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ELVIS MET THE PRESIDENT ON THIS DAY IN 1970


From left: President Richard M. Nixon and Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley went to the White House to volunteer his services to President Nixon
on fighting the nation’s drug problems. He gave Nixon a chrome-plated Colt .45
pistol and Nixon gave Elvis a Narcotics Bureau badge (shown below).

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PUBLICATION FROM 1968

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REMEMBER THESE?


Nostalgic Registration Card Holder for Steering Column


A Registration Holder for the vehicle Sun Visor.

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LIMO LICENSE PLATES SELL AT AUCTION

DALLAS (AP) – The license plates that were on the limousine carrying President
John F. Kennedy when he was assassinated in Dallas have sold at auction for
$100,000.

Noah Fleisher with Heritage Auctions says the plates sold Saturday for well over
the initial bid of $40,000. Fleisher says they were purchased by a "high-end
Kennedy collector" who requested anonymity.

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REMEMBER THESE TELEVISION SETS?

 
                 Early 50’s HOFFMAN “EASY-VISION” TELEVISION.

Hoffman Radio (also Hoffman Electronics) was founded just after World War-II,
in 1946.  They were located in Los Angeles, California.  Initially the firm made
small tabletop radios, but got into television manufacturing in 1948, and stayed
in the TV business until 1977. Hoffman remains in business today as Hoffman
Video Systems.

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