[Captain C.J. Stropes] from Montville, New Jersey, a United
Airlines pilot, circled the airport for half an hour before landing a recent
flight: “The movie we were showing wasn’t over”
Steve was on the plane and recruited
Stropes for the Secret. The
cross-country flight had arrived much earlier than scheduled. The first in-flight movie dates all the way
back to 1921, but it wasn’t until the 1960s that full length feature films
became common on long flights. The
earliest examples used 16mm film projected on a screen, and of course the
entire plane got the same movie. Most
modern aircraft today now have personal screens for each passenger and an array
of entertainment options.
Carl Johnston from Kearney, Nebraska: “I lived on an iceberg for 3
½ years”
The iceberg,
dubbed Arlis II, was first manned by scientists in 1961 near Point Barrow,
Alaska. It drifted some 5000 nautical
miles in its journey, crossing the North Pole and ending up in North Atlantic
waters. Temperatures on the ice island
reached 60 degrees below Fahrenheit. The research station built there operated
for four years. Johnston, who was
primarily the station’s cook, stayed on the iceberg longer than anyone. The station was evacuated in May as the
floating ice headed for warmer currents.
Special guest Fritz Weaver appears in
full Sherlock Holmes costume to test the panel’s power of observation. Henry was taken offstage and subtle changes
were made to his wardrobe. The other
three try to identify what is different.
Later, Weaver presents a staged murder scene and the panel tries to
solve the crime. Weaver is a busy actor with
many credits in film, television and stage. He is currently playing Holmes in
the Broadway musical Baker Street (1965).
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