Mom’s Log
Day 48
Thursday, July 14
California
[no report]
Day 49
Friday, July 15
California
M arranged with Spruce Goose (Hughes H-1) people for Monday afternoon to have a picture taken in the cockpit beside the wax figure of Howard Hughes. Called TV and newspaper people to arrange meeting there. Not much luck. Sorted out all paper work collected from meeting people and packed miscellaneous things to send home.
Day 50
Saturday, July 16
California
Left with Dave Pyeatt and Joe Sand for the San Bernadino Nat’l Forest in Joe’s four-wheel drive jeep. Traversed to top of two mountain peaks and camped out.
Day 51
Sunday, July 17
California
Returned [from mountains] Sunday July 17 at 7:00 p.m. Very exciting trip.
Day 52
Monday, July 18
California
Arrived at Torrance Airport at 2:00 p.m. from Camarillo in Dave Pyeatt’s Waco and was interviewed for 45 minutes by The Daily Breeze and by NBC TV.
Flew Dave’s Bonanza and Waco - Helicopter air to air coverage. Went to the Queen Mary Lounge (Art deco of the 1930’s). Two character entertainers, Mae West and Clark Gable offered great fun for Martha, Dave, Joe Sand, and Doug (Dave’s neighbor).
Day 53
Tuesday, July 19
California
At 2:45 p.m. Doug drove Martha to LA Times where Martha was interviewed by Paul Dean and Richard Rorabeck for more than an hour. [This was in the large, open L.A.Times newspaper office where lots of reporters were at their desks. Richard Rohrbeck, the reporter, who also happens to be a pilot, took me over to one of the many filing cabinets in the office, opened it up and pulled out a thick file he’d been compiling for years. It was research he’d been doing on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart.]
At 6:00 p.m. Martha sat in the cockpit of the [Hercules H-4 Flying Boat, a.k.a. the] Spruce Goose next to the wax figure of H. Hughes, [and I was told by the hosts that I was one of three people ever given the privilege to sit there – I wonder.] TV and Dave, Joe, Doug video taped. Shown on CH 7 NBC at 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. [in Los Angeles area.]
