November 13, 2012

700 years ago
1312

Born on this date
Edward III. King of England, 1327-1377. Edward was born at Windsor Castle.

75 years ago
1937

Football
CRU
IRFU
Montreal (2-4) 5 @ Ottawa (3-3) 9
Hamilton (2-4) 5 @ Toronto (5-1) 18

Johnny Rocano punted for 4 singles and Tiny Herman added a field goal and a single as the Rough Riders overcame a 5-0 1st-quarter deficit to defeat the Indians before 7,000 rain-soaked fans at Lansdowne Park. Abe Eliowitz punted for 5 singles to give the Indians the lead in the 1st quarter when they had a favouring wind. It was Montreal's last game as the Indians after 2 seasons under that name. They became the Cubs in 1938.

Art West scored 2 touchdowns and Annis Stukus kicked 2 field goals as the Argonauts defeated the Tigers on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Varsity Stadium. Mr. Stukus's field goals gave Toronto a 6-0 after halftime lead. Teddy Manorek scored a touchdown for the Tigers to make the score 6-5 early in the 3rd quarter. This seemed to wake up the Argonauts, who controlled the rest of the game.

Canadian university
Western (3-2-1) 4 @ McGill (1-5) 0
Toronto (3-2-1) 0 @ Queen's (4-2) 3

Jack Kennedy punted for 2 singles in each of the 1st and 3rd quarters as the Mustangs blanked the Redmen before 700 fans on a rainy day at Molson Stadium in Montreal.

Johnny Munro punted for 3 singles in the 4th quarter to give the Tricolor their win over the Varsity Blues before 3,000 fans at Richardson Stadium in Kingston. Rain had been falling steadily for 23 hours by the time the game started, turning the field into a quagmire. The results of the games meant that Western would visit Toronto for a sudden-death semi-final one week hence.

70 years ago
1942

At the movies
Nightmare, directed by Tim Whelan, and starring Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy, and Henry Daniell, opened in theatres.



Died on this date
Daniel J. Callaghan, 52. U.S. military officer. Rear Admiral Callaghan was on the bridge of USS San Francisco during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal when he and most of his command staff were killed by incoming Japanese fire. Rear Admiral Callaghan was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

War
The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by British bombers in the harbour of Tromso, Norway. As U.S. and U.K. forces advanced toward Tunis, reports indicated that French forces there were resisting Germans landing by sea and air. British forces in Libya took Bardia and Tobruk while advancing guards closed in on El Gazala, west of Tobruk. Costa Rican coast guards reportedly repulsed a landing attempt from a German submarine in the Limon area. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered immediate shipment of weapons, supplies, and food through Lend-Lease to civilians of North Africa occupied by Allied forces.

Diplomacy
Panama and Honduras severed relations with the Vichy French regime.

Based on information supplied from the United States, the Argentine government launched an investigation of Axis espionage.

Defense
Pacific Bridge Company's shipyard in Alameda, California launched the 4,000-ton freighter Samuel Very, 3 days and 8 1/2 hours after the keel was laid.

Politics and government
French armed forces chief Admiral Jean-Francois Darlan announced in a broadcast from Algiers that he had assumed responsibility for French interests in North Africa.

Labour
Philip Murray was re-elected President and James B. Murray secretary-treasurer of the Congress of Industrial Organizations at the CIO's convention in Boston.

Boxing
World lightweight champion Sammy Angott announced his retirement from boxing because of a broken hand that had failed to heal after surgery. Mr. Angott had held the title since 1940; he came out of retirement just four months later.

50 years ago
1962

On television tonight
The Untouchables, starring Robert Stack, on ABC
Tonight's episode: The Eddie O'Gara Story

40 years ago
1972

Died on this date
Martin Dies, Jr., 71. U.S. politician. Mr. Dies, a Democrat, represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives from 1931-1945 and 1953-1959,serving as chairman of the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities from 1938-1944. His book The Trojan Horse in America was published in 1940.

Frank T. Bow, 71. U.S. politician. Mr. Bow, a Republican, represented Ohio in the United States House of Representatives from 1951 until his death.

30 years ago
1982

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K.: I Don't Wanna Dance--Eddy Grant

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (2nd week at #1)
2 Heart Attack--Olivia Newton-John
3 Who Can it Be Now?--Men at Work
4 Truly--Lionel Richie
5 Jack & Diane--John Cougar
6 I Keep Forgettin'--Michael McDonald
7 Somebody's Baby--Jackson Browne
8 You Can Do Magic--America
9 Nobody--Sylvia
10 Heartlight--Neil Diamond

Singles entering the chart were You Got Lucky by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#78); Two Less Lonely People in the World by Air Supply (#84); Forever Mine by the Motels (#86); I Gotta Try by Michael McDonald (#87); Wake Up My Love by George Harrison (#89); Goodbye to You by Scandal (#90); and Pledge Pin by Robert Plant (#99).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Look of Love--ABC
2 Down Under--Men at Work
3 Gloria--Laura Branigan
4 Heart Attack--Olivia Newton-John
5 Up Where We Belong--Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
6 Heartlight--Neil Diamond
7 Steppin' Out--Joe Jackson
8 New World Man--Rush
9 Pressure--Billy Joel
10 Blue Eyes--Elton John

Singles entering the chart were You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins (#46); Hand to Hold On To by John Cougar (#48); This Girl is Mine by Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (#49); and Love Me Tomorrow by Chicago (#50).

Died on this date
Hugues Lapointe, 71. Canadian politician. Mr. Lapointe, a native of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, was the son of federal Liberal cabinet minister Ernest Lapointe, and followed his father into politics. Hugues represented the Quebec riding of Lotbinière (1940-1957), holding three cabinet posts. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1966-1978), and died in Sainte-Foy, Quebec.

Americana
The Vietnam War memorial, designed by Yale University student Maya Lin, was dedicated in Washington, D.C.

Politics and government
Italian Premier Giovanni Spadolini resigned following a dispute between two of his ministers over the means of handling economic problems, including inflation and budget deficits. The ministers represented the two largest parties in Mr. Spadolini’s coalition.

Diplomacy
U.S. President Ronald Reagan announced that he had lifted sanctions against American and foreign companies selling U.S.-developed technology for use in constructing the natural gas pipeline that was to run from the U.S.S.R. to western Europe.

Football
CIAU
Atlantic Bowl @ Huskies Stadium, Halifax
British Columbia 54 St. Francis Xavier 1

Glenn Steele rushed for 259 yards and 4 touchdowns in the 1st half as the Thunderbirds routed the X-Men. Mr. Steele finished with 276 yards, whilethe team amassed 449 yards rushing. UBC defensive back Bruce Barnett made 3 interceptions and returned one 55 yards for a touchdown.

Yates Cup @ J.W. Little Memorial Stadium, London
Concordia 7 @ Western Ontario 17

The Mustangs took advantage of 8 turnovers to defeat the Stingers at J.W. Little Memorial Stadium in London.

25 years ago
1987

Diplomacy
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Miguel Cardinal Obanda y Bravo, who had been appointed several days earlier by Mr. Ortega as a mediator between the Sandanista government and Contra rebels, met in Washington with Jim Wright, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Ortega proposed a cease-fire plan that required Contras to lay down their arms and accept an amnesty. Contra leaders had said they would present their own plan. Mr. Wright’s involvement angered the U.S. administration of President Ronald Reagan and Republican party leaders, who said that it was wrong for the Speaker to become involved in matters which were the prerogative of the President and Secretary of State.

Economics and finance
The United States Labor Department reported that prices charged by producers for finished goods had declined 0.2% in October, the first such drop since July 1986.

20 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Germany (Media Control): Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (8th week at #1)

At the movies
Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed and co-produced by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, and Keanu Reeves, opened in theatres (see video).



Law
Jack Major, 61, was elevated from the Alberta Court of Appeal to succeed retiring fellow Albertan William Stevenson on the Supreme Court of Canada.

The High Court of Australia ruled in Dietrich v The Queen that although there is no absolute right to have publicly funded counsel, in most circumstances a judge should grant any request for an adjournment or stay when an accused is unrepresented.

10 years ago
2002

Diplomacy
Iraq agreed to allow United Nations inspection of Iraqi weapons sites, while reiterating claims that it did not possess weapons of mass destruction.

In response to North Korea’s admission in October that she had been secretly working to develop nuclear weapons, the United States threatened to cut off fuel shipments to that country.

Scandal
U.S. Roman Catholic bishops agreed to revised rules for dealing with accusations of sexual abuse of minors by priests. The new plan, which was formulated by a committee of U.S. and Vatican bishops after an October rejection by the Vatican of the American bishops’ original plan, provided that priests be judged by church tribunals under canon law. An accused priest would be suspended from duties immediately, pending resolution of his case, and bishops would not be permitted to transfer an accused priest to a new ministry in a new diocese. The definition of sexual abuse was narrowed, and an individual alleging abuse as a child would generally be required to file a complaint by age 28. The revised plan was criticized by victims of abuse.