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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2013
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
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The Samurai of Puzzles
By Chad Carpenter
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Newsmakers Celebrity scoop ■ By The Associated Press
Jersey dog named world’s ugliest in 2007 dies at age 8 A NEW JERSEY canine that was crowned the world’s ugliest dog in 2007 and later became the topic of a children’s book preaching acceptance has died. Elwood was 8. His owner, Karen Quigley, said the Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix died unexpectedly Thanksgiving morning. The Sewell resident said Elwood had been dealing with some heath issues in recent months but appeared to be doing well. Elwood was dark-colored and hairless — save for a puff of white fur resembling a Mohawk on his head. He was often referred to by fans as Yoda or E.T. for his resemblance to those famous science-fiction characters. Elwood won his crown at the annual ugly dog contest at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair in California a year after he had finished second. Quigley had rescued Elwood in 2005, when he was about 9 months old. “The breeder was going to euthanize him because she thought he was too ugly to sell,” Quigley has said.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Chinese crested and Chihuahua mix dog Elwood is shown in 2007. After garnering the ugly dog title, Elwood became an online darling and developed a worldwide fan base. During his life, he appeared at more than 200 events that helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for animal rescue groups and nonprofit animal organizations. Inspired by her pet, Quigley wrote Everyone Loves Elwood, a popular children’s book that promoted a message that it’s OK to be different. Quigley said the book shares lessons of love, compassion and perseverance and encourages readers to be kind to animals.
PENINSULA DAILY NEWS PENINSULA POLL
Passings
THURSDAY’S QUESTION: Do you think the current problems facing the new health care law will eventually be solved?
By The Associated Press
PETER KAPLAN, 59, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called “Sex and the City,” has died. Mr. Kaplan died Friday of cancer in New York City, said his wife, Lisa Chase. He edited the Observer from 1994 to 2009. The salmon-colored weekly has a reach beyond its circulation of about 50,000 because it is read by the Manhattan-based movers and shakers it covers. Mr. Kaplan was credited with honing the paper’s snarky tone and with hiring writers who became influential voices of their era. Bushnell’s column about love and dating inspired the hit HBO series “Sex and the City,” starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Other writers who worked under Mr. Kaplan at the Observer include Joe Conason, who is now editorin-chief of the political website The National Memo, and Nikki Finke, who founded Deadline.com. Mr. Kaplan’s role as a cultural arbiter was perhaps best exemplified by the creation of several fake Twitter personae in his honor, including Wise Kaplan, Cranky Kaplan and Real Kaplan. Wise Kaplan’s profile identifies him as “New York Oracle.”
_________ JACK GARDO, 87, the last surviving member of the crew that rescued John F. Kennedy from an island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, has died. Guy Gardo said Mr. Gardo died in his sleep at his Greenville, S.C., home Wednesday. The younger Gardo said his father had suffered from dementia for
the past six years. Mr. Gardo’s PT-157 was sent to rescue the survivors of PT-109 after the patrol torpedo boat was rammed in the middle of the night by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri off the Solomon Islands on Aug. 2, 1943. Two crew members were killed; Kennedy, who assumed command of the boat in April of that year, led the survivors to nearby islands until they could be rescued. Mr. Gardo had said he and his crew learned where the survivors were after a native islander arrived with a coconut on which Kennedy had scrawled their location. Guy Gardo said his father joined the U.S. Navy at age 16 after he forged his father’s signature. “You couldn’t ask for a better father than him,” Guy Gardo said. “He treated us like gold. I’m going to miss him.”
_________ JANE KEAN, 90, a diverse performer who got her start in musical theater but was best known as Trixie alongside Jackie Gleason on a TV revival of “The Honeymooners,” has died. Ms. Kean, of Toluca Lake, Calif., died Tuesday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Ms. Kean Burbank, in June where she was taken after a fall that led to a hemorrhagic stroke, her niece, Deirdre Wolpert, said Thursday. Ms. Kean first started working with Jackie Gleason in the 1940s, when they were both on the vaudeville circuit.
Her big break, however, came in 1966 when Gleason and CBS revived the hit show “The Honeymooners” in Miami Beach, Fla., expanding it to an hour and adding musical numbers. Ms. Kean, a talented singer with a belting voice, starred on the show for five years as Ed Norton’s beleaguered wife, Trixie.
Yes
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Peninsula Lookback
Setting it Straight
From the pages of the PENINSULA DAILY NEWS
Corrections and clarifications
1938 (75 years ago) A U.S. District Court jury that viewed motion pictures taken by FBI agents purporting to show that Ernest J. Belfield, a Sequim veteran of the world war, is not incapacitated returned a verdict disallowing his claim for $10,000 in government compensation. Agents testified that the movies showing Belfield mowing his yard, using a shovel and carrying rocks were taken from a house near his home. Belfield contended that he was disabled permanently while at the Vancouver, Wash., barracks during the war.
1963 (50 years ago) An underground power cable will be installed on the north shore of Lake Crescent near Camp David Junior, Clallam County Public Utility District commissioners were told. Supervisor William H. Fell told the commissioners that the use of underground cables is in the best economic interest to the district. The cost of clearing land, obtaining rights of way and the maintenance of overhead lines in the area will be greatly reduced, Fell said. The district has not used
underground cables in most projects because the cost of the cable has been too great in the past, he said. The cost has come down in recent months, increasing feasibility in other parts of the PUD service area, Fell said.
1988 (25 years ago) Services were held for Ruby Trotter, city clerk for 25 years and Sequim’s Citizen of the Year in 1979. Trotter, 62, died in Longview after a long illness. She retired as Sequim’s highest-ranking, full-time elected official — city clerk — in 1985. She was appointed to the clerk post in 1960 and was first voted into office in 1972 after voters made it elective. During her tenure, she saw Sequim’s city population grow from 900 to 3,000.
Seen Around
■ State Supreme Court Chief Justice Barbara Madsen and Justice Susan Owens will visit Port Townsend on Wednesday. A story on Page A1 Friday erroneously said the visit would be Tuesday. They are scheduled to present a replica of a U.S. flag designed by Thomas Jefferson to Jefferson County at 1:30 p.m. at the county courthouse, 1820 Jefferson St., and will talk with members of the public at 2:30 p.m. — all on Wednesday.
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Laugh Lines
FRESHMAN CONGRESSMAN TREY Radel PORT ANGELES of Florida has been DENTAL patient glad to arrested for possession of see the dentist quickly at cocaine in Washington, D.C. her “tooth hurty” (2:30) He admitted he is an appointment . . . alcoholic and pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine. WANTED! “Seen Around” items. The judge sentenced Send them to PDN News Desk, him to four years as mayor P.O. Box 1330, Port Angeles WA of Toronto. 98362; fax 360-417-3521; or email news@peninsuladailynews.com. Jay Leno Peninsula snapshots
Looking Back From the files of The Associated Press
TODAY IS SUNDAY, Dec. 1, the 335th day of 2013. There are 30 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: ■ On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala., city bus. Parks was arrested, sparking a yearlong boycott of the buses by blacks. On this date: ■ In 1824, the presidential election was turned over to the U.S. House of Representatives when a deadlock developed between John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Adams ended up the winner. ■ In 1860, the Charles Dick-
ens novel Great Expectations was first published in weekly serial form. ■ In 1913, the first drive-in automobile service station, built by Gulf Refining Co., opened in Pittsburgh. ■ In 1941, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito approved waging war against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands. ■ In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin concluded their Tehran conference. ■ In 1958, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Flower Drum Song” opened on Broadway. ■ In 1969, the U.S. govern-
ment held its first draft lottery since World War II. ■ In 1989, in an extraordinary encounter, Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev met with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican. ■ In 1992, in Mineola, N.Y., Amy Fisher was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for shooting and seriously wounding Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Fisher served seven years. ■ In 2000, Vicente Fox was sworn in as president of Mexico, ending 71 years of ruling-party domination. ■ Ten years ago: India and Pakistan agreed to restore airline overflight and landing rights by Jan. 1, 2004.
Boeing Co. chairman and chief executive Phil Condit resigned unexpectedly. ■ Five years ago: The National Bureau of Economic Research officially declared the U.S. to be in a recession; the Dow industrials lost 679 points to end a five-day win streak. ■ One year ago: Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend, then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide in front of the team’s coach and general manager. Alabama advanced to a national championship showdown with Notre Dame by defeating Georgia, 32-28, in the Southeastern Conference title game.