November 5, 2017

260 years ago
1757

War
Prussian forces of King Frederick the Great took just 90 minutes to defeat the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire in the Battle of Rossbach in Saxony.

150 years ago
1867

Politics and government
Democrats won off-year elections in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland, while Republicans won in Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, and Wisconsin. Voters in Minnesota reject Negro suffrage by a majority of 1,298 votes, while voters in Kansas rejected Negro suffrage by a majority of 8,523, and female suffrage by a majority of 9,692.

A Reconstruction Constitutional Convention met in Montgomery, Alabama.

Protest
Serious bread riots occurred in Exeter, England.

130 years ago
1887

Born on this date
Paul Wittgenstein. Austrian-born musician. Mr. Wittgenstein, the older brother Ludwig Wittgenstein, was a concert pianist who lost his right arm after being wounded in the elbow while fighting in World War I. He continued to play with his left hand, and commissioned works from numerous composers, most notably Concerto for the Left Hand by Maurice Ravel (1932). Mr. Wittgenstein had the habit of altering the works commissioned for him, which often resulted in strained relations with the composers. He moved to New York in 1941, became an American citizen in 1946, and died on March 3, 1961 at the age of 73.

Football
CRFU
Dominion Final
Ottawa College 10 @ Montreal 5

Ottawa College led 10-4 at halftime of a rough game on the strength of two touchdowns (then worth 4 points each).

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
John Alcock. U.K. military aviator. Captain Alcock served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force in World War I, winning the Distinguished Service Cross in 1917. He and navigator Arthur Brown completed the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, flying from St. John's, Newfoundland to Ireland on June 14-15, 1919. Captain Alcock was flying to an aeronautical exhibition in Paris when his plane crashed in fog on December 18, 1919, and he died shortly thereafter from a fractured skull at the age of 27.

J. B. S. Haldane. U.K.-born Indian geneticist, biologist, and mathematician. Professor Haldane was the leading popularizer of Darwinian evolution of his time, and was the first to promote the idea that life originated in a "primordial soup." He was an atheist and admirer of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. Professor Haldane died on December 1, 1964 at the age of 72.

Football
ORFU
Final
Hamilton 14 @ Osgoode Hall 30

Osgoode Hall led 20-1 and coasted to victory before 2,500 fans.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Banarsi Das Gupta. Indian politician. Mr. Gupta, a member of the Indian National Congress party, was imprisoned many times for protesting British rule of India. He served as Chief Minister of Haryana from 1975-1977. Mr. Gupta died on August 29, 2007 at the age of 89.

World events
In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt led revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government; as Estonia and Russia were still using the Julian calendar, subsequent period references showed an October 23 date.

Agriculture
The Canadian cabinet of Prime Minister Robert Borden banned the use of grain to manufacture liquor for the duration of the Great War.

90 years ago
1927

Golf
Walter Hagen defeated Joe Turnesa 1 up at Cedar Crest Country Club in Dallas to win his fourth consecutive PGA Championship.

Football
IRFU
Ottawa (3-2-1) 4 @ Hamilton (5-0) 15
Montreal (1-5) 8 @ Toronto (1-3-1) 10

ORFU
Hamilton (2-3) 0 @ Toronto (4-0) 16

WCRFU
Semi-final
Regina 17 @ Winnipeg Tammany Tigers 2

Canadian university
Toronto (1-3) 8 @ McGill (2-1) 1

75 years ago
1942

Died on this date
George M. Cohan, 64. U.S. entertainer and producer. Mr. Cohan was known as "the father of American musical comedy," and "the man who owns Broadway," with a career that spanned more than 50 years. He wrote over 300 songs, and starred in and/or produced more than 50 plays. Mr. Cohan's few movies included The Phantom President (1932); he was the subject of the movie Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), which resulted in James Cagney winning an Academy Award for his portrayal of Mr. Cohan. Mr. Cohan saw the movie shortly before his death from abdominal cancer.

War
U.S. forces repulsed several night counterattacks by Japanese forces west of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.

Defense
U.S. War Secretary Henry L. Stimson announced the creation of a new military and naval decoration--the Legion of Merit--as an award for "extraordinary fidelity and essential service."

Politics and government
Republican candidate Thomas Dewey was elected Governor of New York, taking 52.1% of the vote to 36.4% for Democratic candidate John J. Bennett, Jr. and 9.8% for American Labor Party candidate Dean Alfange.

70 years ago
1947

World events
The Polish government announced the capture of three Peasant Party officials attempting to flee the country, including party treasurer Wincenty Bryja.

Politics and government
The United Nations General Assembly's Political and Security Committee approved a U.S. plan for creation of a nine-nation commission to supervise free national elections in Korea by the end of March 1948.

The British House of Commons passed the Burmese independence bill on the second reading despite bitter criticism from former Prime Minister and current Leader of the Opposition Winston Churchill and other Conservatives.

U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall refused to order departmental hearings for 10 State Department employees dismissed as "potential security risks," claiming that he could not issue a full statement of charges "for security reasons."

Economics and finance
The French cabinet ended coal subsidies and raised the price of coal in an effort to reduce the budget deficit.

Labour
American Federation of Labor President William Green filed a National Labor Relations Board affidavit verifying that he was not a Communist.

Basketball
PBLA
St. Joseph (1-4) 54 @ Houston (2-0) 65
New Orleans (3-2) 56 @ St. Paul (2-1) 67
Waterloo (0-4) 44 @ Tulsa (5-1) 46 (OT)
Springfield (1-4) 54 @ Birmingham (2-1) 58

60 years ago
1957

Space
The United States government reportedly asked aerospace firms "to submit definite proposals for a rocket vehicle capable of reaching the moon."

Politics and government
Democrats scored impressive gains in off-year elections in New Jersey, Virginia, and New York.

California Governor Goodwin Knight withdrew his candidacy for renomination and announced that he would run for the United States Senate.

French Prime Minister-designate Felix Gaillard presented a program to the National Assembly calling for new taxes and efforts toward a cease-fire in Algeria through negotiations with nationalist leaders.

Labour
Chicago labour relations consultant Nathan Shefferman, charged with operating a "union-busting" agency, refused to answer questions of the U.S. Senate's Select Committee on Improper Labor-Management Activities.

Popular culture
Mrs. Nellie McGrail, clerical worker for a mail order firm in Manchester, won a record $574,658 on a two-penny chance in a British football pool.

50 years ago
1967

Died on this date
Terry Young, 46. U.S. boxer. Mr. Young was a lightweight and welterweight, compiling a record of 70-28-5 in a professional career from 1939-1953. He fought world champions Beau Jack (twice), Willie pep, and Sandy Saddler, with the highlight of his career probably being a 10-round split decision over Mr. Jack at Madison Square Garden in New York on February 20, 1948.

Space
The United States launched Applications Technology Satellite (ATS) 3 from Cape Kennedy, Florida.

Disasters
49 people were killed and 78 injured after a commuter train derailed between stations in south-east London. Singer Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees and his wife Molly were among the survivors.

A Cathay Pacific Airways Convair 880 jet crashed into Hong Kong harbour on takeoff, but all but one of the 127 people aboard survived.

Football
CFL
Hamilton (10-4) 9 @ Toronto (5-8-1) 5
Saskatchewan (12-4) 24 @ Winnipeg (4-12) 14

In a driving rain before 24,146 fans at CNE Stadium, the Argonauts had possession of the ball at the Tiger-Cats' 14-yard line late in the game when Hamilton defensive back Ted Page hit Toronto quarterback Wally Gabler and forced a fumble, which the Tiger-Cats recoevered. Hamilton quarterback Joe Zuger used up all but the last 3 seconds, and Mr. Gabler's desperation pass on the last play was incomplete. It was the second straight game in which the Tiger-Cats didn't allow a touchdown.

George Reed scored 2 touchdowns to help the Roughriders defeat the Blue Bombers before 11,015 fans on a windy day at Winnipeg Stadium. Several fans attacked referee Al Dryburgh--who was from Winnipeg--at the end of the game, in protest at Mr. Dryburgh's ejection of Winnipeg guard Dwayne Crozier after a 4th-quarter fracas with Saskatchewan defensive lineman Ron Atchison. Among those whose CFL careers ended with this game were Winnipeg quarterback Kenny Ploen and offensive tackle Frank Rigney.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Italy (Hit Parade Italia): Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood--Santa Esmeralda

#1 single in Switzerland: Ballade pour Adeline--Richard Clayderman

#1 single in the Netherlands (Veronica Top 40): 't Smurfenlied--Vader Abraham

#1 single in Ireland: Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara

#1 single in the U.K (BMRB): The Name of the Game--ABBA

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone (4th week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone (5th week at #1)
2 Nobody Does it Better--Carly Simon
3 Boogie Nights--Heatwave
4 Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band--Meco
5 I Feel Love--Donna Summer
6 Brick House--Commodores
7 Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue--Crystal Gayle
8 That's Rock 'n' Roll--Shaun Cassidy
9 Keep it Comin' Love--K.C. and the Sunshine Band
10 Heaven on the 7th Floor--Paul Nicholas

Singles entering the chart were Point of Know Return by Kansas (#76); (Love Is) Thicker than Water by Andy Gibb (#78); Runaround Sue by Leif Garrett (#83); Serpentine Fire by Earth, Wind & Fire (#84); Mind Bender by Stillwater (#88); Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood by Santa Esmeralda (#93); Moondance by Van Morrison (#95); Time Bomb by Lake (#97); and Spaceship Superstar by Prims (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 You Light Up My Life--Debby Boone
2 Nobody Does it Better--Carly Simon
3 That's Rock 'n' Roll--Shaun Cassidy
4 Boogie Nights--Heatwave
5 Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band--Meco
6 I Feel Love--Donna Summer
7 Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')--Johnny Rivers
8 It was Almost Like a Song--Ronnie Milsap
9 Keep it Comin' Love--K.C. and the Sunshine Band
10 Cold as Ice--Foreigner

Singles entering the chart were Sentimental Lady by Bob Welch (#88); We are the Champions by Queen (#90); You Can't Turn Me Off (In the Middle of Turning Me On) by High Inergy (#91); Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?) by Daryl Hall & John Oates (#92); Closer to the Heart by Rush (#93); Fill My Life with Love by Richard Tate (#94); Heaven's Just a Sin Away by the Kendalls (#95); Georgia Rhythm by Atlanta Rhythm Section (#96); Sweet Jamaica by Cat Stevens (#98); Red Hot by Robert Gordon with Link Wray (#99); and Echoes of Love by the Doobie Brothers (#100).

Died on this date
Guy Lombardo, 75. Canadian- born U.S. musician and speedboat racer. Mr. Lombardo, a native of London, Ontario, was a violinist who formed the Royal Canadians with brothers Carmen, Lebert, and Victor, and others from London in 1924. The band became known for "the sweetest music this side of heaven" in a recording caree that produced more than 300 hit singles from the late 1920s to the 1950s. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians were known for their annual New Year's Eve performances, at the Roosevelt Hotel, and later, the Waldorf Astoria, in New York City, which were broadcast in North America on radio, and later, television, until the late 1970s; their version of Auld Lang Syne became a standard. Mr. Lombardo was a speedboat racing champion in the 1940s and '50s, winning numerous trophies, including four straight U.S. national championships from 1946-1949. He was still active when he died of a heart attack or lung ailment in Houston, Texas.

Energy
U.S. President Jimmy Carter used his first veto to reject legislation authorizing $80 million for a nuclear reactor on the Clinch River in Tennessee, claiming that the project woud be "technically and econmically unnecessary," and that the plutonium-fueled reactor would "imperil the administration's policy to curb proliferation of nuclear weapons technology."

Boxing
Rodrigo Valdes (60-6-2) won the vacant world middleweight title with a 15-round unanimous decision over Bennie Briscoe (58-15-5) at Campione d'Italia in Rome.

Ken Norton (40-4) won a 15-round split decision over Jimmy Young (22-6-2) at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in a World Boxing Council heavyweight title eliminator bout. The winner was to be the first challenger to face the winner of the February 15, 1978 title fight between champion Muhammad Ali and challenger Leon Spinks. Mr. Spinks won, but granted a rematch to Mr. Ali instead of facing Mr. Norton. The WBC then stripped Mr. Spinks of the title and recognized Mr. Norton as champion as the result of his win over Mr. Young.



Hockey
NHL
Boston 2 @ Montreal 5

Football
CFL
Calgary (4-12) 10 @ Toronto (6-10) 7
Winnipeg (10-6) 31 @ British Columbia (10-6) 21

After missing three straight field goal attempts, Cyril McFall finally kicked a field goal late in the game to break a 7-7 tie and give the Stampeders their only road win of the season, defeating the Argonauts on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Stadium. Calgary offensive tackle Lloyd Fairbanks, who had suffered torn knee ligaments in the team's first pre-season game on June 15, was activated, but head coach Jack Gotta, fearful of further injury, allowed Mr. Fairbanks on the field for just one play.

Jim Washington's 8-yard touchdown rush on a third-down gamble late in the game clinched the Blue Bombers' win over the Lions before 30,580 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, preventing the Lions from clinching first place in the Western Football Conference.

30 years ago
1987

Died on this date
Eamonn Andrews, 64. Irish broadcaster. Mr. Andrews worked in radio and television in both Great Britain and Ireland, as a sportscaster and host of several television programs. From 1960-1964 he chaired the Radio Éireann Authority, overseeing the introduction of a state television broadcasting service to Ireland. Mr. Andrews died of heart failure, several months after contracting a virus while on a plane flight.

Diplomacy
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega returned from Moscow—where he may have received a promise of more Soviet aid—and offered a proposal for a cease-fire between government troops and Contra rebels supported by the United States. Mr. Ortega said he was prepared to negotiate indirectly with Contra leaders, and that 981 prisoners would be released under an amnesty.

War
Leftist rebels in El Salvador rejected a unilateral cease-fire declared that day by the government.

Defense
Caspar Weinberger, who had supervised the largest peacetime military buildup in American history since assuming the position of U.S. Secretary of Defense in January 1981, resigned his office. President Ronald Reagan nominated National Security Adviser Frank Carlucci to succeed Mr. Weinberger and nominated Lieutenant General Colin Powell, Mr. Carlucci’s deputy, to succeed Mr. Carlucci. Mr. Powell became the first Negro to hold the position.

Economics and finance
For the second time in two weeks, U.S. banks lowered their prime lending rate, from 9% to 8.75%.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Sleeping Satellite--Tasmin Archer (4th week at #1)

Died on this date
Jan Oort, 92. Dutch astronomer. Dr. Oort was a pioneer in the field of radio astronomy. In 1932 he became the first person to discover the evidence of dark matter.

20 years ago
1997

Died on this date
Isaiah Berlin, 88. Latvian-born U.K. scholar. Sir Isaiah was born into a Jewish family moved moved to Russia in 1915, and to England in 1921. He spent most of his life at the University of Oxford, where he taught social and political theory, and gained a reputation as the world's greatest thinker, especially in such areas as liberty and values.

Crime
Saskatchewan farmer Robert Latimer was convicted for a second time of second-degree murder in the 1993 death of his disabled daughter Tracy in what he said was mercy killing; his 1994 conviction was overturned on appeal. A judge originally set aside the mandatory sentence, but the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 2001 that Latimer must serve the minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. He was granted full parole on December 6, 2010.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Doug Scott. Canadian policeman. Mr. Scott was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer who was shot and killed in the Baffin Island hamlet of Kimmirut, Nunavut when responding to an impaired driving complaint.

Space
China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, went into orbit around the Moon.

Technology
Google unveiled the Android mobile operating system.

November 4, 2017

Born on this date
Happy Birthday, Guille Ramirez Morales!

175 years ago
1842

Married on this date
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd. The Illinois lawyer and the daughter of wealthy parents were married at her sister's home in Springfield, Illinois.

170 years ago
1847

Died on this date
Thiệu Trị, 40. Emperor of Vietnam, 1840-1847. Thiệu Trị, born Nguyễn Phúc Miên Tông, was the eldest son of Emperor Minh Mạng, and succeeded him on the throne. He ordered all Roman Catholic missionaries expelled from Vietnam, which led to a brief skirmish with French gunboats. Emperor Thiệu Trị then issued orders for the immediate execution of Christian missionaries, but he died before his orders could be carried out. Thiệu Trị was succeeded as Emperor by his son Tự Đức.

Felix Mendelssohn, 38. German composer. Mr. Mendelssohn was a pianist and one of the most popular composers of the Romantic era, with several symphonies, Songs Without Words, and music for A Midsummer Night's Dream among his best-known works. He was born into a Jewish family, but was baptized as a Christian at the age of 7. Mr. Mendelssohn died after a series of strokes, which seemed to run in his family.

Medicine
Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovered the anaesthetic properties of chloroform.

150 years ago
1867

War
The day after his forces were defeated in the Battle of Mentana in Italy, General Giuseppe Garibaldi and his son were captured on their way to Florence.

125 years ago
1892

Scandal
Former Quebec Premier Honoré Mercier was acquitted in the Baie des Chaleurs Railway bribery scandal, after being removed from office on December 17, 1891 by Lieutenant-Governor Auguste-Réal Angers for alleged misuse of public funds in the Baie des Chaleurs Railway scandal. Mr. Mercier was later re-elected in Bonaventure, and served until his death on October 30, 1894.

100 years ago
1917

War
The Brazilian ships Acari and Guaíba were torpedoed by the same German submarine, SM U-151.

90 years ago
1927

At the movies
Uncle Tom's Cabin, directed by Harry A. Pollard, and starring Margarita Fischer, James B. Lowe, Arthur Edmund Carew, and George Siegmann, opened in theatres.



75 years ago
1942

Hit parade
U.S.A. Top 4 songs (Variety)
1 White Christmas
2 Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
3 When the Lights Go On Again
4 My Devotion

At the movies
X Marks the Spot, directed by George Sherman, and starring Damian O'Flynn, Helen Parrish, Dick Purcell, Jack LaRue, and Neil Hamilton, opened in theatres.



War
Disobeying a direct order by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel led his German forces on a five-month retreat in the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt. Russian forces held German-Romanian troops southeast ot Natchik in the Caucasus for the second day. Japanese troops landed onthe north coast of Guadalcanal despite Allied air efforts to force their withdrawal.

Economics and finance
In the wake of Republican Party victories in U.S. gubernatorial and congressional elections, New York Stock Exchange sales totalled 771,830, the largest volume in three weeks.

70 years ago
1947

Literature
U.S. Army General George Patton's memoirs, War as I Knew It, were posthumously published by Houghton Mifflin.

War
India and Pakistan exchanged notes charging each other with neutrality violation in the Kashmir dispute, as Indian troops invaded the territory.

Diplomacy
The Austrian government charged U.S.S.R. authorities in the Soviet zone with seizing property ion an unauthorized land reform project.

Politics and governnment
Judge John Stennis (Democrat) won the election to fill the U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi that had been vacated by the death of Theodore G. Bilbo (Democrat) on August 21. Earle Clements (Democrat) was elected Governor of Kentucky.

New York City voters elected to discard a proportional representation system under which two Communists had won City Council seats in 1946.

Local elections in Scotland resulted in a net gain of 62 seats for the Conservatives.

Journalism
Returning from a European visit, U.S. columnist Walter Lippman wrote in the New York Herald Tribune that the U.S.S.R. had lost the "cold war," and urged the United States to "push toward a settlement which permits the recovery of Europe and the world."

Crime
A jury in Brunswick, Georgia acquitted former prison warden H.G. Worthy and four guards of unnecessarily killing eight Negro convicts.

Economics and finance
A 10-man tax advisory committee set up by the U.S. House of Representatives urged the Ways and Means Committee to initiate large cuts in personal and corporate income taxes.

Labour
The Greek General Confederation of Labour called off a general strike in Athens when the government authorized wage increases of up to 30%.

Basketball
PBLA
Louisville (0-3) 43 @ Grand Rapids (1-1) 53
Birmingham (1-1) 48 @ Atlanta (5-0) 59
Springfield (1-3) 41 @ Chattanooga (0-2) 47

Baseball
The Chicago White Sox and their general manager, Leslie O'Connor, abandoned plans for a court test of their expulsion from the American League for signing high school player George Zoeterman, and were reinstated by Commissioner Happy Chandler after paying a $500 fine.

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 singles in the U.S.A. (Billboard): Jailhouse Rock/Treat Me Nice--Elvis Presley (Best Seller--3rd week at #1); Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley (Top 100--1st week at #1); Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers (Disc Jockey--2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
Shoghi Effendi, 60. Iranian religious leader. Mr. Effendi, born Shoghí Effendí Rabbání, succeeded `Abdu'l-Bahá in 1921 as leader of the Bahá’í Faith, being given the title Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. During Mr. Effendi's time as Guardian, membership in Bahá’í Faith grew from 100,000 to 400,000, National Spiritual Assemblies were formed, and many thousands of Local Spiritual Assemblies were created. Mr. Effendi was travelling in London when he died of the Asian Flu, without appointing a successor.

Grigore Preoteasa, 42. Romanian politician. Mr. Preoteasa was Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1955-1957 and Secretary of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party. He and the Soviet crew were killed when their plane crashed while landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Several Romanian politicians, including future dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu, were among other passengers who were seriously injured.

Diplomacy
The Jordanian government denied Egyptian accusations that Jordan had opened contacts with Israel.

Politics and government
Venezuelan President Marcos Perez Jiminez ordered that a plebiscite on his continued rule be substituted for an originally-scheduled election.

Crime
Acy Lennon, secretary to U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (Democrat--New York), began serving a one-year prison sentence in New York for income tax evasion.

Labour
A U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. upheld a preliminary injunction barring Jimmy Hoffa from assuming the presidency of the Teamsters union.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): The Last Waltz--Engelbert Humperdinck (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: Une Larme aux Nuages--Salvatore Adamo (6th week at #1)

#1 single in Italy (FIMI): A Whiter Shade of Pale--Procol Harum (7th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)--Scott McKenzie (5th week at #1)

#1 single in the Netherlands (De Nederlandse Top 40): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in Ireland (IRMA): Whiskey on a Sunday--Danny Doyle (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): (The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts--The Bee Gees (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in the U.S.A. (Billboard): To Sir with Love--Lulu (3rd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 To Sir with Love--Lulu (3rd week at #1)
2 How Can I Be Sure--The Young Rascals
3 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
4 Incense and Peppermints--Strawberry Alarm Clock
5 The Letter--The Box Tops
6 It Must Be Him--Vikki Carr
7 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
8 Expressway to Your Heart--Soul Survivors
9 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
10 People are Strange--The Doors

Singles entering the chart were She's My Girl by the Turtles (#56); Wild Honey by the Beach Boys (#60); Out of the Blue by Tommy James and the Shondells (#62); I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles (#63); Yesterday by Ray Charles (#74); Paper Cup by the 5th Dimension (#76); Pony with the Golden Mane by Every Mother's Son (#79); Ten Little Indians by the Yardbirds (#83); Georgia Pines by the Candymen (#84); You've Got Me Hummin' by the Hassles (#87); Red and Blue by the Dave Clark Five (#89); Whole Lotta Woman by Arthur Conley (#93); Shame on Me by Chuck Jackson (#94); I Almost Called Your Name by Margaret Whiting (#98); Nobody But Me by the Human Beinz (#99); and Different Drum by the Stone Poneys (#100).

Canada's Top 10 (RPM)
1 People are Strange--The Doors
2 Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)--The Buckinghams
3 Soul Man--Sam & Dave
4 Hole in My Shoe--Traffic
5 Your Precious Love--Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
6 How Can I Be Sure--The Young Rascals
7 Even the Bad Times are Good--The Tremeloes
8 Holiday--The Gee Gees
9 Let Love Come Between Us--James & Bobby Purify
10 You Can't Do That--Nilsson

Singles entering the chart were Get it Together (Part 1) by James Brown and the Famous Flames (#74); Watch the Flowers Grow by the 4 Seasons (#77); You Better Sit Down Kids by Cher (#78); Out of the Blue by Tommy James and the Shondells (#81); Go Go Girl by Lee Dorsey (#82); Suzanne by Noel Harrison (#83); Nine Pound Steel by Joe Simon (#84); You are My Sunshine by Mitch Ryder (#86); By the Time I Get to Phoenix by Glen Campbell (#87); Can't Stop Loving You by the Last Words (#89); Skinny Legs and All by Joe Tex (#90); Lapland by the Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band (#92); This Town by Frank Sinatra (#93); Paper Cup by the 5th Dimension (#94); Stag-O-Lee by Wilson Pickett (#95); For Once in My Life by Tony Bennett (#96); Give Everybody Some by the Bar-Kays (#97); Birds of Britain by the Bob Crewe Generation (#98); Sweet, Sweet Lovin' by the Platters (#99); and Lovey Dovey (You're So Fine) by Bunny Sigler (#100).

Vancouver's Top 10 (CKLG)
1 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
2 Hole in My Shoe--Traffic
3 I Can See for Miles--The Who
4 Itchycoo Park--Small Faces
5 I'll Never Fall in Love Again--Tom Jones
6 Let it All Hang Out--The Hombres
7 Get Together--The Youngbloods
8 Pata Pata--Miriam Makeba
9 Next Plane to London--The Rose Garden
10 I'm Wondering--Stevie Wonder

Singles entering the chart were She's My Girl by the Turtles (#23); Love is Strange by Peaches and Herb (#26); Ten Little Indians by the Yardbirds (#27); I Say a Little Prayer by Dionne Warwick (#28); Wild Honey by the Beach Boys (#29); and Daydream Believer by the Monkees (#30).

War
Congolese troops took Bukavu, capital of the province of Kivu, which had been held by white mercenaries and Katangese rebels since August 9.

Disasters
An Iberia Airlines Caravelle jet crashed on approach to London, killing 12 of 37 people aboard.

Football
CFL
Ottawa (9-4-1) 15 @ Montreal (2-12) 1
Calgary (12-4) 35 @ British Columbia (3-12-1) 30

Bo Scott scored a touchdown in the 1st quarter and Ron Stewart added a TD in the 2nd quarter as the Rough Riders built a 15-0 halftime lead and coasted to victory in a driving rain before only 6,000 fans in the last Canadian Football League game at Molson Stadium until 1972.

Peter Liske threw 5 touchdown passes to lead the Stampeders over the Lions before 23,706 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, clinching first place in the Western Football Conference for the second time in the last three years. Mr. Liske finished the regular season with 303 completions in 508 passes, with 40 touchdowns--all league single-season records at the time, with a total of 4,479 yards. Calgary flanker Terry Evanshen finished with 96 pass receptions--another record--for 1,662 yards and a record 17 touchdown receptions. Mr. Evanshen, with 102 points, became the last man to lead the CFL in scoring in a season on touchdowns alone. Among the players whose CFL careers ended with this game were B.C. quarterback Bernie Faloney, linebacker Norm Fieldgate, and defensive back Neal Beaumont.

CIAU
British Columbia 16 @ Calgary 11

Dave Corcoran rushed for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and another in late in the 4th quarter to give the Thunderbirds their win over the Dinosaurs before 800 fans at McMahon Stadium, eliminating Calgary from the possibility of a tie in the standings with first-place Alberta. Calgary led 8-0 at halftime, with Don Maxwell rushing 12 yards for a touchdown.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara (12th week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Belfast--Boney M. (3rd week at #1)

#1 single in France: La Java de Broadway--Michel Sardou (4th week at #1)

Music
The single Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush was released in the United Kingdom on EMI Records.

Defense
The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted in favour of a mandatory embargo on arms and military material to South Africa. The action, the first such punitive measure against one of its members in the UN's 32-year history, was directed against South Africa's apartheid policy of racial separation.

Scandal
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Federal District Judge Barrington Parker fined former Central Intelligence Agency Director Richard Helms $2,000 and gave him a two-year suspended sentence and a stern rebuke for falsely testifying before a Senate committee in 1973 on covert operations in Chile. After the sentencing, Mr. Helms said that he had felt bound by his oath as an intelligence official "to protect intelligence sources and methods" when he had testified falsely before the Senate.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Labor Department reported that the nation's unemployment rate had risen to 7% in October, an increase of 0.1% over September.

Boxing
Former Canadian welterweight champion Clyde Gray (59-6-1) knocked out Larry Smith (11-7) when Mr. Smith retired after 3 rounds of a scheduled 10-round bout at Winnipeg Convention Centre. On the undercard, former Canadian light heavyweight champion Al Sparks (23-13-1) of Winnipeg, in his first fight in more than 5 1/2 years, concluded his professional career with an 8-round unanimous decision over George Jerome (11-9-3). The bouts were televised in Canada on November 19 on CTV's Wide World of Sports.

Football
CIAU
Hardy Cup
British Columbia 12 @ Calgary 13

This blogger was among the almost 9,000 fans--the largest crowd for a U of C game to date--to see the Dinosaurs edge the Thunderbirds on a cold Friday night at McMahon Stadium. UBC kicker Gary Metz missed a field goal attempt late in the game that went for a single point, and Calgary was able to preserve the lead.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Never Gonna Give You Up--Rick Astley (6th week at #1)

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Sweden (Topplistan): Just Another Day--Jon Secada (2nd week at #1)

Died on this date
George Klein, 88. Canadian inventor. Mr. Klein, a mechanical engineer with the National Research Council of Canada from 1929-1969, helped with the design of the Canadarm, the mechanical arm used on the U.S. space shuttle. His other inventions included the ZEEP nuclear reactor and a microsurgical staple gun.

20 years ago
1997

Died on this date
Richard Hooker, 73. U.S. author. Mr. Hooker, whose real name was Dr. Richard Hornberger, was a surgeon from Waterville, Maine who served with the United States Army during the Korean War, and used those experiences as the basis for his novel MASH (1968), which was made into a successful movie and an even more successful long-running television series. Mr. Hooker wrote the sequel novel M*A*S*H Goes to Maine (1971), and was credited as the co-author of numerous other sequels through 1977. He retired from his medical practice in 1988, and died of leukemia.

Literature
Mordecai Richler won the Giller Prize, Canada's richest literary award, for his novel Barney's Version.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Peter Viertel, 86. German-born U.S. writer. Mr. Viertel, who moved with his family to the United States as a boy, wrote screenplays for movies such as Saboteur (1942) and The African Queen (1951). His experiences on The African Queen served as the basis for his novel White Hunter Black Heart (1953), which was made into a movie in 1990. Mr. Viertel was married to actress Deborah Kerr from 1960 until her death on October 16, 2007, just 19 days before he died of lymphoma, 12 days before his 87th birthday.

November 3, 2017

525 years ago
1492

War
The Peace of Étaples between King Henry VII of England and King Charles VIII of France was signed in Étaples in northern France, ending an English invasion of France that was in response to France's support for Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne.

425 years ago
1592

Mexicana
The city of San Luis Potosí was founded.

200 years ago
1817

Economics and finance
The Bank of Montréal, chartered June 23, opened its first branch and traded its first shares; it's the oldest continuously operating bank in North America.

150 years ago
1867

War
General Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces were defeated by French and Papal troops in the Battle of Mentana in Italy.

125 years ago
1892

Transportation
The first Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C&ER) train arrived on the southern branch at Mekastoe (Macleod West).

100 years ago
1917

Died on this date
Léon Bloy, 71. French writer. Mr. Bloy wrote two novels, but was mainly known for his essays in defense of Roman Catholicism.

Football
Ottawa Patriotic Football League
Final
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 Civil Service 0

75 years ago
1942

War
British tanks in Egypt broke through Axis lines and swept into open country. Russian soldiers defending Stalingrad claimed to have thrown off two German attacks, killing 2,000 enemy troops. U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began the Koli Point action, an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army troops on Guadalcanal. Australian troops in New Guinea recaptured Kokoda, 60 miles from Port Moresby, and were driving Japanese forces south toward Oivi.

World events
The Inter-American Emergency Advisory Committee for Political Defense of the Continent, meeting in Montevideo, publicized evidence of a Chilean Nazi spy ring which had sent military and political data to Berlin.

Politics and government
The Republican Party made major gains in U.S. gubernatorial and Senatorial elections, but failed to gain control of either the Senate or House of Representatives. The Republicans gained 9 seats in the Senate--8 from the Democrats and the other from five-term independent George Norris in Nebraska--to reduce the Democratic lead in the upper house to 57-38, with 1 Progressive. In the House, the Republicans gained 47 seats, while the Democrats lost 45; the resulting totals were: Democrat, 222; Republican, 209; Progressive, 2; Farmer-Labor, 1; American Labor, 1. The Republicans led the Democrats by 3.9% in the popular vote for the House. Voter turnout was just 33.9%; no biennial U.S. election since then has produced a lower turnout. One of the Republican gains in gubernatorial elections took place in California, where Republican candidate Earl Warren unseated Democratic incumbent Culbert Olson.

Baseball
The Baseball Writers' Association of America named New York Yankees' second baseman Joe Gordon as the American League's Most Valuable Player for 1942. Mr. Gordon batted .322 with 18 home runs and 103 runs batted in in 147 games in helping the Yankees win the AL pennant.

Football
WSCFL
Finals
Bombers 20 RCAF 11 (Bombers won 2-game total points series 34-29)

Gerald “Red” O’Donohue, Wayne Sheley, and Ches McCance scored touchdowns for the Bombers as they won the league championship at Osborne Stadium. Mr. McCance, who converted all 3 touchdowns, scored the winning TD on a 60-yard pass from Mr. Sheley in the 4th quarter. Bob Fritz rushed 1 yard for a touchdown and Mr. Charlton rushed 6 yards for another TD as the Flyers jumped to an 11-0 lead in the 1st quarter. Johnny Lake converted 1 of the RCAF touchdowns. The Bombers scored a safety touch when RCAF running back Ken Charlton was tackled in his own end zone in the 2nd quarter; the Flyers went into the halftime break leading 11-2.

70 years ago
1947

Died on this date
Nelson McDowell, 77. U.S. actor. Dr. McDowell was a dentist and professor of orthodontics at the University of Illinois before moving to Hollywood and appearing in 176 movies, mainly Westerns, from 1917-1945. He committed suicide by shooting himself.

John G. Winant, 58. U.S. politician and diplomat. Mr. Winant, a Republican, was Governor of New Hampshire from 1925-1927 and 1931-1935. He chaired President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Social Security Board from 1935-1936 and 1936-1937, and was U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1941-1946, developing close contacts with King George VI and U.K. Prime Minister Winston Churchill during World War II, and having an affair with Mr. Churchill's daughter Sarah. Mr. Winant had difficulty adjusting to a slower pace of life when he returned to New Hampshire after World War II, became estranged from his wife, and was deeply in debt. He fatally shot himself the day of the publication of his book Letter from Grosvenor Square.

War
A U.S. Court in Nuremberg handed down death sentences to four German SS leaders, including concentration camp administration chief Oswald Pohl, for war crimes during World War II.

Diplomacy
The United Nations General Assembly's Committee on Palestine considered transfer of power provisions, with the United States urging a direct transfer from British authority to the Jewish and Arab governments. The U.S.S.R. demanded a seven-month interim period of Security Council supervision following British withdrawal from Palestine.

World events
Polish Peasant Party leader Stanislaw Mikolajczyk arrived in London from the British zone of Berlin as a political refugee.

Labour
The 6,000 Dominion Textile workers affiliated with the Confederation of Catholic Workers of Canada (CTCC) went on strike, just one year after the conflict that had pitted the company against its employees in Valleyfield and Montreal affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The conflict ended on November 13; wages were raised to 80c per hour.

Basketball
PBLA
Kansas City (0-3) 34 @ St. Joseph (1-3) 42
Chicago (4-0) 74 @ Omaha (0-2) 54
New Orleans (3-1) 58 @ Waterloo (0-3) 53
St. Paul (2-1) 57 @ Springfield (1-2) 42

60 years ago
1957

On television tonight
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, on CBS
Tonight's episode: Silent Witness, starring Don Taylor, Delores Hart, and Pat Hitchcock

Died on this date
Wilhelm Reich, 60. Austrian-born U.S. psychotherapist. Dr. Reich was a psychoanalyst and Communist who promoted and coined the phrase "The Sexual Revolution." He studied under Sigmund Freud and began his career in Vienna before moving to Berlin, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, finally fleeing to the United States in 1939 after the Nazi occupation of Austria. Dr. Reich claimed to have discovered a biological or cosmic energy that he called orgone; he built boxes--"orgone accumulators"--in which patients were supposed to sit naked while the orgone accumulated. Dr. Reich's claims on behalf of orgone eventually led to his running afoul of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; he was convicted of contempt of court in 1956 and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. Dr. Reich died of a heart attack in his sleep in his cell at United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, several days before he was to attend a parole hearing. Dr. Reich's books included Charakteranalyse (Character Analysis) (1933); Massenpsychologie des Faschismus (The Mass Psychology of Fascism) (1933); and Die Sexualität im Kulturkampf (The Sexual Revolution) (1936).

Space
The U.S.S.R. launched the satellite Sputnik 2 from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The satellite carried a female dog named Laika, the first living creature to go into space, who died a few hours after launch.



Politics and government
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union issued a statement charging ousted Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov with promoting his own "cult of personality" in the Red Army, and with trying to eliminate "their leadership and control of the party over the...over the Army and Navy."

Defense
U.S.S.R. Communist Party First Secretary Nikita Khrushchev contended that Western military bases had been outdated by Soviet missiles capable of carrying "hydrogen bomb warheads to any point on the Earth."

Energy
The Canadian National Research Unit nuclear reactor started operation at Chalk River, Ontario. One of the world's most advanced nuclear reactors, it was to be used for research into power generation, production of plutonium, and manufacture of radioactive isotopes for use in medicine, industry and food preservation.

Economics and finance
Security-First National Bank, the fifth-largest U.S. bank, began operations in Los Angeles.

Auto racing
Phil Hill and Peter Collins, driving a Ferrari 4100, won the 600-mile Venezuelan Grand Prix in Caracas.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in New Zealand: Itchycoo Park--Small Faces (2nd week at #1)

Edmonton's top 10 (CJCA)
1 I Can See for Miles--The Who
2 The Letter--The Box Tops
3 The Rain, the Park and Other Things--The Cowsills
4 To Sir with Love--Lulu
5 Let it All Hang Out--The Hombres
6 Sunshine Games--The Music Explosion
7 Love is Strange--Peaches and Herb
8 Gimme Little Sign--Brenton Wood
9 Holiday--The Bee Gees
10 Beg, Borrow and Steal--Ohio Express
Pick hit of the week: Hush--Billy Joe Royal
New this week: Boppa Do Down Down--The Third Rail
Beautiful People--Bobby Vee and the Strangers
Chattanooga Choo Choo--Harpers Bizarre
Daydream Believer--The Monkees
In and Out of Love--Diana Ross and the Supremes

War
The Battle of Dak To began in South Vietnam.

Disasters
A Sadia Airlines plane crashed near Curitiba, Brazil, killing 20 people and injuring 6.

40 years ago
1977

On television tonight
James at 15, starring Lance Kerwin, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Girl with the Bad Rep



Diplomacy
In a move that angered the Canadian government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing hosted Quebec Premier Rene Levesque and expressed support for Quebec's right to self-determination. Mr. Giscard's statement came after he had taken the unusual step of making Mr. Levesque a grand officer of the Legion of Honour.

Economics and finance
The U.S. Labor Department reported that wholesale prices had risen 0.8% in October, the largest gain in six months.

30 years ago
1987

Died on this date
Mary Shane, 42. U.S. sportscaster and sportswriter. Mrs. Shane was working at radio station WRIT in Milwaukee when she was invited to join the broadcast crew of the Chicago White Sox for several games during the Chicago club's visits to County Stadium. In 1977 she became a regular member of the crew broadcasting White Sox games on radio station WMAQ and television station WSNS, but the experiment didn't go over well with many people, and led to her being dropped from the broadcasts before the end of the season. Miss Shane later worked as a sportswriter with the Worcester Telegram in Worcester, Massachusetts, but she developed heart troubles and died of a heart attack.

25 years ago
1992

Politics and government
Democratic Party candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore were elected President and Vice-President, respectively, of the United States of America, defeating the incumbent Republican Party ticket of President George Bush and Vice-President Dan Quayle. Mr. Clinton captured 370 electoral votes to 168 for Mr. Bush. Independent presidential candidate Ross Perot attracted more than 19 million votes—almost 19% of the popular vote—but no electoral votes. In other elections, Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first Negro woman to be elected to the United States Senate, winning in Illinois.

Inuit residents of the eastern Canadian Arctic approved the land claim settlement required for the creation of the new territory of Nunavut. Title of 350,000 square kilometres of land would be given to residents as part of the 2.2-million-square-kilometre territory, along with $1.5 billion over the next 14 years, and the right to hunt, fish, and trap in all of the territory.

Health
The Canadian Hemophilia Society published two documents showing that hundreds of hemophiliacs had been infected in Canada from 1984-1987 using blood products infected with the AIDS virus. The Canadian Red Cross Society recognized that untreated coagulation factors had been circulating for several months in 1984 and 1985, and also recognized that these could be dangerous. In Quebec, 220 out of 500 hemophiliacs contacted HIV by receiving tainted blood derivatives.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
Canada's top 10 (RPM)
1 Fly--Sugar Ray (3rd week at #1)
2 Tubthumping--Chumbawumba
3 Walkin' on the Sun--Smash Mouth
4 The Sound Of--Jann Arden
5 I Don't Want to Wait--Paula Cole
6 Anybody Seen My Baby?--The Rolling Stones
7 Foolish Games--Jewel
8 Show Me Love--Robyn
9 On My Own--Peach Union
10 Push--Matchbox 20

Singles entering the chart were I Do by Lisa Loeb (#48); Super Bad Girls by Ivan (#56); Butterfly by Mariah Carey (#57); The Oaf by Big Wreck (#58); Phenomenon by LL Cool J (#62); Home by Sheryl Crow (#63); I Will Come to You by Hanson (#70); and Tell Him by Celine Dion and Barbra Streisand (#96).

Diplomacy
The United States of America imposed economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and Eastern Africa.

Defense
Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and 1997 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jody Williams pushed a button to destroy the last landmines in the Canadian Armed Forces arsenal, at a weapons range in Kanata, Ontario.

Labour
Striking French truck drivers created roadblocks throughout the country; the strike was over pay and working conditions.

10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
Ryan Shay, 28. U.S. runner. Mr. Shay was a long-distance runner who won several American professional titles from 2003-2005. He was competing in the U.S. Olympic marathon trials when he collapsed after 5 1⁄2 miles, and was pronounced dead at the hospital 40 minutes later. Death was said to be the result of a previously enlarged heart condition.

Football
CFL
Toronto (11-7) 41 @ Saskatchewan (12-6) 13
Edmonton (5-12-1) 19 @ Hamilton (3-15) 21
Calgary (7-10-1) 24 @ British Columbia (14-3-1) 25

Michael Bishop threw 3 touchdown passes to lead the Argonauts over the Roughriders before 28,800 fans at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. It was the Argonauts' seventh straight win, clinching first place in the East Division. It was the first game of the season and the first in a Saskatchewan uniform for running back Josh Ranek, who carried twice for 6 yards and scored the Roughriders' only touchdown.

Jo Jo Walker returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown less than 4 minutes into the 3rd quarter, providing the winning margin as the Tiger-Cats defeated the Eskimos before 20,411 fans at Ivor Wynne Stadium. Nick Setta converted the touchdown and kicked 4 field goals. The only Edmonton touchdown was scored by starting quarterback Stefan LeFors, who rushed 8 yards for the major score in the 2nd quarter. Warren Kean, playing his first CFL game and his only game in an Edmonton uniform, converted and was successful on 3 of 4 field goal attempt. Mr. Kean's only miss was from over 50 yards in the final seconds; it went for a single, but would have tied the game if successful. The Eskimos didn't allow a point after Mr. Setta's convert, but were unable to overcome the deficit. The Edmonton defense limited the Hamilton offense to 10 first downs and 232 yards net offense. It was one of the rare Canadian Football League games between teams that had both been eliminated from playoff contention, and the game ended numerous careers. Edmonton punter Sean Fleming, playing the last game of his 16-year career, averaged 37.5 yards on 8 punts and 42.5 yards on 2 kickoffs. It was the last game for Edmonton safety Rob Hitchcock, who played all but the last 3 games of his 13-year, 203-game career with the Tiger-Cats. It was the only CFL game for Edmonton defensive end Zach Anderson and the last in an Edmonton uniform for Mr. LeFors, who completed 15 of 22 passes for 182 yards and an interception, and rushed 8 times for 39 yards. The Tiger-Cats ended a five-game losing streak with the win, while the Eskimos lost their sixth straight game and finished the season with their worst record in 43 years.

Sandro DeAngelis's 52-yard field goal attempt on the last play of the game hit the upright and stayed out, allowing the Lions to escape with a victory over the Stampeders before 34,242 fans at B.C. Place Stadium in Vancouver. The Stampeders had scored a touchdown a few minutes earlier, but for the second straight game, Calgary head coach Tom Higgins opted for a 1-point convert instead of a 2-point convert attempt, and his team lost by one point. The game was marred by a dirty play by B.C. offensive tackle Jason Jimenez, who broke the leg of Calgary defensive end Anthony Gargiulo on the last play of the 1st half, ending Mr. Gargiulo's career. Mr. Jimenez was immediately disqualified from the game for deliberate attempt to injure; he was suspended for one game, but successfully appealed, and never was penalized further.

November 2, 2017

225 years ago
1792

Politics and government
Voting began in the U.S. Presidential election. Incumbent President George Washington ran unopposed; Vice-President John Adams, recipient of the second-highest number of votes cast, was re-elected under the system then in place.

190 years ago
1827

Born on this date
Paul de Lagarde. German orientalist. Professor Lagarde, born Paul Bِtticher, taught oriental languages at the University of Gِttingen. He was the most renowned scholar of the Septuagint in the 19th century, but he rejected the Bible as the Word of God, and opposed Christianity and Jews, advocating a German folkish religion, racial Darwinism, and German imperialism within Europe. Prof. Lagarde's ideas influenced Nazi ideology, especially that of theorist Alfred Rosenberg. Prof. Lagarde died on December 22, 1891 at the age of 64.

130 years ago
1887

Died on this date
Alfred Domett, 76. Colonial Secretary (Premier) of New Zealand, 1862-1863. Mr. Domett was a lawyer and poet in his native England before emigrating to New Zealand in 1842, and holding several offices before serving as Colonial Secretary. In November 1863, he moved that the N.Z. seat of government be moved; in 1865 it was moved from Auckland to Wellington. Mr. Domett was a member of the N.Z. Legislative Council from 1866-1874, but moved back to England in 1871, and his Legislative Council membership lapsed through absence.

Jenny Lind, 67. Miss Lind, "The Swedish Nightingale," was an opera singer whose popularity in Europe led to a very successful tour of the United States, performing 93 concerts from 1850-1852. She spent her later years in England, and died 27 days after her 67th birthday.

Communications
The first long-distance telephone call made on the Canadian Prairies took place, from Battleford to Edmonton, North-West Territories, more than 300 miles away.

125 years ago
1892

Born on this date
Alice Brady. U.S. actress. Miss Brady, born Mary Rose Brady, appeared in more than 80 films from 1914 until just before her death from cancer on October 28, 1939, five days before her 47th birthday. She won an Academy Award for her supporting performance in In Old Chicago (1937).

Politics and government
Edgar Dewdney was commissioned Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia.

110 years ago
1907

Economics and finance
The creation of the Ottawa Royal Mint was announced.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (3-2) 5 @ Ottawa (2-3) 12

ORFU
(Montreal) Westmount (2-0) 9 @ Kingston (0-2) 4

Mr. Ferguson scored a touchdown for the Rough Riders in the 4th quarter as they came back from a 5-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Tigers in a heavy downpour at Varsity Oval. Mr. Grey scored the Hamilton touchdown in the 2nd quarter.

Mr. Baillie scored the only touchdown of the game in the 3rd quarter for Westmount as they defeated the Limestones at the Baseball Park.

Canadian university
Queen's (1-2-1) 0 @ McGill (1-3) 16

Mr. Smith scored 2 touchdowns and Mr. Hastings added 2 converts and a field goal for McGill as they shut out Queen's on a muddy field.

100 years ago
1917

Born on this date
Ann Rutherford. Canadian-born U.S. actress. Miss Rutherford, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, moved to San Francisco as an infant. She played Polly Benedict in 13 movies in the Andy Hardy series from 1937-1942, and played Scarlett O'Hara's sister in Gone with the Wind (1939). Miss Rutherford died on June 11, 2012 at the age of 94.

Diplomacy
U.K. Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote a letter to Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, who was a prominent member of Britain's Jewish community. The letter, intended for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, became known as the "Balfour Declaration," proclaiming British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities."

World events
The Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrograd Soviet, in charge of preparation and carrying out the Russian Revolution, held its first meeting.

80 years ago
1937

Hockey
NHL
Howie Morenz Memorial Game @ Montreal Forum
NHL All-Stars 6 @ Montreal All-Stars 5

The National Hockey League All-Stars took a 6-2 lead in the 3rd period and hung on to defeat the Montreal All-Stars before 8,683 fans in an exhibition game that was played as a benefit for the family of Montreal Canadiens' star Howie Morenz, who had died from a coronary embolism on March 8, less than six weeks after breaking his leg in a game. The Montreal team was composed of players from the Canadiens and the Maroons. Marty Barry of the Detroit Red Wings scored with 5 minutes left in the game, and that turned out to be the winning goal. Johnny Gagnon of the Canadiens scored 2 goals and an assist. The first annual NHL All-Star game took place 10 years later.

70 years ago
1942

At the movies
Once Upon a Honeymoon, directed by Leo McCarey, and starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers, received its premiere screening in Los Angeles.

War
British forces under General Bernard Montgomery began Operation Supercharge against Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's German forces in Egypt. An estimated 2,500 Axis troops were reported trapped by Australian infantrymen between El Alamein and Sidi Abd el Rahman on he Mediterranean coast. After two nights of attacks upon the Buin-Faisi area in the northern Solomon Islands, Allied bombers claimed to have sunk or seriously damaged seven Japanese warships.

Journalism
The U.S. Army newspaper The Stars and Stripes became a daily publication, the first in U.S. Army history.

Economics and finance
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau announced that the Department had raised a record $6.836 billion in September.

70 years ago
1947

On the radio
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring John Stanley and Alfred Shirley, on MBS
Tonight's episode: The Copper Beeches

Music
The editors of Musical Digest named Brigham Young University professor Leroy Robertson as the winner of the $25,000 Henry H. Reichhold Symphonic Award for his composition Trilogy.

Aviation
In California, Howard Hughes piloted the maiden (and only) flight of his flying boat H-4 - Hercules, popularly known as the "Spruce Goose," and the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.



Politics and government
The Communist Party U.S.A. announced that it would not join the Cominform in Belgrade for fear of intensified repression.

Economics and finance
The Canadian government of Prime Minister Mackenzie King dropped price controls on sugar and molasses, ending over five years of wartime food rationing; items rationed included butter, meat, tea, coffee, preserves, nylon, and gasoline.

Basketball
PBLA
Chicago (3-0) 80 @ St. Joseph (0-3) 66
Springfield (1-1) 33 @ Tulsa (4-1) 46

60 years ago
1957

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Kent Music Report): Around the World--Bing Crosby; Nat "King" Cole (2nd week at #1)

#1 single in West Germany (Media Control): Köhlerliesel--Die Heimatsänger (4th week at #1)

#1 single in the U.K. (Record Mirror): That'll Be the Day--The Crickets (2nd week at #1)

U.S.A. Top 10 (Cash Box)
1 Wake Up Little Susie--The Everly Brothers (2nd week at #1)
2 Jailhouse Rock--Elvis Presley
3 Chances Are--Johnny Mathis
4 Silhouettes--The Rays
5 Honeycomb--Jimmie Rodgers
6 Fascination--Jane Morgan
7 Happy, Happy Birthday Baby--The Tune Weavers
8 Be-Bop Baby--Ricky Nelson
9 You Send Me--Sam Cooke
10 Tammy--Debbie Reynolds

Singles entering the chart were Party Time by Sal Mineo (#45); Liechtensteiner Polka by Will Glahe and his Orchestra (#47); When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano by Pat Boone (#50); and Ca, C'est l'Amour by Tony Bennett (#53). When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano was the B-side of April Love, charting at #23.

Diplomacy
The United States protested the arrest of Marine Sergeant Robert Mott, Jack Boghos, and Faiz Tawil, U.S. embassy personnel in Damascus.

Politics and government
The Soviet government announced that former Defense Minister Marshal Georgi Zhukov had been dismissed from the Communist Party Central Committee and Presidium.

Oddities
15 witnesses reported seeing a fiery object in the sky near Levelland, Texas, which the United States Air Force said was ball lightning, but which others said was an unidentified flying object.

Medicine
The U.S. Public Health Service announced plans for synthetic production of antimetabolites to study their effect in inhibiting the growth of cancer.

Labour
Anthony Valente resigned as President of the United Textile Workers as demanded by the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations Executive Council.

Football
CRU
IRFU
Hamilton (9-4) 4 @ Ottawa (8-5) 9
Montreal (6-7) 27 @ Toronto (3-10) 40

WIFU
Edmonton (14-2) 23 @ Saskatchewan (3-12-1) 0
Winnipeg (12-4) 42 @ British Columbia (4-11-1) 19

ORFU
London (8-2-2) 18 @ Kitchener-Waterloo (8-3-1) 0
Toronto (0-12) 0 @ Sarnia (6-5-1) 56

Jackie Parker scored 2 touchowns, Normie Kwong added another, and Joe Mobra kicked a convert, field goal, and single as the Eskimos defeated the Roughriders at Taylor Field in Regina for their second straight shutout. Johnny Bright rushed for 70 of the Eskimos' 204 yards rushing. Edmonton defensive end Frank Anderson slipped on the frozen field and fell awkwardly, suffering a serious knee injury that ended his outstanding six-year career in Canadian football. It was also the last game for Frank Filchock as head coach of the Roughriders after five seasons; he produced four winning records, but reached the WIFU finals only once, and never led the Roughriders to the Grey Cup.

Dave Doane scored 2 touchdowns and Don Wright added 2 converts, a field goal, and a single as the Lords shut out the Dutchmen at Seagram Stadium in Waterloo to finish in first place in their second season in the Ontario Rugby Football Union.

Jim Waddell scored 6 touchdowns to lead the Golden Bears to their rout at Norm Perry Park in the last game in the 34-year history of Toronto Balmy Beach.

50 years ago
1967

Hit parade
#1 single in Japan (Oricon Singles Chart): Kitaguni no Futari (In a Lonesome City)--Jackey Yoshikawa and his Blue Comets

On television tonight
Dragnet 1968, starring Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, on NBC
Tonight's episode: The Big High



Disasters
A U.S. Strategic Air Command BH-52 jet crashed near Rome, New York, killing six and injuring two.

40 years ago
1977

Hit parade
#1 single in the U.K. (New Musical Express): Yes Sir, I Can Boogie--Baccara (2nd week at #1)

Agriculture
The U.S.S.R. reported that the 1977 grain harvest 214 million short tons (194 million metric tons) had fallen far short of Soviet plans and American estimates.

Crime
U.S. heiress Patty Hearst's 1975 conviction on charges of participating in a 1974 bank robbery was upheld, but she remained free on bail. Miss Hearst had participated in the robbery after being kidnapped from her apartment by members of the terrorist organization Symbionese Liberation Army.

Hockey
NHL
Toronto 5 @ Vancouver 1

Don Ashby scored what turned out to be his last goal in a Toronto uniform to help the Maple Leafs defeat the Canucks at Pacific Coliseum in a game that was televised in western Canada.

30 years ago
1987

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (Australian Music Report): La Bamba--Los Lobos (6th week at #1)

Canadiana
Melinda Gillies, Miss London, was named Miss Canada 1988.

Politics and government
Premier Zhao Ziyang, a protégé of outgoing leader Deng Xiaoping, was elected general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. A new 18-member Politburo was elected, including seven new members.

World events
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, addressing 6,000 Communist Party officials and visitors in the Kremlin, accused the late dictator Josef Stalin of committing enormous crimes. Mr. Gorbachev stated that contrary to the beliefs of some, Mr. Stalin well knew that “wholesale repressive measures and acts of lawlessness” had occurred. Mr. Gorbachev added that a commission would investigate the possibility of rehabilitating the reputations of innocent victims of Mr. Stalin. In a speech marking the 70th anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution, Mr. Gorbachev praised Mr. Stalin for his policy of farm collectivization and for his leadership during World War II.

25 years ago
1992

Hit parade
#1 single in Finland (Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland): Juppihippipunkkari (Remix)--Neljä Ruusua (2nd week at #1)

On television tonight
Prime Time News, on CBC

Prime Time News, beginning at 9 P.M., replaced the former national newscasts The National and The Journal.

Died on this date
Hal Roach, 100. U.S. movie producer. Mr. Roach was best known for putting Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together as a comedy team, and also produced the Our Gang comedy films.

20 years ago
1997

Hit parade
#1 single in Australia (ARIA): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (5th week at #1)

#1 single in New Zealand (RIANZ): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (5th week at #1)

#1 single in Austria (Ö3): Something About the Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997--Elton John (6th week at #1)

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

Football
CFL
East Semi-Final
British Columbia 35 @ Montreal 45

West Semi-Final
Saskatchewan 33 @ Calgary 30

Mike Pringle rushed 32 times for 264 yards--a Canadian Football League record for a playoff game--to lead the Alouettes over the Lions before 16,257 fans on a rainy Sunday in the first CFL game at Molson Stadium since 1972. The Alouettes had been forced to vacate Olympic Stadium because of a scheduling conflict with a U2 concert. The Montreal offense, quarterbacked by Tracy Ham, built up a 32-12 halftime lead and coasted to victory. It was the only CFL game for backup B.C. fullback Vito Greco.



Quarterback Reggie Slack rushed for 102 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown with 1:04 remaining in regulation time, as the Roughriders upset the Stampeders before 20,369 fans at McMahon Stadium. Mr. Slack's touchdown gave Saskatchewan a 33-28 lead, but Mr. Slack's pass for a 2-point convert attempt was intercepted by Calgary defensive back Al Jordan, who returned it a playoff-record 115 yards for a defensive convert. The Stampeders then gained possession of the ball after the kickoff, but were unable to tie the game. Jeff Garcia started at quarterback for Calgary but left the game with an injury in the 1st quarter and was replaced by Dave Dickenson; Mr. Dickenson, seeing his first extended playing time in the CFL, played well, completing 25 of 36 passes for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns.



10 years ago
2007

Died on this date
The Fabulous Moolah, 84. U.S. wrestler. The Fabulous Moolah, whose real name was Mary Ellison, wrestled professionally for more than 40 years, and held the women's world championship four times from 1956-1984.

Protest
50,000-100,000 people demonstrated in Tbilisi against the allegedly corrupt government of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Football
CFL
Montreal (8-10) 17 @ Winnipeg (10-7-1) 20

Fred Reid rushed for 139 yards and 2 touchdowns to lead the Blue Bombers over the Alouettes before 23,744 fans at Olympic Stadium. Troy Westwood converted both Winnipeg touchdowns and added field goals of 30 and 21 yards.

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.