On Oct. 29, 1964, an article in the Light announcing the merger quoted a joint statement from the two papers’ publishers: “By combining forces ... we will be able to present a more comprehensive coverage of the La Jolla community. … The plan of this merger is to give La Jolla a bigger and better newspaper — it is as simple as that!” The merged paper was published as the La Jolla Light-Journal until the mid-1970s, when “Journal” was dropped and the publication continued as the La Jolla Light, which it does to this day. Other April events (Courtesy of La Jolla Historical Society)