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Hulon Shah (Yahweh Ben Yahweh) (March 6, 1967)

Foggy Melson 2024-10-21 | Hulon Shah (Yahweh Ben Yahweh) (March 6, 1967)

Walt Disney Acquires Henson Associates, Inc. for $150 Million; Jim Henson Interview (8/29/89)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Muppets Join Disney Menagerie
Aug. 29, 1989

Miss Piggy and Mickey Mouse may have more pressing concerns than mergers and high finance, but their corporate masters have other ideas.

In a combination of some of the entertainment world's best-known children's characters, the Walt Disney Company said today that it would acquire Henson Associates Inc., the company that created and owns the Muppets.

The deal will bring Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo and the other Muppets to Disney's roster of characters, and Disney already has plans to use them in its theme parks, on television and in movies. Jim Henson, the 52-year-old creator of the Muppets, will become a consultant to Disney under a long-term agreement and will produce television shows and films exclusively for Disney.

The companies did not disclose a price, but Wall Street analysts speculated that it was between $100 million and $150 million. The deal does not include rights to Big Bird, Bert, Ernie or the other characters created by Mr. Henson for the ''Sesame Street'' television show, which is produced by the Children's Television Workshop.

The deal underscored the value to entertainment companies of established popular characters. Aside from Disney's own characters, ''there are only a few characters in the world who have the kind of appeal'' the Muppets have, said Michael D. Eisner, Disney's chairman and chief executive. Characters That Never Grow Old

The Muppets will provide Disney with another set of what industry executives call ''evergreens,'' or properties that can be introduced to a new generation of children every few years. Such characters can be recycled not just on films and television, but on books, lunch boxes, T-shirts and other products.

Mr. Eisner called the deal ''a business association made in family entertainment heaven'' and compared it with the company's acquisition of the rights to Winnie the Pooh in 1961.

Mr. Eisner said he was a children's programming executive with ABC when he first met Mr. Henson, in 1967. He said that they had stayed in touch over the years and that they began discussing a buyout about six months ago. The deal was completed late last week.

''We will bring Miss Piggy into the fold the same careful way Walt Disney brought Winnie the Pooh into the fold,'' Mr. Eisner said in a telephone interview from the new Disney-MGM Studios theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where the deal was announced.

In a statement, Mr. Henson said, ''I have enjoyed running my own company, but now I am really excited about joining forces with Michael Eisner and the Disney organization and finding out how much more we can accomplish together for our audiences all over the world.''

Officials of Henson Associates said it is a privately held family company, but declined to disclose who would receive the proceeds of the sale.

Henson Associates receives some revenues from the licensing of the Sesame Street characters. Disney officials said those revenues would not flow to Disney and presumably would continue to be paid directly to Mr. Henson.

Mr. Eisner said that Disney was paying ''a lot of money'' but added that between ''the established franchises and the upside of new Jim Henson products, we will earn a really good return on our investment.'' Deal Makes Sense to Analysts

Analysts said the deal made good business sense for both Disney and Henson, which is based in New York.

''Disney can always use more characters and can exploit them better than anyone else because of their reach in television, feature films and the theme park business,'' said Harold Vogel, an analyst at Merrill Lynch & Company. ''For Henson, I suspect they didn't have the capital to fully exploit the potential of the characters on their own.''

Mr. Vogel said that part of Disney's motivation may also have been to keep its competitors from buying Henson. ''It's a strategic acquisition,'' Mr. Vogel said. ''It almost doesn't matter if they paid too much or too little.''

Peggy Charren, the president of Action for Children's Television and a critic of commercialization in children's programming, said she was concerned that the deal would reduce diversity.

''I don't like this type of merger, even when all sides care deeply about children's television,'' she said. ''I would prefer two groups making children's television than one. I don't want the Muppet characters to start sounding like Donald Duck.'' Plenty of Adult Fans

Disney has long been careful about overexposing Mickey Mouse and its other trademark characters, and has made the development of new characters a priority. Its biggest success in recent years is Roger Rabbit, the animated star of one of last year's most successful films.

The Muppets seem to fit Disney's requirements perfectly. Although primarily developed for children, the characters have always had plenty of adult fans, and many of the films and television shows in which they appear include a measure of adult comedy.

Scott-Carver Homes Public Housing Projects Eviction in Miami, Fla. (June 27, 1989)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Miami Herald - May 17, 2007

Last Scott-Carver building named a historic landmark

After housing administrators destroyed all but one building of the Scott-Carver Homes over a decade, former residents find hope in a historic designation.

They weren't much to look at, these cement block barracks-style homes with aluminum windows, shingle roofs and once-empty yards. When county housing administrators decided to begin razing them nearly a decade ago, the Scott-Carver Homes were called blighted and ``distressed.''

Today, only one of the buildings that comprised Scott-Carver remains. And with a unanimous vote Wednesday by the Miami-Dade Historic Preservation Board, that abandoned two-story complex gained a new designation: historic landmark.

Wednesday's vote means the structure, 7265 NW 22nd Ave., cannot be torn down or altered without the approval of the preservation board.

The decision delighted scores of former residents and community activists who had pushed for years to protect the last remnant of the once-thriving complex.

''That one building represents the life of the Scott homes,'' said Enid C. Pinkney, a historian and preservationist who sits on the county preservation board.

''For so many years, folks said black people didn't have anything in the community worth preserving. This wakes us up to the fact that we do have things in our community that are worth preserving,'' Pinkney added.

With the designation, some community leaders say they now can ponder what to do with the building. One idea: house a gallery of photographs of former Scott-Carver residents, said Dorothy Fields, founder of The Black Archives of South Florida. The organization maintains a collection of photos and documents of Miami's African-American community starting in 1896.

The remaining building, Fields said, ``is a very important part of our history.''

''So many families passed through there,'' Fields added. ``It will be good to be able to showcase their lives and work.''

The James E. Scott Homes, named after a prominent Miami resident who served as the first administrator of Miami's first public housing project, called Liberty Square -- or the Pork 'n Beans to residents -- were completed in 1955, in what is called the second wave of widespread public housing construction.

The complex included 76 row-house buildings of simple, utilitarian construction.

The Carver Homes, which held 30 buildings, were built between 1968 and 1969. Carver homes also were built with concrete block and stucco, with little to distinguish them.

Though public housing originally was conceived as a short-term strategy for low-income families, many such complexes eventually housed several generations of the same families, Fields said.

''The James E. Scott Homes defined the public housing policy of Miami-Dade County in the 1950s. They stood as symbols of dramatic change in one of the poorest inner-city neighborhoods . . . during this era,'' wrote Carlos J. Dunn, a county preservationist, in a report recommending designation approval.

''The safeguard of this building,'' Dunn wrote, ``will constitute a tribute and commemoration to Scott Homes, its residents, its history, as well as the struggle and the contribution of the black community to Miami-Dade County.''

The county had torn down the 856 units with plans to build about half in return as part of the ambitious Hope VI project, but those plans never came to fruition.

One of the most passionate community activists who lobbied to protect what little was left of Scott-Carver was Mary Nesbitt, a former resident who had said she was ''heartbroken'' by the decision of housing administrators to destroy the complex.

Nesbitt was not there to celebrate Wednesday's designation. She died earlier this month.

''It is good for the community that at least one of the buildings was saved,'' Fields said, ``so that the story of the people who lived there can be told.

Arthur Teele Interview on His Run for Miami Mayor (October 23, 1996)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Arthur E. "Art" Teele Jr. (May 14, 1946 – July 27, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from the Republican Party. In the early 1980s, he served as the head of the Urban Mass Transportation Administration (now known as the Federal Transit Administration) from 1981 to 1983. Born into a wealthy black family in Florida, Teele received an excellent education and became an officer in the US Army, and later had a successful career in private practice and politics. The Miami Herald published claims of legal wrongdoing against Teele during his fight to have a conviction against him overturned, after which he killed himself. Posthumously, his case was appealed and his conviction was overturned, exonerating him of all charges.

Art Teele married Celestra Patton Teele, of whom he had one son Arthur Patton Teele. (Trey) Teele, later married Stephanie K. Teele of whom he was married upon his death.

Military and legal careers
Teele was a law student who went into the military after his graduation. Teele served the US Army as a Judge Advocate General on the personal staff of General Henry Emerson, Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg from July 1975 to June 1977. Teele earned his law degree from Florida State University College of Law.[1]

After his honorable discharge from the US Army, Teele provided pro bono services to the defendants in the Wilmington Ten which was the most prominent civil rights case in America during the 1970s. Teele met with the attorneys for the Wilmington Ten as well as attorneys and administrative staff of North Carolina Attorney General Rufus Edmisten. In 1980, the federal courts ordered a new trial for the Wilmington Ten, and Attorney General Edmisten dropped all charges after hearing appeals from Teele and others permitting the Wilmington Ten to go free.

Political career

In March 1993, Teele was elected Miami-Dade County Commissioner in Miami, Florida, serving as the Commission's chairman.

Following a controversial investigation and trial, Teele was removed from office by Governor Jeb Bush on March 2, 2005. Although Teele was convicted of corruption by threat against a public servant, the verdict was overturned on appeal after his death by suicide.

Suicide and tabloid scandal
On July 27, 2005, Teele walked into the Miami Herald building and shot himself fatally in the head.

At the time of his death, Teele was a popular politician with a loyal following in Miami-Dade. Teele's conviction stemmed from an incident with a Miami-Dade County detective who had been conducting surveillance as part of a corruption probe. That probe was triggered in part by investigative articles published in the Miami Herald by journalist Oscar J. Corral. That probe had resulted in Teele being charged with ten felony counts of unlawful compensation, with trial set for October 2005. Teele was also under federal indictment for money laundering, mail fraud and wire fraud for allegedly helping a minority company win more than $20 million worth of electrical contracts at Miami International Airport for work that was actually undertaken by a larger non-minority company. Teele faced a possible 20 years in prison if convicted of the federal charges, but an examination of his personal financial records after his death revealed that Teele was not a rich man and was actually in debt for half a million dollars.

On the day of his suicide, the Miami New Times published a cover story on Teele which was based on the report of the corruption probe and detailed alleged dealings with illegal drugs and a transvestite prostitute with a criminal record. Shortly before he shot himself, Teele called Miami Herald columnist Jim DeFede, who taped their conversation. This taping led to the dismissal of DeFede.[7][3] According to the tape, Teele professed his love for his wife, Stephanie, in a rambling conversation that revealed a spike in his personal anxiety.

Conviction overturned and Teele exonerated
On April 18, 2007, almost two years after his death, Teele's conviction for corruption by threat against a public servant was overturned by the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. The court allowed the appeal by a deceased individual on the basis that Teele's conviction precluded his wife from making a valid claim for death benefits under the City of Miami's pension plan and other merits of his case.[8]

Miami Noir
A documentary about Teele's final days that concentrated on his suicide was produced by two University of Miami film students, Josh Miller and Sam Rega. Miller and Rega's student documentary, Miami Noir, was screened at the 2008 Miami International Film Festival. Their documentary re-examined the scandal in the context of political pressures from the Florida State Attorney's Office during Jeb Bush's administration that raised concerns about the motives for the persecution of Art Teele.

Anti-Defamation League Issues Louis Farrakhan - An Update Pamphlet (September 18, 1985)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith,[a] is an international Jewish non-governmental organization based in the United States that specializes in civil rights law and combats antisemitism and extremism.[4][5]

It was founded in late September 1913 by the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith, a Jewish service organization, in the wake of the contentious murder conviction of Leo Frank. ADL subsequently split from B'nai B'rith and continued as an independent US section 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Its CEO is Jonathan Greenblatt, who succeeded Abraham Foxman in July 2015. Foxman had served in the role since 1987.

ADL headquarters are located in Murray Hill, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The ADL has 25 regional offices in the United States[6] including a Government Relations Office in Washington, DC, as well as an office in Israel and staff in Europe.[7] In its 2019 annual information Form 990, ADL reported total revenues of $92 million, the vast majority from contributions and grants.[8] Its total operating revenue is reported at $80.9 million.[9]

In an early campaign, ADL and allied groups pressured the automaker Henry Ford, who had published virulently antisemitic propaganda.[10][4] In the 1930s, ADL worked with the American Jewish Committee (AJC) to oppose pro-Nazi activity in the United States.[11][5] It opposed McCarthyism during the Cold War,[4] and campaigned for major civil rights legislation in the 1960s.[4][5] In the 1980s, it was involved in propaganda against Nelson Mandela of South Africa before embracing him the following decade.[12][13] The ADL did not recognize the Armenian genocide until 2007, instead calling it a "massacre" and an "atrocity" in years prior.[14][15] As a pro-Israel group, the ADL has opposed views critical of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, bringing it into conflict with activists sympathetic towards the Palestinians.[16][5] The ADL is a proponent of the idea of new antisemitism[17] that includes anti-Zionism;[18] the latter's inclusion has been the subject of debate.[19]

Lima, Peru (September 10, 1985)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Peru (/pəˈruː/ ⓘ pə-ROO; Spanish: Perú [peˈɾu]; Quechua: Piruw [pɪɾʊw];[8] Aymara: Piruw [pɪɾʊw]), officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: República del Perúⓘ), is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.[9] Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.

Peruvian territory was home to several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one of the longest histories of civilization of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 10th millennium BCE. Notable pre-colonial cultures and civilizations include the Caral-Supe civilization (the earliest civilization in the Americas and considered one of the cradles of civilization), the Nazca culture, the Wari and Tiwanaku empires, the Kingdom of Cusco, and the Inca Empire, the largest known state in the pre-Columbian Americas. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and Charles V established a viceroyalty with the official name of the Kingdom of Peru that encompassed most of its South American territories, with its capital in Lima. Higher education started in the Americas with the official establishment of the National University of San Marcos in Lima in 1551.

Peru formally proclaimed independence in 1821, and following the foreign military campaigns of José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar, and the decisive battle of Ayacucho, Peru completed its independence in 1824. In the ensuing years, the country first suffered from political instability until a period of relative economic and political stability began due to the exploitation of guano that ended with the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). Throughout the 20th century, Peru grappled with political and social instability, including the internal conflict between the state and guerrilla groups, interspersed with periods of economic growth. Implementation of Plan Verde[10][11] shifted Peru towards neoliberal economics under the authoritarian rule of Alberto Fujimori and Vladimiro Montesinos in the 1990s, with the former's political ideology of Fujimorism leaving a lasting imprint on the country's governance that continues to present day.[12][13] The 2000s marked economic expansion and poverty reduction, but the subsequent decade revealed long-existing sociopolitical vulnerabilities, exacerbated by a political crisis instigated by Congress and the COVID-19 pandemic, precipitating the period of unrest beginning in 2022.[14]

The sovereign state of Peru is a representative democratic republic divided into 25 regions. Its main economic activities include mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing, along with other growing sectors such as telecommunications and biotechnology.[15] The country forms part of The Pacific Pumas, a political and economic grouping of countries along Latin America's Pacific coast that share common trends of positive growth, stable macroeconomic foundations, improved governance and an openness to global integration. Peru ranks high in social freedom;[16] it is an active member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Pacific Alliance, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the World Trade Organization; and is considered as a middle power.[17]

Peru has a population that includes Mestizos, Amerindians, Europeans, Africans and Asians. The main spoken language is Spanish, although a significant number of Peruvians speak Quechuan languages, Aymara, or other Indigenous languages. This mixture of cultural traditions has resulted in a wide diversity of expressions in fields such as art, cuisine, literature, and music.

Lima (/ˈliːmə/ LEE-mə; Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlima])is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002.

Rocky Aoki Interview (September 12, 1985)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Hiroaki Aoki (青木廣彰, Aoki Hiroaki, October 9, 1938 – July 10, 2008), better known as Rocky Aoki, was a Japanese-American restaurateur, professional offshore powerboat racer and amateur wrestler. He was the founder of the Japanese cuisine restaurant chain Benihana, and Genesis magazine.

He was also the father of musician Steve Aoki and model and actress Devon Aoki.

Personal life
Hiroaki Aoki was born in Tokyo, the son of Yunosuke Aoki and his wife, Katsu.[1] His family were descended from a samurai clan from Wakayama Prefecture, which served in the Kishū Domain.[2][3]

Aoki and some friends started a rock and roll band called Rowdy Sounds, though Aoki eventually abandoned music for athletics. He would later explain, "I play bass. But I tell you why I change to wrestling: No good on tempo."[4]

Aoki attended Keio University, where he competed in track and field, karate, and wrestling before being expelled for fighting. While some sources state that he competed for Japan in wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome,[5] he did not, as he had moved from Tokyo to New York City months before the Games.[6]

Aoki was offered wrestling scholarships from several different American colleges. He attended Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and later transferred to CW Post College on Long Island.[7] He won the United States flyweight wrestling title in 1962, 1963 and 1964.[8]

In New York City, Aoki worked seven days a week in an ice cream truck that he rented in Harlem while studying restaurant management at New York City Community College.[9]

Aoki, who was married three times,[10] once said that he had "three kids from three different women at exactly the same time."[4] He found out about the seventh with the third woman when he was sued for paternity.[citation needed] His third wife was Keiko Aoki, a businesswoman whom he married in 2002.[11][12]

Before his death, he became a United States citizen.[citation needed]

Benihana
Main article: Benihana
After he received his associate degree in management in 1963,[7][13] he used the $10,000 he had saved from the ice cream business to convince his father to co-invest in the first Benihana, a four-table teppanyaki restaurant on West 56th Street. "Benihana", taken from the Japanese name for safflower, was suggested by Aoki's father. According to family legend, Aoki's father was walking through the bombed-out ruins of post-war Tokyo when he happened across a single red safflower growing in the rubble.[8][9]

Genesis
In August 1973, Aoki launched Genesis, a softcore pornographic men's magazine, with two centerfolds each issue.[14] The title changed hands several times, eventually becoming an explicit publication long after Aoki's period of ownership. Despite not enjoying the mainstream popularity of rivals Playboy and Penthouse, the magazine remained in activity for nearly 40 years.[citation needed]

Sports activities
Double Eagle V
Aoki partially funded and crewed the Double Eagle V, the first balloon to successfully cross the Pacific Ocean.

Powerboat racing
Aoki competed professionally as an offshore powerboat racer along with the 1986 APBA world champion Powerboat throttleman Errol Lanier, a former Fort Lauderdale, Florida, fireman who saved his life in a near-fatal powerboat crash in 1979 under the Golden Gate Bridge.[8]

Lawsuits
On June 9, 1998, Aoki was charged with insider trading and profiting by more than $590,000 from it.[19]

In 1999, Aoki pleaded guilty to insider trading charges and was fined $500,000 and given three years' probation.[10] Aoki was placed in deportation proceedings as a result of his guilty plea/conviction, but was granted relief by an immigration judge and his permanent resident ("green card") status maintained. He eventually became a United States citizen.[4]

In 2005, Aoki sued four of his children (Grace, Kevin, Kyle, and Echo) for an alleged attempt to take control of the companies he founded, which, at the time, had an estimated value between US$60–100 million.[4]

Honors
Aoki was a recipient of the Award of Excellence from The International Center in New York.[citation needed] He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995.[8]

Death
Aoki died on July 10, 2008, of pneumonia in New York City. At the time of his death, he had been suffering from diabetes, Hepatitis C, and cirrhosis of the liver.[8] His hepatitis was reportedly the result of a blood transfusion after a 1979 speedboat crash under the Golden Gate Bridge.[4]

At the time of his death, Aoki had seven children and was married to his third wife Keiko.[8] These included musician Steve Aoki and actress-model Devon Aoki. Model and singer-songwriter Yumi Nu is his granddaughter.[21] His grave is at the cemetery attached to Joshin temple in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.[citation needed]

Used Car Buying Tips (September 10, 1985)

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Spoken Word at Liberty City Block Party in Miami, Fla. (September 10, 1985)

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Miami Norland Senior High School (September 12, 1985)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Miami Norland Senior High School is a public high school located in the Norland neighborhood of Miami Gardens, Florida.

History
Miami Norland Senior High School opened its doors to students in 1958 as an all-white school, accepting fifty students between grades seven through twelve.[citation needed] Nearby Miami Palmetto Senior High School was established at the same time and is considered a sister school. Miami Norland had a cost of $1,699,000. The expected enrollment was 2,250.[2] Once Norland Junior High School opened across the street, grades 7-9 moved there. Miami Norland continued to have three grade levels (10th, 11th and 12th) until 1985, when grade 9 was added.[citation needed]

The first principal of Miami Norland, Foster Hunter, guided the school from its inception into the mid-1970s. For more than a decade, it was an all-white school; this changed in 1969, when all schools in Dade County were court-ordered to desegregate.

The original buildings of Miami Norland were demolished during the summer of 2016, after a new, more modern facility was built to replace the old facility. Prior to the teardown, the school hosted a walk-through for alumni to take a last look at the old building. The new building opened for classes on August 22, 2016, at the beginning of the 2016–17 school year. This new building was the last new facility for the northern Miami-Dade County high schools.

The school now offers an Academy of Fine Arts, Hospitality and Tourism and Teaching magnet programs.

Prior to the opening of North Miami Beach High School and Dr. Michael Krop High School, students from North Miami Beach were assigned to North Miami High School and Miami Norland High School.[3]

It was in the Norland census-designated place,[4][5] in an unincorporated area until Miami Gardens incorporated as a city on May 13, 2003.[6]

Students are required to wear school uniform shirts in maroon, white or gray. They may wear solid maroon, gray, khaki, or black pants or shorts.[7]

Demographics
Miami Norland is 95% Black, 4% Hispanic and 1% non-white Hispanic.[8]

Athletics
Home of the Vikings, Miami Norland athletic teams wear the colors of maroon and gray, and compete within the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA). The school offers a select few sports, including basketball, cross country, soccer, track and field, and volleyball. Boys-only sports are football and wrestling, while the lone girls-only sport is flag football.[9]

The Miami Norland basketball and football teams have enjoyed success in recent years by winning a number of FHSAA championships. The girls' basketball team won in 2009, and the boys' basketball squad were victorious in 2006, 2008, 2012–15. They also competed in the 2014 and 2015 Battle at The Villages, but only achieved as high as second place. The football team won the 2002 and 2011 titles.

Notable faculty
James Coley (football)
William Lehman (teacher)
Sergio Rouco (basketball)
John Varone (football)
Lawton Williams (basketball)
Notable alumni
Antonio Brown
Antonio Brown

Dwayne Bowe
Dwayne Bowe

Dewan Hernandez
Dewan Hernandez

Edwarda O'Bara
Edwarda O'Bara

Xavier Rhodes
Xavier Rhodes

Ian Richards
Ian Richards
Miami Norland has produced a number of professional athletes, especially National Football League (NFL) players. Most notably, the seven-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion wide receiver Antonio Brown (2006), graduated from the school. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (2003) and cornerback Xavier Rhodes (2008) have also received Pro Bowl selections. Aside from Brown, only three other graduates have won a Super Bowl: Darrin Smith (1988), Mike McKenzie (1994), and Carlton Davis (2015).

Two of the earliest graduates to play in the NFL were Wilbur Summers (1973) and John Turner (1974). The next decade included Steve Griffin (1983) and Randy Shannon (1984). Graduates from the 2000s include: Kareem Brown (2001), Antwan Barnes (2003), Richard Gordon (2005), Travell Dixon (2009), and Tourek Williams (2009). Graduates from the 2010s include: Lestar Jean (2011), Ereck Flowers (2012), Duke Johnson (2012), and Vosean Joseph (2016).

Only one Miami Norland student has gone on to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA): Dewan Hernandez (2016). However, three have played in other professional basketball leagues: Amir Celestin (1990), Zachery Peacock (2006), and Antonio Hester (2009). Tombi Bell (1997) played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Gil Patterson (1974) played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Bruce Savage (1978) was capped for the United States men's national soccer team. Athletes Tyrese Cooper and Tabarie Henry (2006) also graduated from Miami Norland.

Non-athletes include: the longest coma patient, Edwarda O'Bara (did not graduate), educator Ronni Sanlo (1969), murderer-rapist Daniel Conahan (1973), and judge Ian Richards (1993).

Little Haiti Kanaval Block Party (February 23, 1983)

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Lechon Asado Preparations for La Nochebuena in Miami, Fla. (December 25, 1983)

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Santería Priest Antonio Torres Interview (October 10, 1982)

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School Principal Solomon Barnes Accused of Placing Voodoo Curse on State AttorneyJanet Reno 12/1/80

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | 'Gold Plumbing' Figure Sentenced to Three Years
December 4, 1980
A former Dade County schools superintendent was sentenced yesterday to three years in prison and fined $5,000 for his second-degree grand theft conviction in the "Gold Plumbing Caper," plus two misdemeanor convictions.

Before Johnny L. Jones was charged with attempting to use $9,000 in school funds to buy luxury plumbing fixtures for personal use, he headed the nation's fifth largest public school system and was a nationally recognized educator.

Circuit Court Judge Thomas Scott also barred Jones from holding public office for at least seven years.

Earlier this month, former MacArthur High School principal Solomon Barnes drew a maximum five-year sentence for his second-degree grand theft conviction in the case. Barnes was tried and convicted in West Palm Beach, where the trial was moved following unsuccessful attempts to seat a racially mixed, impartial jury in Miami.

Both Jones and Barnes are black and the "Gold Plumbing" case intensified the already racially tense atmosphere in the Miami area.

Scott, rejecting pleas that Jones be given a light sentence because of his community stature and because of Miami's racial climate, said Jones "violated the public trust, betrayed his friends and associates and is not fit for public office."

Purim Celebrations in Miami Beach, Fla. (March 10, 1979)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Purim (/ˈpʊərɪm/; פּוּרִים‎ Pūrīmⓘ, lit. 'lots'; see Name below) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther (usually dated to the 5th century BCE).

Haman was the royal vizier to the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes I or Artaxerxes I; Khshayarsha and Artakhsher in Old Persian, respectively).[1][2][3][4] His plans were foiled by Mordecai of the tribe of Benjamin, and Esther, Mordecai's cousin and adopted daughter who had become queen of Persia after her marriage to Ahasuerus.[5] The day of deliverance became a day of feasting and rejoicing among Jews.

According to the Scroll of Esther,[6] "they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor". Purim is celebrated among Jews by:

Exchanging gifts of food and drink, known as mishloach manot
Donating charity to the poor, known as mattanot la-evyonim[7]
Eating a celebratory meal, known as se'udat Purim
Public recitation of the Scroll of Esther (קריאת מגילת אסתר‎), or "reading of the Megillah", usually in synagogue
Reciting additions to the daily prayers and the grace after meals, known as Al HaNissim
Other customs include wearing masks and costumes, public celebrations and parades (Adloyada), and eating hamantashen (transl. "Haman's pockets"); men are encouraged to drink wine or any other alcoholic beverage.[8]

According to the Hebrew calendar, Purim is celebrated annually on the 14th day of the Hebrew month of Adar (and it is celebrated in Adar II in Hebrew leap years, which occur every two to three years), the day following the victory of the Jews over their enemies, the 13th of Adar, a day now observed with the fast of Esther. In cities that were protected by a surrounding wall at the time of Joshua, Purim was celebrated on the 15th of the month of Adar on what is known as Shushan Purim, since fighting in the walled city of Shushan continued through the 14th day of Adar.[9] Today, only Jerusalem and a few other cities celebrate Purim on the 15th of Adar.

Calle Ocho Festival in Little Havana, Miami, Fla. (October 4, 1978)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | Calle Ocho Festival

The Calle Ocho Music Festival (Festival de la Calle Ocho) is a one-day fiesta that culminates Carnaval Miami. It takes place in March in the Little Havana neighborhood of Miami, Florida, between SW 12th Avenue and 27th Avenue on SW 8th Street.[1]

The festival is one of the largest in the world, and over one million visitors attend the Calle Ocho event. It is a free street festival that showcases Pan-American culture.[2][3] In 2020–2021, it went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

History
Calle Ocho started in 1978 as a way for Cuban immigrants to express themselves and educate South Floridians about their culture in their community.[6][7] The festival's focus grew to include participation from all Latin American countries.[8]

In 1996, the festival was cancelled due to the shooting down of four Cuban exile aviators by Cuban warplanes on February 24, 1996. The aviators were part of the Brothers to the Rescue organization.[9]

On March 6, 2020, Miami mayor Francis Suarez and two other city officials announced during a press conference that the Miami municipal government denied Calle Ocho organizers a permit to hold a festival in 2020 following health concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic; the 43rd festival returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus.[4][5]

Program
The annual festival shuts down 28 blocks of SW 8th Street in order to host dancing, food, drinks and 30 stages of live entertainment.[10]

The stages are located throughout Little Havana, and host a variety of Latin music genres from Latin America and the Caribbean,[11] from merengue to top 40 pop music.

Carnaval Miami is organized and sponsored by the Kiwanis Club service organization of Little Havana.[12]

The stages represent the main radio and television networks in the country, for example Univisión, where in 2019 he presented a revelation artist of urban music, from New yorker with Ecuadorian roots, Mando el Pelado, who represented the Ecuadorian communities residing in Miami.

Recognitions
In 1988, the festival set the Guinness World Record with 119,986 people in the world's longest conga line.[13]

In 1990, a world-record-breaking 10,000-pound piñata was featured.[14]

In 2000, the Guinness World Record was set for the world's longest cigar.

In 2008, Calle Ocho broke the record for the most domino players at the event.

In 2010, the Florida legislature identified the Calle Ocho-Open House 8 festival as an official state festival.[15]

In 2012, the festival broke the world record for the largest flag image ever created. The flag measured 250 feet long and 36 feet wide, and was marched down the street by over 100 volunteers[16]

Nazi Spy Richard Saunders Interview (February 23, 1980)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | ...

Gene Tinney Interview on the Henrietta Marie Slave Ship (February 27, 1997)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-20 | The Henrietta Marie was a slave ship that carried captive Africans to the West Indies, where they were sold as slaves. The ship wrecked at the southern tip of Florida on its way home to England, and is one of only a few wrecks of slave ships that have been identified.

History
The Henrietta Marie carried a crew of about eighteen men. It was probably built in France sometime in the 17th century. The ship came into English possession late in the 17th century, possibly as a war prize during the War of the Grand Alliance. It was put to use in the Atlantic slave trade, making at least two voyages carrying Africans to slavery in the West Indies. On its first voyage, in 1697-1698, the ship carried more than 200 people from Africa that were sold as slaves in Barbados.[2] The ship was owned by a consortium of investors, including Thomas Starke, "an experienced slave trader who was part owner of several other slaving vessels and owned five tobacco plantations in Virginia,[3]

In 1699 the Henrietta Marie sailed from England on the first leg of the triangular trade route with a load of trade goods, including iron and copper bars, pewter utensils, glass beads, cloth and brandy. The ship sailed under license from the Royal African Company (which held a monopoly on English trade with Africa), in exchange for ten percent of the profits of the voyage. It is known to have traded for African captives at New Calabar on the Guinea Coast. The ship then sailed on the second leg of its voyage, from Africa to the West Indies, and in May 1700 landed 191 Africans for sale in Port Royal, Jamaica. The Henrietta Marie then loaded a cargo of sugar, cotton, dyewoods and ginger to take back to England on the third leg of the triangular route. After leaving Port Royal the ship headed for the Yucatán Channel to pass around the western end of Cuba (thus avoiding the pirates infesting the passage between Cuba and Hispaniola) and catch the Gulf Stream, the preferred route for all ships leaving the Caribbean to return to Europe. The Henrietta Marie wrecked on New Ground Reef near the Marquesas Keys, approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Key West. There were no survivors, and the fate of the ship remained unknown for almost three centuries.[4]

Discovery and salvage
The wreck was found in 1972 during a magnetometer survey by a boat operated by a subsidiary of Mel Fisher's Treasure Salvors, Inc. (Fisher's company was searching for the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and other ships of the 1622 Spanish treasure fleet that had wrecked along the Florida Keys in a hurricane.) Two anchors and a cannon were found on the first visit. The wreck was visited again in 1973. Some artifacts were collected from the wreck, including bilboes, iron shackles that were used to restrain slaves. When they realized that the wreck was likely a slave ship, not a treasure ship, the company reburied the artifacts and pieces of the ship's hull that they had exposed and left the site. In 1983 through 1985 Henry Taylor, sub-contracting with Mel Fisher's company, excavated the wreck (known as the English wreck) with the assistance of archaeologist David Moore. The wreck was identified when a bronze ship's bell carrying the inscription The Henrietta Marie 1699 was found at the wreck site. Survey and excavation of the wreck site has continued at intervals.[5]

Legacy
In May 1993, the National Association of Black Scuba Divers placed a memorial plaque on the site of the Henrietta Marie. The plaque faces the African shore thousands of miles away, and has the name of the slave ship and reads, “In memory and recognition of the courage, pain and suffering of enslaved African people. Speak her name and gently touch the souls of our ancestors." Dr. Colin Palmer stated, "the story ends in 1700 for this particular ship, but the story of what the ship represented continues today," he says. "The importance of the Henrietta Marie is that she is an essential part of recovering the black experience - symbolically, metaphorically and in reality".[8]

A 1995 documentary, Slave Ship: The Testimony of the Henrietta Marie, was narrated by Cornel West.[9]

The vessel was also featured on the History Channel's Deep Sea Detectives.[10]

An exhibition, "A Slave Ship Speaks: the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie", was created by the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in 1995, and toured museums around the United States for more than a decade. A new exhibition, including a great number of artifacts from the Henrietta Marie will be touring North America, starting in 2019. The name of the exhibition is Spirits of the Passage. [1]

The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum has also launched the Florida Slave Trade Center. A database and online exhibition featuring all of the artifacts from this ship wreck and a descriptive online exhibition and including other artifacts and documents from the museum's slave trade collection.

Earl G. Graves Sr. Interview in Doral, Fla. (August 28, 1997)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-19 | Earl Gilbert Graves Sr. (January 9, 1935 – April 6, 2020) was an American entrepreneur, publisher, businessman, philanthropist, and advocate of African-American businesses. A graduate of Morgan State University, he was the founder of Black Enterprise magazine and chairman of the media company Earl G. Graves, Ltd. He was the director for Aetna and Executive Board member of the Boy Scouts of America.[1] He was the father of Earl G. Graves Jr.

Background
Born in Brooklyn, New York, to Earl Graves, an immigrant from Barbados, and Winifred (Sealy) Graves, who was from Trinidad. Graves grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of New York City. A member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1958 from Morgan State University.[2] He was an ROTC graduate and attended Airborne and Ranger Schools.[1]

Having written a letter to the Democratic National Committee, he became a volunteer for the 1964 presidential campaign of Lyndon B. Johnson. His work with the party gave Graves the opportunity to serve as administrative assistant to newly elected Senator Robert F. Kennedy in 1965. Following the assassination of the senator, Graves would land a seat on the advisory board of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1968.

Business ventures
He undertook his first job at the age of seven selling boxed Christmas cards for his uncle. His territory was severely limited due to his father's rule that he could only sell to people living on their side of the block.

While at Morgan State University, Graves made a name for himself as an entrepreneur. Realizing that there was a big market for flowers during Homecoming Week, he went to two competing local florists and cut deals with both to sell flowers on campus. For a percentage of the profits, the florists provided the flowers while Graves covered the campus.

His time serving on the SBA's advisory board and his direct work with the agency would lead Graves to his belief in the need for advice to businesses in economic development and urban affairs, which convinced him to create an annual newsletter that would chronicle issues relevant to black business people, and raise awareness of the importance of black consumer power. At the suggestion of then SBA Director Howard J. Samuels, Graves would expand the concept of a newsletter into a full-fledged magazine.[3]

Graves started Earl G. Graves, Ltd, and under that holding company he began the Earl G. Graves Associates management consulting firm. In August 1970, the first issue of Black Enterprise magazine would hit newsstands. Earl G. Graves, Ltd would grow to include a number of divisions including publishing, marketing, radio, television and event coordinating arms. The firm is the co-owner of the private equity fund Black Enterprise Greenwich Street Corporate Growth Fund, an equity partnership formed with Travelers Group, Inc. The fund aims to invest and promote minority operated businesses.[4]

In 1990, Graves and Magic Johnson purchased the Pepsi Cola bottling franchise in Washington D.C., and Graves served as CEO until 1998, when he sold his ownership to Pepsi.[5][6] He held board and director memberships with a number of other corporations, including AMR Corporation, Daimler AG, Federated Department Stores and Rohm and Haas, as well as board member of the American Museum of Natural History and Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He was also a member of the Board of Trustees of Howard University.[7][8]

Awards and other accomplishments
Graves received the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1988, and served as the National Commissioner from 1985 to 1994. He received the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1999. In 2002, Graves was named as one of the 50 most powerful and influential African Americans in corporate America by Fortune magazine.

Graves was appointed by the administration of George W. Bush to serve on the Presidential Commission for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. On April 26, 2007, Earl G. Graves Sr. was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame. In 2009, he became the recipient of the 2009 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

In his honor, Morgan State University's business school was named Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. It was opened in 2015.

A "special thanks" to Mr. Graves is included in Bayer Mack's documentary No Lye: An American Beauty Story.[9]

Death
Graves died in White Plains, New York, on April 6, 2020, from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 85.

Garrison Keillor at Miami, Fla. Book Signing (September 6, 1987)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-15 | Gary Edward "Garrison" Keillor (/ˈkiːlər/; born August 7, 1942) is an American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality. He created the Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) show A Prairie Home Companion (called Garrison Keillor's Radio Show in some international syndication), which he hosted from 1974 to 2016. Keillor created the fictional Minnesota town Lake Wobegon, the setting of many of his books, including Lake Wobegon Days and Leaving Home: A Collection of Lake Wobegon Stories. Other creations include Guy Noir, a detective voiced by Keillor who appeared in A Prairie Home Companion comic skits. Keillor is also the creator of the five-minute daily radio/podcast program The Writer's Almanac, which pairs one or two poems of his choice with a script about important literary, historical, and scientific events that coincided with that date in history.

In November 2017, Minnesota Public Radio cut all business ties with Keillor after an allegation of inappropriate behavior with a freelance writer for A Prairie Home Companion. On April 13, 2018, MPR and Keillor announced a settlement that allows archives of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac to be publicly available again, and soon thereafter, Keillor began publishing new episodes of The Writer's Almanac on his website.[1]

Early life and education

Keillor in 2010, wearing his signature red shoes
Keillor was born in Anoka, Minnesota, the son of Grace Ruth (née Denham) and John Philip Keillor. His father was a carpenter and postal worker[2][3] who was half-Canadian with English ancestry; Keillor's paternal grandfather was from Kingston, Ontario.[4][5] His maternal grandparents were Scottish emigrants from Glasgow.[6][7] He was the third of six children, with three brothers and two sisters.[8]

Keillor's family belonged to the Plymouth Brethren, an Evangelical Christian movement that he has since left. In 2006, he told Christianity Today that he was attending the St. John the Evangelist Episcopal church in Saint Paul, Minnesota, after previously attending a Lutheran church in New York.[9][10]

Keillor graduated from Anoka High School in 1960 and from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in English in 1966.[11] During college, he began his broadcasting career on the student-operated radio station known today as Radio K.

In his 2004 book Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America, Keillor mentions some of his noteworthy ancestors, including Joseph Crandall,[12] who was an associate of Roger Williams, who founded Rhode Island and the first American Baptist church; and Prudence Crandall, who founded the first African-American women's school in America.[13]

Career
Radio
Garrison Keillor started his professional radio career in November 1969 with Minnesota Educational Radio (MER), later Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), which today distributes programs under the American Public Media (APM) brand. He hosted a weekday drive-time broadcast called A Prairie Home Entertainment, on KSJR FM at St. John's University in Collegeville. The show's eclectic music was a major divergence from the station's usual classical fare. During this time he submitted fiction to The New Yorker magazine, where his first story for that publication, "Local Family Keeps Son Happy," appeared in September 1970.[14]

Keillor resigned from The Morning Program in February 1971 in protest of what he considered interference with his musical programming; as part of his protest, he played nothing but the Beach Boys' "Help Me, Rhonda" during one broadcast. When he returned to the station in October, the show was dubbed A Prairie Home Companion.[14]

Keillor has attributed the idea for the live Saturday night radio program to his 1973 assignment to write about the Grand Ole Opry for The New Yorker, but he had already begun showcasing local musicians on the morning show, despite limited studio space. In August 1973, MPR announced plans to broadcast a Saturday night version of A Prairie Home Companion with live musicians.[14][15]

A Prairie Home Companion (PHC) debuted as an old-style variety show before a live audience on July 6, 1974; it featured guest musicians and a cadre cast doing musical numbers and comic skits replete with elaborate live sound effects. The show was punctuated by spoof commercial spots for PHC fictitious sponsors such as Powdermilk Biscuits, the Ketchup Advisory Board, and the Professional Organization of English Majors (POEM);[16] it presents parodic serial melodramas, such as The Adventures of Guy Noir, Private Eye and The Lives of the Cowboys. Keillor voiced Noir, the cowboy Lefty, and other recurring characters, and provided lead or backup vocals for some of the show's musical numbers. The show aired from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul.

Desperately Seeking Worf Week Star Trek: The Next Generation Local TV Commercial (9/4/1995)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-14 | STAR STREK THEME WEEKS - BRIAN BLUM, JOHN BRANCO, TIM MELTON - WFOR - MIAMI, FLORIDA

Worf, son of Mogh is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise, portrayed by actor Michael Dorn. He appears in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG), seasons four through seven of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) and the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard, as well as the feature films Star Trek Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).[1]

Worf is the first Klingon main character to appear in Star Trek, and in 11 seasons as a regular character on TNG and then DS9, has appeared in more Star Trek franchise episodes than any other character.

Casting
Initially, Worf was not intended to be a regular character, as Gene Roddenberry wanted to avoid "retreads of characters or races featured prominently in the original Star Trek series". Accordingly, a cast portrait released in June 1987 to promote the upcoming series did not include Worf.[2] Several "tall, slim, black actors" auditioned for Worf before Michael Dorn came along. Not only did the Worf character become a regular on The Next Generation, he was continued on the Deep Space Nine series for four more seasons (1995–99) and talk of a spin-off Worf show continued even into the 2010s.[3][4]

He made his debut in 1987 in "Encounter at Farpoint", and last appeared in character in 2023 in Picard season 3. Dorn as Worf made 283 on-screen appearances, the most of any actor in the Star Trek franchise.[5]

Family history
Worf was orphaned as a child as a result of the Khitomer Massacre, and raised on the farm world Gault by human parents: Helena and Sergey Rozhenko. This creates conflicts between his upbringing and his desire to honor his biological heritage. He has two brothers, each with their own respective backstories, as well as two adoptive human parents, and one son. Important Star Trek episodes for Worf's family include "The Bonding", "Sins of the Father", "Family", "Reunion" and "Homeward" in The Next Generation, and "You Are Cordially Invited" in Deep Space Nine.

The House of Mogh was a family of high social and political rank, and was for a time represented on the Klingon High Council. In Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (set around 70 years before the Next Generation era began), Colonel Worf (also portrayed by Dorn) appears as the legal advocate of Captain James T. Kirk and Dr. Leonard McCoy after they are accused of killing Chancellor Gorkon of the Klingon High Council. He was also a member of the Klingon delegation at Camp Khitomer. Although not explicitly stated, he was intended to be Worf's grandfather and namesake.[4]

Worf has a son named Alexander with a half-human half-Klingon woman named K'Ehleyr, a character introduced in "The Emissary"; however, she is later killed in "Reunion", a "sequel" to that episode and part of the Worf story arc, leaving Worf as a single parent.[6] Alexander has to live aboard Enterprise-D when K'Ehleyr is killed. After TNG ends, Worf gets moved to the Deep Space Nine space station where he eventually marries the Trill symbiont Jadzia Dax. (See "You Are Cordially Invited".) On DS9, Worf misses the Enterprise-D "family" that he had, often bemoaning the cut-rate work ethic and unfriendliness on the wayward outpost.

Muhammad Ali Interview on Malcolm X Supporters Death Threats & Marital Difficulties (March 2, 1966)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-09 | HE’S INTERVIEWED ABOUT HIS MARITAL DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING HIS CAREER; ABOUT HUNDREDS OF MALCOLM X’S BOYS COMING TO MURDER HIM IN THE RING; FEDERAL BOXING LEGISLATION, “WHATEVER THEY THINK IS BEST, THEY’LL DO...WE NEED MORE WHITE HOPES, WHITE BOXING CONTENDERS”]

Pasqualina Marchegiano, Mary Anne Marciano & Jimmy Ellis React to The Super Fight Premiere 1/3/70

Foggy Melson 2023-10-09 | The Super Fight was a fictional boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali shot in 1969 and released in 1970. At the time, Ali and Marciano were the only undefeated heavyweight champions in history and fans often debated who would win had they met in their primes. Ali and Marciano were filmed sparring for 75 one-minute rounds producing several possible scenarios for a genuine fight, with the result claimed to have been determined using probability formulas entered into a computer.

The final film was only shown once in select cinemas around the world, grossing $5 million ($38 million adjusted for inflation) from 1,500 theaters across North America and Europe.[1] After its run in theaters, the film was broadcast on television before eventually being released as a DVD over three decades later.

In 1967, radio producer Murray Woroner had the idea of determining the all-time great heavyweight champion of the world by placing boxing champions of different eras in a series of fantasy fights.[2] Woroner sent out a survey to 250 boxing experts and writers to help determine which boxers would be used in what would become a fantasy tournament. Hank Meyer, president and salesman with one other partner in SPS, was instrumental in setting this competition up and contended at the time that it was his idea. Woroner picked the first round of fantasy matches to be.

After Ali lost a fantasy fight in one of the radio broadcasts, he filed a $1 million lawsuit against Woroner for defamation of character,[3] stating his anger at his elimination at the second round to Jim Jeffries, a boxer Ali had previously called "history's clumsiest, most slow-footed heavyweight." [4] The lawsuit was settled when Woroner offered to pay Ali $10,000 while also getting his agreement to participate in a filmed version of a fantasy fight in which he would fight Marciano.[1] Ali and Marciano agreed on the condition that they would also receive a cut of the film's profits.

Marciano, whose last fight before retiring undefeated at 49–0 was 14 years prior,[5] also agreed to participate with a similar deal. In preparation for the film, Rocky lost over 50 pounds (23 kg) and wore a toupee in order to look as he did in his prime. Both he and Ali were reported to be enthusiastic about meeting each other and getting back in the ring.

The same formulas as the radio fantasy fights were used and entered into the NCR 315, with filming commencing February 1969 in a Miami studio. The two fighters sparred for between 70 and 75 rounds, exchanging mainly body blows with some head shots in-between, which were later edited together according to the findings of the computer. Braddock, Louis, Schmeling, Sharkey and Walcott also recorded commentary to be used in the film.

The outcome would not be revealed until the release of the film on January 20, 1970, shown in 1,500 theaters by video link in the United States, Canada, and throughout Europe. American and Canadian audiences were shown a version of Marciano knocking out Ali in the 13th round, as staged by the boxers, while European audiences were shown another ending in which Ali was depicted as the winner after opening cuts on Marciano, also simulated.[6]

Murray Woroner Interview on Filming Muhammad Ali & Rocky Marciano in The Super Fight (Jan 3 1970)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-09 | The Super Fight was a fictional boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali shot in 1969 and released in 1970. At the time, Ali and Marciano were the only undefeated heavyweight champions in history and fans often debated who would win had they met in their primes. Ali and Marciano were filmed sparring for 75 one-minute rounds producing several possible scenarios for a genuine fight, with the result claimed to have been determined using probability formulas entered into a computer.

The final film was only shown once in select cinemas around the world, grossing $5 million ($38 million adjusted for inflation) from 1,500 theaters across North America and Europe.[1] After its run in theaters, the film was broadcast on television before eventually being released as a DVD over three decades later.

Background
In 1967, radio producer Murray Woroner had the idea of determining the all-time great heavyweight champion of the world by placing boxing champions of different eras in a series of fantasy fights.[2] Woroner sent out a survey to 250 boxing experts and writers to help determine which boxers would be used in what would become a fantasy tournament. Hank Meyer, president and salesman with one other partner in SPS, was instrumental in setting this competition up and contended at the time that it was his idea. Woroner picked the first round of fantasy matches to be:

A theater ticket for the filmed staged match between Ali and Marciano
After Ali lost a fantasy fight in one of the radio broadcasts, he filed a $1 million lawsuit against Woroner for defamation of character,[3] stating his anger at his elimination at the second round to Jim Jeffries, a boxer Ali had previously called "history's clumsiest, most slow-footed heavyweight." [4] The lawsuit was settled when Woroner offered to pay Ali $10,000 while also getting his agreement to participate in a filmed version of a fantasy fight in which he would fight Marciano.[1] Ali and Marciano agreed on the condition that they would also receive a cut of the film's profits.

Marciano, whose last fight before retiring undefeated at 49–0 was 14 years prior,[5] also agreed to participate with a similar deal. In preparation for the film, Rocky lost over 50 pounds (23 kg) and wore a toupee in order to look as he did in his prime. Both he and Ali were reported to be enthusiastic about meeting each other and getting back in the ring.

The same formulas as the radio fantasy fights were used and entered into the NCR 315, with filming commencing February 1969 in a Miami studio. The two fighters sparred for between 70 and 75 rounds, exchanging mainly body blows with some head shots in-between, which were later edited together according to the findings of the computer. Braddock, Louis, Schmeling, Sharkey and Walcott also recorded commentary to be used in the film.

The outcome would not be revealed until the release of the film on January 20, 1970, shown in 1,500 theaters by video link in the United States, Canada, and throughout Europe. American and Canadian audiences were shown a version of Marciano knocking out Ali in the 13th round, as staged by the boxers, while European audiences were shown another ending in which Ali was depicted as the winner after opening cuts on Marciano, also simulated.[6]

The First Burger King Commercial (The “Whopper Stopper) (June 4, 1966)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-09 | The Whopper is the signature hamburger and an associated product line sold by the international fast food restaurant chain Burger King and its Australian franchise Hungry Jack's. Introduced in 1957, the hamburger has undergone several reformulations, including changes to portion size and bread used. The hamburger is well known in the fast food industry, with Burger King advertising itself as "the Home of the Whopper" and naming its kiosk stores the BK Whopper Bar. In response to the Whopper, Burger King's competitors have developed similar products designed to compete against it.

Burger King sells several variants that are either seasonal or tailored to local tastes or customs. To promote the product, the restaurant occasionally releases limited-time variants. It is often at the center of advertising promotions, product tie-ins, and corporate practical jokes and hoaxes.

History
The Whopper was created in 1957 by Burger King co-founder James McLamore and originally sold for 37 US cents[1][2][3][4] (equivalent to US$3.86 in 2022).[5] McLamore created the burger after he noticed that a rival restaurant in Gainesville, Florida was succeeding by selling a larger burger.[6] Believing that the success of the rival product was its size, he devised the Whopper, naming it so because he thought it conveyed "imagery of something big".[7] Major fast food chains did not release a similar product, until the McDonald's Quarter Pounder and the Burger Chef Big Shef in the early 1970s.[7][8][9]

Initially, the sandwich was made with a plain bun; however, that changed when the company switched to a sesame-seeded bun around 1970.[10] In 1985, the weight of the Whopper was increased to 4.2 oz (120 g), while the bun was replaced by a Kaiser roll.[11] This was part of a program to improve the product and was accompanied by a US$30 million[4] (US$82 million in 2022)[5] advertising campaign featuring various celebrities such as Mr. T and Loretta Swit.[12] The goal of the program was to help differentiate the company and its products from those of its competitors.[13] The Whopper reverted to its previous size in 1987 when a new management team took over the company and reverted many of the changes initiated prior to 1985.[14] In 1994, the Whopper sandwich's Kaiser roll reverted to a sesame seed bun, eliminating the last trace of the sandwich's 1985 reconfiguration.

The packaging has undergone many changes since its inception. Unlike McDonald's, the company never used the clamshell style box made of Styrofoam, so when the environmental concerns over Styrofoam came to a head in the late-1980s, the company was able to tout its use of paperboard boxes for its sandwiches.[15] To cut back on the amount of paper that the company used, the paperboard box was fully eliminated in 1991 and was replaced with waxed paper.[16] For a short time in 2002, the company used a gold-toned, aluminum foil wrapping for the sandwich as part of the 45th anniversary of the sandwich.[17] The packaging was changed again in 2012 when the company moved to half wrapped sandwich packaged in a paperboard box, marking a return to the paperboard box for its packaging since 1991.[18]

The Whopper Jr. was created, by accident, in 1963 by Luis Arenas-Pérez (a.k.a. Luis Arenas), the only Latino in the Burger King Hall of Fame and president and CEO of Burger King in Puerto Rico.[19] Upon the opening of the first Burger King restaurant in Carolina, Puerto Rico, the molds for the (standard) Whopper buns had not yet arrived to Puerto Rico from the United States mainland and thus there were no buns to make and sell the company's flagship Whopper offering. Arenas opted for honoring the advertised opening date but using the much smaller regular hamburger buns locally available. The result was such a success that Burger King adopted it worldwide and called it the Whopper Jr.[19]

In 2020, as part of a global advertising campaign showing the company's commitment to dropping all artificial preservatives, Burger King ran the "Moldy Whopper" ad showing a Whopper decomposing and rotting over a period of 34 days. The Moldy Whopper campaign reached a level of awareness 50 percent higher than Burger King's ad in the 2019 Super Bowl.[20][21]

Competitors' products
Competitors such as McDonald's and Wendy's have attempted to create burgers similar to the Whopper, often nicknamed a Whopper Stopper during the development phase.[22] Wendy's created the Big Classic with similar toppings but served on a bulkie roll, while McDonald's has created at least six different versions, including the McDLT,[23] the Arch Deluxe,[24] and the Big N' Tasty.[25][26]

Muhammad Ali Interview on the Death of Malcolm X and Press Secretary Leon 4X Ameer (March 13, 1965)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-09 | Leon 4X Ameer, a top leader in Malcolm X's Organization of African Unity, died under suspicious circumstances after informing the FBI and others that his life was in danger and that he knew who killed Malcolm X. He was quoted as saying, "I have facts in my possession as to who really killed Malcolm X." Referring to the Chicago headquarters of the Nation of Islam, he declared, "The killers aren't from Chicago, they're from Washington." He had met with FBI days earlier and despite being in good health and a martial arts expert he was found dead at the age of 32.The coroner changed his autopsy report multiple times afterwards.

Bill C. Davis Interview on Dancing in the Endzone” (March 12, 1984)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-08 | William Clarke Davis (August 24, 1951 – February 26, 2021) was an American playwright and actor. He was best known for his 1980 play Mass Appeal. Other noted works of his include Dancing in the End Zone, Wrestlers, Spine, Avow, Coming2Terms, All Hallowed, Jeremiah Rules, Expatriate, and Austin's Bridge.[1]

Early life
Davis was born in Ellenville, New York, on August 24, 1951.[2][3] His family was of Italian, Irish and Eastern European descent.[3] His father, Warren, initially ran a men's clothing store and later on became a teacher.[2] He had been captured by the Germans while fighting in World War II.[3] His mother, Terry, was employed as an executive assistant at Vassar College and also worked at a boarding school.[2][3] Davis attended Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie,[2] and wrote his first play when he was sixteen years old. He went on to study at Marist College, graduating in 1974.[3]

After graduation, Davis worked at Rhinebeck Country Village, a residential community for developmentally disabled and emotionally disturbed adults. He wrote Mass Appeal during his time at Rhinebeck,[3] which he said he "began to understand human nature" through his outreach to the individuals living there.[2]

Career
Mass Appeal debuted at the Manhattan Theatre Club (MTC) in the spring of 1980. It was well-received, with Frank Rich of The New York Times writing how the play "quickly deepens into a wise, moving and very funny comedy about the nature of friendship, courage and all kinds of love".[2] He described Davis as "a natural [who] writes with wit, passion and a sure sense of stagecraft".[3] It shifted to Broadway the following year,[3] ultimately running for 212 performances at the Booth Theatre.[2] Director Geraldine Fitzgerald and Milo O'Shea (who played the main character) were both nominated for Tony Awards, while Davis himself was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play in 1981.[3] Mass Appeal also won the Outer Critics Circle Award for best play,[4] as well as the Molière Award.[5] It was adapted as a film of the same name three years later and featured Jack Lemmon and Željko Ivanek.[2]

Davis utilized the royalties and the film sale of Mass Appeal towards producing other plays. This included Dancing in the End Zone, which opened in 1985 and ran for only three weeks. It turned out to be his only other Broadway production. He also authored Wrestlers, which ran that same year in Los Angeles. He went on to write All Hallowed, which was based on his father's interment on Halloween in 1995 and the persistence of Davis' nephew to carry on trick-or-treating that same night.[3] One year later, his play Avow had its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2] It proceeded to run off-Broadway for one month in 2000, before debuting in Paris.[3]

Davis was the Artist-in-Residence at Marist College (his alma mater) from 2010 to 2011. There, he taught the course "Advanced Playwriting" and held workshops on the business of theatre to upper-level theatre students.[6] He was also playwright-in-residence at the MTC and Brooklyn College, as well as Playwright Mentor at Carnegie Mellon University.[1] He was the writer, director, and producer of two independent films, Household Accounts and Avow, that he also acted in. They were released in 2018, three years before his death; the latter film was an adaptation of his play.[3]

Davis was the recipient of several awards, including the Los Angeles Times Critic's Choice Award, a National Board of Review citation, and the Drama-Logue Award. He was conferred the Marist College President's Award in 1981, for his "distinguished achievement in American theatre and the arts".[6] He was later inducted into his alma mater's Theatre Hall of Fame in 2016.[6]

Personal life
Davis was gay and remained a lifelong bachelor. He joined the Green Party and made a brief run for Congress in 2005 for Connecticut. He was a regular contributor to Common Dreams. He called for a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and spoke out against fast food restaurants, sugar, and processed foods in November 2020.[3]

Davis died on February 26, 2021, at a care center in Torrington, Connecticut. He was 69, and had been diagnosed with COVID-19 and pancreatic cancer one month prior to his death.[2][3]

Miami Resident Interviews on the Twentieth Anniversary of the March on Washington (August 27, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, also known as simply the March on Washington or The Great March on Washington,[1][2] was held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.[3] The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.[4]

The march was organized by A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin, who built an alliance of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations[5] that came together under the banner of "jobs and freedom."[6] Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 to 300,000,[7] but the most widely cited estimate is 250,000 people.[8] Observers estimated that 75–80% of the marchers were black.[9] The march was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history.[6] Walter Reuther, president of the United Auto Workers, was the most integral and highest-ranking white organizer of the march.[10][11]

The march is credited with helping to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[12][13] It preceded the Selma Voting Rights Movement, when national media coverage contributed to passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that same year.[14]

Background
African Americans were legally freed from slavery under the Thirteenth Amendment and granted citizenship in the Fourteenth Amendment, and African American men were elevated to the status of citizens and granted full voting rights by the Fifteenth Amendment in the years soon after the end of the American Civil War, but Democrats regained power after the end of the Reconstruction era (in 1877) and imposed many restrictions on people of color in the South. At the turn of the century, Southern states passed constitutions and laws that disenfranchised most black people and many poor whites, excluding them from the political system.

During the 20th century, civil rights organizers began to develop ideas for a march on Washington, DC, to seek justice. Earlier efforts to organize such a demonstration included the March on Washington Movement of the 1940s. A. Philip Randolph—the president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, president of the Negro American Labor Council,[7] and vice president of the AFL–CIO—was a key instigator in 1941. With Bayard Rustin, Randolph called for 100,000 black workers to march on Washington,[5] in protest of discriminatory hiring during World War II by U.S. military contractors and demanding an Executive Order to correct that.[17] Faced with a mass march scheduled for July 1, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802 on June 25.

Randolph and Rustin continued to organize around the idea of a mass march on Washington. They envisioned several large marches during the 1940s, but all were called off (despite criticism from Rustin).[21] Their Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom, held at the Lincoln Memorial on May 17, 1957, featured key leaders including Adam Clayton Powell, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Roy Wilkins. Mahalia Jackson performed.[22]

The 1963 march was part of the rapidly expanding Civil Rights Movement, which involved demonstrations and nonviolent direct action across the United States.[23] 1963 marked the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. Leaders represented major civil rights organizations. Members of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference put aside their differences and came together for the march. Many whites and black people also came together in the urgency for change in the nation.

On May 24, 1963, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy invited African-American novelist James Baldwin, along with a large group of cultural leaders, to a meeting in New York to discuss race relations. However, the meeting became antagonistic, as black delegates felt that Kennedy did not have an adequate understanding of the race problem in the nation. The public failure of the meeting, which came to be known as the Baldwin–Kennedy meeting, underscored the divide between the needs of Black America and the understanding of Washington politicians. But the meeting also provoked the Kennedy administration to take action on the civil rights for African Americans.[27] On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy gave a notable civil rights address on national television and radio, announcing that he would begin to push for civil rights legislation. That night (early morning of June 12, 1963), Mississippi activist Medgar Evers was murdered in his own driveway, further escalating national tension around the issue of racial inequality.[28] After Kennedy's assassination, his proposal was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Dr. Marvin Dunn Interview on the Twentieth Anniversary of the March on Washington (8/27/83)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | MARVIN DUNN (SOT) ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING WASHINGTON MARCH.

A former naval officer, Marvin Dunn is a Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology at Florida International University, retiring as chairperson of the department in 2006. He has published numerous articles in leading newspapers on race and ethnic relations including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Orlando Sentinel and the Miami Herald. He is the author of the following books: The History of Florida: Through Black Eyes, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2016), Black Miami in the Twentieth Century, University Press of Florida (1997). He is the coauthor of This Land is Our Land, California: University of California Press. (2003) and The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds, Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath (1984).
He has produced three documentary films including, “Rosewood Uncovered,” documenting the Rosewood Massacre of 1923, “Murder on the Suwanee: The Willie James Howard Story,” the story of the lynching of a fifteen year old black child in Live Oak, Florida in 1944 and “Black Seminoles in the Bahamas: The Red Bays story” which documents the flight of slaves from Florida escaping to the Bahama Islands in the 1800s and “The Black Miami” based upon his book, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century. He was born and raised in Florida and currently lives in Miami, Florida.
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, Dunn and other community advocates for racial justice founded the Miami Center for Racial Justice. According to Dunn, “ The Miami Center for Racial Justice will be a beacon in our community. We seek to foster a safe space for dialogue on racial issues, to promote unity, and allow for frank confrontation of the history of racial terror through the examination and preservation of stories of racial terror in Florida.”

Miami, Fla. Residents Wait in Line for 3,000 Low-Cost State Mortgages (August 27, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | LOW HOME MORTGAGE; PEOPLE WAIT IN LINE 96 ST AND SOUTH DIXIE; SCOTT SILVER AND JOE LAPORTE BOTH (SOT).

Guion Bluford Becomes First Black in Space; Wilt Chamberlain & John Denver Observe Launch (8/30/83)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space.[1][2][a] While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African descent in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.[3]

Personal life
Born in Philadelphia, Bluford graduated from Overbrook High School in 1960. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1964, a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in 1974, a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Laser Physics, again from AFIT, in 1978, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston–Clear Lake in 1987.[4] He has also attended the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania.[5]

His hobbies include reading, swimming, jogging, racquetball, handball, scuba diving and golf.[6] He married Linda Tull in 1964 and has two sons, Guion III and James.[7]

Guion Bluford Becomes First African American Astronaut Aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle (8/29/83)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | Guion Bluford

Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. (born November 22, 1942) is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space.[1][2][a] While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second person of African descent in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.[3]

STS-8 was the eighth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the third flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It launched on August 30, 1983, and landed on September 5, 1983, conducting the first night launch and night landing of the Space Shuttle program. It also carried the first African-American astronaut, Guion Bluford. The mission successfully achieved all of its planned research objectives, but was marred by the subsequent discovery that a solid-fuel rocket booster had almost malfunctioned catastrophically during the launch.

The mission's primary payload was INSAT-1B, an Indian communications and weather observation satellite, which was released by the orbiter and boosted into a geostationary orbit. The secondary payload, replacing a delayed NASA communications satellite, was a four-metric-ton dummy payload, intended to test the use of the shuttle's Canadarm (remote manipulator system). Scientific experiments carried on board Challenger included the environmental testing of new hardware and materials designed for future spacecraft, the study of biological materials in electric fields under microgravity, and research into space adaptation syndrome (also known as "space sickness"). The flight furthermore served as shakedown testing for the previously launched TDRS-1 satellite, which would be required to support the subsequent STS-9 mission.

Crew
Position Astronaut
Commander Richard H. Truly
Second and last spaceflight
Pilot Daniel Brandenstein
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Guion Bluford
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Dale Gardner
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 William E. Thornton
First spaceflight
This mission had a crew of five, with three mission specialists. It was the second mission (after STS-7) to fly with a crew of five, the largest carried by a single spacecraft up to that date.[1] The crew was historically notable for the participation of Guion Bluford, who became the first African-American to fly in space.[2]

The commander, Truly, was the only veteran astronaut of the crew, having flown as the pilot on STS-2 in 1981 and for two of the Approach and Landing Tests (ALT) aboard Enterprise in 1977. Prior to this, he had worked as a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) for all three Skylab missions and the ASTP mission.[3] Brandenstein, Gardner and Bluford had all been recruited in 1978, and been training for a mission since 1979.[4] The mission had originally been planned for a crew of four, with Thornton added to the crew as a third mission specialist in December 1982, eight months after the crew was originally named.[5] As with Truly, he was an Apollo-era recruit, having joined NASA in 1967.[6] His participation on the mission included a series of tests aimed at gathering information on the physiological changes linked with Space Adaptation Syndrome, more commonly known as "space sickness"; this had become a focus of attention in NASA, as astronauts succumbed to it during Shuttle missions.[5]

The orbiter carried two Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMUs) for use in case of an emergency spacewalk; if needed, they would be used by Truly and Gardner.[7

Jack Horkheimer Interview (August 29, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | LIVE EYE; GOLDSTEIN; ABOUT MIAMI RESIDENTS CHANCE SEEING SPACE SHUTTLE CHALLENGER; JACK HORKHEIMER.

Jack Horkheimer (born Foley Arthur Horkheimer; June 11, 1938 – August 20, 2010) was the executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium. He was best known for his astronomy show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler, which started airing on PBS on November 4, 1976.[1]

Early life
Jack Horkheimer was born in 1938 to a wealthy family in Randolph, Wisconsin,[2][3] the son of Mary Edmunda (née Foley) and Arthur Philip Horkheimer. His father owned a publishing firm and was the mayor of Randolph for 24 years.[4][5] Horkheimer started his show business career in 1953 at the age of 15 when he hosted a radio show on WBEV. In 1956, he graduated from Campion Jesuit High School.[6]

During the summers away from college, he travelled the country playing jazz on the piano and organ under the name "Horky". His agents at the Artists Corporation of America ended up giving him the stage name "Jack Foley". He later changed this to "Jack Foley Horkheimer". He graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 as a distinguished scholar.[1][5]

Jack Horkheimer was probably best known for his naked-eye astronomy television show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler, which started in 1976 and was broadcast nationally in 1985. Created, produced and written by Horkheimer, the show changed its name to Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer in 1997 because Internet searches were producing results for the adult magazine Hustler.

Media appearances
Horkheimer was known nationally for his commentaries about "astronomical events."[9] He was a science commentator for local Miami news station, starting in 1973.[1] A 1982 viewing event for The Jupiter Effect inadvertently resulted in a nighttime riot due to media coverage beyond Horkheimer's control.[10] In 1986, he helped promote an event for viewing Halley's Comet, traveling towards the equator aboard the supersonic airliner Concorde. He appeared on CNN several times, narrating solar eclipses and even hosted shows on Cartoon Network.[3]

Health issues
Horkheimer was born with a congenital degenerative lung disease known as bronchiectasis and, as a result, suffered from chronic pain.[4] His ailment was not diagnosed until he was 18 years old.[5] During this time, he suffered from radiation sickness[11] and lost his hair as the result of medical X-Ray treatments. In 1957, he had to leave the Honolulu Academy of Fine Arts because it was suspected that he had tuberculosis.[1] His health issues caused him to move to Miami in 1964 for the humid warm climate.[4]

Horkheimer had been close to death on several occasions because of his health issues.[1] As a result, he had prepared a grave site next to his parents. He also had a tombstone prepared and wrote his own epitaph, which reads:[3]

"Keep Looking Up" was my life's admonition;
I can do little else in my present position.
Death
Horkheimer died at his Florida home on the morning of August 20, 2010 at the age of 72.[4] His death was related to the respiratory ailment from which he had suffered since childhood.[5]

Horkheimer had never been married and did not have any children. His death was confirmed by his niece, Kathy, and Tony Lima, marketing vice president for the Miami Science Museum, Horkheimer's employer.[4] An email circulated among the museum's staff, stated that they were "very saddened to have just learned that our resident Star Gazer, Jack Horkheimer, passed away today after being ill for quite some time."[12]

Horkheimer's estate was put into probate due to concerns over his later mental well-being and the dating of his will.[13]

Sexual abuse allegation
In the spring of 2010, Horkheimer was sued by a "John Doe" plaintiff, alleging recalled incidents of past sexual abuse recovered from repressed memories.[14][13] The suit alleged that Horkheimer took him into his home as a 15-year-old runaway in 1975 (Horkheimer was known to shelter and provide financial assistance to people in need, especially young men[13]), sexually abusing him for five weeks until he moved out and became homeless. Horkheimer's family disputed the claim, believing the accusation sent him into a downward spiral that expedited his death.

After being notified of the lawsuit, Horkheimer left phone messages to a friend of the plaintiff (later provided to the Miami New Times), admitting to illegally recording all of his phone conversations "for years", and offering to assist his accuser with problems he had confided in him about.[15]

The case was dismissed on September 19, 2013, following a settlement between the plaintiff and Horkheimer's estate.[16]

Miami Crimestoppers Carjacking Episode (August 29, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | CRIMESTOPPERS; HENRICHS; CARLOS POZMAN CASE.

Christina Crawford Interview on Mommie Dearest (May 9, 1984)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | MOMMIE DEAREST AUTHOR CHRISTINA CRAWFORD KOONTZ SOT..(DGHTR JOAN
CRAWFORD).

Christina Crawford is an American author and actress, best known for her 1978 memoir and exposé, Mommie Dearest, which described the alleged abuse she was subjected to by her adoptive mother, film star Joan Crawford.

Early life and education
Christina was one of five children adopted by Joan.[1]

After graduating from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, she moved from California to Pittsburgh to attend Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. Her mother paid for Christina's education to study acting. Christina dropped out of college after only one semester and then moved to New York City, where she studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse.[2]

After fourteen years as an actress, Crawford returned to college, graduating magna cum laude from UCLA and receiving her master's degree from the Annenberg School of Communication at USC. Then she worked in corporate communications at the Los Angeles headquarters of Getty Oil Company.[3]

Career
Crawford appeared in summer stock theater, including a production of Splendor in the Grass. She also acted in a number of Off-Broadway productions, including In Color on Sundays (1958).[4] She also appeared in At Christmas Time (1959) and Dark of the Moon (1959) at the Fred Miller Theater in Milwaukee,[5] and The Moon Is Blue (1960).[6]

In 1960, due to her mother's career in film, Crawford was given a supporting role in the crime drama film Force of Impulse,[7] which was released in 1961.[8] Also in 1961, Crawford was assigned a small role in the musical Wild in the Country, a film starring Elvis Presley. That year, she made a guest appearance on Here's Hollywood.[9]

In 1962, she appeared in the play The Complaisant Lover. She played five character parts in Ben Hecht's controversial play Winkelberg. The same year, she appeared on the CBS courtroom drama The Verdict is Yours.[10] In October 1965, she appeared in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, with Myrna Loy, a friend of her mother, before being fired after the cast complained of Christina's unprofessional behavior. She was considered a capable actress, but difficult to work with in the industry, described as 'stubborn' by Loy who stated in her autobiography Being and Becoming that "We didn't have any problems in Barefoot in the Park until Christina appeared. The idea of Joan's daughter playing the role delighted me until I discovered how recalcitrant this child was...I've never known anyone like her, ever. Her stubbornness was really unbelievable. She would not do a single thing anyone told her to do."[11] She also had a small role in Faces (1968), a romantic drama directed by John Cassavetes.

Crawford played Joan Borman Kane on the soap opera The Secret Storm in New York from 1968 until 1969. While Crawford was in the hospital recovering from an emergency surgery in October 1968, Joan was asked by Gloria Monty and network executives to fill in for Christina. Joan did so reluctantly, holding the role for her for four episodes so that the part would not be recast during her absence, as Monty later confirmed in an interview. Viewership increased 40% during this replacement time, much to Christina's chagrin.[12]

In the early 1970s, Crawford also was given guest appearances on other TV programs, including Medical Center, Marcus Welby, M.D., Matt Lincoln, Ironside and The Sixth Sense.

Later career
After Joan Crawford died in 1977, Crawford and her brother, Christopher, discovered that their mother had disinherited them from her estate, her will citing "reasons which are well-known to them."[13] Though being estranged from (and no longer financially supported by) their famous mother for years, in October 1977, Crawford and her brother sued Joan Crawford's estate to invalidate their mother's will, which she signed on October 28, 1976.[13] Cathy LaLonde, another Crawford daughter, and her husband, Jerome, the complaint charged, "took deliberate advantage of decedent's seclusion and weakened and distorted mental and physical condition to insinuate themselves" into Joan's favor.[14] A settlement between the parties was reached on July 13, 1979, which provided Crawford and Christopher a combined $55,000 from their mother's estate.[15]

Mommie Dearest
In November 1978, Crawford's book Mommie Dearest was released and described her mother as a career-obsessed overly strict mother. Joan Crawford's two other daughters, Cathy and Cindy, denounced the book, categorically denying any abuse. Cindy told reporters in 1979, "I can't understand how people believe this stupid stuff Tina has written."[16][17] Also, many of Crawford's friends and co-workers, including Van Johnson, Ann Blyth, Myrna Loy, Katharine Hepburn, Cesar Romero, Gary Gray, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Crawford's first husband) denied the claims.

Richard Simmons Interview on His New Health Club in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (April 28, 1984)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | BROWARD..RICHARD SIMMONS HEALTH CLUB OPENS PEMBROKE PINES..SIMMONS
SOT.

Milton Teagle "Richard" Simmons (born July 12, 1948) is an American fitness personality and public figure, known for his eccentric, flamboyant, and energetic personality. He has promoted weight-loss programs, most prominently through his Sweatin' to the Oldies line of aerobics videos.

Simmons began his weight-loss career by opening his gym Slimmons in Beverly Hills, California, catering to the overweight, and he became widely known through exposure on television and through the popularity of his consumer products. He is often parodied and was a frequent guest of late-night television and radio talk shows, such as the Late Show with David Letterman and The Howard Stern Show.

He continued to promote health and exercise through a decades-long career, and later broadened his activities to include political activism — such as in 2008 in support of a bill mandating noncompetitive physical education in public schools as a part of the No Child Left Behind Act.[1][2]

Simmons's most recent public appearance was in February 2014; Simmons has not been seen publicly since. By March 2016, speculation and expressions of concern about his well-being began to surface in the media.[3][4] Both Simmons and his publicist said the concerns were unwarranted, as he simply chose to be less publicly visible.[5]

Early life
Milton Teagle Simmons was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on July 12, 1948, to Leonard Douglas Simmons, Sr., and Shirley May (née Satin). He was born to "show-business parents" and raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans.[6] Simmons has an older brother, Leonard, Jr.[7] Their father was raised Methodist and worked as a master of ceremonies and later in thrift stores, while their mother was Russian Jewish and was a traveling fan dancer and later a store cosmetics saleswoman.[8]

Simmons later converted to Catholicism and attended Cor Jesu High School.[9][10][11] He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette before graduating from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts in art.[12]

He became obese during his early childhood and adolescence.[13] He began to overeat and became overweight as early as the age of 4, and by the age of 5, he knew it was perceived negatively.[13] At 15, he weighed 182 pounds (83 kg). As a young man, he considered being a priest. As a young adult art student, he had appeared among the "freak show" characters in the Fellini films Satyricon (1968) and The Clowns (1970), and he eventually reached a peak of 268 lb (122 kg).[16][13][17]

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Simmons explained he adopted the name Richard after an uncle who paid for his college tuition.[15] His first job in New Orleans was as a child, selling pralines at Leah's Pralines.[14]

Career
Fitness career
Upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1970s, Simmons worked as the maître d'hôtel at Derek's, a restaurant in Beverly Hills.[8]: 157 He developed an interest in fitness. Exercise studios of the day favored the already fit customer, so little help was available for those who needed to gain fitness from an otherwise unhealthy state. He established gyms, and his interest in fitness helped him lose 123 lb (56 kg).

He later opened his own exercise studio, originally called The Anatomy Asylum, where emphasis was placed on healthy eating in proper portions and enjoyable exercise in a supportive atmosphere. The business originally included a salad bar restaurant called Ruffage, a pun on the word roughage (dietary fiber), though it was eventually removed as the focus of The Anatomy Asylum shifted solely to exercise.[18] Later renamed "Slimmons", the establishment continued operations in Beverly Hills and Simmons taught motivational classes and aerobics throughout the week.[19] Slimmons closed in November 2016.[20]

In 2010, Simmons stated he had kept off his own 100+ pound (45 kg) weight loss for 42 years, had been helping others lose weight for 35 years, and that in the course of his fitness career, had helped humanity lose approximately 12 million pounds (5.5 million kg).[21] Simmons used the Internet as a method of outreach by running his own membership-based website and also has official pages on numerous social-networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and YouTube.[22]

Geoffrey Beene Interview (October 28, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | Geoffrey Beene (born Samuel Albert Bozeman Jr.; August 30, 1924 – September 28, 2004) was an American fashion designer. Beene was one of New York's most famous fashion designers, recognized for his artistic and technical skills and for creating simple, comfortable and dressy women's wear.

In 2018, the Geoffrey Beene brand was acquired by PVH who previously produced the brand under license.

On June 23, 2021, it was announced that the Geoffrey Beene brand would be sold to Authentic Brands Group alongside Van Heusen, Izod, and Arrow.[1] The sale closed on August 2, 2021, with United Legwear & Apparel Company named as its licensee alongside the Van Heusen and Arrow brands.[2] However, in April 2023 it was announced that Versa Group would be the new licensee for the Geoffrey Beene brand.[3]

Early life and education
Beene was born on August 30, 1924, in the small rural town of Haynesville, Louisiana, located just south of the Arkansas state line. He was born into a family of doctors and was encouraged to follow in their footsteps. He studied medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans but dropped out in 1946, after three years of study. Beene moved to Los Angeles, where he studied fashion design at the University of Southern California and worked in the display department of the I. Magnin retail store until 1947.[4]

Later that year, he moved to New York City to attend the Traphagen School of Fashion.[5] He then moved to Paris, where he attended the Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne (ECSCP) and the couture house of Molyneux. In 1949, he returned to New York, where he became Assistant Designer at the Seventh Avenue house of Harmay. In 1958, he left Harmay to design with Teal Traina, before founding his eponymous design house.[6]

The Release of the Dragons Lair Arcade Game (July 31, 1983)

Foggy Melson 2023-10-05 | NEW VIDEO GAME..DRAGON AND PRINCESS...DEBBIE MEYER CLOVERLEAF GAME ROOM
SOT.

Dragon's Lair is a video game franchise created by Rick Dyer. The series is famous for its Western animation-style graphics and complex decades-long history of being ported to many platforms and being remade into television and comic book series.

The first game in the series is titled Dragon's Lair, originally released for arcades in 1983[1] by Cinematronics. It uses laserdisc technology, offering greatly superior graphics compared to other video games at the time.[2] The game was ported to several other platforms, but as no home system technology of that era could accommodate the graphical quality of LaserDisc, several abridged versions of the original game were released under different names.[3] The first true sequel, Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, had started development as early as 1984, but would only appear in arcades in 1991. While its graphics were once again praised, its by-then outdated and limited interactivity compared to the newer generation of arcade games kept it from reaching the popularity of the original.[4]

The two main games in the series are considered gaming classics[5] and are frequently re-released for each new generation of consoles.[6] In 2010, they were bundled alongside the unrelated 1984 Bluth Group game Space Ace in the Dragon's Lair Trilogy which was made available across numerous platforms.[6]

Forays into other media include a short lived animated series that aired on ABC in 1984 and a comic-book miniseries released in 2003. Plans for a feature-length film have existed since the 1980s and resurfaced in 2015, when Bluth launched two crowd-funding campaigns.[7] The Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful[8] but the Indiegogo campaign reached its target in early 2016.[9]

Morris Lapidus & Maurice Gusman Receive Award from Miami Commission (January 12, 1974)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION ON ECOLOGY AND BEAUTIFICATION PRESENTS PLAQUE TO CREATORS OF
GUSMAN PHILHARMONIC HALL, ARCHITECT MORRIS LAPIDUS AND MAURICE GUSMAN. 10 FT.

Morris Lapidus (November 25, 1902 – January 18, 2001) was an architect, primarily known for his Neo-baroque "Miami Modern" hotels constructed in the 1950s and 60s, which have since come to define that era's resort-hotel style, synonymous with Miami and Miami Beach.

A Jewish Ukrainian immigrant based in New York, Lapidus designed over 1,000 buildings during a career spanning more than 50 years, much of it spent as an outsider to the American architectural establishment.

Maurice Gusman (born 1889 - died April 4, 1980)[2] was a Russian Empire-born American millionaire investor and philanthropist. Gusman emigrated to the United States at the age of 14 and became a millionaire by the age of 32 as a real estate developer.

History
Born in the Russian Empire into a Jewish family,[3] Gusman immigrated to the United States at the age of 14 alone.[4] Gusman began working at the age of 13 to save money for his ticket to the United States and never had a formal education.[5] Gusman arrived in New York through Ellis Island and spent several years in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, working at a drugstore. Within three years of arrival to the United States, he opened his own store but lost it in the financial crisis of 1907. He moved to Akron, Ohio to open another store and made millions in the rubber industry [2]

Gusman became a millionaire by the age of 32. In 1947, he moved to Miami with his family and began his real estate investment and development.[6]

In 1948, Gusman purchased the Olympia Theater, renovated it and gave it to the City of Miami in 1975.[7] He donated $2.5 mln to the University of Miami for the building of the concert hall that opened on January 31, 1975 at the Frost School of Music.

Friends & Family Search for the Body of Christopher Wilder Murder Victim Rosario Gonzalez (5/19/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | BOGERT....MORE ROSARIO GONZALEZ SEARCH..GROUP GATHERS TORCH OF FRIENDSHIP...MERCEDES PUIG, FAMILY FRIEND...FATHER BLAS AND BILL LONDOS, FIANCE ALL SOT.

Christopher Wilder Murder Victim Rosario Gonzalezs Mother Haydee Gonzalez Searches for Her 5/19/84

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | BOGERT...SEARCH BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR ROSARIO GONZALEZ; EVERGLADES...SELVA MENENDEZ...BLAS AND HAYDEE GONZALEZ ALL SOT.

Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Victim Rosario Gonzalezs Mother Haydee Gonzalez Arrested (5/14/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | PUTNEY...ROSARIO GONZALEZ CASE...ABOUT FAMILY GOING TO CHRIS WILDER'S HOUSE, BOYTON BEACH (SILENT) EXTERIORS TO LOOK FOR DAUGHTER...MOTHER HAYDEE SOT ABOUT ARREST.

The Body of Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Victim Sheryl Lynn Bonaventura is Found in Utah 5/4/84

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | GOLDSTEIN...BODY FOUND POSSIBLE VICTIM CHRISTOPHER WILDER, SHERYL BONA VENTURA PICTURES....NO SHOTS BODY SHOT MESA, COLORADO SHOPPING MALL...TERRY KNOWLES, SALT LAKE CITY FBI SOT.

Utah and California murders
On March 29, Wilder took 18-year-old Sheryl Lynn Bonaventura captive in Grand Junction, Colorado. They were seen together at a diner in Silverton, where they told staff they were heading for Las Vegas with a stop in Durango on the way. On March 30, they were seen at the Four Corners Monument, after which Wilder checked into a motel in Page, Arizona. He shot and stabbed Bonaventura to death around March 31 near the Kanab River in Utah, but her body was not found until May 3.

Wilder then killed 17-year-old Michelle Lynn Korfman, an aspiring model, who disappeared from a Seventeen magazine cover model competition at the Meadows Mall in Las Vegas on April 1. A photograph was taken of Wilder stalking Korfman at the competition. Her body remained undiscovered near a Southern California rest stop until May 11, and was not identified until mid-June via dental X-rays.[15]

Colbert County, Ala. Police Search for Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Victim Beth Kenyon (4/20/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | CHRIS WILDER CASE...GOLDSTEIN....SEARCH COLBERT COUNTY ALABAMA FOR BETH KENYON...SHOT CABIN IN SHEFFIELD...SHERIFF BUDDY ALDRIDGE SOT.

Buddy Aldridge Interview on Search for Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Victim Beth Kenyon (4/20/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | CHRIS WILDER CASE...SEARCH FOR BETH KENYON IN ALABAMA CABIN...SHERIFF BUDDY ALDRIDGE, COLBERY COUNTY, ALABAMA CABIN IN SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA.

The Father of Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Victim Elizabeth Ann Beth Kenyon Interview 4/20/84

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | CHRIS WILDER CASE...BILL KENYON SOT RE SEARCH FOR DAUGHTER BETH IN ALABAMA.. SHOT OF CABIN.

FBI Agents Examine Dozens of Cases for Connection to Serial Killer Christopher Wilder (4/19/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | GOLDSTEIN...CHRIS WILDER CASE...2 GIRLS MARY OPTIZ AND MARY HARE PICTURES KIDNAPED FROM EDISON MALL...WILDER SUSPECT...ALSO MELODY GAY PICTURES FROM NAPES 7-11

Police Examine Serial Killer Christopher Wilders Body at Palm Beach, Fla. Funeral Home (4/18/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | GOLDSTEIN...CHRIS WILDER'S BODY AT SCOBEE-COMBS FUNERAL HOME BOYNTON BEACH.

Police Transport the Body of Serial Killer Christopher Wilder from Boston to Miami, Fla. (4/17/84)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | BLATCHFORD...BODY CHRISTOPHER WILDER IN CASKET IN BOX ARRIVES DELTA FLIGHT WEST PALM BEACH AIRPORT...SHOT HEARSE LEAVING...DENNIS AIKEN, FBI SOT.

Police Search for Rosario Gonzalez after Serial Killer Christopher Wilders Death (Apr. 17, 1984)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | GOLDSTEIN...CHRIS WILDER CASE....LOCAL POLICE STILL INVESTIGATING WHEREABOUTS BODIES ROSARIO GONZALEZ AND BETH KENYON...EXIT SHOT WILDER HOME BOYNTON BEACH PICTURES TINA MARIE ROSICO AND MICHELLE KORFMAN AND GONZALEZ AND KENYON....DEPARTMENT HARVEY WASSERMAN, MIAMI DADE POLICE SOT.

Police Arrest Wrong Suspect in Reno, Nev. in Serial Killer Christopher Wilder Manhunt (Apr. 9, 1984)

Foggy Melson 2023-09-30 | OPERA INTERMISSION WRONG SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CHRIS WILDER CASE...TOM LYNCH SOT...MISTAKEN FOR WILDER NEAR RENO NEVADA.