By the time James Cameron (above) took the stage to accept
his Academy Award for Best Director on the night of March 23,
1998, the Oscar dominance of his blockbuster film Titanic was
all but assured.
Titanic tied the record for most Oscar nominations with 14—
joining 1950’s _All About Eve—_and by night’s end would tie
with Ben Hur (1959) for most wins by sweeping 11 categories,
including the coveted Best Picture.
Oldman is known for his versatility and intense acting style,
he has received various accolades, including an Academy
Award, a Golden Globe Award, three British Academy Film
Awards, and nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
His films have grossed over $11 billion worldwide, making
im one of the highest-grossing actors of all time.
1991
Oldman as Lee Harvey Oswald.
Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017)
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
On March 17, 1973, Associated Press photographer Slava
“Sal” Veder captured a heartwarming scene on the tarmac
of California’sTravis Air Force Base as a recently freed
American prisoner of war runs toward his family.
The jubilation of the moment is encapsulated in the central
image of his teenaged daughter, whose wide smile and
outstretched arms express her unbridled exuberance over
her father’s return from Vietnam.
The photo depicting Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm and his family,
called “Burst of Joy,” goes on to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1974.
Stirm was among 20 POWs from prison camps in North
Vietnam aboard the plane that landed at Travis AFB,
where a large crowd of family members turned up to
welcome their loved ones home.
Stirm, an Air Force fighter pilot shot down over Hanoi in
1967, had spent more than five years as a prisoner of the
Vietnam War.
“Burst of Joy” has appeared in numerous books and
exhibits and symbolizes for many the end of the divisive
Vietnam War—which claimed some 58,000 American lives
and the dawn of new life after a dark period.
Lt. Col. Robert L. Stirm
Stirm retired from the United States Air
Force as a Colonel and lives in California.
Slava "Sal" Veder
LEBANON, Ore. (KATU) — On Feb. 6, 2025, a group of Safeway employees in Lebanon demonstrated heroism when a co-worker
suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in the store’s break room.
Mary Stratton, John Escalera, Brandy Davis, and Tammy Vanepps-
Fox acted in time, performing CPR and using an Automated
External Defibrillator to administer two shocks before emergency responders arrived.
Their prompt actions were crucial in giving the patient a fighting
chance at survival.
Upon arrival, Lebanon Fire District crews continued treatment,
applying two additional shocks and achieving Return of
Spontaneous Circulation before stabilizing the patient was
transported to the hospital and discharged several days later.
The lifesaving efforts of Stratton, Escalera, Davis, and Vanepps-
Fox were recognized at the Lebanon Fire District’s Board Meeting
on March 11, 2025.
LFD also expressed gratitude to its crew members for their
professional response. The Fire District encourages the
community to stay prepared by learning CPR and AED
skills, which can be life-saving.
lebanonfireoregon.gov/321/PulsePoint.
Gone with the Wind won eight Academy Awards: Best Picture,
Actress (Vivien Leigh), Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel),
Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler), Color Cinematography (Ernest
Haller, Ray Rennahan), Directing (Victor Fleming), Film Editing
(Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom) and Writing – Screenplay
(Sidney Howard).
Vivien Leigh during the 12th Academy Awards Oscar night.
David O. Selznick in 1940.
