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Post #615677 by TikiTomD on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 3:53 PM
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It all started with five guys (actually, six guys) looking for a bit of adventure and a cheap vacation (Google News http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=jvrRlaHg2sAC&dat=19540719&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 4)... The Milwaukee Journal July 19, 1954 But for shifting winds and serpentine navigation (Google News http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19540721&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 2)... Eugene Register-Guard July 21, 1954 Having learned a few lessons, the intrepid explorers embark yet again (Google News http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19540802&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 4; http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Y3Sh7dCAXz0C&dat=19540802&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 1; and http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=Y3Sh7dCAXz0C&dat=19540803&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 1)... Eugene Register-Guard August 2, 1954 Oxnard Press-Courier August 2, 1954 Oxnard Press-Courier August 3, 1954 I don’t really believe this headline (Google News http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19540804&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 7)... Eugene Register-Guard August 4, 1954 They finally reached Catalina Island, but not the intended way (Google News http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=gUOu-QWEMMQC&dat=19540805&printsec=frontpage&hl=en, page 3)... The Modesto Bee August 5, 1954 -Tom |
