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REMEMBERING DENNIS JAMES

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            Dennis James
 (Demie James Sposa)
   
     
                  (August 24, 1917–June 3, 1997)  


James is best known for hosting the first network game show
Cash and Carry on the DuMont Network in 1946, the first to
do a telethon and was in the first TV commercial as well. 

   

    

  
          dennis1

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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                  SandyKozel1 
                             Sandy Kozel

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COVERED BY “ROLLING STONE” IN 1978

Camera:   DCS460A         
Serial #:   460-1208
Width:    3060
Height:   2036
Date:   7/15/96
Time:   14:58:53
Counter:    [ 3]
ISO:        80  
Aperture:   F22 
Shutter:    60  
Lens (mm):  52  
Exposure:   M   
Program:    LA  
Exp Comp:    0.0
Meter area: Mtrx
Flash sync: Norm
Drive mode: S   
Focus mode: S   
Focus area: Wide
Distance:   1.0m

Bruce appearing on his first Rolling Stone cover. Since 1978, he has
appeared on over a dozen convers for the magazine.

 

bruce springsteen today

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen will be 64, September 24

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1959

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billboard hot 100

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The song "The Three Bells" by The Browns, Jim and his sisters Maxine and
Bonnie,  is an English version of a French song written in 1945.
 

the brown today

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ONE OF THE LAST OF ITS KIND IN OREGON

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The 99W Drive-In outside Portland, Oregon in Newberg has been a family run business for three generations.

The 99W Drive-In Theatre opened originally in 1953.  It is one of only four drive-ins
left in operation in Oregon and the last one in the Portland area. The state once had
a total of 73.  

By December 31, the majority of American drive-in theaters must upgrade to digital
projectors or face closure. The switch to the new system costs roughly $80,000.

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For more info visit…ProjectDrive-In.com

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