Archive for April, 2016

HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS

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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)

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SINGLE RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1966

The song "When a Man Loves a Woman" was written by Calvin Lewis and
Andrew Wright and recorded by Percy Sledge at Norala Sound Studio in
Sheffield, Alabama. It made number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
and
R&B singles charts.


Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015)

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PAST NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

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Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin
(April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977)

 

 

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LAUNCHED ON THIS DAY IN 1972


The Apollo 16 crew: Thomas K. Mattingly II, command module pilot;
John W. Young, commander; and Charles M. Duke Jr., lunar module
pilot.

Apollo 16 was the tenth manned mission in the United States Apollo space program,
the fifth and next to the last to land on the Moon and the first to land in the lunar highlands. The second of the so-called "J missions," was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:54 PM EST. The mission lasted 11 days, 1 hour, and
51 minutes, and concluded at 2:45 PM EST on April 27, 1972.

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THE “D–STREET” CORRAL ~ THEN AND NOW

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Adoline and Charles Ceciliani on the dance floor opening night.

The Division Street Corral was a famous dance hall built by Charles & Adoline
Ceciliani that opened in December of 1948 at S.E.171st and Division in Portland,
Oregon. Famous entertainers who performed there included: Johnny Cash, Hank
Thompson, Bobby Vinton, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Ray Price, Bobby Vee, The
Ventures, Bobby Darin, and many more.

After a suspected arson fire that destroyed parts of the building, the Cecilianis
renovated and eventually leased the corral to renters, including an evangelist,
bingo group and flea market. It was demolished in late March 2007 and is now
the site of a affordable housing development (shown below).

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D Street Salal opened in September 2015 as the Portland Habilitation
Center’s ninth affordable housing project, and third in it’s partnership
with Home First Development.

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