Archive for October, 2013

“WHERE’S THE BEEF?”

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Clara Peller (August 4, 1902 – August 11, 1987), was a retired
manicurist and
character actress.

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LOOKING BACK AT TODAY IN HISTORY ~

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                     radio-microphone

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THE QUEEN OF 70s POP IS 72 TODAY

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Helen Reddy 2013

Australian born singer Helen Reddy placed fifteen singles in the
Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. Six made the Top 10 and three
reached #1, including her signature hit "
I Am Woman." She
placed 25 songs on the
Billboard Adult Contemporary chart,
fifteen made the Top 10 and eight reached #1.

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ASSASSINS WEDDING BAND AUCTIONED OFF

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DALLAS (FoxNews) –  Lee Harvey Oswald’s gold wedding band has sold at auction
for $118,000. 

RR Auction said the ring that belonged to the man who assassinated President John
F. Kennedy sold to a Texas buyer who wishes to remain anonymous. The ring was among nearly 300 items linked to the former president that went up for auction
Thursday in Boston.

 

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Marina and Lee Harvey Oswald are shown in a photo
booth image taken in Dallas, soon after their arrival
from Russia.

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PORTLAND POSTCARD ~ 1911

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The Pacific Hardware and Steel Company Warehouse, located at 2181 NW Nicolai
in the Northwest Industrial District of Portland, was built in 1910 as a warehouse for
steel produced at the rolling mill which was located next door.

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