Tulsa man bikes to work despite cold mornings
George Chaffee a 29 year old Southwestern Bell PR supervisor rides 11 miles to the YMCA each workday starting at 6 am. He dresses in layers for the ride and showers at the gym before changing into a suit. He enjoys the quiet early hours and the physical challenge, noting warmth from cycling and a lack of fuel concerns, while acknowledging dog encounters and a past pump mishap.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Chafee
Chaffee
Paper Boys
Milk Man
Reform eyed for California probate of wills system
California's probate of wills, long praised by attorneys, faces reform this year with two bills in the legislature. One would adopt the Uniform Probate Code allowing probate avoidance. the other would preserve court openings and closings while keeping the personal representative accountable. Proponents cite efficiency and fairness, while critics warn of fraud risk and loss of control.
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San Francisco
UPI
California
Alfred Long
Monterey Park
State Bar Association
Long
State Bar
Los Angeles
Ron Gother
The
Bar Journal
Richard Tomson
Tomson
Bill
Bill Keller
Bagley
Amtrak Faces Mixed Reviews Amid Travel Shakeup
Portland observers describe Amtrak as expensive and bureaucratic yet others praise its potential to boost passenger travel under federal oversight. Freight crew lament maintenance gaps while a few veterans see a growing market among young riders and renewed commitment to improving service.
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Portland
Ore
API
Amtrak
Southern Pacific
Fred Peltzer
Dunsmuir
Calif
S.P
Pittsburg
Airlines
Porter Rollie Bronson
Oakland
Bill Henderson
Elvin Jones Jazz Fuses Tradition and Youth at Brooklyn Academy
The Brooklyn Academy of Music hosted Elvin Jones and his quintet delivering pure jazz to a young, rock‑infused audience. Jones, a famed drummer who has backed Miles Davis and Coltrane, emphasized jazz as an emotionally and intellectually meaningful art form.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Elvin Jones
Jones
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Art Blakey
Charlie Mingus
United States Information Service
the State University At
Oswego
Rolling Stone
Jimmy Garrison
Frank Foster
Steve Grossman
Roland Prinz
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George Chaffee
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bar
Gother
William Bagley
San_ Rafael
Richard J. Wall
Wall
Lompoc
Christian
Zondervan Books
By Gini Andrews
Lompoc Christian Book Store
NO. H ST
Judith Blaue
Laurie
Henderson
Bronson
Academy of Music
Pontiac
Mich
Men
Slim Fit Cord & Hopsack
Stalker
Ladies’ Apparel
W. Ocean
Men’‘S Apparel
So. H St
Osilund
North H Gr
Lompoc Plaza
Ernie Sharon- Cherie
KAT & Karl Beauty Salon
Linnett’s
Lompoc Shopping Center
Moore’s
Rotisserie
West Bend
Panasonic
Ocean and Central Business District
Moore Charge
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