The Daily Report (Ontario, California)
Civil Defense
#### Civil Defense

In 1952, the Daily Report company announced it would no longer cooperate with a [Civil Defense](/wiki/Civil_Defense "Civil Defense") informational program because the Ontario Planning Commission had denied a [zoning variance](/wiki/Variance_%28land_use%29 "Variance (land use)") to permit the enlargement of the *Report's* radio station.["Daily Report Company to Refuse Co\-operation With Civil Defense," *The San Bernardino Sun,* August 7, 1952, page 25](https://www.newspapers.com/image/49396229/?terms=Ontario%2B%22Daily%2BReport%22)


What is civil defense?