November 25, 2013

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Nancy Stella Usma Castro!

670 years ago
1343

Disasters
A tsunami, caused by an earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastated Naples and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places.

230 years ago
1783

War
The British evacuated New York City, their last remaining military position, after the American Revolutionary War.

120 years ago
1893

Born on this date
Joseph Wood Krutch. U.S. writer. Dr. Krutch was the theatre critic for The Nation from 1924-1952 and was a professor of English at Columbia University from 1937-1952, but moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1952 and became known for writing about the environment of the southwestern United States. His books included The Modern Temper (1929); The Measure of Man (1954); and The Voice of the Desert (1954). Dr. Krutch died on May 22, 1970 at the age of 76.

70 years ago
1943

Literature
The U.S. Army weekly magazine Yank won the Saturday Review of Literature Award for distinguished service to American letters.

War
The Canadian Eighth Army smashed across the Sangro River at the Adriatic end of the Italian front, and British units established and held a bridgehead against German counterattacks on the west bank of the Sangro River. After three days of driving, Soviet forces advanced 60 miles north of Gomel, White Russia, and captured 180 localities. Four of five Japanese destroyers were sunk and a fifth damaged in a battle with U.S. naval units between Buka in the northern Solomon Islands and Rabaul, New Britain. Chinese planes raided the Japanese-held island of Formosa, bombing and strafing the airport at Shinchiku.

Diplomacy
Colombian President Alfonso Lopez Pumarejo arrived in Miami to begin a 60-day visit to the United States.

Defense
United Aircraft Corporation disclosed the development of a supercharger device using a jet of water which gave quick bursts of speed to fighter planes.

Americana
Thanksgiving Day in the United States passed without any organized national observance, and with most war plants remaining in operation.

Politics and government
Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina was re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Medicine
Schenley Distillers Corporation announced in New York that it had developed a new method of manufacturing penicillin and would begin large-scale production in February 1944.

50 years ago
1963

Died on this date
Joann Graff, 23. U.S. murder victim. Miss Graff was sexually assaulted and strangled in Lawrence, Massachusetts, becoming the 12th victim of the Boston Strangler.

Music
The album Beatlemania! With the Beatles was released in Canada on Capitol Records, becoming the Beatles' first album to be released in North America.

World events
The funeral of U.S. President John F. Kennedy took place in Washington.

40 years ago
1973

Died on this date
Laurence Harvey, 45. Lithuanian-born U.K. actor. Born Laruschka Skikne, Mr. Harvey was known for appearing in such movies as I Am a Camera (1955); Room at the Top (1959); Expresso Bongo (1959); The Alamo (1960); BUtterfield 8 (1960); Summer and Smoke (1961); The Manchurian Candidate (1962); Life at the Top (1965); and Darling (1965). His most memorable television appearance was probably in the episode of Rod Serling's Night Gallery titled The Caterpillar (1972). Mr. Harvey died in London after a battle with cancer.

World events
Following weeks of student rioting, Greek President George Papadopoulos was deposed in a bloodless military coup. The new military leaders imposed a 24-hour curfew in Athens and Salonika. First Army Commander Lieutenant General Phaidon Gizikis replaced Mr. Papadopoulos as President. Premier Spyros Markenzinis and his civilian cabinet were replaced by a 17-man civilian cabinet headed by Adamantios Androutspoulos, a former cabinet minister under Mr. Papadopoulos. Also dismissed were the armed forces commander-in-chief, and chiefs of the army, air force, and Athens police. Official communiques from the military leaders behind the coup said that they had acted because Mr. Papadopoulos had been moving too quickly toward the restoration of democracy, thereby leading Greece toward "chaos and catastrophe." Mr. Papadopoulos had come to power in a revolution in 1967.

Terrorism
Three gunmen who identified themselves as members of the Arab Nationalist Youth for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked a KLM jumbo jet over the Middle East en route from Amsterdam to Tokyo, and diverted the plane, carrying 247 passengers and 18 crew members, on a checkered course through the Middle east over the next three days.

Diplomacy
Israel announced that it was willing in principle to attend a peace conference opening December 18 aimed at working out a long-term settlement with Arab nations. An Egyptian official, speaking from Algiers, said the timing of the announcement was an obvious attempt to sow discord among Arabs and prevent them from fashioning a unified strategy. Arab representatives were in Algiers to gather for summit talks among themselves.

Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi told a news conference that the "only permanent settlement" of the Middle East conflict was for all Jews who emigrated to Israel after 1948 to return to their lands of origin, and for Palestinians to regain their erstwhile homes. He said that he would be glad to take back Jews who had left Libya and give them full citizenship, and that he would use his influence to get other Arab states to make the same offer. He urged all European nations to do likewise.

Energy
U.S. President Richard Nixon, in a nationally-televised address, issued orders for a series of "strong, effective countermeasures" to cut energy consumption. The countermeasures included a 15% nationwide reduction in delivery of gasoline by refiners to wholesalers and retailers headed the list; a reduction in the use of heating oil of 15% for residential use, 10% in industrial use, and 25% in store and other commercial use; a national speed limit of 50 miles per hour for cars and 55 mph for trucks and buses; a 15% reduction of jet fuel supplies; and the closing of gasoline stations on Sundays. The countermeasures would be voluntary pending Congressional approval of the Emergency Energy Act. Mr. Nixon said, "In the last third of this century, our independence will depend on maintaining and achieving self-sufficiency in energy."

Hockey
WHA
Quebec 1 @ New Jersey 3
Toronto 3 Vancouver 2 (OT)
Minnesota 5 Winnipeg 3
Edmonton 1 @ Houston 2

4,062 fans were in attendance at Cherry Hill Arena to see the Knights defeat the Nordiques in the first game played in New Jersey since the team had moved there five days earlier after beginning the season as the New York Golden Blades.

Gavin Kirk scored 8:34 into overtime to give the Toros their win over the Blazers to hand Andy Bathgate his first loss in his third game as Vancouver's head coach.

Joe Szura scored in the 2nd period and Ed Hoekstra scored in the 3rd to give the Aeros their win over the Oilers before 8,200 fans at Sam Houston Arena. Brian McKenzie scored the only Edmonton goal in the 1st period. Don McLeod won the goaltending duel over Jack Norris, who played well in making 32 saves. The loss was the Oilers' fifth in their last six games after winning 13 of their first 14.

Football
CFL
">Grey Cup @ CNE Stadium, Toronto
Ottawa 22 Edmonton 18

Rick Cassata threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Rhome Nixon in the 1st quarter and handed off to Jim Evenson for an 18-yard touchdown run in the 3rd quarter and Gerry Organ kicked 2 converts and 2 field goals as the Rough Riders outlasted the Eskimos before 36,475 fans. Edmonton opened the scoring from the opening kickoff, with Roy Bell rushing 39 yards for a touchdown, converted by Dave Cutler for a 7-0 lead just 3:29 into the game. Ottawa tied the game at 7:34 when Mr. Nixon easily got open for a touchdown pass behind defensive back and former teammate Billy Cooper, who had injured a hamstring a week earlier in the western final and had taken acupuncture treatments during the week in an attempt to heal in time for the Grey Cup. Another good drive by the Eskimos stalled at the Ottawa 4-yard line, and Mr. Cutler kicked an 11-yard field goal with 3:34 remaining in the 1st quarter to give the Eskimos a 10-7 lead. Late in the 1st quarter, the Rough Riders recovered a fumble by Edmonton punt returner Dick Dupuis, but Mr. Cassata threw an interception to Garry Lefebvre on the Edmonton 2-yard line. The Eskimos couldn't move the ball and Mr. Lefebvre, the Eskimos' punter, had trouble fielding a low snap while attempting to punt and was tackled for a safety touch by Ottawa defensive back Wayne Tosh 21 seconds into the 2nd quarter, reducing Ottawa's deficit to 10-9. Two passes from Mr. Cassata to Mr. Nixon led to a field goal by Mr. Organ with 4 seconds left in the 1st half to give the Rough Riders a 12-10 halftime lead. The kick, from 46 yards, was the longest ever in Grey Cup play to that time, beating the record of 38 yards by Bob Dean of the Eskimos against the Montreal Alouettes in 1954. Mr. Cassata mixed his plays well on another drive in the 3rd quarter, and Mr. Evenson finished it with his touchdown. Mr. Organ's convert gave the Rough Riders a 19-10 lead after 3 quarters. In the 4th quarter, Mr. Tosh recovered a fumble by Edmonton tight end Tyrone Walls at the Edmonton 47-yard line and returned it 14 yards to the 33. Mr. Organ kicked a 39-yard FG with 7:52 remaining in regulation time to make the score 22-10. Mr. Lefebvre then punted 85 yards--the longest punt of his 11-year CFL career--out of the Ottawa end zone for a single with 5:39 left, making the score 22-11. A late drive by the Eskimos culminated in a 4-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Wilkinson to Mr. Lefebvre, converted by Mr. Cutler, with 7 seconds left. A short kickoff by Mr. Cutler was recovered by Mr. Organ, and the Rough Riders ran out the clock for their first Grey Cup in four years under head coach Jack Gotta. The Eskimos entered the game with Mr. Wilkinson and fellow quarterback Bruce Lemmerman suffering from injuries, and Mr. Wilkinson suffered two broken ribs when hit late by Ottawa linebacker Jerry Campbell and defensive end Wayne Smith in the 1st quarter. Ottawa's "Capital Punishment" defensive line of Tom Laputka, Rudy Sims, Wayne Smith, and Charlie Brandon starred, and Mr. Brandon was named the game's most valuable player. Mr. Lefebvre, who caught 2 passes for 16 yards and a touchdown, replaced Mr. Cooper in the defensive backfield and made 2 interceptions, and punted 11 times for a 36.9-yard average, was awarded the Dick Suderman Memorial Trophy as the game's outstanding Canadian. Mr. Evenson led all rushers with 53 yards on 11 carries; Mr. Bell carried 12 times for 46 yards, but 39 of that total came on his touchdown. Mr. Nixon led in yards receiving with 72 on 4 receptions, while teammate Art Green caught 4 for 56 and rushed 6 times for 25 yards. Mr. Walls led the Eskimos with 7 receptions for 61 yards. Calvin Harrell of the Eskimos rushed 7 times for 43 yards and caught 4 passes for 51. Mr. Cassata completed 11 of 23 passes for 161 yards, while Mr. Wilkinson was 10 for 20 for 107 yards and Mr. Lemmerman was 10 for 22 for 101. Ottawa's Dick Adams averaged 41.9 yards on 8 punts.

30 years ago
1983

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Karma Chameleon--Culture Club (5th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Come Back and Stay--Paul Young (3rd week at #1)

War
With rebels opposed to the Yasser Arafat's leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization at the outskirts of Tripoli, Lebanon, PLO representatives in Damascus said that they had accepted a Saudi Arabian plan that would avert the destruction of Tripoli. The agreement would permit Mr. Arafat and his supporters to evacuate the city.

Defense
Romania's Communist leaders criticized the planned deployments of missiles by both the U.S.A. and U.S.S.R.

25 years ago
1988

Hit parade
#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Don't Worry Be Happy--Bobby McFerrin (4th week at #1)

Crime
Convicted murderer Allan Legere, who had escaped from jail in Moncton, New Brunswick on May 3, was captured by police in Nelson, N.B. after a six-month killing spree and a huge manhunt.

20 years ago
1993

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): The Sign--Ace of Base

10 years ago
2003

Terrorism
Yemen arrested Mohammed Hamdi al-Ahdal, a top al-Qaeda member suspected of masterminding the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole and the 2002 bombing of a French oil tanker off Yemen's coast.

Crime
Quebec ordered the demolition of the heavily-fortified Hell's Angels bunker near Quebec City. The building, which Quebec Justice Minister Marc Bellemare called a "symbol of gangsterism," was seized under federal anti-gang laws.