STORIES FROM THE PAST
50 years ago
LEMON GROVE — For the first three innings of a first round Little League Sectional tournament game yesterday, it appeared that Fletcher Hills’ Bill Nulton had locked the gate after the victory had escaped.
The Sunbeam Little League All-Star team was holding a 3-1 lead and was keeping Nulton in trouble during every inning. It seemed that the Sunbeamers were just about to break the game wide open at any moment, but Nulton was able to keep the runners from scoring as Sunbeam left seven men on base during the first three innings.
Then in the fourth, Bill retired Sunbeam in order and this seemed to bring his team to life.
40 years ago
The Calipatria Unified School District has been named as a defendant in a suit filed Monday in San Diego’s Federal District Court to test the constitutionality of school boards freezing teacher salaries in the wake of Proposition 13.
It was one of four similar suits filed throughout the state by the California Teachers Association against selected districts. Also named in the San Diego action were State Controller Kenneth Cory and the Escondido Elementary School District.
Calipatria and the other school districts named were selected because they have multi-year contracts with their teachers. Imperial County UniServ director Richard Schuster said the suits “are not against people,” but were filed solely to test the constitutionality on state “bailout” legislation adopted after passage of Proposition 13 on June 6. In order for school districts to receive replenishment funds to recoup lost property tax revenues, they are prohibited from giving cost of living pay hikes to employees this year.
30 years ago
CALEXICO — Border crossers weary of long lines and the daily traffic jam created by the Mexican and American freight trains may soon breathe a sigh of relief. U.S. and Mexican customs officials say local train schedules are being changed to allow Southern Pacific Railroad and Sonora-Baja California freight trains to cross the border between 5 and 6 a.m. instead of at midday.
And a new port of entry facility may be in operation east of the city within two to three years.
Calexico Port of Entry Director Elizabeth Hutcheson said the change of train schedules is tentatively planned to take effect Wednesday.