Earhart Era Car Resting In Orange Reveals Hidden tie
Jim Somers, 74, of Whittier, keeps Amelia Earhart's 1932 Hudson Essex Terraplane among three Hudsons in an Orange industrial center. Somers, a former top fuel drag racer, notes the car’s special status as Hudson sought sales during the 1932 Great Depression era.
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Amelia Earhart
Orange
Jim Somers
Whittier
Earhart
Somers
Hudson
Library named for Mendez plaintiff Lorenzo Ramirez at Santiago Canyon
The Rancho Santiago Community College District board unanimously approved naming the Santiago Canyon College library after Lorenzo Ramirez, a plaintiff in the Mendez v Westminster case that ended segregation in California schools. Ramirez died in 1966, and six of his children attended the board vote, aiming to display photos and documents honoring his role in the landmark civil rights suit.
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Lorenzo Ramirez
California
Santiago Canyon College
Orange
Mike Ramirez
Rancho Santiago Community College
Mendez
Westminster
Brown v. Board of Education
Whittier
el Modenas
el Modena High School
Santiago Canyon
John Didion
Community College District
United States
Ramirez
College District Board
Ana Venegas
Silvino Ramirez
Mendez v. Westminster School District
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