Airline captain recalls early trans U S flight
Air travel nostalgia piece recalls 1927 cross country mail flights. Captain Paul Feder and fellow United pilots recount training at Kelly Field Texas and early planes like the M4, DC3, and Ford trimotor. They describe multi refueling legs, mail cargo, passenger limits, and the evolution to real airline operations from New York to Chicago to San Francisco.
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Paul Feder
Kelly Ficks
Texas
New York-Chicago
Limited
America
Las An
Carl M. de Leons
Palos Verdes Estates
Roger Morrison
Mission Viejo
Oregon
Ford
Nul
Boeing Air Transport Mail
Chicago
San Francisco
Gay Athletes Patrol Beach Areas Amid Public Sex Concerns
The Gay Athletes Union at Long Beach State announced that members will patrol beaches to deter public homosexual activity, aiming to curb rest room incidents. Police caution against vigilante actions, warning arrests can put both groups at risk while noting past high rest room arrest figures and ongoing concerns at Belmont Shore and Granada Avenue locations.
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Brad Algnan
Gay Athletes Union
Long Beach State
Tom Clark
Bob Mord
Alford
Claremont College
Lad Stumphrey
Clark
Granada Avenue
Belmont Shore
Richard Raymond
Gay Athletes
Long Beach
International Union of Gay Athletes
Alard
Consumer Affairs unit returns over two million countywide
The Orange County Consumer Affairs office announced it recovered more than 2 million dollars for consumers between March 1972 and a recent date. Nearly 2500 complaints were investigated and resolved by the office and staff, with help from 200 volunteers totaling over 10,000 hours. The office provides refunds, services, and consumer bulletins in English and Spanish to guide residents.
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Orange County
Fee of Consumer Affairs
Ofc
Strang
Ana
Ronald Meleniez
Sumer
Dever names new aide for productivity program
City Manager John E Dever announced the appointment of Sherry A Suttles as executive assistant to improve city employee productivity. She will start Sept 19 after serving as assistant city manager at Menlo Park and has a background in public policy, management development, and education roles.
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John E. Dever
Sherry A. Suttles
Ms. Suttles
Menlo Park
Dever
Ms. Sutiles
Barnard College
Columbia University
University of Michigan
International City Management Association
City of New
National Training and Development Service
Golden Gate University
Prized Mercedes Sought by 300 Callers
Doug Reed of Anaheim advertised his 74 Mercedes in the Independent Press Telegram classifieds and received a flood of calls. The huge response surpassed expectations and he sold the car for a strong price, validating IPT Classified ads for results.
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Doug Reed
Anaheim
Independent Press-Telegram
Seager
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