City of Redlands builds new park facilities this week
Redlands issued 43000 in building permits for a 629 square foot storage and restroom building at the new Community park on Pennsylvania avenue and Church street with Matthews Construction Co as contractor. An 800 square foot 8000 picnic shelter is also planned. Other permits include additions, remodels, and patios across several streets with values ranging from 150 to 2500 dollars.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Church Street
Matthews Construction Company
Louis Fattarini
Mulvihill Avenue
George St. Pierre
E. Lugonia Avenue
Gen Martin to head BI bomber program
Brigadier General Abner B. Martin, former director of the Minuteman missile program at Norton AFB since 1971, will assume leadership of the B 1 bomber program on January 1. He will manage two thirds of the Triad strategic deterrer force and oversee the B 1 project as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrent strategy.
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Norton Air Force Base
MIT
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Martin
Air Force Armament Center
Air Force Ballistic Systems Division
Air Force Armament Test Laboratory
Air Force Space and Missile Systems Organization
SAMSO
Los Angeles
Air Force Systems Command
Minuteman
New Years Trail Ride Hosted by E.T.I. Corral 98
The third annual New Years Trail Ride by E.T.I. Corral 98 starts at 9 a.m. Sunday December 30 from the Texaco station parking lot on Sandlewood Road off Calimesa boulevard. The route goes to Fishermans Retreat with a lunch stop where riders may bring sack lunches or buy drinks. For details call 795 6395 or 794 4394.
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Redlands Councilman Sewall Will Not Seek Re election
Redlands City Councilman Sam Sewall announced he will not run again citing a shift in employment. After 16 years as assistant manager, he will leave Paine Webber Jackson and Curtis Inc. to enter full time public service, with the March 5 election approaching. He praised voters and noted the future of Redlands depends on citizen action.
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Redlands
Sam Sewall
Sewall
Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis Inc
Frank Jacinto to head Conservation district
Frank Jacinto Jr prominent orchardist was elected president of the Redlands Highland Yucaipa Resources Conservation District succeeding Alex Law who did not seek reelection. H James Hansen of Big Bear Lake was elected vice president and Chresten M Knudsen was reelected secretary. The district plans a Green Belt program with parks trails along the Feather River aqueduct and tree procurements for reforestation. The City of Redlands will plant 400 trees around the sewage plant. Last year 14000 seedling trees were provided. this year fewer but larger trees. Gerald Stoops of Highland joined the board replacing Law.
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Frank Jacinto, Jr
Redlands-Highland-Yucaipa
Alex Law
Jacinto
H. James Hansen
Big Bear Lake
Chresten M. Knudsen
Feather River
Devil Canyon
San Bernardino
Banning
Redlands
Knudsen
Gerald Stoops
Highland
Stoops
Law
Real Estate Investment Class Planned at Redlands
A 10 week Redlands Adult Education course titled How to Invest in Real Estate aims at small investors. Instructor Norman R. Yates, a longtime San Bernardino real estate specialist, will cover tax advantages, property evaluation, goal setting, buying pitfalls, and terminology. Classes meet Wednesdays 7 to 10 p.m. in room 407 at North Redlands High School starting January 30. Registration is $4.75 at the Adult School Office near Church and Central Avenues, 810 Central.
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Redlands
Jack Binkley
Norman R. Yates
Yates
San Bernardino
North Redlands High School
Church and
Central Avenues
E. Central
Two planets Venus and Jupiter dazzle western sky at Christmas
Two bright planets Venus and Jupiter appear as a conspicuous pair in the western sky near 7 30 p m prompting thoughts of the Star of Bethlehem. The article notes historical astrological ideas and observations from Sky and Telescope and mentions future close apparitions around December 27 28 and a late January approach of the Comet Kohoutek to Venus.
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Frank Moore
Bethlehem
Venus
Jesus
Judea
Herod
Jerusalem
Roger W. Sinnott
Sky and Telescope
Jupiter
Kohoutek
Deadline Near for Council Candidates Filing Window
With the City Hall closed for four days, only 13 hours remain for additional candidates to file for the City Council election on March 4. City Clerk Peggy Moseley will accept nominating positions 8 to 5 on Wednesday and until noon on Thursday.
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Peggy Moseley
County airports commission proposal gains extra seats
SAN BERNARDINO SCN The County Aviation Committee will be renamed County Airports Commission with two at large members added to the existing five, one from each supervisorial district. The Board of Supervisors approved the changes but rejected a license fee for privately owned airports without a public hearing.
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SCN
County Aviation Committee
County Airports Commission
Board of Supervisors
Shed Burns Behind House in Orange at 27927
At 12:53 p.m. yesterday, three engines responded to a reported structure fire at 27527 Orange avenue. Firemen found a shed behind the main house burning, with $200 damage. Clair Diehl owned the property. The Christmas Center at Balboa Park Organ Pavilion in San Diego will host organ recitals, carols, and life-size Biblical scenes through Jan. 1.
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Orange Avenue
Clair Diehl
Balboa Park
San Diego
Riverside man slain in Redlands home during argument
James Dean Bates, 31, of Riverside, was shot in the lower face at his Redlands residence and died at Redlands Community Hospital. Richard Michel McGee, 36, of Riverside, was taken into custody on murder charges after a dispute at 118 Franklin Avenue. Detective notes say the shooting occurred early this morning in a dark living room, with a 9mm pistol involved and both men in the construction trades.
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Redlands
James Dean Bates
Magnolia Avenue
Redlands Community Hospital
Richard Michel McGee
Franklin Avenue
Richard
Margaret) McGee
Bates
Howard
McGee
Edward Olmos
Public School Enrollment Falls in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County public schools report a 1.4 percent drop to 180,060 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with urban districts in the valley hardest hit. Redlands district drops to 11,200, kindergarten enrollment down to 629, and overall elementary figures fall from a 1967 peak of 6,600 to 5,445. Secondary enrollment holds steady with a slight rise, while district administrators call for budget adjustments based on revised counts.
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San Bernardino County
Roy C. Hill
Hill
San Bernardino City Unified
Redlands
Ontario- Montclair
Rialto Unified
Fontana Unified
Colton Joint Unified
Alta Loma
Apple Valley
Hesperia
Rim of the World
Grover Clem
Clem
Ontario air traffic rises 6.3 percent in November
Ontario International Airport reports a 6.3 percent gain in passenger traffic for November with 91,719 travelers despite an airline strike and reduced schedules from the energy crisis. Cargo soars 55.6 percent to 465,114 pounds as PSA operations halt and several daily routes are cut. Airport manager Robert Hamilton notes service remains solid to 24 destinations and urges holiday-season planning.
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Ontario International Airport
San Francisco
San Diego
San Jose-Oakland
PSA
Ontario International
Robert Hamilton
Hamilton
Mid-West
Ontario
Los Angeles International
Readers Call for Front Page Gasoline and Oil Critique
A reader questions WOUSA MATTA-are you editors chicken criticizing oil firms and argues gasoline exporting oil products deserves front page coverage. The letter also urges harsher criticism of Arabian countries for blackmail, insisting actions impact everyday life and demand bold editorial stance.
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Wousa Matta
Loper Named to Position at Rohm and Haas Plant
Dr. Gary L. Loper, University of Redlands graduate and Yucaipa native, is appointed to Rohm and Haas Company in Bristol Pennsylvania to the modifiers research department. He will develop additives for plastics. Loper earned a chemistry degree in 1964 from the University of Arizona State University PhD and is a member of the American Chemical Society. He resides in Corn Wells Heights Pennsylvania.
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Gary L. Loper
University of Redlands
Yucaipa
Rohm and Haas Company Chemical
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Loper
U of B
Allan J. Spilner
Support Granted Senior Affairs Contract Renewal
The Board of Supervisors renewed a contract with the San Bernardino County Council of Community Services to provide staff support to the Senior Affairs Commission. The six month rate rose from 4739 to 5505 dollars due to underestimated employee benefits and higher travel, office expense, and postage costs.
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San Bernardino
SCN
County offices reopen Dec 31 in San Bernardino
San Bernardino County offices will operate on a normal basis Monday December 31 and remain open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A previous report had incorrect information indicating the offices would close at noon.
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San Bernardino
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