbuckle
Edna
Riverside
Lawsuit Dismissed Against Bobby Baker By Court
Federal Judge Edward A. Tamm granted Capitol Vending Co. a dismissal of its $300,000 damage suit against Bobby Baker, the former Senate aide whose financial dealings had become a presidential campaign issue.
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Washington
UPI
Edward A. Tamm
Capitol Vending Co
Bobby Baker
Senate
Birth of a social flying club grows at Corona airport
An article outlines the formation of a social flying club at Corona Municipal Airport and plans for regularly chartered flights to distant resorts, signaling rising local interest in recreational aviation.
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Corona Municipal
Pilot lands in muddy field saving 47 aboard
Captain William M. Wade earned praise for a belly landing of a United Airlines Convair after both engines failed. Co pilot J J Campbell assisted, while 47 passengers survived with two minor injuries requiring hospital treatment. The flight originated in San Francisco and was en route to Los Angeles with stops at Stockton Modesto and Fresno.
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Calif
UPI
United Air Lines
San Francisco
William M. Wade
Los Angeles
J.J. Campbell
Douglas McKay
Toledo
Santa Clarita Hospital
Wade
Los Angeles International Airport
Stockton
Modesto
Freggo
San Bernardino TV Wins Federal Grant for Expansion
A federal grant of 67,907 dollars was approved to expand KVCR TV Channel 24 operated by the San Bernardino Valley Joint Union Junior College District. The expansion will extend educational television to about 255,000 people in San Bernardino County, including 132,300 students in 154 schools.
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Washington Upi
Kvcr-Tv
San Bernardino Valley
Apartment Fire Fatal to Four in Boston Tenement
A late night blaze swept a five story crowded brick building killing four people including a mother and two of her children. Eight others were injured and about 150 were left homeless as 40 residents were rescued from upper floors. Police identified the victims as Mrs Anna Lou Perry 25 and two of her children.
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Boston
Anna Lou Perry
Brief Showers Then Sunshine Expected
A few brief showers are predicted early tonight with sunshine returning Friday. Yesterday’s high reached 5 while last night’s low was 33. today’s noon temperature stood at 50.
Chiang Kai-shek calls for action against Communist China
In a New Year message, President Chiang Kai-shek urged destroying Communist China's nuclear installations before full development. The 77-year-old leader stated the Nationalists are determined to halt the Reds from obtaining delivery means for nuclear weapons.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
Chiang
Kai-shek
China
New Year's publication and holiday observances noted
The Daily Independent shifts to morning delivery for New Year’s paper while Corona and Norco markets observe the holiday. Public offices and banks close. many stores remain open Saturday. Chiang Kai Shek warns against Chinese Communists advancing a nuclear delivery system amid a 1949 New Year message.
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Corona
Norco
Burlington Liars Club crowns 1964 world’s champion liar
Philip Strandvold of Pilot Rock Oregon won the Burlington Liars Club award as world’s champion liar for 1964 with a tale about a perpetually late lady at the Pearly Gates. Honorable mentions include Weeta ing Keng Spencer Crang Texas Alfred Fricano Chicago and Dick Phillep Washington D C for varied tall tales. Oswald J Solheim Riverside and a California Scotsman also received notes for their yarns about tires and old Model Ts.
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UPI
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Liars’ Club
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Ing Keng G. Spencer
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Chicago
Alfred Fricano
Dick Phillep
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Congress
Oswald J. Solheim Riverside
California Scotsman
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