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06/04/18 8:00am

This week in Shelter Island history

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50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY

Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5 in the wake of his victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary.

James Earl Ray, who assassinated Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., in April 1968, was captured at London’s Heathrow Airport.

It was a battle of Australians at the men’s final of the French Open Tennis Tournament as Ken Rosewall beat Rod Laver 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.

American character actor and singer Dan Duryea died of cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 61.

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Cablevision, Heights water system, Medical Center, Senior Center, Shelter Island affordable housing, Shoreham nuclear plant

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06/22/17 8:00am

This week in Shelter Island history

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50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY

Actress Jayne Mansfield was killed in a car crash in New Orleans at age 34.

British actress Maggie Smith married Robert Stephens in a ceremony in Greenwich, England.

In the wake of the Six Day War, Israel removed barricades, reunifying Jerusalem.

200 people were arrested during riots on the east side of Buffalo, New York, in which many African Americans, 13 police officers and one firefighter were injured.

The first Consumer Electronic Show was held in New York City.

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BNL, Brookhaven National Lab, Consumer Electronic Show, DDT, Dr. Stephen Musolino, Energy Secretary Federico Peña, Federal Energy Department, Jayne Mansfield, Maggie Smith, North Ferry, Robert Stephens, Senior Service Coordinator, Shoreham nuclear plant, Shoreham Safety Report, Suffolk County Legislature, Suffolk Mosquito Commission

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05/09/17 8:00am

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50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY

The 1 millionth telephone was installed in the United States.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience released its debut album, “Are You Experienced?”

The Greek military government accused Andreas Papandreou of treason and imprisoned him. He would later be released become Greek prime minister between 1981 and 1989.

Rap Brown replaced Stokely Carmichael as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

The Supreme Court ruled that juveniles accused of crimes were entitled to the same legal rights as adults.

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“Are You Experienced?”, aerial deer counts, Andreas Papandreou, BNL, Brookhaven National Lab, Community Housing Board, Enhanced STAR, Mashomack Preserve, Rap Brown, Shoreham nuclear plant, STAR, Stokely Carmichael, the Associated Universities Inc., tritium, Vision Air Research

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04/24/17 4:30pm

This week in Shelter Island history

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50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY

Expo 67, the World’s Fair, opened in Montreal with the date coinciding with the centennial of the Canadian Confederation.

Muhammad Ali refused military service and was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title for three years.

Fidel Castro announced all intellectual property belonged to the people and said Cuba would translate and publish technical literature without compensation.

Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegas.

The New York Knicks signed Bill Bradley to a four year $500,000 contract.

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