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April 19, 2020

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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JUNE 14, 1947

Charlie McCarthy was a mighty indignant little man when Gordon Pearsall, left, agricultural inspector of Honolulu Airport, unceremoniously examined him for termites before a crowd of curious onlookers when he left for the mainland. Edgar Bergen, right, tried to quiet the little chatterbox, but as usual it was no use.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / AUGUST 11, 1972

Patient Andrew Wong, left, at the Pacific Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, tries out inventor Haig Kafafian’s cybernetic typewriter — the screened keyboard is operated with two fat buttons — while Kafafian checks out results on an electrically connected typewriter at the other end.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 14, 1979

Al Phillips the Cleaner, a two-store operation in 1966, has grown to 15 locations with the opening of an elaborate plant, its largest to date, at Lagoon Drive and Waiwai Loop near Honolulu Airport. In addition to drivethru service, it houses the new drapery division, the Apparelmaster franchise renting and servicing industrial uniforms, and administrative offices. Mark Christensen, Apparelmaster manager, left, and Glen Kitchen, who heads the drapery division, inspect a drapery pleater with John Brewer, right, Al Phillips president.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / FEBRUARY 17, 1972

It was a special thrill for a lucky few in the crowd of about 5,000 who greeted President Richard Nixon at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station. He walked along the edge of the crowd briefly, and some — especially children — got to shake hands with the president. But because those on hand to greet Nixon were packed about 60 deep along the runway, some didn’t even get a glimpse of him.
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STARADVERTISER / MARCH 3, 1960

Deborah C. Okada, 1, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Okada of Alewa Heights, will celebrate Girls’ Day today along with other girls of Japanese ancestry. Called Hina Matsuri, or Girls’ Day doll festival, March 3 is usually observed by girls on their first birthday. According to tradition, girls are to display their dolls until they are 13. This, however, is not observed as closely in Hawaii as it is in Japan. There, too, according to reports, the custom is not as strictly adhered to as in prewar days.
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STARADVERTISER / DECEMBER 8, 1971

Each weekday at 3 p.m. Oahu students swarm onto the highways to hitchhike home and save a bus fare in the process. The city’s hitchhiking ordinance, passed during the bus strike, permits thumbing from bus stops during daylight hours only. Other hitchhiking remains illegal, and the Police Department hopes the limited ordinance will be repealed.
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STAR-ADVERTISER ARCHIVE / JULY 27, 1988

The changing face of Honolulu is shown by the two American Factors buildings downtown. Workmen demolish the old Amfac building; one half of the new Amfac Towers rises in the background. The second of the twin towers will replace the historic building being demolished this week.
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