Glancing Backward, Feb. 28, 2010

Published: February 28, 2010

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Today is Sunday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2010. There are 306 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Feb. 28, 1960, a day after defeating the Soviets at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., the United States won its first Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia's team, 9-4.

Glancing Backward Locally

25 years ago - 1985

Towanda Mayor DeWitt Hild has announced he will seek reelection in the upcoming Spring primaries.

Local watercolorist Patricia Dolan of Athens will be the invited guest artist from March 1 to April 15 at Spectrum 15 Art Gallery in Endicott, N.Y.

Teresa Nichols of East Smithfield was recently named to the Middle Atlantic Conference All-Star Volleyball Team.

75 years ago - 1935

The Texaco team with 176 points holds first place in the City League scoring race, according to Ash Parsons.

In Overton, Arthur Bartlow and Richard Bird are preparing to saw a stack of logs this spring.

In East Troy, Ben Weller has closed his home and gone to LeRoy to live with his son Harry and family.

Elsewhere on this date:

One year ago: Paul Harvey, the news commentator and talk-radio pioneer whose staccato style made him one of the nation's most familiar voices, died in Phoenix at age 90. Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida player William Bleakley died when their boat overturned in rough seas off the coast of Florida.

Today's Birthdays: Producer Saul Zaentz is 89. Actor Charles Durning is 87. Svetlana Alliluyeva (ah-lee-loo-YAY'-vah), daughter of Josef Stalin, is 84. Architect Frank Gehry is 81. Actor Gavin MacLeod is 79. Actor Don Francks is 78. Actor-director-dancer Tommy Tune is 71. Hall of Fame auto racer Mario Andretti is 70. Singer Joe South is 70. Actor Frank Bonner is 68. Actress Kelly Bishop is 66. College Football Hall of Famer and retired NFL player Bubba Smith is 65. Actress Stephanie Beacham is 63.

Actress Mercedes Ruehl is 62. Actress Bernadette Peters is 62. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is 62. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman is 57. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is 55. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Adrian Dantley is 54. Actor John Turturro is 53. Rock singer Cindy Wilson is 53. Actress Rae Dawn Chong is 49. Actor Robert Sean Leonard is 41. Rock singer Pat Monahan is 41. Author Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) is 40. Actress Maxine Bahns is 39. Actress Ali Larter is 34. Country singer Jason Aldean is 33. Actor Bobb'e J. Thompson is 14.

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