Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Captain Roy J. Bud Newton of the Lynann with a whale gun.
The Lynann was a whaler, converted from a Navy submarine chaser.
January 28, 1966
It wouldn’t happen today.
Using logic that made sense in the 1960’s researchers were killing seals to save them.
Working out of Morro Bay, a trio of marine biologists ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
I need a little help with this one. It is an undated print from the files showing boat construction in Morro Bay. The top of the powerplant stacks are painted dark and in the background there is a waterfront dry dock facility and the Galley.
Looking at the cars I can ...
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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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Saturday, June 7th, 2008
The sound of music
Three of the Guitar Club singers, left to right, Bobbie Klaggs, Glen Rathbone and Laurie McLinn, entertain Morro Bay High School Students Tuesday with a hootenanny.
February 22, 1965
Kingston Trio. Even the Beatles had acoustic folk sounding albums from this era with Revolver and RubberFolk music was a ...
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
Crop dusters dropped 9,000 pounds of barley grain on the sandspit from a souped-up World War II Stearman biplane. (Telegram-Tribune photos by Jack Wilson)
April 28, 1965
This is one of those stories from the past that would never happen today.
The brand new city of Morro Bay was involved in ...
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