December 12, 2021

200 years ago
1821

Born on this date
Gustave Flaubert. French author. Mr. Flaubert was a leading proponent of literary realism and was known for his exacting style, looking for "just the right word." His best-known work was the novel Madame Bovary (1857). Mr. Flaubert died of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 8, 1880 at the age of 58, after suffering from venereal disease for years.

190 years ago
1831

Politics and government
William Lyon Mackenzie was expelled from the Upper Canada Assembly by a Tory majority vote of 24-15 for calling the assembly a “sycophantic office,” in his newspaper The Colonial Advocate. A mob of several hundred then entered the Assembly, demanding that Lieutenant Governor John Colborne dissolve parliament; he refused. Mr. Mackenzie was re-elected in a by-election several weeks later.

120 years ago
1901

Radio
Using a 500-foot (150-metre) kite-supported antenna for reception, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill in St. John's, Newfoundland, from his company's wireless station at Poldhu, Cornwall, England.

90 years ago
1931

Football
NCAA
Army 17 Navy 7 @ Yankee Stadium, New York

80 years ago
1941

Died on this date
César Basa, 26. Filipino military aviator. Lieutenant Basa was shot down in a battle against numerically superior Japanese forces, and was the first Filipino fighter pilot to be killed in World War II; he was awarded a posthumous Silver Star.

War
Hungary and Romania declared war on the United States. The United Kingdom declared war on Bulgaria. India declared war on Japan. Panama, Honduras, Haiti, and El Salvador declared war on Germany and Italy. 54 Japanese A6M Zero fighters raided Batangas Field, Philippines; Jesْs Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fended them off, while César Basa was killed. The U.S. War Department claimed that Japanese landings at several points on the Philippine island of Luzon had been repulsed. Japanese troops advanced in northwest Malaya, while Japanese bombers raided Penang. The U.S.S.R. claimed that the German armies besieging Moscow had been routed. The British command reported that its troops had pushed 40 miles west of Tobruk, Libya and had surrounded El Gazala. The United States Coast Guard seized 14 French ships in American ports, including the luxury liner SS Normandie at New York; it was subsequently renamed USS Lafayette. A U.S. federal jury in New York convicted 14 men on charges of espionage and failure to register as agents of Germany; 19 others had already pled guilty. U.S. aviator Charles Lindbergh was scheduled to address an America First Committee in Boston, but, because of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor five days earlier, the America First Committee dissolved, and his speech, titled What Do We Mean by Democracy and Freedom?, was never delivered. The U.S. Senate passed and sent to conference a $10,572,350,705 defense appropriation bill, increasing the House of Representatives measure by $2,328,511,774.

Abominations
German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler declared the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin.

Politics and government
Three days after taking office as Premier of British Columbia, John Hart formed a Liberal/ Conservative coalition government in order to prevent the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from forming the government.

Religion
Three Protestant women's organizations merged under a single constitution as the National Council of Churchwomen at a meeting in Atlantic City.

Business
Ford Motor Company began a 24-hour day, 7-day week for all defense projects.

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Charles B. Thwing, 86. U.S. physicist. Dr. Thwing devised Thwing's law of inductivity.

War
Greek Prime Minister Constantin Tsaldaris accused Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Albania of creating a state of "undeclared war" in border clashes against Greece.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly passed a compromise resolution on Spain, urging member nations to recall their ministers from Spain, barring the country from participation in UN agencies, and calling on the UN Security Council to take up the issue again if Spain did not establish a democratic government "within a reasonable time."

The Council of Foreign Ministers ended its New York meetings after agreeing to set up special committees to study the Austrian and German peace treaties.

Defense
The Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, and Royal Canadian Air Force were reintegrated into one central command.

Politics and government
Socialist Léon Blum was elected by the French National Assembly to serve as President of the Provisional Government, effective December 16. He had served as Prime Minister from 1936-1937 and March 13-April 10, 1938.

Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced a cabinet shuffle, resulting in Paul Martin assuming the office of Minister of National Health and Welfare, replacing Brooke Claxton, who was named Minister of National Defence. Mr. Claxton replaced Douglas Abbott, who was named Minister of Finance and Receiver General. Mr. Abbott replaced J.L. Ilsley, who was named Minister of Justice, replacing Louis St. Laurent, who had recently been named Secretary of State for External Affairs.

South Korea's first occupation legislature opened in Seoul, boycotted by the rightist Han Kook Party because of the invalidation of elections in two provinces.

U.S. President Harry Truman created an office of Temporary Controls, headed by General Philip Fleming, to take over and liquidate the Office of Price Administration, Civilian Production Administration, Office of Economic Stabilization, and Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion.

Technology
Dr. Luis W. Alvarez was awarded the Robert J. Collier Aviation Trophy for his work on radar.

Journalism
Allied authorities in Tokyo issued requirements for the licensing of news media in Japan to control "propaganda" from Soviet and other sources.

Energy
U.S. President Truman named nine scientists as advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission, including Manhattan Project workers Enrico Fermi, Glenn Seaborg, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

Scandal
The U.S. Senate War Investigating Committee heard Army engineers testify that Sen. Theodore Bilbo (Democrat--Mississippi) was active in securing over $25 million in contracts to build war installations in his state.

Labour
The government of Guatemala temporarily banned strikes and slowdowns in the face of threatened protests against United Fruit Company and International Railways of Central America.

Disasters
A fire at an ice plant in Hudson Heights, Manhattan, New York City, spread to an adjacent tenement, killing 37 people.

70 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Mildred Bailey, 44. U.S. singer. Mrs. Bailey was a jazz singer who was popular in the 1930s and '40s, performing and recording with the bands of artists such as Paul Whiteman and Red Norvo, and frequently appearing on radio. She was the older sister of musician Al Rinker, who teamed up with Bing Crosby and Harry Barris in the Rhythm Boys in the 1920s. Mrs. Bailey suffered from diabetes in later years, and died of heart failure.

War
The latest U.S. Defense Department reports placed U.S. casualties in the Korean War at 102,576 (17,441 dead).

Protest
3,000 South Koreans demonstrated in Pusan against any armistice agreement that would leave Korea divided.

Aviation
The de Havilland DHC-3 Otter made its first test flight.

Transportation
The Canadian Parliament voted to set up the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority as the Canadian project manager in cooperation with the United States.

Oil
Iran threatened to shift its oil sales to Soviet-bloc countries if former customers of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company did not place orders on Iranian terms within 10 days.

Boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles (73-6-1) won a 12-round unanimous decision over world light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim (77-18-4) at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. Mr. Charles had won a 15-round unanimous decision over Mr. Maxim on May 30, 1951, when Mr. Charles was still heavyweight champion.

Baseball
Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement from the New York Yankees. The outfielder batted .325 with 361 home runs and 1,537 runs batted in in 1,736 games in 13 seasons (1936-1942, 1946-1951), leading the American League in batting twice, home runs twice, runs batted in twice, slugging twice, and runs once, while being named as the AL's Most Valuable Player three times. He was one of the best defensive center fielders in history, and helped the Yankees win 10 AL pennants and 9 World Series, batting .271 with 8 homers and 30 RBIs in 51 World Series games. He hit safely in 56 consecutive games in 1941, a record that still stands.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Norway (VG-lista): When the Girl in Your Arms is the Girl in Your Heart--Cliff Richard and the Norrie Paramor Orchestra (4th week at #1)

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Services Rendered, starring Stephen Dunne and Hugh Marlowe

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Robb Findlay!

Space
The U.S.A. launched the satellite OSCAR 1, whose mission was "radio propagation." It was the first amateur radio satellite.

Economics and finance
Tickets went on sale for New Zealand’s new national Golden Kiwi lottery. All 250,000 tickets sold within 24 hours, with the £12,000 top prize (equivalent to nearly $550,000 today) four times that offered in previous lotteries.

Boxing
The Edward J. Neil Memorial Trophy, awarded annually by the Boxing Writers' Association of New York to the person doing the most for boxing in the previous year, was awarded to Gene Fullmer, National Boxing Association world middleweight champion.

50 years ago
1971

Died on this date
David Sarnoff, 80. Belarusian-born U.S. broadcasting executive. Mr. Sarnoff founded Radio Corporation of America in 1919, and led RCA until his retirement in 1970. He was a major figure in the development of radio and television.

Hockey
NHL
Minnesota 3 @ Chicago 5

Bobby Hull scored his 1,000th career point with an assist on Chico Maki's goal at 7:59 of the 1st period, and scored the winning goal at 12:21 as the Black Hawks scored all their goals in the 1st period of their win over the North Stars at Chicago Stadium. Dennis Hull scored 2 goals for the Black Hawks.

Football
NFL
Cleveland (8-5) 21 @ New Orleans (4-7-2) 17
Chicago (6-7) 10 @ Green Bay (4-7-2) 31
Dallas (10-3) 42 @ New York Giants (4-9) 14
St. Louis (4-8-1) 7 @ Philadelphia (5-7-1) 19
Atlanta (6-6-1) 3 @ San Francisco (8-5) 24
Pittsburgh (6-7) 21 @ Cincinnati (4-9) 13
Oakland (7-4-2) 14 @ Kansas City (9-3-1) 16
Denver (4-8-1) 17 @ San Diego (6-7) 45
Houston (3-9-1) 20 @ Buffalo (1-12) 14
New England (5-8) 6 @ New York Jets (5-8) 13

See video.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Cicale--Heather Parisi

#1 single in Flanders (Ultratop 50): Pretend--Alvin Stardust

#1 single in Ireland: Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)--Julio Iglesias (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Begin the Beguine (Volver a Empezar)--Julio Iglesias

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Don't You Want Me--The Human League

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
2 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
3 Pretend--Alvin Stardust
4 Annie--Miggy
5 Wünderbar--Tenpole Tudor
6 Let's Start II Dance Again--Bohannon
7 It's Raining--Shakin' Stevens
8 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
9 Should I Do It--Pointer Sisters
10 Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees--Marcia Hines

Singles entering the chart were One of Us by ABBA (#18); Spirits in the Material World by the Police (#29); We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World) by Boney M. (#34); Saturday Nights by Patricia Paay (#37); and I'm a Rocking Machine by Babe (#38).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
4 Oh No--Commodores
5 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
6 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
7 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You)--Air Supply
8 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
9 Harden My Heart--Quarterflash
10 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey

Singles entering the chart were Sweet Dreams by Air Supply (#74); All Our Tomorrows by Eddie Schwartz (#80); Sea of Love by Del Shannon (#81); Keeping Our Love Alive by Henry Paul Band (#88); A World Without Heroes by Kiss (#92); Every Home Should Have One by Patti Austin (#93); and Titles (Chariots of Fire) by Vangelis (#94).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind and Fire
4 Oh No--Commodores
5 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
6 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
7 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
8 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
9 Here I Am--Air Supply
10 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey

Singles entering the chart were Sweet Dreams by Air Supply (#78); All Our Tomorrows by Eddie Schwartz (#84); Keeping Our Love Alive by Henry Paul Band (#85); A World Without Heroes by Kiss (#86); Could it Be Love by Jennifer Warnes (#88); and Titles (Chariots of Fire) by Vangelis (#89).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Physical--Olivia Newton-John (4th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 Private Eyes--Daryl Hall & John Oates
4 Let's Groove--Earth, Wind & Fire
5 Oh No--Commodores
6 Why Do Fools Fall in Love--Diana Ross
7 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey
10 Here I Am (Just When I Thought I was Over You)--Air Supply

Singles entering the chart were Sweet Dreams by Air Supply (#74); Falling in Love by Balance (#84); Sea of Love by Del Shannon (#87); All Our Tomorrows by Eddie Schwartz (#88); Love in the First Degree by Alabama (#89); Call Me by Skyy (#90); Closer to the Heart by Rush (#97); Better Things by the Kinks (#98); and Blue Jeans by Chocolate Milk (#99).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 The Friends of Mr. Cairo--Jon and Vangelis (5th week at #1)
2 Waiting for a Girl Like You--Foreigner
3 My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)--Chilliwack
4 Physical--Olivia Newton-John
5 Young Turks--Rod Stewart
6 Under Pressure--Queen & David Bowie
7 Oh No--Commodores
8 Every Little Thing She Does is Magic--The Police
9 No Reply at All--Genesis
10 Don't Stop Believin'--Journey

Singles entering the chart were Wind Him Up by Saga (#43); Comin' In and Out of Your Life by Barbra Streisand (#45); and Waiting on a Friend by the Rolling Stones (#46).

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Mysterious Ways--U2

Europeana
The Russian Federation gained its independence from the U.S.S.R.

Law
Canadian Justice Minister Kim Campbell introduced into the House of Commons a new rape shield law that defined consent, allowing case questioning only when crucial to the defendant. The new bill restored protections lost by a court ruling the previous August.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Denmark (Nielsen Music Control & IFPI): Breathe--The Prodigy

#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Breathe--The Prodigy (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Vance Packard, 82. U.S. journalist. Mr. Packard wrote for newspapers and magazines from the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, but was best known for his books critiquing trends in modern society. His books included The Hidden Persuaders (1957); The Status Seekers (1959); The Waste Makers (1960); The Pyramid Climbers (1962); The Naked Society (1964); The Sexual Wilderness (1968); A Nation of Strangers (1972); and The People Shapers (1977).

Radio
The government of Canada decided to take over operation of Radio Canada International, reversing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation President Perrin Beatty's earlier decision to close it down.

Politics and government
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien named Lise Thibault as Lieutenant Governor of Québec, with her appointment to take effect January 30, 1997. Mrs. Thibault was the first woman and first person with a disbility to hold the post.

Baseball
Outfielder Moises Alou signed with the Florida Marlins as a free agent. Mr. Alou, the son of Montréal Expos' manager Felipe Alou, had been with the Expos since 1990, and batted .281 with 21 home runs and 96 runs batted in in 143 games in 1996.

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
Jean Richard, 80. French actor and businessman. Mr. Richard appeared in movies and television programs in a career spanning more than 40 years. He was best known for starring in the television detective series Les Enquêtes du Commissaire Maigret (1967-1990). Mr. Richard owned and managed three major circuses, two theme parks, and a private zoo.

World events
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat closed the offices of the organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

Environment
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải announced the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.

10 years ago
2011

Environment
Canadian Environment Minister Peter Kent announced that Canada was withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 2002. Mr. Kent stated that the Kyoto Protocol's targets of greenhouse gas emiission reduction were unrealistic.

November 29, 2021

1,460 years ago
561

Died on this date
Chlothar I, 64 (?). King of Soissons, 511-558; King of Orléans, 524-558; King of Reims, 555-558; King of Paris, 558; King of the Franks, 558-561. Chlothar I acceded to his first throne upon the death of his father Clovis I, and eventually reunited Francia by surviving his brothers and seizing their territories after they died. However, after Chlothar I died from acute pneumonia, his kingdom was divided among his four surviving sons.

240 years ago
1781

Abominations
The crew of the British slave ship Zong murdered 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea, en route to Jamaica, to claim insurance.

175 years ago
1846

Died on this date
Hammamizade İsmail Dede Efendi, 68. Turkish composer. Dede Efendi wrote hundreds of songs and works in all genres of Turkish classical music. He composed about 500 works, 300 of which survive.

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
Spyridon Samaras. Greek composer. Mr. Samaras was perhaps the most important member of the Ionian School of Heptanesian composers who were influenced by the Italian tradition. He was known for his operas, including Flora mirabilis (1886) and Mademoiselle de Belle-Isle (1905). Mr. Samaras also composed the music for the Olympic Hymn, with lyrics by Kostis Palamas. Mr. Samaras died on April 7, 1917 at the age of 55.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Julius Raab. Chancellor of Austria, 1953-1961. Mr. Raab was a member of the Christian Social Party when he sat in the National Council (1927-1934), and was then a member of the Fatherland's Front (1934-1938). He was ousted after the German Anschluss of Austria in 1938, shortly after being appointed Minister of Commerce, but avoided death or imprisonment because of a friendship with a Nazi official. Mr. Raab co-founded the Österreichische Volkspartei (ÖVP) in November 1945; he succeeded Leopold Figl as ÖVP party chairman in 1951 and as Federal Chancellor in 1953. Mr. Raab had a foreign policy of neutrality, with a Western attitude but achieving positive relations with the Soviet Union. He suffered a slight stroke in 1957, and resigned as ÖVP leader and Chancellor in 1961. Mr. Raab unsuccessfully campaigned for the Austrian presidency in 1963, but his health continued to decline, and he died on January 8, 1964 at the age of 72.

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Mildred Harris. U.S. actress. Miss Harris began her career as a child star, and appeared in numerous movies, mainly from 1912-1928 during the era of silent films. She was the first wife of movie comedy legend Charlie Chaplin; the two were married from 1918-1920. Miss Harris died of pneumonia at the age of 42 on July 20, 1944, following a major abdominal operation.

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Dagmar. U.S. actress. Dagmar, whose real name was Virginia "Jennie" Lewis, was a statuesque blonde who began her career in burlesque and had a brief vogue in the early 1950s as a comic sidekick to Jerry Lester on the television variety program Broadway Open House (1950-1951) and as a guest on various other television shows before the variety show hosting Dagmar's Canteen (1951-1952). She teamed up with Frank Sinatra to record the song Mama Will Bark (1951), which was a top-25 hit, but was the low point of Mr. Sinatra's musical career. After her own program ended, Dagmar faded into obscurity, performing in nightclubs and acting in summer stock. She died on October 9, 2001 at the age of 79.

90 years ago
1931

Football
NFL
Chicago Bears (7-4) 0 @ Portsmouth (11-3) 3
Providence (4-3-3) 0 @ New York (5-6-1) 0
Green Bay (12-1) 7 @ Brooklyn (2-11) 0

80 years ago
1941

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Chattanooga Choo Choo--Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (Vocal refrain by Tex Beneke and the Four Modernaires)

Chattanooga Choo Choo was the B-side of the single on the Bluebird label. The A-side was I Know Why, with vocal refrain by Paula Kelly and the Four Modernaires.

Died on this date
Frank Waller, 57. U.S. athlete and musician. Mr. Waller won silver medals in the men's 400-metre run and 400-metre hurdles events at the 1904 Summer Olympic Games in St. Louis. He later served as a pianist accompanying singer Lillian Russell; as a voice coach with various classical singers; and as director of several orchestras. Mr. Waller died of a heart ailment.

Gennaro Papi, 54. Italian-born opera conductor. Mr. Papi emigrated to the United States in 1913, serving as assistant conductor (1913-1915) and principal conductor (1915-1927, 1935-1941) of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and as the first conductor of the Chicago Civic Opera (1927-1935). He died of a heart attack in his apartment, 22 days before his 55th birthday, and several hours before he was to conduct a performance of La Traviata at the Metropolitan.

Elton Sills, 17. Canadian student. A resident of Corbyville, Ontario, Mr. Sills died on his 17th birthday, two weeks after being breaking his neck and being paralyzed from the shoulders down while playing football for Belleville Collegiate against Tweed High School.

Opera
The weekly performance of the Metropolitan Opera from New York City, broadcast on NBC radio, was a performance of La Traviata, featuring tenor Jan Peerce's debut with the Met. The performance was conducted by Ettore Panizza, a late substitute for Gennaro Papi, who died of a heart attack several hours before the concert.

War The Japanese news agency Dōmei Tsushin reported that Japanese planes had bombed the Burma Road at Kumming the previous day. The Matson Lines passenger ship SS Lurline reportedly sent a radio signal after sighting a Japanese war fleet; the claim has been disputed by historians.

Scandal
U.S. Representative Andrew May (Democrat--Kentucky), chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, ordered public hearings to begin December 3 on the activities of so-called "defense brokers" who obtained defense contracts on a commission basis.

Law
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia appointed Thomas Raeburn White to investigate an opinion written six years earlier by Federal Judge J. Warren Davis in the Universal Products Company case.

Labour
Crucible Steel Company said that it could not accept in advance any decision which may force its employees to join the United Mine Workers of America. Other steel companies had agreed to accept the coal arbitration board's decision as final.

Football
CRU
Grey Cup @ Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Winnipeg 18 Ottawa 16

George Fraser of the Rough Riders set a Grey Cup record with 3 field goals, but with less than 4 minutes remaining in regulation time, he missed his fourth attempt, settling for a single, allowing the Blue Bombers to win the Grey Cup for the second time in three years. Ches McCance of the Blue Bombers opened the scoring with a 23-yard field goal, but the Rough Riders took the lead with one of the most unusual touchdowns in Grey Cup history. Ottawa's Tony Golab punted from his own 40-yard line and recovered the ball on the Winnipeg 45, and then spun away from a would-be tackler and ran for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Fraser, to give Ottawa a 6-3 lead. Winnipeg's Fritz Hanson fumbled a punt early in the 2nd quarter, and Mr. Fraser kicked a 16-yard field goal from a sharp angle to make the score 9-3. On a third-down gamble, Blue Bomber quarterback Wayne Sheley lateralled to Bud Marquardt, who ran 40 yards downfield before being tackled by Ottawa's Orville Burke. As he was being tackled, Mr. Marquardt lateralled to centre Mel Wilson, who ran the remaining 5 yards for the touchdown. Mr. McCance's convert made the score 9-9 at halftime. Mr. Burke, the Ottawa quarterback, was hit as he attempted to pass in the first minute of the 3rd quarter, and Mr. Marquardt intercepted the ball and ran 45 yards for another Winnipeg touchdown. Mr. McCance converted to give the Blue Bombers a 15-9 lead. Mr. Fraser tied the game with field goals of 26 and 20 yards before Mr. McCance replied with a 38-yard field goal to give Winnipeg an 18-15 lead after 3 quarters. The distance of 38 yards was a Grey Cup record that was tied by Bob Dean of the Edmonton Eskimos in 1954, but wasn't surpassed until 1973. An unsuccessful third-down gamble by the Blue Bombers gave the Rough Riders a chance to tie the game, but Mr. Fraser was wide from 20 yards out, and Winnipeg held on to win the Grey Cup for the second time in the previous three years, and the third time in seven years. 19,065 fans were in attendance in the warmest Grey Cup weather to date.

NCAA
Navy 14 Army 6 @ Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia

75 years ago
1946

Died on this date
Johannes Vares, 56. Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1940-1944. Dr. Vares, a physician who wrote poetry under the pseudonym Johannes Barbarus, led a Communist puppet government after the Soviet conquest of Estonia in 1940. He fled to Russia after the German invasion and occupation of Estonia in 1941, but returned in 1944 after the U.S.S.R. reconquered the country. On April 20, 1944, the Electoral Committee of the Republic of Estonia held a clandestine meeting where they ruled Mr. Vares' appointment to be illegal; he also came under suspicion from the Soviet secret police force NKVD because of his activities in the Estonian war of independence, and committed suicide at Kadriorg Palace in the capital city of Tallinn.

War
The French cabinet decided to send reinforcements to Tonkin, where fighting between French forces and Vietnamese nationalists continued.
Defense
All British and Indian troops were withdrawn from newly-independent Indonesia.

Politics and government
Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Tsaldaris called his cabinet into an extraordinary session as fighting between government forces and guerrillas was reported in various parts of the country.

Ecuador's Constitutional Congress voted to retain Dr. Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra as President until September 1, 1948.

Communist and Socialist parties in Poland agreed to unite as two socialists were named to the government.

U.S. Office of Price Administration Director Paul Porter resigned for personal reasons.

Law
Palestine's Supreme Court rejected a habeas corpus petition to prevent the deportation of Jewish refugees.

Labour
The All Indonesia Centre of Labour Organizations (SOBSI) was founded in Jakarta.

70 years ago
1951

Died on this date
Kenneth Wherry, 59. U.S. politician. Mr. Wherry, a Republican, began his political career in Pawnee City, Nebraska, serving as a city councillor (1927, 1929) and Mayor (1929-1931, 1938-1942), while also sitting in the Nebraska State Senate (1929-1932). He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party nomination for Governor of Nebraska (1932) and for the U.S. Senate (1934). Mr. Wherry represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate from 1943 until his death. Sen. Wherry represented a constituency that included a large population of German ancestry, and he supported a post-World War II policy that expressed concern for the plight of the people of Germany. He held old-style Republican isolationist views, opposing American entry into World War II; the Cold War; the Korean War; Marshall Plan aid to Europe; and homosexuals and Communists in government. Sen. Wherry was Senate Minority Whip (1943-1947); Majority Whip (1947-1949); and Minority Leader (1949-1951); he died from pneumonia, several weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery.

World events
The Syrian Army deposed the newly-installed cabinet of People's Party leader Marouf Dawalibi, an opponent of the Western plan for a Middle Eastern defense command.

The Thai armed forces staged a bloodless coup d'état, ordering the dissolution of Parliament, a cabinet shakeup, and a change of constitutions. A "Provisional National Executive Council" headed by Army Chief of Staff General Phin Chunhawan and natonal police chief General Pho Suriyanond took power.

Defense
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission set off Buster-Jangle Uncle, the last in a series of seven atomic devices to be detonated in Nevada. It was the world's first undergound nuclear explosion, meant to simulate a 23-kiloton ground-penetrating weapon. U.S. troops, in Operation Desert Rock III, observed the test and conducted maneuvers at a distance of 5 miles.

The first U.S. all-jet heavy bomber, the eight-jet B-52, was rolled out of the Boeing plant in Seattle to a nearby hangar in pre-dawn darkness.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Wage Stabilization Board approved a 13¢ hourly raise for 100,000 rubber workers employed by the Goodyear, B.F. Goodrich, and Firestone tire and rubber companies.

60 years ago
1961

Space
The United States launched Mercury-Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a chimpanzee named Enos aboard. Enos became the first chimpanzee launched into Earth orbit, completing the first orbit in 1 hour and 28.5 minutes. The mission, planned for 3 orbits, was terminated after 2 orbits because of concerns about the spacecraft's attitude and amount of fuel remaining. The spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean, and the craft and its occupant were taken aboard the destroyer USS Stormes. Enos was in good shape, and reportedly ran around the deck of the ship shaking hands with his rescuers.



Politics and government
U.S. President John F. Kennedy addressed various issues in a press conference at the State Department Auditorium in Washington.



Boxing
Cassius Clay (10-0) scored a technical knockout of Willi Besmanoff (44-28-7) at 1:55 of the 7th round of a heavyweight bout at Freedom Hall in Louisville.



50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Maggie May--Rod Stewart

#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Ame no Midōsuji--Ouyang Fei Fei (4th week at #1)

#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops (6th week at #1)

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Say I Love You--Renée Geyer (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Switzerland: Physical--Olivia Newton-John

Died on this date
Natalie Wood, 43. U.S. actress. Miss Wood, born Natalie Zacharenko and later known as Natasha Gurdin, appeared in such movies as Tomorrow is Forever (1946); Miracle on 34th Street (1947); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Inside Daisy Clover (1965); and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969). While filming Brainstorm (1983), Miss Wood died under circumstances that still haven't fully been explained. The investigation into her death was reopened by authorities in November 2011; the coroner's report was amended in 2012 to state that the cause of death was "drowning and other undetermined factors." There have been subsequent allegations that Miss Wood's body had substantial bruising, which may have been the result of an assault before she drowned.

30 years ago
1991

Died on this date
Ralph Bellamy, 87. U.S. actor. Mr. Bellamy had a career on stage, screen, and television spanning 70 years. He was probably best known for playing U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the play Sunrise at Campobello (1958), for which Mr. Bellamy won a Tony Award. He reprised the role in the film version (1960), and played Mr. Roosevelt again in the television mini-series The Winds of War (1983) and its sequel War and Remembrance (1988-1989). Mr. Bellamy died from a lung ailment.

Frank Yerby, 75. U.S. author. Mr. Yerby was known for novels such as The Foxes of Harrow (1946) and Dahomean (1971). He was of mixed racial origin and left the United States in 1955 in a protest against racial discrimination, living in Spain until his death

Environment
Canadian Environment Minister Jean Charest announced a $34.9-million program to protect Canadian wildlife and set up a national wildlife habitat network, plus $17.7 million for ecology research.

25 years ago
1996

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Breathe--The Prodigy (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Rat Trap--Dustin (3rd week at #1)

20 years ago
2001

Died on this date
John Knowles, 75. U.S. author. Mr. Knowles wrote for the Hartford Courant and was an assistant editor for Holiday magazine, but was best known for his semi-autobiographical novel A Separate Peace (1959).

George Harrison, 58. U.K. musician. The lead guitarist of the Beatles, Mr. Harrison was known as the "quiet Beatle." His most notable composition with the group was Something, a major hit in the fall of 1969. When the band broke up, Mr. Harrison launched a solo career, and his first album, All Things Must Pass (1970) yielded the #1 hit single My Sweet Lord (which Mr. Harrison lost a legal battle over because the song sounded too much like He's So Fine, a major hit in 1963 for the Chiffons) and the top 10 hit What is Life. Mr. Harrison became one of the first rock musicians to attempt to raise money for charity when he staged the The Concert for Bangladesh, which attracted 40,000 people to two shows at Madison Square Garden in New York on August 1, 1971. Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) topped singles charts in 1973, but as his interest in Indian spirituality and Indian music deepened, public appreciation of his records and live appearances declined. Later hit singles included Blow Away (1979); All Those Years Ago (1981--a tribute to the recently-slain John Lennon); Got My Mind Set on You ( #1 in 1987-1988); and When We was Fab (1988). Mr. Harrison was also a member of the Traveling Wilburys, who released the albums Volume 1 (1988) and Volume 3 (1990). He died after battling lung cancer for several years.

10 years ago
2011

Politics and government
The Eeyou Marine Region Land Claims Agreement received royal assent; it recognized the Aboriginal rights and title of the Cree of Eeyou Istchee on the Northern Québec coastline and offshore islands claimed by Nunavut. The land claims process began in 1974.

November 13, 2021

170 years ago
1851

Americana
The Denny Party landed at Alki Point, Washington before moving to the other side of Elliott Bay to what would become Seattle.

150 years ago
1871

Politics and government
John Foster McCreight was sworn in as the first Premier of British Columbia; he was appointed by Lieutenant Governor Sir Joseph Trutch.

125 years ago
1896

Environment
Te Maari, a crater at the northern end of Mount Tongariro in New Zealand's Tongariro range, erupted spectacularly at 12:40 P.M.; it continued to erupt sporadically for nearly a year.

120 years ago
1901

Disasters
The lifeboat Beauchamp capsized off the coast of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, with the loss of 9 of the 12-man crew.

110 years ago
1911

Born on this date
Buck O'Neil. U.S. baseball player and manager. John Jordan O'Neil was a first baseman with the Memphis Red Sox (1937) and Kansas City Monarchs (1938-1943, 1946-1947) in the Negro American League, and was a member of the Monarchs' Negro World Series championship team in 1942. He had five seasons in which he batted .300 or better, and led the NAL with a .350 percentage in 1946. He managed the Monarchs from 1948-1955, leading them to NAL pennants in 1953 and 1955. Mr. O'Neil joined the Chicago Cubs after the 1955 season to become the first Negro scout in major league baseball, and became the first Negro coach in the major leagues when he joined the Cubs' staff in 1962. He achieved national prominence as an interview subject in Ken Burns' PBS television documentary series Baseball in 1994. Mr. O'Neil died on October 6, 2006 at the age of 94.

Transportation
The Dominion Atlantic Railway (DAR) was formally leased to Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) for 999 years, effective January 1, 1912.

Religion
L'École sociale populaire (Popular Social School) was founded in Quebec, bringing together Roman Catholic lay people and clerics who saw "in professional organization, with a civil personality and confessional basis, the best means of maintaining and restoring social peace and improving the lot of workers."

100 years ago
1921

Born on this date
Joonas Kokkonen. Finnish composer. Mr. Kokkonen was a pianist who wrote four symphonies, chamber, keyboard, and vocal works, but was perhaps best known for his opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (The Last Temptations) (1975). He took to drink in his later years, and died on October 2, 1996 at the age of 74.

Football
APFA
Akron (7-0-1) 0 @ Buffalo (6-0-1) 0
Rock Island (4-2-1) 0 @ Chicago Staleys (5-0) 3
Detroit (1-5-1) 0 @ Dayton (3-3-1) 27
Detroit (1-4-1) 9 @ Chicago Staleys (4-0) 20
Hammond (1-3-1) 7 @ Green Bay (3-1) 14
Canton (2-1-2) 7 @ Cleveland (2-3) 0

90 years ago
1931

Crime
Eight Canadian Communist leaders who had been convicted the previous night by a York Assizes jury in Toronto of being members of an unlawful association and parties to a seditious conspiracy were given prison sentences by Mr. Justice Wright. The convicted were: Tim Buck, Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada; Tom Ewen; John Boychuk; Amos T. Hill; Malcolm L. Bruce; Samuel Cohen; Matthew Popovitch; and Thomas Cacie. All were sentenced to five years in prison except Mr. Cacie, who was given a two-year sentence.

80 years ago
1941

War
The German comnmand announced that its troops were attacking the Kerch fortifications on the eastern tip of Crimea. A German U-boat torpedoed the U.K. Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which sank in the Mediterranean Sea the next day. A Chinese spokesman in Chiungking said that 130-140 Japanese warships and more than 100 troop transports had been massed at Hainan Island, presumably for an attack on Indochina.

Abominations
German Propaganda Minister Josef Goebbels said that Jews in Germany "are suffering no injustices in the treatment we bestow on them--they more than earned it...In this historical showdown, every Jew is our enemy."

Defense
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 212-194 to accept the Senate's amendments to the Neutrality Act, permitting U.S. merchant ships to be armed and to enter combat zones or belligerent ports. U.S. Navy Secretary Frank Knox said that the Navy was ready to supply guns and trained crews for arming merchant ships. U.S. Army General George Marshall announced that the Army was seeking 10,000 regular troops to relieve U.S. Marines and British soldiers in Iceland.

Politics and government
U.S. Representatives E.E. Cox (Democrat--Georgia) and Howard W. Smith (Democrat--Virginia), members of the House Rules Committee, announced that they would block further legislation from the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt unless an anti-strike bill was introduced.

New York Governor Herbert Lehman appointed Michael Hughes (Democrat) as Mayor of Lackawanna, following the resignation of John Aszkler, who had been convicted of conspiring to defraud the city.

Journalism
NBC and MBS cancelled the radio broadcasts of their Berlin correspondents on the grounds that undue Nazi censorship deprived their news reports of any value.

75 years ago
1946

Terrorism
Bombs planted by Zionist terrorists in raliway stations and streetcars in Palestine killed 19 soldiers and policemen in the fourth day of intensified violence.

Politics and government
South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts told the United Nations Trusteeship Council that his countr rejected any trusteeship plan for South-West Africa and would continue to administer the territory even if the General Assembly voted against the proposed annexation.

The U.S.A. and U.K. began talks in Washington on unified economic administration of their German occupation zones.

Technology
Vincent Schaefer produced artificial snow from a natural cloud for the first time at Mount Greylock in Massachusetts.

Economics and finance
The Swedish parliament ratified the Soviet trade and credit agreements that had been concluded on October 7.

Disasters
Earthquakes continuing for the third day in the mountainous area of northern Peru caused over 500 deaths, the total destruction of two towns, and extensive damage in more than 20 towns.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Moonfleet: Part 2, starring John Baragrey, Jack Diamond, and Edgar Stehli

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly, meeting in Paris, rejected a Soviet-sponsored bid for the admission of Communist China, voting instead to consider Nationalist China's charge that the U.S.S.R. had threatened China's territorial integrity and peace in the Far East by violating the 1945 Sino-Soviet treaty. The General Assembly voted to consider Yugoslavian charges that the U.S.S.R., C.S.S.R., Albania, Bulgaria, Poland, and Romania were "threatening [Yugoslavian] territorial integrity and national independence."

Politics and government
The UN General Assembly voted to study the possibility of holding free unification elections in East and West Germany, approving a Western proposal for the creation of a special Assembly commission on the problem.

Governors of southern U.S. states concluded a stormy three-day meeting in Hot Srings, Arkansas after hearing U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn (Democrat--Texas) warn that a successful Dixiecrat revolt would end in the election of a Republican Party president and the loss of Southern leadership in congressional committees.

Defense
Samuel Anderson became U.S. Deputy Defense Production Administrtion head in charge of aluminum production, supervising a program designed to double the country's pre-Korean War output of aluminum.

Oil
The U.S. State Department reported that it had failed to establish a "new basis" for Anglo-Iranian oil negotiations during three weeks of talks in Washington with Iranian Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and British officials.

Economics and finance
Colombia abolished price ceilings.

Business
The United Fruit Company threatened to shut down operations in Guatemala if the government persisted in demands which sould increase the firm's costs.

Disasters
A U.S. Air Force C-82 "Flying Boxcar" transport plane crashed on Mount Dore in France, killing 36 soldiers and fliers.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quisiera Ser--Dúo Dinámico (8th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean (2nd week at #1)
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
4 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
5 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels
6 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
7 The Fly--Chubby Checker
8 This Time--Troy Shondell
9 Please Mr. Postman--The Marvelettes
10 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson

Singles entering the chart were Run to Him by Bobby Vee (#57); Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen by Neil Sedaka (#62); The Lion Sleeps Tonight by the Tokens (#70); Johnny Will by Pat Boone (#80); Up a Lazy River by Si Zentner and his Orchestra (#84); The Comancheros by Claude King (#85); It's All Because by Linda Scott (#86); It Will Stand by the Showmen (#89); Tennessee Flat-Top Box by Johnny Cash (#91); Well, I Told You by the Chantels (#92); A Certain Girl by Ernie K-Doe (#95); It Do Me So Good by Ann-Margret (#97); Never, Never by the Jive Five with Joe Rene and Orchestra (#98); I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) by Barbara George (#99); and Funny How Time Slips Away by Jimmy Elledge (#100).

On the radio
Macabre, on USAFRS Far East Network
Tonight's episode: Final Resting Place

Macabre was a series of eight episodes produced by, and broadcast on, the Far East Network of the United States Armed Forces Radio Service. This was the first episode.

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: Letter to a Lover, starring Ann Todd, Murray Matheson, and Felix Deebank



Died on this date
Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr., 64. U.S. diplomat and military officer. Major General Biddle, the son of Philadelphia millionaire and military officer Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Sr., held several U.S. ambassadorial posts from 1935-1943, most notably to seven European governments-in-exile during World War II. He resigned from the State Department in January 1944 and joined the U.S. Army, serving on the staff of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, helping to provide intelligence for Operation Overlord and supervising European reconstruction after the war, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Gen. Biddle resigned from the Army in 1955 to become Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard, receiving a promotion to major general as a member of the Army Reserve. Maj. Gen. Biddle took office as U.S. Ambassador to Spain on May 25, 1961, serving until October 12.

Nathaniel Grace, 59. Indian-born Canadian chemist. Dr. Grace, the son of missionary parents, grew up in California and Saskatchewan, and received his doctorate from McGill University in 1931. He worked at the National Research Council (1931-1951), and in 1951 was appointed as the first full-time director of the Alberta Research Council. Under Dr. Grace's leadership, the ARC initiated important new areas of activity, notably groundwater and hailstorm research. He died in Rochester, Alberta, three days after his 59th birthday.

Wally Brown, 57. U.S. actor and comedian. Mr. Brown teamed with Alan Carney to form the comedy team Brown and Carney, who appeared in several movies from 1943-1946. He appeared as a character actor in numerous films and television programs, and was best known for playing Jed Fame in the Western series Cimarron City (1958-1959). Mr. Brown died of a throat hemorrhage.

Football
CFL
Western Semi-Finals
Calgary 17 @ Edmonton 18 (Calgary won 2-game total points series 27-26)

The Stampeders ended the Eskimos' string of 11 consecutive years of appearances in the western finals. Earl Lunsford scored 2 touchdowns for the Stampeders, both converted by George Hansen, who added a single on a wide field goal attempt. Quarterback Eagle Day opened the Calgary scoring when he punted for 2 singles with a strong wind behind him in the 1st quarter. The Eskimos took the wind in the 2nd quarter and led 11-2 at halftime before the Stampeders came back with 8 points in the 3rd quarter. Jackie Parker and Mike Lashuk scored Edmonton's touchdowns. Mr. Parker converted both and added a field goal, while Bobby Walden punted for a single. Mr. Lashuk's score, converted by Mr. Parker, came with just 1:15 remaining in the game, and the Eskimos were unable to regain possession of the ball. 14,112 attended the game at Clarke Stadium, which was the last CFL playoff game played there until 1970.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh (10th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Coz I Luv You--Slade

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
2 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
3 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
4 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
5 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
6 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
7 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
8 Daddy Cool--Drummond
9 Come Back Again--Daddy Cool
10 It's a Sin to Tell a Lie--Gerry Monroe

Singles entering the chart were Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul & Linda McCartney (#20); Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers (#28); and Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves by Cher (#29).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road (3rd week at #1)
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
4 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
5 Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart
6 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
7 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 The Witch Queen of New Orleans--Redbone
9 Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes--Rod McKuen
10 Het Soldaatje (De Vier Raadsels)--De Zangeres Zonder Naam

Singles entering the chart were Simple Game by the Four Tops (#20); Pappie Loop Toch Niet Zo Snel by Herman Van Keeken (#21); Kom Van Dat Dak Af [Maxi Single] by Peter en Zijn Rockets (#24); Goodbye Forever by Soundation (#35); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#36); Alexander Graham Bell by the Sweet (#38); and Life is a Carnival by the Band (#39).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
5 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
9 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
10 Superstar/Bless the Beasts and Children--Carpenters

Singles entering the chart were I'm a Greedy Man - Part I by James Brown (#61); Stones/Crunchy Granola Suite by Neil Diamond (#76); An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#77); Ain't Nobody Home by B.B. King (#87); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#90); Help Me Make it Through the Night by O.C. Smith (#93); Get Down by Curtis Mayfield (#98); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#99); and Hallelujah by Sweathog (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
9 Baby I'm-A Want You--Bread
10 Superstar--Carpenters

Singles entering the chart were Pretty as You Feel by Jefferson Airplane (#76); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#81); Satisfaction by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#82); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#84); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#85); Get Down by Curtis Mayfield (#88); Drowning in the Sea of Love by Joe Simon (#89); Tell Mama by Savoy Brown (#92); My Boy by Richard Harris (#96); Show Me How by the Emotions (#98); The Girl Who Loved Me When by Glass Bottle (#99); and Hallelujah by Sweathog (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes (2nd week at #1)
2 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
3 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
6 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
7 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
8 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
9 Trapped by a Thing Called Love--Denise LaSalle
10 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement

Singles entering the chart were An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#58); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#79); Let it Be by Joan Baez (#81); Pretty as You Feel by Jefferson Airplane (#83); One Monkey Don't Stop No Show by the Honey Cone (#84); Long Ago Tomorrow by B.J. Thomas (#85); Drowning in the Sea of Love by Joe Simon (#87); Just for Me and You by Poco (#89); Sunshine by Jonathan Edwards (#94); Don't Pull Your Love by Sam & Dave (#98); and Fool Me by Joe South (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 One Fine Morning--Lighthouse
3 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
4 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
5 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Only You Know and I Know--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends
8 Superstar--Carpenters
9 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
10 Down by the River--Joey Gregorash

Singles entering the chart were Devil You by the Stampeders (#64); Sour Suite by the Guess Who (#74); Family Affair by Sly and the Family Stone (#75); For Better or Worse by the Bells (#79); Friends with You by John Denver (#82); Oh Lord by Morse Code Transmission (#83); Butterfly by Danyel Gerard (#84); Gimme Some Lovin' by Traffic (#92); and Theme from "Summer of '42" by Peter Nero (#96).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 The Desiderata--Les Crane
2 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
3 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
4 Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots
5 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
6 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
7 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
8 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
9 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
10 Lonesome Mary--Chilliwack
Pick hit of the week: Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes

Space
The U.S. probe Mariner 9 entered Martian orbit, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.



Football
CFL
Western Finals
Saskatchewan 21 @ Calgary 30 (Calgary led best-of-three series 1-0)

Before a sellout crowd of 23,616 at McMahon Stadium, the Stampeders, who had gone 1-5-1 in their last 7 regular season games, led 10-7 at halftime on a touchdown pass from Jerry Keeling to Gerry Shaw, converted by Larry Robinson, and a field goal by Mr. Robinson, while George Reed had scored a touchdown for the Roughriders, converted by Jack Abendschan. Saskatchewan struck for 2 quick converted touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, and led 21-10 with 10 minutes remaining in regulation time, when Reggie Holmes, playing just his second CFL game, intercepted a pass from Ron Lancaster and returned it 77 yards for a touchdown, converted by Mr. Robinson. Mr. Reed then fumbled and Calgary linebacker Wayne Harris recovered, setting up a touchdown pass from Mr. Keeling to Mr. Shaw. Mr. Robinson converted and added 2 quick field goals, one of them set up by his own interception. Mr. Shaw caught 5 passes for 86 yards, while teammate Jon Henderson caught 4 for 117. Mr. Reed rushed 19 times for 76 yards for the Roughriders and scored 2 touchdowns, but also lost 2 fumbles.



CIAU
Atlantic Bowl
Western Ontario 44 @ St. Mary's 13

The Mustangs led 21-13 at halftime, but outscored the Huskies 23-0 in the 2nd half. The game's most sensational play came from Angelo Santucci of St. Mary's, who returned a Paul Knill punt 104 yards for a touchdown midway through the 2nd quarter, with Conrad Kozak's convert giving the Huskies a short-lived 10-7 lead. Mr. Knill converted all 5 Western Ontario touchdowns and added 3 field goals, while Mr. Kozak kicked 2 field goals.



40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Två av oss--X-Models (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mademoiselle Chang--Michel Berger (2nd week at #1)

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (5th week at #1)
2 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
3 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
4 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
5 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
6 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
7 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman
8 Start Me Up--Rolling Stones
9 Hooked on Classics--The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10 Oh No No--Bernie Paul

Singles entering the chart were Going Back to My Roots by Odyssey (#12); It's My Party by Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin (#17); and Dancing on the Floor (Hooked on Love) by Third World (#20).

Personal
This blogger was the final winner of Chuck Chandler's "Schlock Album Giveaway Contest," a contest Mr. Chandler had on his afternoon show on CFRN radio in Edmonton. I correctly identified the clip as being from Last Train to Clarksville by the Monkees, and the album I won was Lobo's Caribbean Disco Show, which I promptly gave to a friend.

Space
The Canadarm Remote Manipulator System (RMS) performed flawlessly in four hours of tests on board the U.S. space shuttle Columbia during mission STS-2; Canada's $100 million robot arm was made by Spar Aerospace in Toronto. Tests included manual and automatic modes of operation, ease of control, operation of joints and positioning accuracy; its wrist-mounted camera was also put through its paces.



Football
CIAU
Hardy Cup
Alberta 11 @ British Columbia 8

The Golden Bears, who had lost both their regular season games against the Thunderbirds, won the western title for the third straight season. The only Alberta touchdown was scored by defensive back Gord Syme on a 15-yard return of a fumble by UBC running back Glenn Steele at 10:22 of the 3rd quarter. Reg Gilmour converted and added a 31-yard field goal, and Dave Brown punted for a single. Ken Munro kicked field goals of 23 and 31 yards and added 2 singles for UBC. The game, played on a Friday night before 2,000 fans at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver, was broadcast to Edmonton on CFRN radio, with Randy Hahn calling the play-by-play and Bob De Julius providing colour commentary. The Golden Bears haven't won the Canada West title since that night.

30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway) (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Paul-Émile Léger, 87. Canadian clergyman. Cardinal Léger was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal from 1950-1968, and was named a cardinal by Pope Pius XII in 1953.

Europeana
The Republic of Karelia, an autonomous republic of Russia, was formed from the former Karelian A.S.S.R.

25 years ago
1996

Died on this date
June Gale, 85. U.S. actress. Miss Gale, born June Gilmartin, entered show business as one of the Gale Sisters dancing act with her identical twin sister Jane and younger identical twins sisters Jean and Joan. The sisters appeared on Broadway in Flying High (1930) and George White's Scandals (1931). June appeared in minor roles in about three dozen movies from 1933-1940. She married musician Oscar Levant in 1939, and they remained wed until his death in 1972 despite numerous troubles. Mrs. Levant co-hosted her husband's television talk show in the late 1950s, and hosted her own talk show a few years later. She was married to screenwriter Henry Ephron from 1978-1982, and died of pneumonia.

Bill Doggett, 80. U.S. musician. Mr. Doggett was a jazz and rhythm and blues pianist and organist who had a number of hit singles on the rhythm and blues charts from 1945 -1961, but was best known for Honky Tonk (Parts 1 and 2), which reached #1 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart and #2 on the pop chart in 1956.

20 years ago
2001

War
The Taliban abandoned the Afghan capital of Kabul when the northern alliance entered the city.

Terrorism
In the first such act since World War II, U.S. President George W. Bush signed an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of connections to terrorist acts or planned acts on the United States.

10 years ago
2011

Football
CFL
Eastern Semi-Final
Hamilton 52 @ Montreal 44 (OT)



Western Semi-Final
Calgary 19 @ Edmonton 33



Baseball
Nippon Series
Chunichi Dragons 2 @ Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 (10 innings) (Chunichi led best-of-seven series 2-0)

November 6, 2021

630 years ago
1391

Born on this date
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster. English nobleman. Sir Edmund, a great-great-grandson of King Edward III, was heir presumptive to King Richard II of England when King Richard was deposed in favour of King Henry IV. Sir Edmund unsuccessfully rebelled against Henry IV, but was loyal to Kings Henry V and Henry VI. When Henry VI acceded to the throne as an infant in 1422, Sir Edmund was appointed to the Regency Council, and in 1423 was appointed the King's lieutenant in Ireland. He remained in England while exercising his authority at first, but was sent to Ireland in the fall of 1424, and died there from the plague on January 18, 1425 at the age of 33.

360 years ago
1661

Born on this date
Carlos II. King of Spain, 1665-1700. Carlos II acceded to the throne upon the death of his father Felipe IV; since he was a minor, much of his reign was governed by a regency under his mother Queen Mariana. King Carlos suffered from many health problems for his entire life; the extent to which they were the result of inbreeding remains the subject of debate. He died on November 1, 1700, five days before his 39th birthday without fathering an heir, and was succeeded by Felipe V, grandson of King Louis XIV of France, leading to the War of the Spanish Succession.

180 years ago
1841

Born on this date
Nelson Aldrich. U.S. politician. Mr. Aldrich, a Republican, represented Rhode Island in the United States House of Representatives (1879-1881) and in the Senate (1881-1911). He served as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee (1898-1911), earning the nickname "General Manager of the Nation." Mr. Aldrich died on April 16, 1915 at the age of 73. His grandson Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was Governor of New York (1959-1973) and Vice President of the United States (1974-1977).

Armand Fallières. Prime Minister of France, 1883; President of France, 1906-1913. Mr. Fallières, a member of the Democratic Republican Alliance, was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1876, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Jules Ferry before serving as Prime Minister from January 29-February 21, 1883. He resigned in the face of opposition over the issue of pretenders to the throne, but held several cabinet posts in subsequent governments through 1892. Mr. Fallières was elected to the Senate in 1890; he was its President from 1899-1906, and was President of the Republic from 1906-1913. He died on June 22, 1931 at the age of 89.

170 years ago
1851

Born on this date
Charles Dow. U.S. journalist and economist. Mr. Dow worked at newspapers in Springfield, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island in the 1870s, specializing in regional history. He moved to New York City in 1880 and began working with the Kiernan Wall Street Financial News Bureau. Mr. Dow, Edward Davis Jones, and Charles Bergstresser founded the financial reporting firm Dow, Jones & Company in 1882 and The Wall Street Journal in 1889. Mr. Dow devised the Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896, and began writing editorial columns in The Wall Street Journal in 1899, which formed the basis of the Dow theory of stock price movement. Mr. Dow began experiencing health problems in 1902, and sold his share of the company. He died of a heart attack on December 4, 1902, four weeks after his 51st birthday.

160 years ago
1861

Born on this date
James Naismith. Canadian-born U.S. basketball pioneer. Dr. Naismith, a native of Almonte, Ontario, was a physician who invented basketball in 1891 while working at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. He founded the basketball program at the University of Kansas in 1898 and coached there until 1907, compiling a record of 55-60. Dr. Naismith died on November 28, 1939, 22 days after his 78th birthday. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 as a charter member of both. The Basketball Hall of Fame was later renamed in Dr. Naismith's honour.

Politics and government
Jefferson Davis, who had been elected President of the provisional government on February 9, was elected to a six-year term as President of the Confederate States of America.

130 years ago
1891

Born on this date
Jeff McCleskey. U.S. baseball player. Mr. McCleskey was a third baseman with the Boston Braves (1913), batting 0 for 3 with a base on balls in 2 games. He played seven seasons in the minor leagues (1911-1917), and died on May 11, 1971 at the age of 79.

Football
ORFU
Final
Osgoode Hall 10 @ University of Toronto 10 (Replay scheduled for November 9)

120 years ago
1901

Born on this date
Juanita Hall. U.S. actress. Mrs. Hall was best known for playing Bloody Mary in the stage musical (1949) and movie (1958) South Pacific, winning both a Tony Award and a Donaldson Award for her supporting performance in the former. She played Madam Liang in the stage musical (1958) and movie (1961) Flower Drum Song. Mrs. Hall developed diabetes in later years, which resulted in blindness, and eventually caused her death on February 28, 1968 at the age of 66.

100 years ago
1921

Football
APFA
Cleveland (2-2) 6 @ Buffalo (6-0) 10
Hammond (1-2-1) 0 @ Chicago Cardinals (3-2) 7
Akron (7-0) 21 @ Columbus (0-6) 0
Detroit (1-4-1) 9 @ Chicago Staleys (4-0) 20
Evansville (2-2) 6 @ Green Bay (2-1) 43
Dayton (2-3-1) 0 @ Canton (1-1-2) 14
Minneapolis (1-3) 3 @ Rock Island (4-1-1) 14
Tonawanda (0-1) 0 @ Rochester (1-3) 45

The Jeffersons' rout of the Kardex at the Baseball Park was Tonawanda's only game in the American Professional Football Association.

80 years ago
1941

War
U.S.S.R. dictator Joseph Stalin, addressing the Supreme Soviet in Moscow, falsely stated that even though 350,000 troops were killed in German attacks so far, the Germans had lost 4.5 million soldiers and that Soviet victory was near. He said that the United States has granted the Soviet Union a $ 1 billion loan in addition to supplying tanks and aircraft, and that the Soviet Union did not aim to impose its communist regime in European countries, but only to liberate them. Mr. Stalin declared that a second front would "undoubtedly" be created on the European continent soon, and called for "the extermination to the last man of all Germans who have penetrated the territory of our native land...Death to the German invaders!" U.S. Representative Hamilton Fish (Republican--New York) introduced a resolution stating that Congress should decide a state of war between the U.S.A. and Germany should be formally declared. The move was intended to force a congressional vote on the isse.

Diplomacy
Maxim Litvinov was appointed Soviet Ambassador to the United States, succeeding Constantine Oumansky.

Haj Amin al-Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, arrived in Berlin from Rome and was hailed by a government spokesman as a "great man."

Crime
George E. Browne and Willie Bioff, leaders of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes, were convicted in New York on three counts of extorting $1.2 million from the movie industry.

Business
The Panamanian government banned Japanese commercial establishments.

Football
NFL
Aldo "Buff" Donelli resigned as assistant coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; he was a two-way back who had taken over from Bert Bell as head coach after two games, and then in mid-season turned the duites over to Walt Kiesling, who had coached the team in 1939 and 1940. The Steelers had posted the league's worst record at 1-9-1.

75 years ago
1946

Diplomacy
The Pan American Union, meeting in Washington, elected Colombian Ambassador to the United States Antonio Rocha as chairman of the governing board.

Politics and government
In a trusteeship plan submitted to the United Nations Security Council, U.S. President Harry Truman demanded sole authority for the United States over the Marshall, Caroline, and Mariana chains of islands taken from Japan during World War II.

Defense
The U.S. Army Air Forces announced the start of production on its new B-36 bomber, which could carry nuclear weapons to any inhabited region in the world and return home without refuelling.

Journalism
A meeting of state assembly representatives in the U.S. occupation zone in Germany adopted a law guaranteeing freedom of the press.

Economics and finance
Austrian Chancellor Leopold Figl announced that food rations would be increased from 1,200 to 1,500 calories daily due to a rise in United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration shipments.

Boxing
Sugar Ray Robinson (73-1-1) knocked out Artie Levine (45-10-5) with 19 seconds remaining in the 10th and final round of a middleweight bout before 12,102 fans at Cleveland Arena.

70 years ago
1951

On television tonight
Suspense, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Moonfleet: Part 1, starring John Baragrey, Jack Diamond, and Edgar Stehli

At the movies
The Sea Hornet, produced and directed by Joseph Kane, and starring Rod Cameron, Adele Mara, Adrian Booth, and Chill Wills, opened in theatres.



Space
Harvard University astronomer Harlow Shapley reported the discovery of a clear patch in the Milky Way's dust clouds through which 100 new galaxies could be seen.

War
U.S. delegates at Panmunjom rejected a Communist proposal for an informal, unenforced cease-fire pending further Korean armistice negotiations. The U.S. Navy claimed that its planes had destroyed 603 enemy vessels and damaged 1,428 others in the Korean War.

Diplomacy
The United Kingdom accused Egypt of violating the United Nations Charter by denouncing the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty.

Politics and government
U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill, addressing the House of Commons, outlined his government's program, calling for denationalization of the steel industry; efforts to stimulate free enterprise; high-level negotiations to ease Cold War tensions; resolute attempts to recoup British losses in Iran; and a firm stand in the Suez dispute with Egypt.

Republicans won four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in special elections, raising Republican Party strength to 200, against 233 Democrats and 1 independent.

A Gallup Poll survey of U.S. presidential candidate popularity showed General Dwight D. Eisenhower far ahead of President Harry Truman, General Douglas MacArthur, and U.S. Senator Robert Taft.

Labour
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen postponed a strike against four major railroad systems after U.S. President Truman created a three-man emergency board to investigate the wage and working contract dispute.

Disasters
The U.S. Army Engineers Corps listed total damage from July's Mississippi River floods at $870,245,000.

60 years ago
1961

Hit parade
#1 single in Spain (PROMUSICAE): Quisiera Ser--Dúo Dinámico (7th week at #1)

#1 single in France (IFOP): L'Auto-circulation--Henri Tisot

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Big Bad John--Jimmy Dean
2 Runaround Sue--Dion
3 Bristol Stomp--The Dovells
4 Hit the Road Jack--Ray Charles and his Orchestra
5 Fool #1--Brenda Lee
6 Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)--Sue Thompson
7 This Time--Troy Shondell
8 The Fly--Chubby Checker
9 I Love How You Love Me--The Paris Sisters
10 Tower of Strength--Gene McDaniels

Singles entering the chart were Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night by Kenny Dino (#77); Smile by Timi Yuro (#80); Tonight by Eddie Fisher (#82); Fly by Night by Andy Williams (#88); Language of Love by John D. Loudermilk (#92); I Cried My Last Tear by Ernie K-Doe (#93); It's Too Soon to Know by Etta James (#94); The Gypsy Rover by the Highwaymen (#95); Steps 1 and 2 by Jack Scott (#98); Just Because by the McGuire Sisters (#99); and Losing Your Love by Jim Reeves (#100).

On television tonight
Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Last of the Sommervilles, starring Boris Karloff, Phyllis Thaxter, and Martita Hunt



Disasters
The most disastrous fire in southern California's history to date started in suburban Los Angeles, in the Bel-Air Brentwood section in the Santa Monica Mountains. Many stately homes, including those belonging to movie stars, were destroyed as the fire swept through 10 square miles of the development.

At least 43 people died in a windstorm in Athens.

58 lives were lost when the British freighter Clan Keith sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 15 miles off Tunisia, after a boiler explosion.

4 were killed an 9 injured in a fire aboard the U.S. Navy supercarrier Constellation during its maiden sea trials 60 miles southeast of New York City.

50 years ago
1971

Hit parade
#1 single in Rhodesia (Lyons Maid): Never Ending Song of Love--The New Seekers

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): Tanta voglia di lei--Pooh (9th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (BMRB): Reason to Believe/Maggie May--Rod Stewart (5th week at #1)

Australia's Top 10 (Go-Set)
1 Daddy Cool--Drummond (8th week at #1)
2 Love is a Beautiful Song--Dave Mills
3 Banks of the Ohio--Olivia Newton-John
4 Butterfly--Danyel Gerard
5 Come Back Again--Daddy Cool
6 Signs--Five Man Electrical Band
7 Mammy Blue--Joel Dayde
8 I Woke Up in Love this Morning--The Partridge Family
9 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez
10 Never Ending Song of Love--Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

Singles entering the chart were Speak to the Sky by Ricky Springfield (#27); Riders on the Storm by the Doors (#36); and He's So Fine by Jody Miller (#38).

Netherlands Top 10 (De Nederlandse Top 40)
1 Soley Soley--The Middle of the Road (2nd week at #1)
2 Spanish Harlem--Aretha Franklin
3 Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes--Rod McKuen
4 Only Lies--Greenfield & Cook
5 Non, Non, Rien N'a Changé--Poppys
6 Het Soldaatje (De Vier Raadsels)--De Zangeres Zonder Naam
7 The Witch Queen of New Orleans--Redbone
8 Mamy Blue--Pop-Tops
9 Without a Worry in the World--Rod McKuen
10 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart

Singles entering the chart were Imagine by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (#16); Tap Turns on the Water by C.C.S. (#29); Goodbye Forever by Paul Brett's Sage (#31); Everybody's Everything by Santana (#32); Alma Mia by Marty (#33); and Mary Madonna by Sandra & Andres (#35).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Billboard)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
2 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
3 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 Superstar/Bless the Beasts and Children--Carpenters
7 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
8 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
9 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye
10 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down--Joan Baez

Singles entering the chart were Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#50); You are Everything by the Stylistics (#76); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#84); Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#85); Long Ago Tomorrow by B.J. Thomas (#86); Cherish by David Cassidy (#87); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#88); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#89); Friends with You by John Denver (#90); Tell Mama by Savoy Brown (#91); Behind Blue Eyes by the Who (#93); Show Me How by the Emotions (#97); White Lies, Blue Eyes by Bullet (#98); Fool Me by Joe South (#99); and I Want to Pay You Back by the Chi-Lites (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher (2nd week at #1)
2 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
3 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
6 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement
7 Superstar--Carpenters
8 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
9 Tired of Being Alone--Al Green
10 Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)--Marvin Gaye

Singles entering the chart were Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#69); Stones by Neil Diamond (#70); An Old Fashioned Love Song by Three Dog Night (#75); Friends with You by John Denver (#77); I'm a Greedy Man - Part I by James Brown (#81); 90 Day Freeze (On Her Love) by 100 Proof Aged in Soul (#86); Long Promised Road by the Beach Boys (#90); Just for Me and You by Poco (#94); I'm Yours by Ike & Tina Turner (#95); If it's Good to You by Flaming Ember (#97); I've Just Begun to Care (Propinquity) by Michael Nesmith & the First National Band (#98); An American Trilogy by Mickey Newbury (#99); and Don't Pull Your Love by Sam & Dave (#100).

U.S.A. Top 10 (Record World)
1 Theme from Shaft--Isaac Hayes
2 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
3 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
4 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
5 Maggie May/Reason to Believe--Rod Stewart
6 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
7 Do You Know What I Mean--Lee Michaels
8 Superstar--Carpenters
9 Have You Seen Her--Chi-Lites
10 I've Found Someone of My Own--The Free Movement

Singles entering the chart were Family Affair by Sly & the Family Stone (#70); Cherish by David Cassidy (#78); Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are) by the Temptations (#79); Scorpio by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band (#81); I'm a Greedy Man - Part I by James Brown (#83); I'm Still Waiting by Diana Ross (#85); Stones by Neil Diamond (#86); Friends with You by John Denver (#88); You are Everything by the Stylistics (#89); Soledad by Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon (#90); Long Promised Road by the Beach Boys (#95); For Ladies Only by Steppenwolf (#96); I'm Yours by Ike & Tina Turner (#99); and A Child of God by Millie Jackson (#100).

Canada’s Top 10 (RPM)
1 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
2 One Fine Morning--Lighthouse
3 Maggie May--Rod Stewart
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Superstar--Carpenters
6 Down by the River--Joey Gregorash
7 Sweet Sounds of Music--The Bells
8 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
9 Absolutely Right--Five Man Electrical Band
10 Birds of a Feather--Raiders

Singles entering the chart were Rock Steady by Aretha Franklin (#61); I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Anne Murray/Glen Campbell (#65); Got to Be There by Michael Jackson (#66); Thin Line Between Love and Hate by the Persuaders (#91); One Day I Walk by Bruce Cockburn (#95); Grandma's Hands by Bill Withers (#96); Turned 21 by Fludd (#97); To a Place Near the River by Marty Butler (#98); Cherish by David Cassidy (#99); and She by Booker T. and Priscilla (#100).

Calgary's Top 10 (Glenn's Music)
1 Peace Train--Cat Stevens
2 The Desiderata--Les Crane
3 It's a Cryin' Shame--Gayle McCormick
4 Yo-Yo--The Osmonds
5 Imagine--John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
6 Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves--Cher
7 New Jersey--England Dan and John Ford Coley
8 One More Mountain to Climb--Doctor Music
9 Mammy Blue--Pop-Tops
10 Birds of a Feather--Raiders
Pick hit of the week: Two Divided by Love--The Grass Roots

Defense
In the face of large worldwide protests and shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court had barred any delay, the United States detonated a 5-megaton hydrogen bomb beneath the island of Amchitka in the Aleutians, off the coast of Alaska. The blast, code-named Cannikin, was the last and most powerful of more than 20 tests for a Spartan missile warhead. It was the most powerful man-made explosion in history, registering 7.0 on the Richter scale according to measurements taken in Alaska, and 7.4 on seismographs in Sweden. Although the explosion caused a ground side roll on Amchitka and Adah, an island 190 miles away, it did not cause the earthquake, tidal wave, or emission of radiation feared by protesters.



Football
CFL
Western Semi-Final
Winnipeg 23 @ Saskatchewan 34

Before 14,488 fans at Taylor Field in Regina on a cold Saturday afternoon, Saskatchewan fullback George Reed rushed 31 times for 124 yards and 2 touchdowns, while catching 3 passes for 36. The Roughriders totalled 203 yards rushing, as Bobby Thompson carried 10 times for 48 yards and Silas McKinnie rushed 7 times for 31. Mr. McKinnie also caught 4 passes for 75 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Ron Lancaster completed 15 of 19 passes for 208 passes; in addition to his touchdown pass to Mr. McKinnie, he also completed touchdown passes to Alan Ford and Nolan Bailey. Jack Abendschan converted 4 of the 5 Roughrider touchdowns. Winnipeg quarterback Don Jonas completed 15 of 30 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. Bob LaRose caught just 2 passes, but they went for touchdowns of 83 yards--on the last play of the 1st half--and 5 yards. Mr. Jonas' other touchdown pass was to Pete Ribbins, and it was the rookie receiver's first CFL major. Jim Thorpe led the Blue Bombers with 6 receptions for 89 yards. Mack Herron rushed 10 times for 49 yards as the Blue Bombers were held to 71 yards rushing.



CIAU
Sherbrooke 2 @ Bishop's 49
Western Ontario 13 @ Ottawa 0
Saskatchewan (2-6) 1 @ Manitoba (5-3) 15
British Columbia (2-6) 14 @ Calgary (5-3) 17

Henry Lodewyks rushed 4 yards for a touchdown and John Radzisewski returned a Saskatchewan fumble 15 yards for a TD in the 2nd quarter as the Bisons beat the Huskies at Pan Am Stadium in Winnipeg in weather that was so cold that the teams agreed to play 20-minute quarters with the clock running continuously, with stoppages after every play in the last 3 minutes of each half.

Don Moulton made 3 interceptions for 132 yards, including a 72-yard return for a touchdown with 4 minutes left in the game, to help the Dinosaurs defeat the Thunderbirds before about 300 fans at McMahon Stadium on a cold Saturday afternoon. Jim Tarves completed a 41-yard pass to Henry Thiessen for a UBC TD with 50 seconds remaining, and UBC linebacker Ted Jung recovered a Calgary fumble at the Dinosaurs' 10-yard line with 24 seconds remaining, but the officials didn't see the recovery, and gave the ball back to Calgary.

40 years ago
1981

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Två av oss--X-Models

#1 single in France (IFOP): Mademoiselle Chang--Michel Berger

South Africa's Top 10 (Springbok Radio)
1 Urgent--Foreigner (4th week at #1)
2 Wired for Sound--Cliff Richard
3 Queen of Hearts--Juice Newton
4 Endless Love--Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
5 Hold on Tight--Electric Light Orchestra
6 Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through--Jim Steinman
7 Green Door--Shakin' Stevens
8 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around--Stevie Nicks (with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)
9 One Day in Your Life--Michael Jackson
10 Oh No No--Bernie Paul

Singles entering the chart were Slow Hand by the Pointer Sisters (#18); and Everlasting Love by Rex Smith/Rachel Sweet (#19).

At the movies
The Cineplex 12 theatre complex began showing movies at the Village Tree Mall in St. Albert; it was the first Cineplex to open in the Edmonton area. The first movies to show there were: On the Right Track; Dragonslayer; Endless Love; Escape from New York; Life of Brian; So Fine; An Eye for an Eye; The Four Seasons; An American Werewolf in London; Mommie Dearest; The Watcher in the Woods; and Superman II.

Boxing
Larry Holmes (39-0) recovered from a 7th-round knockdown to score a technical knockout of Renaldo Snipes (22-1) at 1:05 of the 11th round at Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, retaining his World Boxing Council world heavyweight title. Mr. Snipes was upset that the fight had been stopped, and expressed his dissatisfation to ABC's Howard Cosell in one of Mr. Cosell's most entertaining interviews.



30 years ago
1991

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Good Vibrations--Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch (featuring Loleatta Holloway)

On television tonight
The Wonder Years, on ABC
Tonight's episode: Triangle

Died on this date
Gene Tierney, 70. U.S. actress. Miss Tierney was one of the most popular leading ladies in Hollywood in the 1940s in movies such as Laura (1944); Leave Her to Heaven (1945); The Razor's Edge (1946); and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947). She struggled with depression in the 1950s, was institutionalized for a time, and mostly retired from acting. Miss Tierney took up smoking in an effort to acquire a deeper voice, and habit led to her death from emphysema, 13 days before her 71st birthday.

Environment
A Canadian team in Burgan, Kuwait put out the last of 751 oil well fires started by Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's troops at the close of the Gulf War; the estimated cost to Kuwaitis was close to $2 billion.

Olympics
South African officials announced that their nation would participate in the Summer Olympics in Barcelona in 1992 for the first time in 32 years.

25 years ago
1996

At the movies
The English Patient, directed by Anthony Minghella and starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche, received its premiere screening in Los Angeles.



20 years ago
2001

Politics and government
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a Republican, was elected Mayor of New York in the most expensive mayoral campaign in American history. Mr. Bloomberg, a Democrat until shortly before the election, received 50.3% of the vote to 47.9% for Democratic Party candidate Mark Green.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (11-7) 12 @ British Columbia (8-10) 24

The game at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver had been rescheduled from September 15 because of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.A. The Lions clinched third place in the West Division, and the CFL's final playoff spot, with the win. The Tiger-Cats, with nothing to play for, used backup Cody Ledbetter at quarterback.



10 years ago
2011

Died on this date
Hal Kanter, 92. U.S. film and television writer, producer, and director. Mr. Kanter directed the Elvis Presley movie Loving You (1957) and wrote the screenplay for Blue Hawaii (1961), and wrote for comic actors such as Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis. Mr. Kanter was the creator and executive producer of the television comedy series Julia (1968-1971), and was a writer for the Academy Awards broadcasts.