A Bay Area Blimp Flight From Oakland To Berkeley
Ray Orrock recounts riding Goodyear’s Columbia blimp from Oakland to Berkeley. He describes the crew, ascent, controls, and breathtaking views of UC Berkeley Campanile, the Coliseum, and Lake Merritt, ending with him returning to the terminal, feeling the experience as his own skyward baby.
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Oakland
Berkeley
Goodyear
Tom
Riley
Bay Area
Campanile
Rod Laver
Oakland Coliseum
Lake Merritt
John Wayne
Laird Announces Vietnam Visit With Moorer in November
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird said he and Admiral Thomas Moorer will visit South Vietnam in early November at President Nixon’s request. He also warned that Russia is developing land and sea based nuclear weapons at an ever increasing rate, but withheld details to avoid scaring up support for a larger defense budget.
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Melvin Laird
Washington
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Nixon
Laird
Russia
Realignment hopes dashed in Alameda County district talks
Sa gee Murphy and county supervisors spar over redistricting as population estimates from Planning Director William Fraley prompt a work session set for Oct. 26. Murphy contends District 1, covering Livermore to Union City, has grown unfairly, while others urge sticking to July boundaries and census rules. Madrid note: Eighty six Americans arrested in Madrid for drug offenses in first six months.
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Leowa Ward
Sagee D. Murphy
Alameda County
Murphy
William Fraley
Livermore
Pleasanton
Dublin
Fremont
New
Ark
Union City
Decota
Joseph Bart
Tn Fairness and Equity
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Jepal
Fraley
Ives Galing
Fred Cooper
Robert 2. Hannon
Madrid
UPI
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Ban Leone
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Pixie
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Countess
Georgy Girl
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