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Thursday, February 07, 2002
NEWS HEADLINES IN 1971: Fighting in Vietnam spreads to Laos and Cambodia . . . 66 football fans die as a barrier collapses at Ibrox Park in Glasgow . . . General Idi Amin seizes power from President Milton Obote in Uganda . . . London Bridge is dismantled and sold to an American consortium, it is later re-assembled at Lake Havasu in Arizona . . . 'Hot Pants' are all the rage . . . Britain introduces internment (detention without trial) in Northern Ireland . . . The Post Office Tower in London is closed to the public after a bomb explodes . . . Lt William Calley is found guilty of the murder of "not less than 22" civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai . . . China is admitted to the United Nations . . . The Decimal currency is introduced in Britain . . . Apollo 15 Astronauts Scott and Irwin go for a drive on the moon . . . Britain applies to join the Common Market . . . India and Pakistan go to war over Bangladesh . . . Walt Disney World opens in Florida . . . An earthquake in Los Angeles kills 51 people . . . In support of a pay claim, British postmen go on strike for the first time in 50 years . . . BIG FILMS IN 1971: Dirty Harry . . . Fiddler On The Roof . . . Shaft . . . Diamonds Are Forever . . . The French Connection . . . A Clockwork Orange . . . GOODBYE TO: Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, French fashion designer . . . Sonny Liston, US boxer . . . Louis Armstrong, US musician . . . Jim Morrison, US vocalist.
UK No.1 SINGLES IN 1971: GRANDAD Clive Dunn (3 weeks At No.1); MY SWEET LORD George Harrison (5); BABY JUMP Mungo Jerry (2); HOT LOVE T Rex (6); DOUBLE BARREL Dave And Ansil Collins (2); KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (5); CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Middle Of The Road (5); GET IT ON T Rex (4); I'M STILL WAITING Diana Ross (4); HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME Tams (3); MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (5); COZ I LUV YOU Slade (4); ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) Benny Hill (4).
US No.1 SINGLES IN 1971: KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (3 weeks At No.1); ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds (5); ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (2); JUST MY IMAGINATION Temptations (2); JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (6); BROWN SUGAR Rolling Stones (2); WANT ADS Honey Cone (1); IT'S TOO LATE Carole King (5); INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders (1); YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (1); HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (4); UNCLE ALBERT Paul And Linda McCartney (1); GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (3); MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (5); GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (2); THEME FROM 'SHAFT' Isaac Hayes (2); FAMILY AFFAIR Sly And The Family Stone (3); BRAND NEW KEY Melanie (3).
UK No.1 SINGLES IN 1971: GRANDAD Clive Dunn (3 weeks At No.1); MY SWEET LORD George Harrison (5); BABY JUMP Mungo Jerry (2); HOT LOVE T Rex (6); DOUBLE BARREL Dave And Ansil Collins (2); KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (5); CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP Middle Of The Road (5); GET IT ON T Rex (4); I'M STILL WAITING Diana Ross (4); HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME Tams (3); MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (5); COZ I LUV YOU Slade (4); ERNIE (THE FASTEST MILKMAN IN THE WEST) Benny Hill (4).
US No.1 SINGLES IN 1971: KNOCK THREE TIMES Dawn (3 weeks At No.1); ONE BAD APPLE Osmonds (5); ME AND BOBBY McGEE Janis Joplin (2); JUST MY IMAGINATION Temptations (2); JOY TO THE WORLD Three Dog Night (6); BROWN SUGAR Rolling Stones (2); WANT ADS Honey Cone (1); IT'S TOO LATE Carole King (5); INDIAN RESERVATION Raiders (1); YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND James Taylor (1); HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Bee Gees (4); UNCLE ALBERT Paul And Linda McCartney (1); GO AWAY LITTLE GIRL Donny Osmond (3); MAGGIE MAY Rod Stewart (5); GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher (2); THEME FROM 'SHAFT' Isaac Hayes (2); FAMILY AFFAIR Sly And The Family Stone (3); BRAND NEW KEY Melanie (3).
Wednesday, February 06, 2002
BUFFALO TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
70 above
Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
People in Buffalo go swimming in Lake Erie.
60 above
North Carolinians turn on their heat.
People in Buffalo plant gardens.
50 above
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Buffalo sunbathe.
40 above
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Buffalo drive with the windows down.
32 above
Distilled water freezes.
Lake Erie's water gets thicker.
20 above
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.
People in Buffalo throw on a flannel shirt.
15 above
Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Buffalo have the last cookout before it gets cold.
0
People in Miami all die...
Buffalonians lick flagpoles.
20 below
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Buffalo get out their winter coats.
40 below
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Buffalo sell cookies door to door.
60 below
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Buffalo Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
80 below
Mt. St. Helens freezes.
People in Buffalo hold walkathons.
100 below
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Buffalonians get frustrated because they can't thaw their kegs.
297 below
Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Western New York complain about farmers with cold hands.
460 below
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Buffalo start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"
500 below
Hell freezes over.
The Bills win the Super Bowl!
70 above
Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
People in Buffalo go swimming in Lake Erie.
60 above
North Carolinians turn on their heat.
People in Buffalo plant gardens.
50 above
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Buffalo sunbathe.
40 above
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Buffalo drive with the windows down.
32 above
Distilled water freezes.
Lake Erie's water gets thicker.
20 above
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.
People in Buffalo throw on a flannel shirt.
15 above
Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Buffalo have the last cookout before it gets cold.
0
People in Miami all die...
Buffalonians lick flagpoles.
20 below
Californians fly away to Mexico.
People in Buffalo get out their winter coats.
40 below
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Buffalo sell cookies door to door.
60 below
Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
Buffalo Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
80 below
Mt. St. Helens freezes.
People in Buffalo hold walkathons.
100 below
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Buffalonians get frustrated because they can't thaw their kegs.
297 below
Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
Cows in Western New York complain about farmers with cold hands.
460 below
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale).
People in Buffalo start saying, "Cold 'nuff for ya?"
500 below
Hell freezes over.
The Bills win the Super Bowl!
Tuesday, February 05, 2002
