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Newspaper
Corona Daily Independent
Location
Corona, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1975
Page
1
The Commerce Department reports May housing starts at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,126,000, up from 986,000 in April, a 14 percent increase and the highest rate in eight months.
Wind swept sand dunes closed Interstate 10 between Barstow and Baker and blocked California 111 near Palm Springs. I-15 remained open but not recommended as slick wrecks total 50 to 60 vehicles. one death reported. Governor Wallace says he will be involved in the 1976 campaign but has not declared a party bid.
An underground nuclear test code named Mast is postponed at least 24 hours because winds from the north blow toward Las Vegas. The Energy Research and Development Administration said the blast would be delayed to Thursday morning. Gusts reached 40 mph Tuesday with 20 to 25 mph winds reported.
Twenty one warships of the U S Third Fleet with 100 aircraft and 8000 sailors train for ten days off the California coast. The Bell Box maneuvers include an amphibious raid on San Clemente Island by units from Camp Pendleton and test anti air anti submarine air surface and amphibious warfare. The exercise runs through June 27. The action tests readiness across naval operations.
The first group of F111A sweepwing bombers is en route home to become Tactical Air Command support squadrons. About a dozen multimillion dollar aircraft will arrive at Nellis AFB Nevada at 4 30 p m today from Korat RTAFB in Thailand. In Portugal soldiers dispersed crowds as communists took control of Republica newspaper.
Circuit Judge Clifford B. Olsen dismissed Roberta Schwenk's suit for $100 damages after finding Oregon's sex discrimination law does not apply to private organizations like the Boy Scouts. He said extending public accommodations coverage would require a strained reading of the statute.
CIA Director William Colby said his predecessor Richard Helms issued a 1972 directive banning any assassination proposal or operation. He did not confirm past CIA involvement in assassination plots and urged limited public discussion. The disclosure accompanied testimony prepared for June 12 before the House Select Intelligence Committee, canceled due to leadership crisis.
In Sacramento five Democratic lawmakers and Republican critics halted approval of Governor Brown's $11.57 billion budget six hours after the Senate backed the measure 32 to 5. The coalition needed 54 votes in the Assembly and, with five Democrats opposing, the plan failed 49 to 20. The defecting Democrats named include Willie Brown Jr and four others from Oakland Santa Ana and Los Angeles.
President Ford will file official papers declaring his candidacy for the 1976 election by Friday. Army Secretary Howard Callaway will become his campaign chairman, leaving his Pentagon post next month to lead the political effort, White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen said.
Snow and cooler air slowed a wildfire burning over steep slopes in the Inyo National Forest bighorn sheep refuge. Firefighters reported subsiding winds as flames were checked early Wednesday, aiding containment efforts.
Los Angeles supervisor Pete Schabarum accuses Air Resources Board head Tom Quinn of sabotaging the six county smog merger by steering Ventura County away. The resulting four county district includes Los Angeles Orange Riverside and San Bernardino, with Santa Barbara cut off. A regional bill awaits Senate action as counties push to run their own air pollution control district.
Corona police investigate a .22 caliber pistol involved in an accidental shooting of 19 year old Raymond Voyles while he inspected the gun in a car. Three passengers including Lori and Robert Livengood confirm the account. the weapon, reported stolen in Junction City, was seized for the investigation.
Witness Vince Isgrove testified that James Ruppert could rapidly shoot a moving beer can from 15 to 45 feet away, calling him the only person he had seen who could walk a can. Prosecutors said the victims were shot so quickly they could not move. Earlier testimony noted Leonard Ruppert held over $225000 in life insurance.
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