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Richard C Gilbert’s Friday Blog

October 30, 2020 By Richard C. Gilbert

Friday, October 30th. Day 304 of 2020

It’s Bandana Day and Candy Corn Day

Open the door because it’s Haunted Refrigerator Night !

1938: Orson Welles broadcasts his radio play of H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds, causing anxiety and in some cases, panic ! No, the Martians were not really landing in New Jersey

1945: Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers

1953: General George C. Marshall was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

1972: 45 people were killed when two trains collided in Chicago

1995: Voters in the province of Quebec narrowly rejected leaving Canada

2001: President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks

In the News: Tropical storm roars across county on Thursday, at one-time 12,000 customers were without electricity…Early Voting passes 60 percent in Alexander County…Courts postponed again…Hiddenite woman jailed…

Weather: Sunny, much cooler. High today around 60 with gusting winds. Lows over the weekend in the 30’s

Sports: Cougar Football would have hosted Hickory tonight…Panthers fall to lowly Falcons, told you that was likely to happen…Clemson QB has COVID…White Sox go “Back to the Future” with hiring of LaRussa, don’t know about that one…

Happy Birthday: Dick Vermeil, Grace Slick, Henry Winkler, Andrea Mitchell, Timothy B. Schmit, Harry Hamlin, Kevin Pollak, Howard Lederer, Ivanka Trump

Sorry, we’re not on the air yet. Still waiting for some issues to be taken care of. Hope you have power, it’s been a rough 24 hours for the Utility crews

In New York, a romp or two with the governor’s daughter will get you exiled https://nypost.com/2020/10/29/state-trooper-dates-gov-cuomos-daughter-gets-transferred/

Hope you’re able to have some fun on Halloween. If not, Boo !

Quote of the Day: “If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I’m sure we’d be getting reports from Hell before breakfast”… William Tecumseh Sherman

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