From left: Nokie Edwards, Bob Bogle, Mel Taylor, and Don
Wilson.

The Ventures, formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, have sold 
over 100 million records. In 2008, they were inducted into the Rock 
and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, bassist Bob Bogle died of non- 
Hodgkin lymphoma; he was 75. The group is still the most popular
American rock group in Japan  where they tour regularly to this day.

U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower suffered a mild stroke while in the Oval
Office during his second term which disabled his ability to speak for about 24 
hours. The following year Eisenhower wrote a letter of authority giving Vice 
President Richard Nixon the right to assume power in the event the President
became incapacitated.
 

Tim Maguire