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In days gone by - 05/12/08


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St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Auxiliary members on May 17, 1967. From left to right, seated: Mrs. Cornelius Treat, Mrs. W. E. Yancey, Mrs. Kathryn Webster. Standing: Thomas Mohan and Helen Dalton.
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Hannibal Courier-Post
Posted May 11, 2008 @ 11:49 PM

Today is Monday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2008. There are 233 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On May 12, 1958, the United States and Canada signed an agreement to create the North American Air Defense Command (later the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD for short).

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra is 83. Critic John Simon is 83. Composer Burt Bacharach is 80. Comedian George Carlin is 71. Actress Millie Perkins is 70. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jayotis Washington is 67. Country singer Billy Swan is 66.

10 years ago in the C-P: Pam Lawrence and Robert Cole, hearing instrument specialists with Bowling Green Pharmacy and Hearing Aid Center, recently were recognized for outstanding educational achievement by Missouri Hearing Society.

Thought for Today: “Act well at the moment, and you have performed a good action to all eternity.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss theologian (1741-1801).

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