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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1969

Page

3

Ten Weekend Flights For One Cheap Ticket Reveals Hijack Tale

A writer details using Air California’s Weekend Unlimited fare to fly 10 round trips between Orange County and San Francisco in two days for 26.25 dollars. He logs miles, weather checks, and encounters flight crews while noting the eerie claim of being hijacked by an airplane.

Los Angeles San Francisco Air California L.A. Basin Bay Area Public Utilities Commission Orange County Ontario Burbank Oakland San Jose Bay City Jim Rowland Melodyland Jim

Thea Grimes Newport Harbor’s only female deckhand sails on

Thea Grimes, 18, is Newport Harbor’s only female deckhand aboard a desel powered boat. She loves boats and sea life, learned to sail at seven, and dreams of a 55 foot yawl voyage around the world. She works long hours, helps crew, and studies languages for a future global voyage.

Newport Fish Fleet Thea Grimes Newport Harbor Davey Ophelia Thea T.ck Orange Coast College Molly Burrell

Oil Slick Worsens as Kelp Washes Ashore at Santa Barbara

Oil soaked kelp washed up on Santa Barbara beaches with no large new goo from the blown out well two weeks earlier. Cleanup crews moved kelp above the high line while harbor remains closed and booms trap lingering seepage.

Santa Barbara Pacific

Railroads Seek Government Aid for Public Service Losses

The Association of American Railroads asks Washington to share part of the cost of running trains as a public service. President Thomas M. Goodfellow says railroads should not bear the burden without adequate compensation.

The Association of American Railroads Federal Thomas M. Goodfellow

Refund Coming Tip Included in Tax Advice Series

Financial columnist Sylvia Porter explains how readers may still claim a refund from their 1967 return and outlines steps in a 10 part series “Save on Taxes” in the Independent Press Telegram financial section. The focus shifts to preparing the 1968 return as well.

Sylvia Porter Independent, Press-Telegram

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