November 1, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Will Morrow and Maurice Pratt!

375 years ago
1642

Died on this date
Jean Nicolet, 44 (?). French explorer. Mr. Nicolet, the first European to set foot in what is now Wisconsin, was sent by Samuel de Champlain to live with the Indians and learn their languages. He spent two years with the Algonquins on Allumette Island, and with the Nipissing on the Upper Ottawa River and Lake Huron from 1620-1629; his search for the Western Sea for the Company of 100 Associates took him to Green Bay on Lake Michigan, and the Fox and Illinois rivers, where he made a treaty with the Winnebago people. Mr. Nicolet drowned in the St. Lawrence River opposite Sillery, New France after his boat capsized during a storm while he was returning to Trois-Rivières to save an Iroquois prisoner the Algonquins wanted to torture.

150 years ago
1867

War
French troops arrived at Rome.

120 years ago
1897

Americana
The Library of Congress building in Washington, D.C. opened to the public.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Pat Mullin. U.S. baseball player and coach. Mr. Mullin was an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers (1940-1941, 1946-1953), batting .271 with 87 home runs and 385 runs batted in in 864 games. He played 845 games in 8 seasons in the minor leagues from 1937-1956. Mr. Mullin's career was interrupted by service with the U.S. Army in World War II from 1942-1945. He managed in the minor leagues, and was a coach with the Tigers (1963-1966), Cleveland Indians (1967), and Montreal Expos (1979-1981). Mr. Mullin died on August 14, 1999 at the age of 81.

90 years ago
1927

Died on this date
Florence Mills, 31. U.S. entertainer. Miss Mills, born Florence Winfrey, was a singer, dancer, and comedienne who was known as the "Queen of Happiness." She was popular in vaudeville in the 1920s throughout the world until her death from tuberculosis or appendicitis.

80 years ago
1937

Died on this date
Paul Hamberg, 32. Azerbaijani clergyman. Mr. Hamberg was the pastor of the Church of the Saviour, a Lutheran congregation in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku. He and seven other members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community--including three women--were executed in Baku by a firing squad of supporters of U.S.S.R. dictator Josef Stalin.

75 years ago
1942

Died on this date
Hugo Distler, 34. German composer. Mr. Distler was an organist who was best know for composing sacred choral music. He joined the Nazi Party in 1933, apparently reluctantly, in order to continue his employment. Mr. Distler committed suicide as the result of increasing depression.

War
U.S. forces began the Matanikau Offensive during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

Politics and government
Japanese Prime Minister General Hideki Tojo named Kazuo Aoki as head of the new Ministry of Greater East Asia Affairs, giving the Army both military and economic control over conquered territory.

70 years ago
1947

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Near You--Francis Craig and his Orchestra (7th week at #1)

Died on this date
Man o'War, 30. U.S. racehorse. Man o'War was one of the greatest racehorses in history; he raced only in 1919 and 1920, but won 20 of 21 races, including the 1920 Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. His final race took place on October 12, 1920, when he won a match race against 1919 Triple Crown winner Sir Barton. Man o'War had a successful career as a sire from 1921-1943; he was retired from stud after a heart attack, and died after another apparent heart attack.

Defense
The U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the creation of a unified command for the Caribbean under General Willis Crittenberger.

Politics and government
Local elections in England and Wales resulted in a victory for Conservatives and independent candidates, who gained 600 local council seats at the expense of the Labour Party. Cities where Labour lost control included Manchester and York.

Protest
A rally in Philadelphia staged by the Progressive Citizens of America to protest the current hearings of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities was broken up by angry war veterans.

Economics and finance
U.S. President Harry Truman's Council of Economic Advisers reported that the United States could support a $22.3-billion foreign aid program over the next four years, and recommended restoration of some wartime controls to check waste and inflation.

Labour
United Auto Workers of America Vice President R.J. Thomas refused to sign a National Labor Relations Board affidavit affirming that he was not a Communist despite a majority vote for compliance by the union's executive board.

Disasters
233 people were killed when an earthquake struck the Peruvian Andes.

Basketball
PBLA
New Orleans (2-1) 51 @ Louisville (0-2) 49
Chicago (2-0) 82 @ Waterloo (0-2) 56
Oklahoma City (1-2) 44 @ Houston (1-0) 56

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (2-8-1) 12 @ Montreal (5-6) 33
Ottawa (8-3) 15 @ Toronto (6-4-1) 5

WIFU
Finals
Calgary 4 @ Winnipeg 16 (First game of 2-game total points series)

ORFU
Hamilton (9-1) 46 @ Ottawa (5-4-1) 12
Sarnia (0-10) 1 @ Toronto Balmy Beach (7-3) 14

Virgil Wagner scored 2 touchdowns and Tommy Cates scored a touchdown and convert to help the Alouettes defeat the Tigers at Royals Stadium.

Bert Haigh and Matt Anthony scored touchdowns for the Rough Riders as they beat the Argonauts before 16,000 fans at Varsity Stadium. Doug Pyzer scored the Toronto touchdown in the 3rd quarter.

Don Hiney scored a touchdown, 2 converts, and a field goal to help the Blue Bombers defeat the Stampeders before a capacity crowd of 5,000 at Osborne Stadium. Mr. Hiney rushed 23 yards for the first Winnipeg touchdown in the 2nd quarter and then lateralled to Joe Turner for the other TD late in the 1st half. The Stampeders controlled play in the 2nd half, but were limited to a single by Ken Sluman and a field goal by Bill Wusyk. The Winnipeg defense stopped the Calgary offense on a third-down gamble on the Winnipeg 1-yard line. Winnipeg guard Bert Iannone suffered a dislocated shoulder that put him out of action for the rest of the post-season.

Mel Lawson completed 3 touchdown passes to his brother Gord and another to Ross Hemingway, while Gord Miller added 2 touchdowns for the Wildcats as they routed the Trojans before 5,000 fans at Lansdowne Park. Bill Petrilas opened the scoring with a touchdown for Ottawa, and George Gilmour completed a 56-yard pass to Doug Smylie in the 2nd quarter for the other Ottawa TD.

Messrs. Stockman and Powers scored touchdowns for Balmy Beach as they beat the Imperials before a small crowd at Maple Leaf Stadium.

Canadian university
Toronto (3-1) 13 @ McGill (0-3-1) 9
Western Ontario (4-0) 32 @ Queen's (0-3-1) 0

Hardy Cup
Saskatchewan 1 @ Alberta 38 (Alberta won 2-game total points series 58-1)

Bruce Cummings handed off to Tommy Waldon for a touchdown and passed to Steve Karrys for another TD to lead the Varsity Blues over the Redmen before 17,500 fans at Molson Stadium in Montreal. Rod Syrett passed 30 yards to Bob McBoyle for the McGill touchdown in the 2nd quarter.

Bob McFarlane scored 3 touchdowns and 2 converts to lead the Mustangs over the Gaels at Richardson Stadium in Kingston.

Ken Moore scored 3 touchdowns and Harry Irving added 2 as the Golden Bears routed the Huskies at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. Messrs. Ingram and Milner scored the other touchdowns.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in France (IFOP): Bambino--Dalida (31st week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): That'll Be the Day--The Crickets

On television tonight
Harbor Command, starring Wendell Corey
Tonight's episode: The Bag

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly indefinitely recessed debate on the Syrian-Turkish border dispute after Syrian delegates agreed not to press for creation of a seven-nation commission to investigate tension between the two countries.

Politics and government
Turkey's Grand National Assembly re-elected President Celal Bayar to a new four-year term.

World events
Seven exile groups opposed to the regime of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista formally united in Miami. The groups included former President Carlos Prio Socarra's Cuban Revolutionary Party.

Transportation
The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opened to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.

Sport
Bob Hayward piloted his speedboat Miss Supertest III to a world record of 184.54 miles per hour at Picton, Ontario.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (Record Retailer): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees (4th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (2nd week at #1)
2 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
3 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
4 (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees
5 Lightning's Girl--Nancy Sinatra
6 The Letter--The Box Tops
7 San Franciscan Nights--Eric Burdon & the Animals
8 Little Ole Wine Drinker, Me--Dean Martin
9 We Love You/Dandelion--The Rolling Stones
10 Dream Girl--Davy Jones

Singles entering the chart were Burning of the Midnight Lamp by the Jimi Hendrix Experience (#32) and Time Seller by the Spencer Davis Group (#39).

Diplomacy
U.S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey began an eight-day visit to Asia.

Politics and government
Nour Ahmad Etemadi took office as Prime Minister of Afghanistan, succeeding Mohammed Hashim Maiwandwal.

Football
CFL
Winnipeg (4-11) 8 @ Edmonton (9-6-1) 24

The Blue Bombers led 8-3 with 9 minutes remaining in the game before 13,000 fans at Clarke Stadium, but Frank Cosentino completed touchdown passes to E.A. Sims and Randy Kerbow, and John LaGrone recovered a Winnipeg fumble for his first CFL touchdown as the Eskimos rallied for 3 touchdowns to post their fifth straight win, finishing the regular season with their best record since 1961. Peter Kempf converted all the Edmonton majors and added a field goal.

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
Family, on ABC
Tonight's episode: We Love You, Miss Jessup

Transportation
The U.S.S.R.'s supersonic Tupolev TU-144 jetliner began weekly passenger service with a special flight from Moscow to Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.

Labour
The United States withdrew from the International Labor Organization, effective November 5. The decision stemmed from 1974, when an Arab-Communist coalition in the ILO secured majority support for a resolution condemning Israel for "racism" and occupying Arab lands.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signed a bill to raise the minimum wage from $2.30 per hour to $3.25 per hour by 1981.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Beds are Burning--Midnight Oil (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: You Win Again--Bee Gees (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Bamba--Los Lobos (3rd week at #1)

Died on this date
René Lévesque, 65. Canadian politician and journalist. Mr. Lévesque, a reporter with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Radio-Canada in the 1940s and 1950s, led the Quebec separatist Parti Quebecois from its founding in 1968 until his death, serving as Premier of Quebec from 1976-1985. He submitted a referendum on what was called "sovereignty-association" to Quebec voters in 1980, but it was defeated by a 60%-40% margin.

Politics and government
At the founding convention of the Reform Party of Canada, Preston Manning, son of former Alberta Premier Ernest Manning, was acclaimed as party leader after his opponent, former Liberal Stan Roberts, left in protest against the views of many of Mr. Manning's supporters from Alberta, who constituted the base of the party's support.

The 13th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party concluded in Beijing with leader Deng Xiaoping, 83, giving up most of his positions and resigning from the ruling Politburo and the Central Committee.

Football
CFL
Calgary (9-8) 34 @ Hamilton (7-10) 33
Toronto (10-6-1) 23 @ Winnipeg (12-5) 24
British Columbia (11-6) 33 @ Edmonton (10-7) 32

Roy Kurtz missed 2 field goals in the last 2 minutes of regulation time, including a 30-yard attempt with 5 seconds left, as the Tiger-Cats lost to the Stampeders before 13,520 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. J.T. Hay’s 32-yard field goal with 5:01 remaining provided the winning margin for the Stampeders. Calgary quarterback Rick Worman completed 17 of 29 passes for 337 yards and touchdowns to Jay Christensen in the 1st quarter and Marshall Toner in the 2nd quarter. Hamilton wide receiver Steve Stapler caught 9 passes for 214 yards and 3 touchdowns, 1 on a pass from starting quarterback Ken Hobart and the others from reliever Tom Porras. Mr. Hobart opened the scoring in the 1st quarter on a 1-yard touchdown run. Hamilton’s Johnnie Jones led all rushers with 100 yards on 20 carries. For Mr. Kurtz, it was his last game as a Tiger-Cat.

Trevor Kennerd’s 46-yard field goal with 2:14 remaining in regulation time gave the Blue Bombers their win over the Argonauts before 26,288 fans at Winnipeg Stadium, clinching first place for Winnipeg in their first season of play in the East Division. Winnipeg quarterback Tom Clements completed 24 of 37 passes for 298 yards and 3-yard touchdown passes to Perry Tuttle in each of the 1st and 2nd quarters, but also gave up 4 interceptions. Toronto quarterback Danny Barrett completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Smith on the last play of the 1st quarter and a 12-yard TD pass to Jeff Smith in the 3rd quarter.

Roy Dewalt’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Jim Sandusky with 1 second remaining in regulation time, converted by Lui Passaglia, gave the Lions their win over the Eskimos before 40,414 stunned fans at Commonwealth Stadium, clinching first place in the West Division for B.C. The Eskimos appeared to have the game well in hand, leading 32-16 after 3 quarters. Mr. Passaglia kicked an 18-yard field goal with 6:18 remaining to make the score 32-19, but the Eskimos appeared in control until Dwayne Derban blocked a Jerry Kauric punt and Kevin Dixon returned it 2 yards for a touchdown, making the score 32-26 after the convert with 2:36 remaining. The Eskimos controlled the ball and the clock enough that when they were forced to punt, the Lions had just 35 seconds to go with the ball on their own 6-yard line. The key play that followed was a 57-yard completion to Byron Williams on a play when he clearly interfered with Edmonton cornerback Stanley Blair, but wasn’t penalized. The Eskimos controlled the play for most of the game but scored just 2 touchdowns, on passes from Matt Dunigan of 13 yards to Chris Skinner in the 1st quarter and 23 yards to Stephen Jones in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Kauric converted both and added 5 field goals in 8 attempts. The Lions didn’t score a touchdown until the 3rd quarter, when defensive back Todd Wiseman returned a fumble 42 yards.

NFL
Albert Bentley rushed 29 times for 145 yards as the Indianapolis Colts improved to 4-3 with a 19-14 win over the New York Jets. Former Los Angeles Rams’ great Eric Dickerson, playing his first game with the Colts, rushed 10 times for 38 yards.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): End of the Road--Boyz II Men (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Birthday Song--Power Pack (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Sweat (A La La La La Long)--Inner Circle (5th week at #1)

Space
The U.S. space shuttle Columbia, with a six-member crew commanded by James Wetherbee, landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida to conclude the 10-day mission STS-52. The crew included one Canadian, Payload Specialist Steve MacLean, making his first space flight.

Football
CFL
Calgary (12-5) 17 @ Hamilton (10-7) 32
Saskatchewan (9-8) 30 @ Edmonton (9-8) 24

Damon Allen rushed for 1-yard touchdowns in each of the 1st and 3rd quarters and completed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Lonzell Hill in the 4th quarter as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Stampeders before 12,227 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Eric Mitchel, who led all rushers with 19 carries for 72 yards, scored the only Calgary touchdown on a 5-yard run in the 3rd quarter.

Kent Austin’s 1-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining in regulation time gave the Roughriders their win over the Eskimos before 26,329 fans at Commonwealth Stadium, preventing the Eskimos from clinching second place in the West Division. The drive was aided by pass interference and unnecessary roughness penalties against the Eskimos on consecutive plays. The Eskimos had taken a 24-23 lead on a 22-yard touchdown run by quarterback Tom Muecke, converted by Sean Fleming, with 2:32 remaining. Mr. Austin completed 25 of 40 passes for 320 yards and a 12-yard touchdown to Byron Williams in the 1st quarter. Mr. Muecke completed 21 of 40 passes for 293 yards and touchdown passes of 1 yard to Jim Sandusky and 16 yards to Craig Ellis in the 2nd quarter, but also threw 4 interceptions, one of which was returned 66 yards for a TD by Albert Brown in the 3rd quarter. Mr. Ellis led all receivers with 11 receptions for 164 yards, while Ray Elgaard led the Roughriders with 113 yards on 7 catches. Saskatchewan took 18 penalties for 120 yards, while Edmonton was flagged 13 times for 140 yards, with the Eskimos’ penalties proving costly.



20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Barbie Girl--Aqua (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (6th week at #1)

#1 single in France (SNEP): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (7th week at #1)

#1 single in Wallonia (Ultratop 40): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Barbie Girl--Aqua (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Chart Information Network): Barbie Girl--Aqua

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight--Elton John (4th week at #1)

At the movies
Titanic, written, directed, and co-produced by James Cameron and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, received its world premiere screening at the Tokyo International Film Festival.



10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Paul Tibbets, 92. U.S. military officer. Brigadier General Tibbets was best known as the pilot of the B-29 bomber Enola Gay (named after his mother) when it dropped the atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.