Archive for November, 2014

KAYE BALLARD IS 89 TODAY

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Kaye Ballard (born Catherine Gloria Balotta in Cleveland, Ohio)

Actress/comedienne and singer Kaye Ballard starred on the NBC 
sitcom The Mothers-in-Law (1967 – 1969). She was the first singer 
to release a version of "In Other Words." It was released by Decca
in April 1954.

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MOTOWN SINGER HAS DIED AT 78

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Jimmy Lee Ruffin (May 7, 1939 – November 17, 2014)

(AP) – Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include
“What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" and "Hold on to My
Love," died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital.

Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr., the late singer’s
children, confirmed Wednesday that Ruffin had died. No
details about the cause of death were available.

Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations lead singer
David Ruffin, who died in 1991 at age 50.

 

 

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HAVE YOUR CAMERA AND FILM READY

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                         (Founded in 1924)

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IN THE NEWS ON THIS DAY

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BEHIND THE MASK EXHIBITON IMAGE
Jodie Foster (Alicia Christian Foster) is 52 years young today

Foster appeared in Coppertone sunblock commercials at the age
of three.

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APOLLO 12 LANDING ON THIS DAY IN 1969

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Apollo 12 was launched at 11:22:00 a.m. EST on November 14, 1969. The
mission plan called for a landing in the Oceanus Procellarum, or Ocean of
Storms, area of the Moon. The post-flight evaluation of the mission was that
all goals had been successfully completed.

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