Sky surfing craze sweeps Southern California beaches
In Playa del Rey and nearby coastlines, hundreds join a new hang gliding trend using delta-wing Rogallo kites. Enthusiasts build their own gear with DIY kits, flights reach 60 feet and last 30 to 60 seconds in light winds. Local officials consider bans to protect cliffs.
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Germany
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NASA Aerospace
Rogallo
Dockweiler State Beach
PATRIC system helps LA police crack crimes faster
PATRIC uses pattern recognition to identify criminals by methods of operation in Los Angeles. It has already led to arrests including a Venice burglar, gas station robbers, and a former employee tied to stolen machines, while promising millions in time savings for the department.
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Patric
United States
Police Department
System Development Corporation of
Santa Monica
Security Development Corporation
Venice
Los Angeles
Mickey Mouse Birthday Celebrated as Icon of Show Business
Hollywood notes mark Mickey Mouse as a lasting symbol of youth and entertainment. From Steamboat Willie in 1928 to Disneyland and Disney World, the character remains a corporate pillar with plans for a fifty year celebration and a TV special chronicling Disney's creations.
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UPI
New York
Colony Theater
al Jolson
Mickey
Walt Disney
Walt
Roy
Disneyland
Anaheim
Disney World
Florida
Disney Empire
Magic Kingdoms
Disney Studios
WED
Water E. Disney
Mickey Mouse Club
Carol Walker
Walt Disney Productions
Disney
Blone Anneliese Knapp Aboard Sanctuary Breaks Navy Barriers
Blonde Anneliese Knapp is a 21 year old seaman apprentice from Delavan Wisconsin serving aboard the hospital ship Sanctuary at Hunters Point. She is part of a 60 woman crew making the Sanctuary the first US Navy vessel to sail with a coed crew. Ensign Rosemary Nelson and Lt. (j.g.) Ann Kerr are among the first women officers aboard, with Nelson as supply corps and Kerr as administrative and line officer. Knapp says she enjoys teamwork and equality, having trained in firefighting and looking forward to the shakedown cruise this December.
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UPI
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Miss Knapp
Delavan
Wis
Sanctuary
Hunters Point Naval Shipyard
Navy
Rosemary Nelson
Walla Walla
Wash
J.g
Ann Kerr
Aptos
Calif
Miss Nelson
Supply Corps
Miss Kerr
Lakehurst
New Jersey
Nelson
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Mojave Desert
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Lawrence C. Grossman
J. Donald Adam
Rennie L. Adam
Gaylen Jackson
Tim Conner
Clete Lunny
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Betty Laurent
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Vaughn Proctor
Dan Duffy
Stan Tulledo
California Newspaper Publishers Association
United Press International
International Press Institute
Inter-American Press
LA Crooks
Robert Kenney
Treasure Island
Gemini Cinema
Northside Shopping Center
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Bill Godwin
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Juniper St
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Shaffer
Sam Spiele
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Harris Guinness
Lompoc Theatre
Willie Wonka
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Alex
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Bernina
Pfaff Sewing
Jorgensen Jewelers
Lompoc Shopping Center
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Cinema Center Films
National General Pictures
Panavision
Technicolor
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RCA
Mt Yea
W. Pine
Eeter Shopping Center
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