Spruce Goose to be shown publicly after deal
Los Angeles Union Press International reports that Howard Hughes long hidden Spruce Goose will be acquired by Hughes Summa Corp for public exhibition. Details to follow at today’s news conference. the giant flying boat built in World War II had eight engines and a 320 foot wing span, flown only once in 1947 during a taxiing test.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Howard Hughes
Long Beach
Aly Muraum
West
Hughes
Summa Corp
Aeronautical
Alameda supervisors vote to scuttle Santa Rita booking facility plan
Alameda County supervisors abruptly scuttled a 400000 booking facility at the obsolete Prison Farm near Santa Rita. Chairman Charles Santana, long opposed, celebrated a potential end to the project aiming to house about 322 prisoners daily until the Oakland jail opens in 1980, while opposition cited lack of master planning.
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Earl Murphy
Foely
Wa Hita Courtly
Alameda County Meen
Charles Santana
Lanka
Santa Hita
Livermore-Amador Yischey Quantipal
Superior Court
Santana
Santa Rita
Hayward
Hans
Loren Enoch
Rus
Joseph Bort
Enoch
Oakland
Santa Fita
Tne
Hanle
Water scarcity and wells reshape Marin County life in satire era
New Marin County author Cyra McFadden discusses drought ethics and social shifts as residents ration water to 47 gallons a day for a family of three. Stories include pool hijackings, inventive conservation, and the rise of yard wells as status symbols amid a suburban satire of California kinkiness.
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New York
UPI
California
Algonquin
Cyra McFadden
Marin County
Tye
Mrs. Mcfadden
Mill Valley
Jon
San Francisco
Suburbia
Kate
Harvey Holroyd
Sierra Club
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Fremont Hearing Aid Center
Fremont Ltd
Fremont
Arneson
Castro Valley
Cascade Pool
Castro Valley Blvd
O'Neil Ave
Newark
Fremont Leisure Products CO
Fremont Blvd
Mission Blvd
Danville
Concord Pool Center
Dublin Blvd
Pleasanton Valley Pool Center
Hopyard Rd
Demnys Pool Center
John
D.P.L. Pool Supply
Livermore Valley Pool Center
Railroad Ave
Mowry Ave
Styles
Hlaiser
Shark Kieg Dig
Tey
Fir
SIGRE
16Th Street
San Pablo
Walnut Creek
N. Main St
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