Monday, October 27th, 2008
April 15, 1963
By 10:30 a.m. an afternoon newspaper was in the home stretch, reporters and editors finishing last minute edits, copy editors writing headlines, the pressmen making final adjustments before starting the press that prints thousands of copies in time for circulation to deliver the bundles to the carriers.
When I ...
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
It was touted as clothes suited to San Luis Obispo from local stores.The photo is of Mrs. Robert Montgomery at the Jr. Matrons fashion show. My guess is the event was held at the Veterans Hall in San Luis Obispo judging from the light fixtures in one photo.The Junior Matrons, ...
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Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
March 16, 1963
They are arguably the biggest band ever to break out of San Luis Obispo.
Here is the lede of the story by Tom Valentine published in the Central Coast Living section:
Six dynamic young men give San Luis Obispo a claim to modern musical fame.
A group of San Luis Obispo ...
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Monday, August 25th, 2008
March 23, 1963
As schools around the county kick off a new school year there is concern over the budget crisis in Sacramento.It could be worse.
Back in 1963 Sunnyside Elementary School in Los Osos was in dire straits.
The children of the baby boom were flooding districts.
The school had 237 pupils but ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
February 9, 1963
Arne Nybak was a huge part of the local art scene for the better part of four decades.
Quoting from a Viewpoint by artist Crissa Hewitt published in The Tribune January 24, 2008:
"...this seems a good time to acknowledge a little history about one of the county's oldest arts ...
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