Archive for March, 2012

RETIRED ASTRONAUT IS 85 TODAY

frank borman yng

borman in suit

frank borman tdy

Frank Frederick Borman, II is a retired NASA astronaut and engineer, who 
is best remembered as the Commander of Apollo 8, the first mission to fly 
around the Moon along with fellow crew mates Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

After leaving NASA, Borman was the CEO of Eastern Air Lines from 1975
to 1986. He is a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

apollo8_time
1968

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PETULA CLARK’S SULLIVAN SHOW DEBUT

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Sunday, March 14, 1965


petula clark album

 petula-clark 4
Petula Clark turned 79 in November

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KODATOY MOVIE PROJECTOR BY EASTMAN

kodatoy

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DRUMMER MICHAEL HOSSACK IS DEAD AT 65

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The Doobie Brothers manager, Bruce Cohn, said in a statement that Hossack died
of cancer on Monday at his home in Dubois, Wyo. 

Michael Hossack had been the band’s drummer from 1971 to 1973 and rejoined
in 1987. He stopped performing with group two years ago while fighting the
disease that eventually took his life.

doobie bros

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NEW FUN FOR ‘61 !

disneyland monorail

mark7-monorail
The Mark 7 monorail at Disneyland, Anaheim

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