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The Old-Time Radio Digest!
Volume 2016 : Issue 39
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ISSN: 1533-9289
Today's Topics:
Alan Young Dies [ Stewart Wright <otrwash@[removed]; ]
This week in radio history 22-28 May [ Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed] ]
Mars Close Approach [ Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@sbcglo ]
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Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 12:54:34 -0400
From: Stewart Wright <otrwash@[removed];
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Subject: Alan Young Dies
Actor-comedian Alan Young, appeared on radio, motion pictures, and television died at age 96.
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Signing off for now,
Stewart Wright
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Date: Sat, 21 May 2016 12:55:15 -0400
From: Joe Mackey <joemackey108@[removed];
To: otr-digest <[removed]@[removed];
Subject: This week in radio history 22-28 May
From Those Were The Days -
5/22
1955 - Jack Benny signed off his last first run network radio broadcast
after a run of 23 years. The show continued in repeats for several more
years.
5/23
1922 - The first debate to be heard on radio was broadcast on WJH in
Washington, DC. The two debaters argued about the topic of Daylight
Saving Time with the audience acting as the judge.
5/26
1940 - "Invitation to Learning" was first heard on CBS radio. The
educational radio program ran for 15 years on the network.
5/28
1931 - WOR radio in New York City premiered "The Witch's Tale". The
program was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System (of which WOR
was the flagship station) where it aired until 1938.
Joe
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Date: Sun, 22 May 2016 02:14:52 -0400
From: Don Shenbarger <donslistmail@[removed];
To: [removed]@[removed]
Subject: Mars Close Approach
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A few months ago there was some discussion on the close approach of Mars
to Earth. On May 30th Mars will be about [removed] AU (astronomical units)
away. It's closest distance from Earth in the past decade. AU is the
nominal distance from the Earth to the Sun and equals about 97 million
miles. So Mars will be about [removed] million miles from Earth. The closest
Mars ever comes to Earth is about 35 million miles, but not so for this
encounter. Mars will be much closer in July of 2018.
Mars at perigee <[removed]; on
May 30th, 2016
Table of Mars Oppositions
<[removed]; from 2012 to 2017.
The dates on this chart do not agree with the dates of close approach by
a few days due to orbital details. But they are close. In any case, this
is a nice chart for planning future close approaches of Mars to Earth.
Mars will be straight south about midnight. Its distance above the
horizon will depend on your latitude. It will be bright enough that it
will be hard to miss although you will need binoculars or a telescope to
confirm it is a planet and not a star.
Be sure to look for Martian cylinders and tripods. And watch, listen to,
or read "War of the Worlds".
Don Shenbarger
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