Archive for the ‘1960's’ Category
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
December 7, 1964
It is a posture every student is familiar with, in a posture worthy of a Rodin sculpture Lawrence Leckland ponders his history 304 final exam. According to the caption there were about 5,000 students taking finals at Cal Poly that year.
In other news the murder trial of William ...
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Monday, December 15th, 2008
December 19, 1964
I can't add anything to it...here is the original text.
It was a ticklish moment for 2 ½ year-old Timmy Eskridge.
A big fat fellow with a long white beard wanted a kiss.
Timmy looked at his mother, Mrs. Phil Eskridge, Edna Road, San Luis Obispo. She smiled encouragement.
Mamma's approval was ...
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
December 13, 1964
Working for a paper in a place that still has a sense of community allows the staff to cover local stories that big papers ignore. Some people complain any time the front page has something that is not death or destruction related but there is plenty of heavy ...
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Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
December 5, 1964
Not all change is good. One of the first posts in this blog was the from the 1963 Paso Robles Christmas parade. Santa rode a wheeled sleigh pulled by a horse on 12th street. Yeah, its not reindeer but the visual symbols are close enough so that if ...
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Friday, December 5th, 2008
February 3, 1966
Girls at San Luis Junior High wanted to wear granny dresses to school but the school officials thought that would be unfair to the boys, so Crazy Dress Up Day was born.
Today a kid would be suspended for bringing a gun, toy or otherwise, to school. Back then ...
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