Box of San Diego city story items from students
San Diego school kids answer what to put in a city box. They select a Pacific Ocean water bottle and note San Diego as the Navy capital, home port to 130 ships with many vessels in the harbor.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1979
Page
9
San Diego school kids answer what to put in a city box. They select a Pacific Ocean water bottle and note San Diego as the Navy capital, home port to 130 ships with many vessels in the harbor.
A playful koala and Shamu the killer whale headline a feature on San Diego attractions. The San Diego Zoo hosts the world’s largest wild-animal collection while Wild Animal Park showcases notable preserves. A map hints at San Diego’s proximity to the Mexican border, linking the city’s cross-border appeal.
An avocado is described as a delicious fruit grown in generous quantities in California. The note highlights the fruit's growing presence and tasty appeal within the state.
A short description notes a thin corn tortilla delight and mentions San Diego’s popularity of Mexican food. It highlights the quick drive to Tijuana and indicates many people pass through San Diego en route to the border.
A San Diego site highlights Cabrillo National Monument as a popular vantage point for gray whale migrations from December through February. It notes the city’s baseball, football, and basketball teams and compares visitor interest to the Statue of Liberty, emphasizing Cabrillo’s appeal as a viewing locale.
The Mini Page profiles Theodore Giesel known as Dr Seuss, living in La Jolla California with a hilltop home and ocean view. He is 74, wrote The Cat in The Hat, and often collaborates with his wife Audrey on colors. He created books in varied processes sometimes with no drawings. He once wrote a book on the back of a laundry list in one afternoon.
Marion Ross, famed for playing Marion Cunningham on Happy Days, grew up in San Diego and attended San Diego State University where she excelled as an actress. Discovered by Mel Ferrer, she moved toward Hollywood and built a long career with dozens of films and over 440 TV appearances. Now divorced, she lives in Tarzana, California with her children Jim, 17, and Ellen, 14.
Across clues ask for words ending in ACE. 1. Copy through clear paper refers to tracing. 2. Decorates dresses and blouses refers to lace. The book on the bookcase hints at a case.
A wordplay riddle asks to remove the first and second letters and then all letters yet remain the same. The phrasing hints at a trick where the entity stays unchanged despite removing letters, inviting decipherment of the intended word or object.
Dave Winfield is an outstanding outfielder for the San Diego Padres who jumped directly from college to the majors, skipping the minor leagues. A former Minnesota star, he faced pro options in basketball football and baseball and now buys Padres game tickets each year for needy kids. He is single and drives a Mercedes and a Cadillac.
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