September 5, 2013

220 years ago
1793

Abominations
The French National Convention initiated the Reign of Terror.

125 years ago
1888

Born on this date
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. 1st Vice-President of India, 1952-1962; 2nd President of India, 1962-1967. Dr. Radhakrishnan was one of India's most renowned scholars of philosophy and comparative religion. He died on April 17, 1975 at the age of 86.

110 years ago
1903

Born on this date
Gloria Holden. U.K.-born U.S. actress. Miss Holden was best known for her starring role in the movie Dracula's Daughter (1936). Her other films included The Life of Emile Zola (1937) and The Man Without a Country (1937). Miss Holden died on March 22, 1991 at the age of 87.

75 years ago
1938

World events
Almost 60 youths affiliated with the fascist National Socialist Movement of Chile (Nacistas) were gunned down by the Chilean government in the Seguro Obrero massacre in retaliation for an attempted coup d'état.

Football
WIFU
Edmonton (0-2) 8 @ Winnipeg (2-0) 33
Calgary (0-2) 0 @ Regina (2-0) 9

Wayne Sheley scored 2 touchdowns to lead the Blue Bombers over the Eskimos before 5,000 fans at Osborne Stadium. Eddie O'Brien scored the Eskimos' only touchdown on a 2-yard pass from quarterback Harold Sutton.

Howard Cleveland scored the only touchdown as the Roughriders blanked the Bronks at Parc de Young. It was the second straight shutout suffered by Calgary.

70 years ago
1943

War
U.K. and Canadian troops seized 38 miles of Italian coastline from Melito in the south to Bagnara in the north and pushed steadily inland. U.S. paratroopers and Australian soldiers landed and occupied the town of Nazdab, near Lae in the Salamaua-Lae campaign in New Guinea.

Agriculture
Dr. Max Lauffer of the Rockefeller Institute said that the tobacco mosaic protein molecule was probably itself a virus which caused plant disease.

60 years ago
1953

Hit Parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)--Percy Faith and his Orchestra (3rd week at #1)

#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)--Les Paul and Mary Ford (Best seller--5th week at #1; Jukebox--3rd week at #1); No Other Love--Perry Como (Disc Jockey--4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Crying in the Chapel--June Valli
--[Darrell Glenn]
--[Rex Allen]
--[The Orioles]
2 No Other Love--Perry Como
3 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)--Les Paul and Mary Ford
4 You, You, You--The Ames Brothers
5 P.S. I Love You--The Hilltoppers
6 I'm Walking Behind You--Eddie Fisher
7 Dragnet--Ray Anthony and his Orchestra
8 Oh!--Pee Wee Hunt and his Orchestra
9 C'est Si Bon (It's So Good)--Eartha Kitt
10 Ebb Tide--Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

Singles entering the chart were The Story of Three Loves by Jerry Murad (#20); I See the Moon by the Mariners (#22); Eh, Cumpari (#25)/Till They've All Gone Home (#34) by Julius LaRosa; Rub-A-Dub-Dub by Ralph Flanagan and his Orchestra (#29); Till They've All Gone Home by Joan Regan (#34, charting with the version by Julius LaRosa); From Here to Eternity by Frank Sinatra (#37); Song of India by Mario Lanza (#38); Don't Take Your Love from Me by the Three Suns (#41); and No Stone Unturned by June Hutton (#43). The Story of Three Loves was a version of the title song of the movie. From Here to Eternity was the title song of the movie.

Died on this date
Francis Ford, 72. U.S. actor, director, and producer. Mr. Ford, born Francis Feeney, was the older brother of director John Ford, and appeared in many of his brother's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and The Quiet Man (1952). Francis appeared, often uncredited, in as many as 400 movies. He directed and starred as Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet (1914), with John playing Dr. Watson. Francis Ford mainly directed serials, and founded the short-lived company Fordart Films in 1917. He played small character roles in later years in movies such as The Ox-Bow Incident (1943), and died of cancer, 22 days after his 72nd birthday.

Richard Walther Darré, 58. Argentinian-born German Nazi politician. Mr. Darré was Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture from 1933-1942. A leading "blood and soil" ideologue, he served three years in prison for war crimes before being released in 1950. Mr. Darré died of liver cancer.

Football
IRFU
Montreal (1-2) 6 @ Ottawa (1-1) 26

WIFU
Edmonton (2-1) 18 @ Calgary 6

Billy Vessels, who had returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown in Regina five days earlier, returned another kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown as the Eskimos beat the Stampeders at Mewata Stadium. Tom Stolhandske and Steve Mendryk scored the other Edmonton touchdowns.

50 years ago
1963

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): Bad to Me--Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas (3rd week at #1)

40 years ago
1973

Terrorism
Five Palestinian guerrillas raided the Saudi Arabian embassy in Paris and seized 13 diplomats and emplyees as hostages. Proclaiming themselves members of Il Icab ("punishment"), the terrorists demanded that Jordan free Mohammmed Daoud Odeh, an Al Fatah leader serving a life sentence for terrorist activities.

World events
Four days after each being sentenced to three years of confinement to be followed by three years of enforced residence on charges of being paid agents of a western plot to overthrow the Soviet Union, dissidents Pyotr Yakir and Victor Krasin publicly confessed at a major news conference at Moscow's Journalists Club. They asserted that deep reflection, not blackmail or pressure by the prosecutors, had led them to admit their "illegal activities."

Politics and government
U.S. President Richard Nixon, in a press conference, announced that he would veto the minimum wage bill and would send to Congress a supplementary "state of the Union" message outlining areas requiring urgent action. He also made a plea to Congress to enact seven legislative measures aimed at increasing domestic energy supply. Mr. Nixon stated that he was giving "highest priority" to achieving a peaceful settlement of the Arab-Israeli dispute in order to end Arab threats to curtail oil deliveries to western countries.

Football
CFL
The Edmonton Eskimos released veteran flanker Bobby Taylor, ostensibly because his speed had diminished, and not because of a reported incident in which he had thrown a beer bottle at quarterback Bruce Lemmerman in a hotel room after the team's 28-27 loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Regina two days earlier. Mr. Taylor disputed the official reason for his dismissal. He had joined the team in mid-season of 1971; in 6 games in 1973 he had caught 17 passes for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns.

British Columbia (3-4) 24 @ Ottawa (2-4) 26

Gerry Organ's fourth field goal of the game, a 34-yard kick with 36 seconds remaining, gave the Rough Riders the win over the Lions at Lansdowne Park. Ottawa quarterback Jerry Keeling threw touchdown passes of 24 yards to Jim Foley and 12 yards to Rhome Nixon in the 1st half. Rookie Karl Douglas made his first start at quarterback for B.C. and threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Jim Young in the 1st quarter. He also rushed 3 yards for a touchdown in the 2nd quarter after taking a lateral from running back Johnny Musso, and handed off to Lou Harris for a 3-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter. The Rough Riders wore new red jerseys for the game instead of the usual black jerseys for home games.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Australiana--Austen Tayshus (2nd week at #1)

Terrorism
In a televised address, U.S. President Ronald Reagan used the word "massacre" to describe the September 1 downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 over Soviet air space, with the loss of all 269 people aboard. He announced several minor punitive measures and said that arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union would continue, but he called for continued congressional support for the MX missile.

Labour
On Labor Day in the United States, the United Auto Workers and Chrysler Corporation reached a tentative agreement on a new two-year contract giving 56,000 active and 29,000 laid-off U.S. workers wage and benefit parity with workers at General Motors and Ford.

Auto racing
USAC
Gold Crown Series
Gary Bettenhausen won the 100-mile Ted Horn Memorial on a dirt track at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. It was the first race of the season, and the last in the United States Auto Club's Gold Crown Series other than the Indianapolis 500.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (4-4) 15 @ Calgary (5-3) 18
Montreal (1-7) 30 @ Hamilton (4-4) 35

The Stampeders scored 10 points in the final 1:05 of the game to shock the Eskimos before 30,841 fans at McMahon Stadium. Edmonton held a 15-8 lead with less than 3 minutes remaining and had possession of the ball at the Calgary 38-yard line, but rookie running back Scott Stauch didn't hear the play call on a pitchout from quarterback Warren Moon, and the ball resulted in a fumble recovered by the Eskimos but for a 17-yard loss. A short punt into the wind by Paul Hickie resulted in a no-yards penalty, and quarterback Gerry Dattilio complete a 43-yard pass to Craig Ellis for a touchdown, converted by J.T. Hay, to tie the game with 1:05 remaining. The Eskimos had just 9 players on the field for the subsequent kickoff, failed to move the ball, and Calgary took possession and moved into position for Mr. Hay to kick a 45-yard field goal--his third FG of the game--on the last play to win the game. Bryan Fryer scored the only Edmonton touchdown in the 2nd quarter on a 13-yard pass from Mr. Moon, while Dave Cutler added field goals of 48 and 52 yards. Rookie Edmonton running back Greg Marshall, who had spent the first 1 1/2 seasons of his CFL career on the injured list with a right knee injury, finally dressed for his first regular season game, playing on special teams. Unfortunately, he tore up his left knee after just a few plays, and never played again. The game was the last for Pete Kettela as head coach of the Eskimos; he was fired two days later and replaced by Jackie Parker.

Tom Clements' fourth touchdown pass of the game, a 52-yard strike to Keith Baker with 2:40 remaining in the 4th quarter, provided the winning margin as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Concordes before 18,527 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Mr. Baker's touchdown was his second TD reception of the game, with Johnny Shepherd and Ron Johnson also catching touchdown passes. Montreal quarterback Johnny Evans threw touchdown passes to Jeff Patterson and Nick Arakgi and handed off to Denny Ferdinand for a 21-yard TD run. Mr. Shepherd rushed 18 times for 138 yards, caught 6 passes for 35, and returned 3 kickoffs for 76.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): Perfect--Fairground Attraction (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
Gert Fröbe, 75. German actor. Mr. Fröbe appeared mostly in German movies, but was best known for playing the title role in Goldfinger (1964). He also appeared in Mr. Arkadin (1955) and The Longest Day (1962). Mr. Fröbe died of a heart attack.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Federal Home Loan Bank Board and Robert M. Bass Group Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas teamed up to rescue American Savings & Loan Association of Stockton, California. The government would provide $2 billion in aid for the insolvent insititution, and Bass would put $550 million into American S&L, a unit of the Financial Corporation of America. This was the fourth $1 billion-plus rescue of a savings-and-loan within three weeks, and the costliest ever.

Football
CFL
Edmonton (6-3) 27 @ Calgary (2-7) 11
Toronto (7-2) 28 @ Hamilton (6-3) 56

Defensive end Stew Hill returned an interception 12 yards for a touchdown and Tracy Ham completed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jim Sandusky as the Eskimos took a 17-0 lead after the 1st quarter and coasted to victory over the Stampeders before 27,768 fans at McMahon Stadium. Damon Allen started at quarterback for Edmonton but left with a shoulder injury after just 2 plays, an was replaced by Tracy Ham. Mr. Ham then suffered an ankle injury on a cheap shot by a Stampeder late in the 2nd quarter, and wide receiver and former high school quarterback Stephen Jones replaced him for 2 plays to finish the half. Mr. Ham played the entire 2nd half. Tim Petros rushed 1 yard for the Calgary touchdown in the 2nd quarter. It was the first CFL game for Calgary kicker Mark McLoughlin, replacing departed veteran J.T. Hay, and he kicked a convert and field goal. Things got exciting in the Calgary dressing room after the game when quarterback Rick Worman, who completed just 19 of 43 passes for 246 yards, was being interviewed and mentioned a missed block during the game by running back John Williams. Mr. Williams jumped up and appeared to be strangling Mr. Worman when the reporters were ordered outside.

Earl Winfield returned a punt 109 yards for a touchdown in the 1st quarter, caught a 58-yard touchdown pass from Mike Kerrigan in the 3rd quarter, and returned a kickoff 100 yards for a third TD on the last play of the 3rd quarter as the Tiger-Cats ended the Argonauts' 7-game winning streak before 18,300 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Mr. Kerrigan completed 21 of 34 passes for 398 yards and added 2 touchdown passes to Jacques Chapdelaine and another to Rocky DiPietro, while Jed Tommy ran for another Hamilton TD. Toronto quarterback Gilbert Renfroe threw 2 touchdown passes to Jeff Boyd and another to Darrell K. Smith. The teams combined to score 41 points in the 3rd quarter, with Hamilton outscoring Toronto 21-20.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Three Little Pigs--Green Jelly

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: What's Up?--4 Non Blondes (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Mr. Vain--Culture Beat (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Claude Renoir, 79. French cinematographer. Mr. Renoir, the grandson of artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, son of artist Pierre Renoir, and nephew of film director Jean Renoir, had a film career running from the 1930s through the 1970s. His films included The River (1951), directed by his uncle.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (7-3) 25 @ Saskatchewan (6-4) 24

Troy Westwood's 37-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers the win over the Roughriders before a sellout crowd of 30,216 at Taylor Field in Regina. Loyd Lewis, on a 25-yard fumble return in the 1st quarter, and Alfred Jackson, on a 19-yard pass from Matt Dunigan in the 4th quarter, scored the Winnipeg touchdowns. Saskatchewan scored its touchdowns in the 3rd quarter on a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Warren Jones and a 34-yard pass from Kent Austin to Don Narcisse.



10 years ago
2003

Died on this date
Gisele MacKenzie, 86. Canadian-born U.S. entertainer. Born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche in Winnipeg, Miss MacKenzie was an accomplished violinist who achieved several hit records in the 1950s, with her biggest being Hard to Get, which reached #4 on the Billboard pop charts in 1955. She was best known for being one of the stars of the television program Your Hit Parade from 1953-1957.

Law
Bowing to months of public pressure, Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa withdrew his government's internal security anti-subversion bill. The bill would have made it easier for the government to stifle opposition.

Economics and finance
A North American free trade panel ruled that the United States had not proven that Canadian softwood exports threatened to harm U.S. lumber firms.

Football
CFL
Calgary (3-9) 0 @ Edmonton (8-4) 38

Winston October, replacing the suspended Ed Hervey at wide receiver, caught 10 passes for 92 yards, and Mike Pringle rushed 22 times for 148 yards and touchdowns of 2 and 61 yards as the Eskimos blanked the Stampeders before 62,444 fans at Commonwealth Stadium--the largest crowd ever to watch a CFL game outside Monttreal--in the CFL's first shutout in six years. Ricky Ray completed 22 of 27 passes for 266 yards and touchdowns to Troy Mills and Scott Robinson, and receiver Jason Tucker rushed 14 yards for another TD. Marcus Crandell played the entire game at quarterback for Calgary, completing 15 of 33 passes for 183 yards and 3 interceptions. The Eskimos amassed 27 first downs and 543 yards net offense to 8 first downs and 199 yards net offense for the Stampeders.