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50 Years Ago
Tuesday morning at 5:59 a.m. the tragic earthquake hit southern California with devastating results in many parts of the Southland. While Lemoore is located near a spur of the San Andreas Fault and has not experienced an important quake sine the one centered in Bakersfield in 1952, there were scattered reports that many local residents were awakened with no more than minor concern. Lemoore police received one complaint soon after six that some plane had broken the sound barrier again and rocked his home.
Now that six Americans have walked on the moon, it may be interesting to compare transportation advances during the past few centuries â especially those which opened new worlds.