Residents Voice Shopping Preferences in Corona and Riverside
Local residents and Corona High students discuss where they shop noting Corona offers convenience and price parity, while Riverside Plaza attracts for larger selections in groceries clothing and records with some favoring Riverside for overall variety. Multiple named locals and ages listed.
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Jackie Roe
W. Tenth
Corona High
Corona
Riverside Plaza
Chris Johnson
Harlow
Home Gardens
Maureen Mitchell
South
Merrill
Riverside
Park pool bond defeat stirs talk of bigger issue
Defeat of a 400000 park and pool bond Saturday prompts city officials to consider reviving a 1500000 bond plan for a 10 acre park a swimming pool near Letha Raney Junior High. City Manager Ralph Pfiffner cites possible revival despite lack of funds and ongoing pool maintenance concerns.
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Ralph Pfiffner
Letha
Raney Junior High School
Pfiffner
Pfiffmer
Ken Redling
City Park
Redlin
Citizens’ Com
Armed robbery hits Chet's Liquor Store in Corona
Police investigate an armed robbery at Chet's Liquor Store 1266 W Sixth Corona. A lone gunman took about 800 in cash and 1100 in checks marked deposit only after 11 pm. Employee Alvie Ray Tevans 16 and his wife hid in the cooler as the thief demanded the receipts and booze. Owner Chester Belcher was away and planned to fly back today.
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Chet
W. Sixth
Alvie Ray Tevans
Ruth
Evans
Chester Belcher
Oklahoma
Belcher
Corona
Ohio boy wins 37th National Spelling Bee title
William Kerek, 12, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, defeats Robert Mathews, 13, of Columbus, in a tense final to claim the 37th National Spelling Bee. Mathews misspells geophagy while Kerek corrects dirt eating and then spells sycophant to seal the championship.
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Washington
UPI
William Kerek
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Kerek
Robert O. Mathews
Columbus
Mathews
Young -Kerek
Thorugh
Subway blaze triggers panic at Brooklyn station
Hundreds of riders fled a Manhattan-bound IND train when a flash fire from a defective shoe beam broke out between Nostrand Ave and Hoyt-Schermerhorn stations. About 30 were hospitalized as witnesses described a frantic dash up platform stairs and crowd crush near turnstiles.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
IND
Nostrand Ave
Hoyt-Schemerhorn
Hospital plans get state OK
Corona Community Hospital administrator Wendell Spurgeon announced final state approval for a new hospital building after architects were informed by Jack Van Zanten of the State Bureau of Hospitals. The bureau had earlier ordered a halt, but Spurgeon promised to adjust any part not meeting specifications and said construction continued toward a December 31 completion target.
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Wendell Spurgeon
Corona Community Hospital
State Bureau of Hospitals
Spurgeon
Jack van Zanten
Bureau of Hospitals
Baccalaureate and Commencement Plans At Corona High
Corona Senior High announces upcoming Baccalaureate in the school gym Sunday at 7 p.m. and commencement at 7:30 p.m. June 11 in the football stadium. Ramirez notes reserved seating for guests, two tickets per senior, altered senior seating, and new entry exit procedures during the ceremonies.
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Corona Senior High School
Augustine Ramirez
Riots Spread Across Korea After Student Demonstrations
UPI reports renewed student rioting in South Korea with protests in multiple cities. About 14 000 college and high school demonstrators demanded President Park Chung Hee ouster as police faced stone throwing and damaged infrastructure.
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Seoul
South Korea
UPI
Korea
Park Chung Hee
Hijackers Sought in $308000 South Africa Robbery
Five armed men hijacked a post office truck near Benoni outside Johannesburg. Police set up roadblocks and searched for the bandits who struck in daylight, clubbed a worker, and kidnapped another as they drove off with $308000 in South African currency.
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Johannesburg
S. Africa
UPI
Benoni
Old man jailed for cutting wife’s hair after dye dispute
A 77 year old man was jailed after he gave a family member a crewcut. He said he had the right to cut his wife’s hair because she dyed it and went out.
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Dallas
UPI
Johnson approves plan to intensify Vietnam effort
President Johnson approves plans to intensify and streamline the U S military effort against Viet Cong guerrillas in South Vietnam. He also seeks a formula to block Communist advances in Laos. Officials disclosed after a White House session with Dean Rusk and Robert McNamara reporting on Honolulu strategy talks.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Laos
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Honolulu
Southeast Asia
Weather Outlook With Sun Returns Friday
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and early morning fog with periods of sun on Friday. Yesterday reached 80 degrees with a low of 55 last night. A reading noted as .70 at pean .today.
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Pean
Showdown in Sino Soviet split calls world conference
The Soviet Union urged an immediate conference of world Communist parties to sever China from the international movement. Pravda hailed a fast convocation as a major unity step while accusing China of delaying. The Kremlin charged China aims to set up puppet parties worldwide and split the bloc.
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Moscow
UPS
Soviet Union
Kremlin
China
World
Communist Party
Pravda
Conference of
Typhoid Seen Threat to All Britain
Aberdeen health officer warns typhoid fever epidemic could endanger Britain if unchecked. Dr. Tan Mac Queen notes the disease crosses boundaries at the Tweed. City reports 318 confirmed and 43 suspected cases with 13 new confirmed and four new suspects.
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Britain
Aberdeen
Scotland
UPI
Tan -Mac-Queen
Tweed
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