Norco Water Plant total cost set at 1.18 million
The Norco community water system cost was set at 1 180 688 08 by the new board at a postponed meeting. Everett Walters chaired the session as 18 manager applicants were reviewed with no action taken. To date 1 054 898 53 has been paid leaving 125 781 55 due. 72 868 95 more is owed plus 16 000 held as a 35 day retention. A 1 000 is held for Reservoir No 2 repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Services Water System
Norco
Board of Directors
Everett Walters
Norco Water System
Reservoir No. 2
Norco Water
Ward and Stoddard
W&s) Construction Company
Ray Stoddard
Bulot and
Quigley
Ray Quigley
Joe Holgate
Machete Victim Put on Critical List
Louis Munoz eighteen year old of Fifth and Joy Streets is on the critical list at Riverside General Hospital after a machete attack at 1 a m Sunday. Ruben Ramirez eighteen of 408 Howard Street faces a July 2 preliminary hearing at 3 p m on a felony assault with a deadly weapon charge with Munoz named as the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Munoz
Fifth and Joy Streets
Riverside General Hospital
Ruben Ramirez
Howard St
Munoz
Fire Burns 85 Acres of Barley and Trees
A grass fire near Bluff Street and River Road destroyed 85 acres of unharvested barley and some eucalyptus trees. Firefighters from nine pumpers including six from California Division of Forestry fought the blaze, narrowly saving about 300 acres of grain and stopping it at Naval Hospital grounds. The fire began around 1 1% p.m. and investigators consider sparks from a trash fire as a possible cause. Estimated grain loss was $1500. ongoing harvesting continued on a tractor as the flames burned.
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Naval Hospital
Bluff Street
River Road
California Division of Forestry
Norco Volunteer Fire Department
Jess Lillibridge
Pacific
Right-to-Work Ballot Splits Partisan Lines
State figures and readers discuss the California right to work ballot as Sen. Dilworth voices concern over Republican prospects in November while noting his own term and lines of support. He quotes letters from Gov. Knight and Washington publisher David Lawrence, signaling mixed views.
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Nelson Dilworth
State Assembly
Daily Independent
Senator Dilworth
California
Sen
Dilworth
Goodwin J. Knight
David Lawrence
Washington
Fire Hazard High As 85 Acres Burned in Norco Area
A series of grass fires endangered homes and a chicken ranch in Norco. A 10 acre blaze on Pacific Avenue spread under strong winds, with CDF units from Glen Avon La Sierra and Pedley plus Norco volunteers battling it. A Bluff Street river fire charred 85 acres quickly but caused no homes to be lost.
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Norco Volunteer Fire Department
California Division of Forestry
Put
Norco
Harmer Avenue
Pacific Avenue
Pacific and
Mountain Avenues
CDF
Glen Avon
la Sierra
Pedley
Mountain Avenue
Library to Raise Fines and Card Fees Next Tuesday
Starting July 1 patrons at Corona Library must pay four cents a day for overdue books, up from two. Magazine fines rise to two cents daily, and lost library cards increase from ten to twenty five cents. Junior library fines remain unchanged.
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Corona Library
Cording
Helen Wilkins
Quiz Queen Elfrida von Nordroff Faces Fourth Tie Game
Elfrida von Nordroff enters a fourth decisive tie with teacher Robert Leicester as she bids toward a $295,500 prize in a tight Monday night showdown.
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Elfrida von Nordroff
Robert Leicester
School Clerks Seek Raise in Corona Unified District
Corona Unified School District Secretaries Association has made a second bid for higher pay, requesting a $15 monthly raise plus the standard $10 increment. They urge more vacation fairness, proposing 15 days for 10 and 12 month staff, and extended paid vacation for long service, with 12 month ratios applied to 10 month workers. The board postponed action due to two members' absence and will reconvene July 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Building.
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Corona Unified School
Corona
Don Hayes
Jess Lillibridge
Howard St
Corona Unified School District
Corona School Board hires five teachers as others resign
The Corona School Board approved the resignation with regrets of Mrs. Danetta L. Rogers and hired five new teachers including Betty Reid Audrey Hartman Charles Strain Bruce Johnson and Donald Becker. New salaries ranged from 4500 to 5052 annually. Several contracts were left unsigned by faculty. The meeting also noted other retirements and staff changes.
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Corona School Board
Danetta L. Rogers
Home Gardens
Lincoln School
Audrey Ann Hartman
Redlands University
Charles C. Strain
Memphis State College
Calexico
Bruce Johnson
USC
University of Maryland
Donald H. Becker
Wisconsin State
Lincoln
Neb
Lucille Heidebrecht
Bakersfield
Frances Jones
University of Colorado
Clarice Shoff
Linden Teachers College
Vermont
Workman Hurt in Fall From New Eastvale School
Joe Fedders, 50, of Anaheim, suffered serious injuries after a fall from the roof of the new Eastvale Elementary School under construction. He broke both wrists and an elbow, and gashes to the forehead. no skull fracture or concussion detected, condition listed as fair. He resides at 2363 Cornet Street, Anaheim.
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Joe Fedders
Anaheim
Eastvale
Fedders
Cornet St
Corona Sizzles as Heatwave Continues for Second Day
Corona logged a second straight 96 degree day while inland areas saw windy conditions with gusts to 35 mph. Highs near 96 gave way to 85 at noon as coastal skies cleared and a low of 53 overnight.
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Corona
California
Fireworks kill 83 in Brazilian market blast
A religious holiday fireworks display in Santo Amaro, Brazil exploded after a short circuit, killing at least 83 people and injuring about 400, with 20 in critical condition. Authorities blamed high tension line failures for the disasters.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Santo Amaro
Bomb Misses U S Ambassador in Beirut Attack
A bomb exploded within 30 yards of U S Ambassador Robert McClintock’s car on a Beirut street but he was unhurt. The incident followed Soviet charges against a UN police force in Lebanon and a Tass critique of Western leaders.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
U. S
Robert McClintock
Soviet Union
Moscow
United Nations
Tass
John Foster Dulles
U.N
Camille Chamoun
Alaska Statehood Bill Faces Constitutional Challenge
Senate Judiciary Chair James O Eastland questioned the constitutionality of the Alaska statehood measure, targeting Section 10 which would cede Northwest Alaska to the Defense Department. Senate GOP leader Knowland had warned against linking Hawaiian statehood. Vanguard launch postponed due to weather. Polaris rocket later lifted off at Cape Canaveral.
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Washington
UPI
James O. Eastland
Senate Judiciary Committee
Alaska
Senate
Defense Department
Teader
William
Knowland
Calif
Vanguard
Polaris
Cape Canaveral
Fla
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Roland Janssen
Everett Buckle
Charles Wray
Forrest Bauleke
John Buttner
Ray Russell
CDI
Eva Wallace
Knight
Santa Ana River
Texas
Independent
CDI Telegraph
Herb David
H. E.bulla Jr
United Press International
Texas Panhandle
Borger
Bulla
Brian
David
Southland
San Francisco
Los Angeles Area
Los Angeles
Labor Department
Workman
New Eastvale
Mercury
Hoffa
New York
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Owen Brennan
Teamsters Local 337
Bernard Spindel
North Hollywood
Randall Adams
Wanda
U.S
West Hollywood
Dorothy Adamson
AIR Force
Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Hollywood
John Calvert
Formosa
Coast Guard
Angelita
San Pedro
UPIN
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Santa Monica
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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