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Rafael Castro's Rancho Aptos was Oldest Land Grant to Remain Under Mexican Ownership, by
Jim Johnson
Santa Cruz County, like California, underwent a massive transformation in the mid-19th century as the Mexican government turned over control ... [Read more]
Heroes and Villains: Santa Cruz County Produced Baseball Stars and Baseball Scandals, by
Jim Johnson
One died a well-respected Hall of Famer. The other died alone and full of regret. Both were major league baseball ... [Read more]
Hometown Hardball: Local Baseball Heroes Went to Big Cities Bring Back Both Pride and Scandal, by
Jim Johnson
Before national league franchises, big-screen television, or $1 million commercials, there was hometown hardball. And, for thirty years, baseball was ... [Read more]
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On August 17, 1977, Thomas Benton Wilson was arrested for hijacking a public bus in Santa Cruz and later holding 70 persons hostage at the Baha'i School in Bonny Doon.
Source: Santa Cruz Sentinel Aug. 18, 1977, pages 1,3,4 and 12.
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Excerpted from Bus Hijacking
