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Moore served as the general manager and chief engineer of Hetch Hetchy from 1961 through 1979. He served in the United States Navy from April 1940 to June 1947, seeing action in WWII as an aerial gunner in the divebombingsquadron ofthe air group on the USS Hornet aircraft carrier.
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Oral L. Moore, a World War II hero and former general manager of San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System,died June 24 in Oakland at age 93.
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"He was just a very warm guy," said Moore's son, Jim Moore, of Fallon, ¹ vada. "He commanded respect but did a lot in return." Oral Moore grew up duringthe Great Depression as "kind of a poor kid," his son said. He was able to get an education as part of his of-
ficer training in the Navy. During the war, Moore's air group crewed on the Hornet and delivered Lt. Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle and his Ayers for the first bombing of Tokyo in April 1942. See MOORE / BackPage
ArreSt made —Law enforcement discovers 4,900-plus marijuana plants in Greeley Hill area.A3
July 4th activities abound in foothills
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• SUMMER SWINGS: Golfers got out early Tuesday morning at Mountain Springs Golf Club to avoid boiling temperatures in the afternoon.C1 • SHOOTERS:Youths battle wind, heat at state championship.C1 • SOCCER:Americans stifle Germany, reach final.C1 • NHL:Sharks acquire goalie Jones from B ruins.C2 • NBA: Curry overtakes James for top jersey sales.C3
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The final approach to Cleo's Bath orrthe South ForkStanislaus River is steep. People visiting the area Sunday use their hands to help themselves up the trail above Pinecrest Reservoir (above). The South Fork Stanislaus River spills through lower sectionsof Cleo's Bath (below).
PUBLIC OFFICIALS • Rep. Tom McClintock R-Roseville. Congressional District 4. District Address: 8700 AuburnFolsom Rd., Suite 100, Granite Bay, CA 95746. Phone: (91 6) 786-5560. Two-year term ends 2016. • Senator Tom Berryhill, R-Twain Harte. State Senate District 14. District Office: 4641 Spyres, Suite 2, Modesto, CA 95356; 576-6470. Twoyear term ends 2016. • Assemblyman Frank Bigelow, R-O'Neals. Congressional District 5. District address: 33-C Broadway, Jackson, CA 95642. Phone: (916) 3192005 or (209) 223-9140. Two-year term ends 2016.
Explore Cleo's Bath and other local swimming holes -By GUY McCARTHY The Union Democrat
With triple-digit heat expected again this week in the Mother Lode, people are heading to local swimming holes like Cleo's Bath on the upper South Fork Stanislaus River above Pinecrest. The combination of chilly alpine waters and 100-degreedays can beirresistible for some, but know what you' re doing in the outdoors before you go. Cleo's Bath is a granite notch at 6,150 feet above sea level, about a mile from the north side of Pinecrest Reservoir. The final approach issteep rock,and people can expect to use their hands in places. The total round-trip walk from the Pinecrest parking areas and back is about seven miles. Bring plenty of drinking water. The South Fork Stanislaus was still running Sunday through Cleo's Bath, trickling in some spotsand spilling in cascades over drops 4- to 10-feet high. Cloudy overcast skiesbefore 9 a.m. brought a brief sprinkle of rain, then cleared, and bright sun beat down on shallow poolscarved in the rock. By the time the sun was out, conditions were ideal for swimming. More people began arriving before noon. Some swimming holes in the Mother Lode re-
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alizethe adoption ofthe Declaration of Independence. Ironstone Vineyards will hold a July 4 fireworks show and outdoor concert on Saturday, with gates opening at 4:30 p.m. Tickets will cost $12 for adults,$5forchildren ages6to 12 and freeforthose younger than 5 before the fireworks display, which will beginabout 9:30 p.m. Singersongwriter Shane Dwight, of Nashville, will headline the evening and will play before and afIer the fireworks show. The Murphys Hotel will hold a Fourthof July fi reworks gathering starting at 7 p.m., with a barbecue and live music by Lightning Boy"
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