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DIED. Frankie Laine, 93, iconic pre-rock-'n'-roll singer, dubbed "Old Leather Lungs," who entranced teenagers of the 1940s and '50s with his booming, rough-hewn voice on hits like Mule Train and Ghost Riders in the Sky; in San Diego. As a young jazz singer, Laine caught the eye of bandleader Mitch Miller, who brought him to Columbia Records. The burly Laine, who said he liked to use his voice "like a horn," sold more than 100 million records and drew new fans in the early '60s for singing the theme to TV's Rawhide...
...sport athlete in recent memory. The holder of every relevant Harvard rushing record transferred to Harvard during his freshman year because “I wanted to get the best education I could get.” As a result, Crimson football fans got to ride the Dawson train for four years of almost constant ascent. Following a player as he moves from good to great to mythic (and sometimes back into oblivion) is as integral a part of the experience of being a fan as any. What’s more, Crimson football fans got to take classes...
Yeah, I play one of those guys who has elaborate train sets, is always reading train books, knowing what's the coolest locomotive. I used to always walk on the train tracks as a kid. It probably helped my balance...
...there any replacement for long-haul air travel itself. I can take a train from Boston to Washington, but until we can figure out how to travel via fireplace, Harry Potter--style, the only way I'm getting from Tokyo to New York City is in aircraft that may emit more than 5,200 lbs. (about 2,400 kg) of carbon per passenger, round-trip, according to one estimate. On an individual level, you can try to make your flight carbon neutral by donating to, say, a forestry project that will soak up the greenhouse gases you have created...
...Seattle. After the Air Force refused his request to resign his commission based on his belief that the war was illegal and immoral, he filed a suit against the Pentagon that the Supreme Court declined to hear. Around the same time, he was court-martialed for refusing to train a pilot destined for Vietnam, sentenced to a year in jail and dishonorably discharged...