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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1965
Page
1
Community members from Norco Anaheim Corona and Corona Unified Schools discuss reducing freeway accidents. Suggestions include limiting tailgating enforcing sober driving slowing down and delaying travel to avoid rush times. People urge obeying posted speed limits and removing high risk small cars from roads.
The Gemini 4 mission details intense moments from the 11:22 a.m. EDT launch to Edward White's spacewalk, a preliminary close approach to the Titan II booster, and hours of rest and routine aboard the capsule as McDivitt and White navigate the early orbits and preparations for future tasks.
City Manager Glenwood Wilson and City Attorney Tom White will receive notable pay raises, boosting Wilson to 317 weekly and White to 288 weekly. Department heads also gain raises across the board amid council action.
Mostly sunny conditions forecast for Saturday with a clear sky. At noon the temperature was 67 degrees, following a 56 degree low last night and a 70 degree high yesterday.
Severe storms hit the Great Plains with tornadoes thunderstorms and hail from Texas to the Dakotas. A tornado lifted a semitrailer and several men at Athens Tennessee but spared injuries. Damaging winds hit farms 40 miles north of Devil's Lake North Dakota. No other injuries reported despite multiple funnel clouds and scattered damage.
New York reports Tom Rolfe is the 6-5 favorite in the 97th Belmont Stakes facing six rivals. Dapper Dan Hail To All La Cima join Bold Bidder Selari First Family among entrants as Powhatan's star seeks a second Triple Crown jewel with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard after a Preakness effort and Derby finish.
About 2,200 civilian employees at Norton Air Force Base began a clap-in protest after learning they would be transferred to Hill Air Force Base Utah or McClellan Air Force Base California under a Defense Department economy plan. workers clap spontaneously for up to ten seconds in their offices.
Jim Leslie Johnson, 35, longtime California Division of Forestry firefighter, was named Corona fire chief by City Manager Glenwood Wilson. Johnson edged five contenders including acting Chief Harvey Simpson, who may remain in a supervisory role. Johnson’s record shows extensive combat experience and a single noted shortcoming, with 16 years in forestry firefighting and a notable 1956 East Highlands Fire burn recovery.
The NFL plans to boost its current 14 teams to 16 for 1967, surpassing the AFL expansion moves. Commissioner Pete Rozelle proposed adding new franchises with Atlanta as a leading candidate alongside Montreal Toronto Boston Miami Memphis Seattle Portland and New Orleans among others. AFL Commissioner Joe Foss said he will recommend adding two teams immediately, intensifying the expansion rivalry.
A KC135 refueling tanker and an F100 fighter jet crashed within hours in New Mexico. The tanker crash killed all five crew members aboard. details on the fighter crash were not disclosed in the available text.
GOP leaders Robert Morgan of Tracy and Don Mulford of Piedmont said the plan to cut 24 million from the state budget does not avert a tax increase this year. They warned that without more revenue or further cuts a small revenue gap would require higher taxes.
UPI reports official sources say Soviet Ilyushin-28 jets, described as Korean War vintage, were spotted around Hanoi in North Vietnam. The Defense Department confirmed the find but provided few details, noting that “a number were spotted” and estimating six to eight aircraft.
In Da Nang area two U.S. Marines were killed and 19 wounded in their heaviest day of action since arrival in March. The unit inflicted heavy losses on the Viet Cong across a series of stiff engagements.
United Press International recounts Edward H. White’s spacewalk of 20 minutes off the capsule over the Atlantic as he drifted 103 miles above Earth at 17 500 miles per hour. White toyed with a space gun and joked with James A. McDivitt while the venture pushed the boundaries of orbital exploration.
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