Norco Junior High bid comes in well under estimate
A low bid of 506,850 from J. B. Sooy of Redlands topped 13 bids for the new Norco Junior High School. The Corona Unified School District eyed an estimated cost of about 532,241 per architects. The board adopted a resolution of intent to accept the bid, pending automatic state approval.
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Norco
J.B. Sooy Firm
Redlands
Corona Unified
Department of Housing and Home Finance
J. B. Sooy
Sooy-Jackson Co
Sierra Vista
Pauline Myers
Western Union
Mark Hendrickson
James’ Merrihew
Tony Matusek
Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendelhal
Air Force flier lands in darkness at Corona strip
Aonlookers and residents from Corona, Home Gardens and La Corona Trailer Park aided as Air Force pilot Bill Heath forced a nighttime landing in a watercress patch near the strip. Heath, en route from Monterey to Riverside, made a daylight departure after rescue. The emergency strip is used by the Corona Police Aero Squadron and others.
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Corona Area
Home Gardens
Corofia’s
Air Force
Army
Corona
Ldw
la Corona
Bill Evans
C. B. Biggers
Evans
Cress
Heath
Riverside
Monterey
Corona Police Aero Squadron
Heat Wave Sets New Corona High At 107 Degrees
Corona thermometers hit 107 degrees setting a new seasonal high. Sun and heat continue with afternoon clouds in the mountains and deserts. Coastal fog may form in lower valleys while coastal areas expect slight cooling after Wednesday afternoon.
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Corona
YACHT Zovorah Recovered After Grounding Off Orange County Coast
A salvage crew aimed to lift the 57 foot yacht Zovorah with a crane from shoals where she ran aground after failed flotation attempts. The vessel owned by Dr KarlLional Dieterle of Pasadena grounded in heavy fog along the Orange County coast north of here along with three other yachts.
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Karl Lional Dieterle
Pasadena
Orange County
Here
Little Leaguer Injured in Eye Not During Game
A 13 year old, Jimmy Greathouse of Norco, was struck in the right eye by a thrown ball while on the sidelines at Husted Park not during play. He was taken to Riverside Community Hospital and remains under eye specialist care with the extent of injury undetermined.
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Husted Park
Jimmy Greathouse
Jimmy
Pedley St
Norco
Riverside Community Hospital
Frank Spire Dies Well Known Corona Figure
News of the death of Frank Spire of Corona in a San Bernardino Hospital near noon today reached here at presstime. Spire, a well known Corona figure, had been in the hospital the past several weeks. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Bell-Thomas Mortuary.
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Frank Spire
Corona
San Bernardino
Spire
Bell-Thomas Mortuary
Mail Reaches Brest From Jersey July 13 1914
A letter post marked July 13 1914 arrived in Brignegan a French seacoast village from Jersey in the British Channel.
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Brest
France
Brignegan
Jersey
Corona OKs 10 percent tax split with county
The Corona council approved a 10 percent share of the Bradley Burns tax to the county in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Stearns and Green dissented saying the plan is unfair to Corona taxpayers since Palm Springs would not contribute. Velthoen defended the measure as saving tax dollars.
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Corona
Herbert E. Garton
A. J. Velthoen
Garton
Velthoen
Karl Erickson
Francis A. Stearns
Cecil O. Green
Stearns
Palm Springs
San Bernardino County
Orange
Los Angeles
San Diego
Needles
Frost Report Hits Corona Today
Corona Riverside District weather section meteorologist Leland Johnson presents highlights from the U S Weather Bureau annual Winter 1956 57 report He notes 48 cold nights six inches of snow in higher elevations and many nights near the danger point while heat waves sweep Corona amid January temperatures near 100 degrees and brisk frost in November.
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Corona
Riverside County
U. S. Weather Bureau
Corona-Riverside
Leland
Johnson
Rumor of Libert Property Price Sets City Council Talk
City Council discussed setting a price on city land within the proposed Second Street Freeway right of way as the Highway Department sought estimates. Realtor group and Corona board assist in appraising parcels while a Belle Avenue homeowner’s escrow price cited at 6000 dollars informs potential valuations. Contempt of Congress actions ordered against Dave Beck Jr. and Joseph McEvoy by Senator McClellan follow questioning on Teamsters payroll links. Both invoked the Fifth Amendment repeatedly. Beck Jr. and McEvoy refused to identify business relations or father’s ties.
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Highway ‘Department
Herbert E. Garton
Belle Avenue
Garton
Corona Board of Realtors
Council
John L. McClellan
Senate Rackets Committee
Congress
Teamsters
Dave Beck
McClellan
Dave Beck Jr
Joseph McEvoy
Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck Jr
McE
Dave
Junior
Fire at Alpha Beta Grocery Briefly Doused
A short duration fire at the Alpha Beta Grocery Store at 3 p.m. yesterday originated in an electric motor in the refrigeration system and was quickly extinguished by the time firemen arrived.
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Alpha Beta
Growth of Corona Little and Pony Leagues prompts meeting
Corona area population growth spurs plan to add two Little League and two Pony League groups by 1958. Harris Kieser notes 400+ boys expected. Norco El Cerrito Home Gardens express interest. A meeting at Panthers Den 8 p.m. invites parents. sponsors and volunteers named.
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Corona
Corona Area
Harris Kieser
Kieser
John Figeira
Home Gardens
Norco
el Cerrito
Don Keyes
Lou Strauss
Golly
Panther’s den
Exchange Lemon Products
Kiwanis Club
Liston Brick
Optimist’ Club
Riches Automatic Laundry
Citizens National Bank
Grand View Cash and Carry Dairy
Hickory Bar-B-Q
The
Lions Club
Dan Burkhart
Pete Villa
Bob Perez
Tony Hernandez
James Churchill
Claude Ragsdale
David Ragsdale
John Ragsdale
Preach’ Boyd
Nevitt Rossiter
W. T. Wright
Melvin Luna
Arnold Luna
Gilbert Luna
Earl Phipps
John Phipps
Leroy A. Schmidt
Ray Bega
James, Rodriguez
Jess Arrellano
Henry Uribe
Abel Uribe
Kitty Breece
Beck Pleads Innocent in Tax Evasion Case
Teamsters President Dave Beck pleaded innocent before U S District Judge George H Boldt to two counts of income tax evasion charging him with cheating the government of 456 420 in 1950 taxes. The grand jury also indicted him for helping prepare a fraudulent return for Teamsters Joint Council No 28 Building Association. Trial date to be set.
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Teamsters
Dave Beck
U.S
George H. Boldt
Beck
Teamsters Joint Council No. 28 Building Association
Experts Warn Unborn Babies Affected by Bomb Tests
Two geneticists told Congress that every nuclear test raises the risk to unborn children, predicting hundreds of thousands or millions of lives seriously curtailed. Dr. Herman J. Muller cites global impact, while Dr. James F. Crow warns of disease deformity and premature death if tests persist.
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Congress
Herman J. Muller
University of Indiana
James F. Crow
University of Wisconsin
Hungarian Premier Edged Toward Kremlin Subservience
The UN special committee report argues Janos Kadar was emasculated by Russians to force subservience. it cites alleged torture and "sadistic barbarities" in Hungary’s anti communist revolt. Kadar is described as a puppet who bows when Russians nearby in the committee’s forthcoming 100,000 word document.
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Janos Kadar
Kremlin
U.N
Hungary
Kadar
U.N. General Assembly
Supreme Court Blockbuster Seeks Wave of Antitrust Suits
Legal experts hail the Supreme Court ruling against Du Pont and General Motors as a blockbuster that could pave the way for antitrust actions against large merged firms. The decision revives the Clayton Act and faces praise from House Judiciary Chairman Emanuel Celler who called it refreshing. The case stems from Du Pont’s 1917 23 percent GM stake purchase. A Wisconsin Senate primary features four Republicans and four Democrats vying to replace the late Joseph McCarthy with dates to be announced.
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Supreme Court
du Pont
General Motors
Emanuel Celler D- N
du Pont de Nemours and Co
General Motors Corp
Wisconsin
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Vernon W. Thomson
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