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...The Del’s founders, Elisha Babcock Jr and Hampton L Story, saw the potential in what is still one of California’s finest beaches....
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...Yet he was not greatly liked even among his home fans — although his final appearance did provoke one of the greatest essays ever written on sport, by John Updike....
...Under the Clintons, the Blue Room was restored in Monroe’s favoured style....
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