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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS EVENTS

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SANDY KOZEL


Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant)
(April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) 

Grant refused to attend church services at West Point and
was given demerits for his intransigence.

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FILMING STARTED ON THIS DAY IN 1960

The film G.I. Blues is a musical comedy directed by Norman Taurog and starring
Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, and Robert Ivers. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany
before Presley’s release from the army. The movie reached #2 on the Variety
weekly national box office chart in 1960. It won a 2nd place or runner-up prize
Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1960.

          

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HUGH O’BRIAN IS 91 TODAY

 

O’Brian in the U.S Marine Corps during World 
War II
. At seventeen, he became the youngest
Marine drill instructor.






Hugh O’Brian
 (Hugh Charles Krampe)
was born in
Rochester, New York.

O’Brian is known for his starring roles in the19551961 ABC western television
series
, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp and the 1972-1973 NBC action
television series Search. Hugh had a small role in John Wayne‘s last film, The Shootist (1976).

On June 25, 2006, O’Brian married for the first time at age 81 to 64-year-old 
Virginia Barber. The ceremony was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park with
the Rev.
Robert Schuller officiating.

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS STORIES

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MIKE GRACIA

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IT WAS ON THIS DAY IN 1956 ~


The Milton Berle Show Rehearsal with Elvis Presley,second from left.

Milton Berle : April 3, 1956.
Milton Berle during the live telecast.

This is Elvis’s 1st appearance on The Milton Berle show. It was
Broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock stationed
at San Diego, CA.


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