Tuesday December 14th

 

Questions for the Mayor here ...  ...new Chief Admin Officer ? 

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And here ... memoriam of understanding?

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Russia is going to be in town? 

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Today in History


1782
The Montgolfier brothers' first balloon lifts off on its first test flight.

1903
The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

1911
Commercial travellers' associations across North America united to curtail the practice of tipping staff in hotels and restaurants. In Calgary, however, some travelling salesmen were concerned about the effect that such a ban would have on the service they received. Several of them suggested that the demeanor of service staff was bad enough and wondered what depths it would sink to without the influence of the prospective tip. The gratuity system was claimed to be the only protection the public had against a waiter.

1947
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida.

1972
Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the last person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission. This is the last manned mission to the moon of the 20th century.

2008
An Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President George W. Bush during a news conference in Baghdad; Bush was not hit.

National news headlines this morning: KIEV, Ukraine – Want a better understanding of the world's worst nuclear disaster? Come tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Beginning next year, Ukraine plans to open up the sealed zone around the Chernobyl reactor to visitors who wish to learn more about the tragedy that occurred nearly a quarter of a century ago.
Chernobyl's reactor No. 4 exploded in 1986 spewing radiation over a large swath of northern Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people were resettled from areas contaminated with radiation fallout in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Related health problems still persist.




Birthdays

1503
Nostradamus born. If you write vague enough prophecies, they will fool almost anyone.

-78- Charlie Rich born in Forrest City, Arkansas. Nicknamed The Silver Fox, he works in jazz and pop music before finding a home in country, where he earns the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award in 1974