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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #15 on: January 06, 2015, 02:45:41 AM »


In 1963, "Oliver!," Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel "Oliver Twist," opened on Broadway. "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" premiered on NBC-TV.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #16 on: January 06, 2015, 02:46:30 AM »

In 1974, year-round daylight saving time began in the United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to t
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #17 on: January 06, 2015, 02:46:55 AM »


In 1975, the original version of "Wheel of Fortune," hosted by Chuck Woolery and Susan Stafford, premiered on NBC-TV.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2015, 02:47:18 AM »


In 1987, the U.S. Senate voted 88-4 to establish an eleven-member panel to hold public hearings on the Iran-Contra affair.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2015, 02:48:02 AM »


In 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit's Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding denied knowing about plans for the attack.)
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2015, 02:49:07 AM »

Ten years ago: Attorney General-nominee Alberto Gonzales, under scorching criticism at his Senate confirmation hearing, condemned torture as an interrogation tactic and promised to prosecute abusers of terror suspects. Congress certified President George W. Bush's re-election. Former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was arrested on murder charges 41 years after three civil rights workers were slain in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison.) Andrea Yates' murder conviction for drowning her children in the bathtub was overturned by a Texas appeals court. (Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity in a retrial.)
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #21 on: January 06, 2015, 02:50:07 AM »

Five years ago: James von Brunn, a 89-year-old white supremacist charged in a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum, died in North Carolina, where he was being held while awaiting trial. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fended off a challenge to his leadership from within his own ruling Labour Party just months before general elections.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2015, 02:51:11 AM »


One year ago: The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a decision by a federal judge striking down Utah's ban on same-sex marriage so that the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver could decide the issue. (In June 2014, the Court of Appeals overturned the ban; in October, the U.S Supreme Court turned away appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, including Utah.) By a vote of 56-26, the U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve. Former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her ex-husband, Thomas Henry Berry, were shot and killed and their 5-year-old daughter wounded after they'd resisted robbers by locking the doors of their broken-down car. No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 in the BCS National Championship Game
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2015, 02:51:38 AM »

Today's Birthdays: Pollster Louis Harris is 94. Retired MLB All-Star Ralph Branca is 89. Author E.L. Doctorow is 84. Country musician Joey, the CowPolka King (Riders in the Sky) is 66. Former FBI director Louis Freeh is 65. Rock singer-musician Kim Wilson (The Fabulous Thunderbirds) is 64. Singer Jett Williams is 62. Rock musician Malcolm Young (AC-DC) is 62. Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson is 60. World Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 58. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kathy Sledge is 56. TV chef Nigella Lawson is 55. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eric Williams (BLACKstreet) is 55. Movie composer A.R. Rahman is 49. Movie director John Singleton is 47. Actor Norman Reedus is 46. TV personality Julie Chen is 45. Actor Danny Pintauro (TV: "Who's the Boss?") is 39. Actress Cristela Alonzo (TV: "Cristela") is 36. Actress Rinko Kikuchi is 34. Actor Eddie Redmayne (Film: "The Theory of Everything") is 33. NBA player Gilbert Arenas is 33. Actress-comedian Kate McKinnon (TV: "Saturday Night Live") is 31. Rock singer Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) is 29.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #24 on: January 06, 2015, 02:52:23 AM »

Thought for Today: "Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life." — Katharine Fullerton Gerould, American author (1879-1944).
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #25 on: January 06, 2015, 02:53:12 AM »

Cops with a Sense of Humor
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Who says cops don't have a sense of humor? The following were taken off of actual police car videos around the country.

"Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new. They'll stretch out after you wear them awhile."

"Take your hands off the car, and I'll make your birth certificate a worthless document."

"If you run, you'll only go to jail tired."

"Can you run faster than 1,200 feet per second? In case you didn't know, that is the average speed of a 9 mm bullet fired from my gun."

"So you don't know how fast you were going. I guess that means I can write anything I want on the ticket, huh?"

"Yes, Sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don't think it will help. Oh ... did I mention that I am the shift supervisor?"

"Warning! You want a warning? O.K., I'm warning you not to do that again or I'll give you another ticket."

"The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or a dog?"

"Fair? You want me to be fair? Listen, fair is a place where you go to ride on rides, eat cotton candy, and step in monkey poop."

"Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven."

"In God we trust, all others we run through NCIC."

"Just how big were those two beers?"

"No sir we don't have quotas anymore. We used to have quotas but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we want."

"I'm glad to hear the Chief of Police is a good personal friend of yours. At least you know someone who can post your bail."

"You didn't think we give pretty women tickets? You're right, we don't. Sign here."
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2015, 05:22:43 AM »

Morning LSU.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #27 on: January 06, 2015, 05:23:44 AM »

41 here this morning up to 64 this afternoon with sunshine, much better but going back downhill tomorrow.
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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2015, 05:48:37 AM »

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Re: 1/6/2015
« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2015, 05:49:33 AM »

41 here this morning up to 64 this afternoon with sunshine, much better but going back downhill tomorrow.
30° with a feels like temp of 25° for me this morning.   
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