Fire breaks out again south of Lake Mathews
A new blaze near Lake Mathews Gavilan Hills forced evacuations of about 50 ranch families and threatened thousands of livestock. Fire crews fought the Dawson Canyon Gavilan Hills fire as winds surged, burning 1500 acres, with a house lost and one firefighter hospitalized. Authorities detained two youths on suspicion of starting the Lee Lake fire. a Corona newspaper photographer reported the origin point.
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Lake Mathews
Forest Service
Gavilan Hills
Riverside County
Temescal Canyon
Dawson Canyon
Gavilan Peak
Monument Peak
Corona
Gavilan
California Division of Forestry
Dawson-Gavilan
Tiny Lake Lee
Highway 71
Estelle Mountain
Roy Ebeevy
CDF
Harry Weekly
U.S
Temescal
Truman Holland
Corona- Perris
Alderhill
Holland
Corona Hospital
Estelle Peak
Monument Mountain
CDI
Canyon Highway Hearing Not on Corona Routing
Public meeting at Alderhill Elementary on the Temescal Canyon routing focused only on the segment to Corona East Limits. District Engineer Kane noted the Temescal option leaves alternative routes open for extending the freeway toward Riverside Highway 18 and U.S. 91, with a July Corona meeting planned to present studies.
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Kane
Alberhill
Corona
Sixth Street
Main
Ontario
Temescal Canyon
Alderhill
Riverside
Division of Highways
Temescal Wash
Second Street
Ontario Ave
Main Street
Lincoln
Man Relieved When Caught on License Charge
A man defrauded the state by placing reflective red tape on a 1956 license plate and was arrested by Corona officers. Harry F. Young faced charges of false evidence of vehicle registration after admitting guilt in Justice Court. He had bought the car from a Long Beach dealer in 1955 and had not made payments since. He appeared relieved to be stopped, ending a year and a half on the run. Young will be bound over to Superior Court for Riverside County trial.
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Corona
Harry F. Young
Young
W. S. Caudill
Long Beach
Superior Court
Riverside
Summer School in Full Swing at Corona High School
Summer session is underway at Corona High School with 230 students enrolled in courses including world history U S history American problems typing and basic arithmetic. Classes run 8 a.m. to 12 10 p.m. for two or four hours daily and elementary sessions begin Monday at Jefferson School with bus pickup district wide.
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Corona High School
Stephen Sklepowich
Austin Mason
Jefferson School
U S Proposes Reducing Armed Forces in World Disarmament Effort
The United States and Soviet forces would be cut to 2.5 million each within a year of a disarmament treaty signing. Harold E. Stassen announced the plan at the London Disarmament Conference as a first step toward broader nuclear test talks. Also noted are honors for Navy graduates and a murder case proceeding in another court action.
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United States
U. S
Harold E. Stassen
Cooling trend continues in Southern California weather
A western California cooling trend lowers temperatures seven to twelve degrees from Wednesday. Desert regions are cooler, Friday looks slightly cooler with clear skies aside from night and morning coastal fog. Strong gusty winds expected in northern interior areas and likely spreading to Imperial and Coachella valleys Friday. Saturday forecasts fair weather with little temperature change.
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California
Desert
Imperial
Coachella
Dr and Mrs Herman Ranch Home Saved From Fire
A massive forest blaze in Temescal Canyon threatening the Hermans ranch near Glen Ivy Hot Springs was halted by California Division of Forestry crews. Bulldozers and night watches kept the line, with crews working two days to create a fire break around Monument Peak and protect the Corona Hospital owners.
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Temescal Canyon
Herman
Corona Hospital
California Division of Forestry
Hermans
Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Forest Service
Dopg
Monument Peak
Chairman Defies Rayburn in Televise Hearings Stand
Francis E. Walter rejects Rayburn ruling and continues to televise House Un American Activities subcommittee hearings in San Francisco. Rayburn orders halt, says no rule requires Walter to proceed. Witness Ellis Colton cites ruling and constitutional grounds while cameras roll.
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Francis E. Walter
Subcommittee
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Washington
San Francisco
Walter
City Hall
Ellis Colton
Colton
House of Representatives
Redlands U S 70-99 routing eyed by State Highway
The state Highway Commission weighs freeway routing for U S 70 99 through Redlands San Bernardino County and asks Redlands City Council whether a public hearing should be held. The Beaumont to Redlands east city limit route is favored with a central Redlands option urged by McCoy. County supervisors have waived a hearing.
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State Highway Commission
Redlands
San Bernardino County
G. T. McCoy
Beaumont
McCoy
San Bernardino
UN labels intervention by Red troops in Hungary
A United Nations special committee labeled last year’s Hungarian uprising a spontaneous nationwide revolt crushed by brutal Soviet military intervention. The five member panel, led by Keith C. A. Shann, based findings on witnesses from New York Vienna London Rome and Geneva in a 150000 word report.
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United Nations
Communist Party
New York
Vienna
London
Rome
Geneva
Keith C. A. Shann
Philippines
Radio Free Europe
Government Appeals to Supreme Court on Girard Case
The government asks the Supreme Court to reverse a federal ruling blocking surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japan for a manslaughter trial. Attorney General Herbert Browne Jr argues the decision is wrong and urges early review and possible oral argument.
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Supreme Court
Girard
GI William S. Girard
Herbert Brownell Jr
Joseph C. McGarraghy
McGarraghy
Brownell
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Frank Thomas
San Diego
Lee Lake
Kleckner Gordon
Corona Daily Independent
Dawson Canyon Road
Canyon Road
Highway 7
Canyon
Temescal Guard Station
Canyon Highway
Naval Hospital
Corona U.S. Naval Hospital
Coy Abernethy
L. L. Bean
B. W. Oesterling
Ralph K. James
Admiral James
James
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Espiritu Santo
Bureau of Ships
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
F. Beekman
C. D. Hawley
W. A. Manson Jr
C. W. Nickerson
D. G. Bitner
H. T. Haye
M. G. Neugebauer
F. O. Raasch Jr
B. G. Townsend
J. G. Brasell
A. D. Valasek
D. M. Jordan
Linda Mintz
Thelma Macomber
Ray Pinker
Lois H. Burke
Hollywood Research Inc
Marjorie
Frederick Meade
Burke
Meades
Confidential
Hollywood
Robert Harrison
Mrs. Herman
San Berdoo County
U.N
Hungary
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