June 10, 2012

70 years ago
1942

Abominations
The entire male population (over 16 years of age) of the Czech village of Lidice and the entire female population of the vilage of Ležáky were massacred in retaliation for the June 4 assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.

60 years ago
1952

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: House of Masks, starring Geraldine Fitzgerald, Hollis Irving, William Redfield, and Ann Shoemaker

Boxing
Former world middleweight champion and current British middleweight champion Randy Turpin (44-3-1) won the British and British Empire light heavyweight titles with a technical knockout of defending British champion Don Cockell (56-11-1) in the 11th round at White City Stadium in London. Mr. Cockell was knocked down 3 times, twice in the 11th round.



40 years ago
1972

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: Metal Guru--T. Rex (4th week at #1)

Rhodesia's Top 10 (Lyons Maid)
1 Amazing Grace--Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (2nd week at #1)
2 Mother and Child Reunion--Paul Simon
3 Son of My Father--Chicory Tip
4 Beautiful Sunday--Daniel Boone
5 Beg, Steal or Borrow--The New Seekers
6 American Pie--Don McLean
7 A Horse with No Name--America
8 Sacramento--Middle of the Road
9 Sunshine--Jonathan Edwards
10 Poppa Joe--The Sweet

The only single entering the chart was Mother of Mine by Neil Reid (#15).

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Amazing Grace--Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (2nd week at #1)
2 A Horse with No Name--America
3 Without You--Nilsson
4 Most People I Know Think that I'm Crazy--The Aztecs
5 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face--Roberta Flack
6 Morning Has Broken/I Want to Live in a Wigwam--Cat Stevens
7 Hurting Each Other--Carpenters
8 Vincent--Don McLean
9 American Pie, Parts I and II--Don McLean
10 Crazy Mama--J.J. Cale

Singles entering the chart were Baby Blue by Badfinger (#30); Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond (#39); and Rockin' Robin by Michael Jackson (#40).

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): The Candy Man--Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 The Candy Man--Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
2 Oh Girl--Chi-Lites
3 Sylvia's Mother--Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
4 Nice to Be with You--Gallery
5 Little Bitty Pretty One--The Jackson 5
6 I'll Take You There--Staple Singers
7 Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love--Love Unlimited
8 Song Sung Blue--Neil Diamond
9 (Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All--The 5th Dimension
10 Tumbling Dice--Rolling Stones

Singles entering the chart were Too Young by Donny Osmond (#59); Where is the Love by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (#74); Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass (#80); The Runway by the Grass Roots (#83); In the Ghetto by Candi Staton (#84); Hushabye by Robert John (#87); I Can Feel You by the Addrisi Brothers (#92); Men of Learning by Vigrass and Osborne (#93); Victim of a Foolish Heart by Bettye Swann (#94); I'm Coming Home by the Stories (#96); Little Bit O' Soul by Bullet (#98); Small Beginnings by Flash (#99); and Vanilla Olay by Jackie DeShannon (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 Amazing Grace--Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
2 The Candy Man--Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
3 Sylvia's Mother--Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
4 Morning has Broken--Cat Stevens
5 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face--Roberta Flack
6 Old Man--Neil Young
7 Tumbling Dice--Rolling Stones
8 Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard--Paul Simon
9 Oh Girl--Chi-Lites
10 Hot Rod Lincoln--Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

Singles entering the chart were Robbie's Song for Jesus by Anne Murray (#89); Woman is the Nigger of the World by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#92); Looking for My Lady by the James Gang (#93); We're on Our Way by Chris Hodges (#95); Sealed with a Kiss by Bobby Vinton (#96); People Make the World Go Round by the Stylistics (#97); (Make Me Do) Anything You Want by A Foot in Coldwater (#98); Loosen Up by Christopher Kearney (#99); and Blueberry Hill by Wildroot (#100).

Calgary's Top 10
1 Amazing Grace--Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (3rd week at #1)
2 Nice to Be with You--Gallery
3 Song Sung Blue--Neil Diamond
4 Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love--Love Unlimited
5 Morning has Broken--Cat Stevens
6 Young New Mexican Puppeteer--Tom Jones
7 The Family of Man--Three Dog Night
8 Hot Rod Lincoln--Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
9 Guns, Guns, Guns--The Guess Who
10 Sylvia's Mother--Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Pick hit of the week: Powder Blue Mercedes Queen--The Raiders

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
Edmonton’s Top 20 (CHED)
1 Who Can it Be Now?—Men at Work
2 Kids in America—Kim Wilde
3 Heat of the Moment—Asia
4 867-5309/Jenny—Tommy Tutone
5 I’ve Never Been to Me—Charlene
6 Hurts So Good—John Cougar
7 Six Months in a Leaky Boat—Split Enz
8 Body Language—Queen
9 Rosanna—Toto
10 Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
11 Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me—Juice Newton
12 Crimson and Clover—Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
13 Only a Fool—Trooper
14 Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)—Elton John
15 Fantasy—Aldo Nova
16 Only the Lonely—The Motels
17 Titles—Vangelis
18 Your Daddy Don’t Know—Toronto
19 Caught Up in You—.38 Special
20 Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do—Huey Lewis and the News

Edmonton’s Top 10 (CFRN)
1 Rosanna—Toto
2 Six Months in a Leaky Boat—Split Enz
3 The Other Woman—Ray Parker, Jr.
4 Making Love—Roberta Flack
5 When He Shines—Sheena Easton
6 Who Can it Be Now?—Men at Work
7 Ebony and Ivory—Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
8 Personally—Karla Bonoff
9 Run for the Roses—Dan Fogelberg
10 Just to Satisfy You—Waylon and Willie

Died on this date
Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 37. West German film director. A key figure in New German Cinema, the hard-drinking, pill-popping sodomite was one of cinema's most prolific directors, completing more than 40 movies in just over 15 years. His films included Satan's Brew (1976); The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979); and Veronika Voss (1982). Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980), created as a television mini-series, was also given theatrical release. Mr. Fassbinder died of heart failure resulting from a lethal interaction between sleeping pills and cocaine.

War
Israeli warplanes and gunboats were attacking the southern section of Beirut, and tanks and jet fighters were exchanging fire with Syrian forces in the Bekaa Valley. Israel claimed that 61 Syrian MiGs and 5 helicopters had been shot down since June 6, while acknowledging no losses of their own. U.S. President Ronald Reagan sent a message to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin urging a cease-fire and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon.

Football
CFL
Pre-season
Montreal (0-1) 11 @ Toronto (1-0) 20
Edmonton (1-0) 22 @ British Columbia (0-1) 19

Montreal’s loss to the Argonauts at Exhibition Stadium was their first game as the Concordes, after 36 seasons as the Alouettes.

The Eskimos’ win over the Lions at Empire Stadium in Vancouver was costly, as running back Jim Germany broke his ankle in the 1st quarter, and slotback Marco Cyncar broke his collarbone late in the 4th quarter. Both players were out of the lineup until after Labour Day.

25 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)--Whitney Houston (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Elizabeth Hartman, 43. U.S. actress. Miss Hartman was best known for her starring roles in A Patch of Blue (1965); The Group (1966); and You’re a Big Boy Now (1966). Depression derailed her career and life, and she committed suicide by jumping from her fifth-floor apartment window while she was an outpatient at a psychiatric facility in Pittsburgh.

Economics and finance
The three-day summit of the leaders of the seven major Western industrial nations concluded in Venice. The summit included declarations of support for efforts to resolve the international trade problems and preserve “the principle of freedom of navigation” in the Persian Gulf.

Religion
Pope John Paul II, speaking in Tarnow, Poland, expressed support for the right of farmers to resist the government’s attempts to collectivize their land.

Politics and government
South Korea’s ruling Democratic Justice Party chose Roh Tae Woo, the party’s chief and a friend of President Chun Doo Hwan, as its candidate in the December 1987 presidential election.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): It's My Life--Dr. Alban (3rd week at #1)

Law
An international tribunal ruled that waters off southern Newfoundland around the islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon that were claimed by France should be under Canadian control. France was granted 24 nautical miles around most of the area, approximately 1/3 of the area originally claimed.

10 years ago
2002

Died on this date
John Gotti, 61. U.S. gangster. The boss of the Gambino crime family in New York, Mr. Gotti escaped conviction several times, but was finally convicted in 1992 of five murders and various other crimes, resulting in a sentence of life in prison.

War
For the second time in a week, Israeli forces surrounded the compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Ramallah.

Terrorism
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft announced that the U.S. Department of Justice had broken up an Al-Qaeda plot to detonate a “dirty bomb”—a radioactive device—in the United States with the arrest of former Chicago gang member Jose Padilla, who was using the name Abdullah al-Muhajir.