Parents debate college aid amid fire safety updates
Readers weigh in on whether parents should fund college for their children while Norco authorities warn of fire risks. Fire Chief Maxwell reports a brush fire behind 1950 Hamner sparked by a cigarette. flames covered about an acre and were halted within minutes. The city enforces a new weed abatement ordinance requiring 15 day cleanup notices with fines added to tax bills if ignored.
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Robert L. Maxwell
Norco
California Division of Forestry
Bill Morris
Hamner
Maxwell
Norco names Commerce official as city manager
The Norco city council unanimously chose Nicholas Poppelreiter, longtime Commerce assistant city administrator, as Norco city manager clerk. He will start July 18 pending wind‑up of duties, while City Treasurer John V. Adams resigns with a replacement pending and plans to move to Indiana in August.
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City of Commerce
John V. Adams
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Popplereiter
Armstrong College
Berkeley
University of Southern California
Alameda County
Azusa
Air Force
George Terhune
Terhune
John W. Adams
Indiana
City considers controls on topless entertainment
Norco voters and officials weigh an ordinance to regulate public amusement. The measure requires permits for venues offering live acts and burlesque or fashion shows, with a public hearing to assess morality and suitability. The second reading is set for July 5, potentially making the rules law 30 days later.
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Norco
Editorial Defense of the Beanball With Stengel Assist
Charles McCabe on the editorial page argues in a stirring defense of the beanball tactic supported by Casey Stengel. The piece defends pitching aggression and situates it within baseball strategy and sportsmanship.
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Charles McCabe
Casey Stengal
Weather Update: Mild Sunny Skies Through Wednesday
Mostly sunny today and Wednesday with little temperature change. Today's noon temperature reached 80 after an overnight low of 3. Yesterday's high was 89.
Norcoman urges settlement or court in Corona case
Richard T. Wilson of 4221 Hillside seeks 109637.72 from the City of Corona for damages and injuries from a March 1 crash at West Sixth and Grand. Wilson alleges a twisted traffic signal caused the southbound light to be invisible. The collision involved Colenso J. Salter of Ontario, his wife, and two Moorhouse occupants, all treated at Corona Community Hospital. The case moves toward court unless a settlement is reached.
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Norcoman
Corona
Victor A. Gables
Riverside
Tom White
Richard T
Wilson
Hillside
West Sixth
Grand
Colenso J. Salter
Ontario
Canada
Salter
John
Vera Moorhousie
Corona Community Hospital
Marines Jets Crash Wreckage Hits Hampton Area
Fifteen homes ruined and 100 damaged after two A6 intruder jets collided above Hampton Virginia. Two fatalities reported a mother and her infant son. forty one injured with twelve hospitalized. Rescue teams finished searches after the dusk crash.
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Viet Nam
California Legislature approves implied consent blood alcohol test
California lawmakers voted to require a six month license suspension for drunk driving suspects who refuse a chemical sobriety test, effective once they accept a state license. The measure, supported by clergy and police, tightens penalties and establishes implied consent upon license issuance.
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UPI
California
Edmund G. Brown
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