LOCAL AREA MOVIE HOME IS UP FOR SALE

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Good news for fans of “The Goonies:”
the old Victorian home featured in the film is on sale in Astoria,
Oregon, and potential buyers are considering making it more
accessible to the public.

“We have a few interested parties right now,” said realtor Jordan
Miller, the listing agent for the property. He said.. “It seems to be everybody’s intention to be able to open up the house a little bit
more and have more access.”

The 1896 home with sweeping views of the Columbia River flowing
into the Pacific Ocean has been listed with an asking price of $1.7
million on Zillow, where it’s described as “fully loaded with history, nostalgia and iconic level of fame.”

Since the movie hit theaters in 1985, fans have flocked to the home
in northwestern Oregon’s historic port of Astoria.

The city celebrates Goonies Day on June 7, the film’s release date,
and welcomes thousands of people for the event.

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NEW RADIO–PHONOGRAPH FOR THE 1940’s

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‘’STORM OF THE CENTURY’’ HIT ON THIS DAY

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The so-called “storm of the century” hit the eastern part of the
United States, killing hundreds and causing millions of dollars
in damages, on November 25, 1950.

Also known as the “Appalachian Storm,” it dumped record
amounts of snow in parts of the Appalachian Mountains.

Forming over North Carolina just before Thanksgiving, the storm
quickly moved north, striking western
Pennsylvania, eastern
Ohio and West Virginia. These areas were blanketed with several
feet of snow for several days and travel was impossible for nearly
a week in some places.


An accompanying windstorm covered a far greater area. New York
City recorded a 94 mile-per-hour wind gust. At Bear Mountain, just
north of the city, a 140 mph gust was recorded.

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JFK WAS LAID TO REST ON THIS DAY IN 1963

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Three days after his assassination in Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy
was laid to rest with full military honors at
Arlington National
Cemetery
in Virginia.

Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was shot to death
while riding in an open-car motorcade with his wife and Texas
Governor John Connally through the streets of downtown Dallas.

Ex-Marine and communist sympathizer Lee Harvey Oswald was the alleged assassin. Kennedy was rushed to Dallas’ Parkland Hospital, where he was pronounced dead 30 minutes later. He was 46.

Vice President Lyndon Johnson, who was three cars behind
President Kennedy in the motorcade, was sworn in as the 36th
president of the United States less than two hours later. He took
the presidential oath of office aboard Air Force One as it sat on
the runway at Dallas Love Field airport. The swearing in was
witnessed by some 30 people, including Jacqueline Kennedy,
who was still wearing clothes stained with her husband’s blood.
Seven minutes later, the presidential jet took off for Washington.

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