Archive for September 22nd, 2012

THE FIRST ‘’BIG BUG’’ FILM

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Them!, was Warner Brothers’ highest grossing film of 1954 and was the first 
motion picture to have “monsters” generated by mutations due to nuclear 
activity. It was nominated for an
Oscar for Special Effects and won a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing. Leonard Nimoy appears as an Air Force sergeant (below) in the Communications Room (uncredited).

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PORTLAND’S DOWNTOWN ROLLER RINK

imperial roller rink
East Madison St., Near Grand Ave. (sticker from the 1940s)

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY

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KSBK TELETYPE

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SCOTT BAIO IS 52 TODAY

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SCOTT BAIO HAPPY DAYS

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Actor/director Scott Vincent James Baio is best known for his roles
as
Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days on ABC from 1974 to
1984
and its
spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi on ABC from 1982
and 1983.

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