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In SF John Konstin, owner of John’s Grill on Ellis St., reported the weekend theft of his Maltese Falcon, a copy of the statuette used in the 1941 eponymous film.
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Peter Ellenshaw (93), special effects artist for Walt Disney, died. He made it possible for Mary Poppins to fly and for 50 chimney sweeps to dance on London rooftops.
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In Washington DC Lithuania’s Pres. Valdas Adamkus met with Pres. Bush ahead of an address at the National Press Club. He was accompanied by a Lithuanian business delegation seeking US trade opportunities and potential investors.
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In upstate New York intense lake-effect snow squalls that buried communities along eastern Lake Ontario for nine straight days started up again. Unofficially, the squalls have dumped 12 feet, 2 inches of snow at Redfield.
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In Philadelphia, Penn., 3 men were shot to death in a marketing company conference room and another was critically injured by a gunman who killed himself as police closed in. The gunman had put a gig sum in a failed venture.
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In South Africa British PM Tony Blair, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and 5 other leaders pledged to push for a new global trade deal that will help poor countries. The 2-day summit in Hammanskraal was the 7th meeting of center-left leaders since the Progressive Governance Network was created in 1999 by Blair and former US president Bill Clinton. Also attending were South Africa President Thabo Mbeki, South Korean PM Lee Hae-Chan, Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi, Swedish PM Goeran Persson and New Zealand PM Helen Clark.
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A major storm slammed the mid-Atlantic and Northeast states with nearly 2 feet of windblown snow, nearing record levels as it blacked out thousands of customers and shut down air travel from Washington to Boston. A record 26.9 inches of snow fell in New York's Central Park.
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FEB, 10
- Current / Future Events
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1993 –
Jennifer Stone, American actress
1991 –
Faisal ibn Hamad Al Khalifah, prince of Bahrain (d. 2006)
1988 –
Greta Salpeter, American singer of the band The Hush Sound
1988 –
Nana Eikura, Japanese actress
1985 –
Saskia Burmeister, Australian actress
1984 –
Brad Keselowski, American racing car driver
1984 –
Lolly Badcock, English pornographic actress
1984 –
Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
1983 –
Carlton Brewster, American football player
1982 –
Louis Tsatoumas, Greek long jumper
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February, 12
- Births
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2008,
Oscar Brodney, American screenwriter (b. 1907)
2007,
Peggy Gilbert, American jazz saxophonist and bandleader (b. 1905)
2007,
Randy Stone, American actor and casting director (b. 1958)
2005,
Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (b. 1964)
2005,
Sammi Smith, American country music singer (b. 1943)
2003,
Vali Myers, Australian painter (b. 1930)
2001,
Kristina Söderbaum, German actress (b. 1912)
2000,
Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American musician (b. 1929)
2000,
Tom Landry, American football coach (b. 1924)
2000,
Andy Lewis, Australian musician (b. 1967)
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February, 12
- Deaths
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