Riverside County brush fire containment boosts cooling hopes
A major Riverside County brush fire near Reche Canyon, burning about 4 000 acres, was contained after 6 a.m. with 200 crews resting and 200 more mopping up hot spots. A second 60 acre blaze near Lincoln Street, Home Gardens, was extinguished yesterday. The fires, sparked by arson, ran in 100 degree heat with retardant drops by seven air tankers and joint aid from San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego counties.
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West Riverside County
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Corona
Garretson
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Los Angeles
San Diego
Riverside County Fire Department
Sewage blockage halts flow into Temescal Channel
Corona city crews stopped a 8 inch sewer leak along Cota Street around 2 p.m. after a blockage sent raw sewage into the Temescal Channel. Officials posted warnings, added chlorine, and prepared to report to the water quality board, with no immediate fines expected.
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Temescal
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Santa Ana
Cota
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Prado
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City of
Riverside
Bob Holub
Corona
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Zasadzinski
Water Quality Agency
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Featherly Park
Green River Drive
Jim Keaton
Public Works Department
Riverside City Council
Fireworks Display Rules Stir Corona Area Confusion
Public confusion surrounds Corona County fireworks laws and the Riverside County ban amid debates on Independence Day displays. Fire Chief Jim Johnson says Corona Raceway can legally host licensed pyrotechnic shows with strict operator oversight. He notes ground displays pose little fire risk, while aerial bursts require proper licensing and safety controls.
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Corona
Corona-Norco
Corona Raceway
Jim Johnson
Johnson
San Francisco
Old Mexico
California
Herbert Spiegel
Corona Industrial “Electric
Chino
John Gerardi
China
Prado art award ceremony at dam with Corona students
U.S. Corps of Engineers officials will meet Corona students who helped with the Prado Dam painting at 10 45 a m tomorrow on the dam to present the savings bond to crack the Liberty Bell and christen the painting.
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U.S. Corps of Engineers
Corona
Principal pilots on campus program for disruptive seventh and eighth graders
Auburndale Junior High School will start a one year pilot placing seventh and eighth graders with disruptive behavior in a self contained classroom on campus from 1 to 5 p.m. The aim is to keep students at the home school and reintegrate them into regular classes.
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Auburndale Junior High
Auburndale
Kimbell Continuation High
Kimbell High School
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Smith
Kimbell
Swank
Mayor to Welcome German Students Arrival Tonight at Corona High
Corona Mayor Flora Spiegel will introduce thirty eight German foreign students arriving by bus to host families for a three week stay in Corona. The visitors will be hosted through the Foreign Thing Sponsored by Readers Digest program at Corona High School Star Room.
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Corona High School
Star Room
Corona
Flora Spiegel
CHS
FSL
Jack Backer
Jan Schoenherr
United States
Disneyland
Postal rate hikes eyed by postal authorities
Postal authorities indicate increases on several service classes within ten days. Second through fourth class mail may rise 5 to 20 percent beginning Tuesday. A bilingual student welcome unfolds Friday at the high school with tests, interviews, and English proficiency grouping.
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