clarinews@clarinet.com (02/01/90)
DATAFILE for February 1, 1990. DATAFILE THE WORLD: On this date in 1989...North Korea and South Korea launched their first co-operative project in 43 years. They agreed to work together to establish a tourist facility. In 1987, Wall Street Journal reporter Gerald Seib was detained on spy allegations in Iran. But he was released five days later. In 1986, 14 deaths were reported in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Anti-government rioting raged for two days. In 1979, the Ayatollah Homeini arrived in Tehran to become Iran's leader. He'd been in exile in France. His return sent the Iranian revolution into overdrive. In 1964, Indiana's governor asked radio stations to ban the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen...on the the grounds it is obscene. In 1960, the first civil rights sit-in was organized in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1949, the giant Mount Polomar telescope was completed. In 1939, R-C-A began Project X, leading to development of the 45 r-p-m record. In 1865, U-S President Lincoln proclaimed National Freedom Day to formally abolish slavery in his nation. The constitutional amendment was ratified in December of that year. DATAFILE BIRTHDAYS: Elvis's daughter Lisa Marie Presley turns 22. Princess Stephanie of Monaco is 25. Singer Rick James is 38. (Street Songs album went double platinum in 1981.) Actor Bart Braverman is 44. (THE NEW ODD COUPLE 1982-83) Doctor Hook...Ray Sawyer...is 51. Actor Sherman Hemsley is 52. (Deacon Ernest Frye in AMEN) Singer Don Everly is 53. (Everly Brothers) Comedian Garrett Morris is 53. (SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 1975-80) Actor Clark Gable would have been 89 today. (Died in 1960) That's DATAFILE from Standard Broadcast Wire for February 1, 1990. GORD WHITEHEAD.
clarinews@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
DATAFILE for February 4, 1990. DATAFILE CANADA: On this date in 1880...vigilantes murdered five members of the Donnelly clan at Lucan, north of London, Ontario. The so-called Black Donnellys were involved in a long-standing fued in the area. In 1876, Manitoba abolished its legislative council. In 1873, Winnipeg graduated to city status. In 1667, the first ball in Canada was staged in Quebec City...to celebrate a victory over the Iroquois Indians. DATAFILE THE WORLD: On this date in 1988...federal grand juries in Florida indicted Panama's General Manuel Noriega. He was implicated in helping drug traffickers and accepting Millions of dollars in bribes. In 1987, Liberace died. In 1987, American Dennis Connor won back the America's Cup at Fremantle, Australia. Connor defeated an Australian crew in four straight races. In 1974, newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped. In 1938, Hitler seized control of the German army and put Nazis in key positions. In 1889, a palace order said women could wear high-necked dresses in the Queen Victoria's drawing rooms...under certain circumstances. In 1789, George Washington was elected first president of the United States and John Adams became vice-president. In 1615, the death of Jean Porta, developer of the first encyclopedia. DATAFILE BIRTHDAYS: Chicago BLack Hawks centre Denis Savard turns 29. Actress Pamela Franklin is 40. (THE INNOCENTS, DAVID COPPERFIELD) Actor Michael Beck is 41. (XANADU, HOLOCAUST) Singer Alice Cooper is 42. U-S Vice President Dan Quayle is 43. Comedian David Brenner is 45. Actor Conrad Bain is 67. (Philip Drummond in DIFF'RENT STROKES 1978-86) Feminist Betty Friedan is 69. Also born on February 4th: Actress Ida Lupino in 1918 and Etinne Desmarteau in 1873. (First Canadian to win Olympic gold at the 1904 games in St. Louis...the 57-pound hammer throw.) That's DATAFILE from Standard Broadcast Wire for February 4, 1990. GORD WHITEHEAD.