Friday, October 31st, 2008
August 10, 1968
Nights are getting longer, daylight saving time is ending and lights are taking effect.
The 1960’s were the golden age for neon signs. The view of Monterey Street shows signs in front of the Fremont and Obispo theaters and the Anderson Hotel. The light pollution spraying into the sky ...
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
July 31, 1968
America has this tradition where we head to the beach on July 4 and play with dangerous stuff that goes boom.
I'm not advising people to do this, it is just an observation. Please, lets all have the same number of fingers next week as we do today.
In the ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
TIGHT SQUEEZE FOR NEWSMAN ON LOPEZ PROJECT ROAD
Jack Magee stands between two cars on narrow curve
August 10, 1968
Upper Lopez Canyon Road was built along a ridge to replace the old and even narrower original road soon to be beneath the waters of the new Lopez Lake.
In the era of ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Archaeologist "Bobbie" Greenwood displays bone dagger. More than 1,000 Indian artifacts have been recovered at Diablo Canyon.
June 10, 1968
Major construction at Diablo Canyon was about a year away. Before it began a crew of archeologists worked to document the site.
Financed by PG&E, 15 to 18 people worked at various sites ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Donald Gordon spouts water, displays Easter eggs from Morro Bay High School swimming pool.
April 9, 1968
With all the recent hot weather a trip to the pool sounds good.
Over my career I have covered a lot of Easter egg hunts but never one under water.
This idea was unique enough that two ...
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