b"Marketer Member News1974 (APR IOMN) (RF)65 Years Ago 75 Years AgoWe have heard it said that1959 [Intermountain Oil Jobbers1949 (Feb 17) Cold War: Voice of America began this is just a jobber organi- News (IOJN)] Paul S. Cox from Utahto transmit radio broadcasts into Eastern Europezation. Nothing is furtherwas the Association's President. and to the Soviet Union.from the truth. Well over1959 (Feb 3) A(Feb 20) Ordnance Corps Hermes 40 percent of our present chartered planeproject V-2 rocket: Blossom I membership are consign- went down incarried plant material and fruit ees and these numberfoggy conditionsflies, the first insects/living should be even greater innear Clearspecies to be launched into the Intermountain West.Lake, Iowa,space.We have the proof that(Feb 21) Edwin Land demonstrat-and musicians this Association worksBuddy Holly,ed the first instant camera, for all segments of theRitchie Valenshis Polaroid Land Camera, at a petroleum marketingAPR 1974 IOMN Cover and the Bigmeeting of the Optical Society industry, but maybe ourBopper wereof America in New York City.Executive Director (JM)killed, along with pilot Roger1949 (Mar 13) The 19th Academy Awards was right when he said,Peterson. Don McLeanceremony, hosted by Jack Benny, was held Maybe we are just a strange breed. termed the tragedyat Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. William (JM) A real gasserThe Day the MusicWylers The Best Years of Our Lives received now that theDied, in his 1972 songthe most nominations with eight and won the winter is overtheAmerican Pie. most awards with seven, including Best Motion winter of the energyPicture and Wylers second Best Director award.crisisSo, the price1949 (Apr 6) The 1st Tony Awards, of gasoline is up, notrecognizing achievement in Americanbecause of the petroleum marketing industry entirely buttheater, were awarded at the Waldorf-Astoriabecause of government intervention. This is just more proofHotel in New York City.that government intervention is the(Apr 16) American financier and presidential adviser Ber- main cause of inflation. nard Baruch described the postWorld War II tensions MT: New state director was Marvinbetween the Soviet Union and the US as a Cold War.Beck from Deer Lodge, a Navy Pilot in (Apr 26) Academy award-winning Tom and Jerry cartoon, World War II, who owned and flew hisThe Cat Concerto, was released to theatres.own private plane. 100 Years Ago1924 (Feb 7) Death penalty: The first state execution touse gas in the US took place in Nevada.(Feb 14) IBM was founded in New York State.1924 (Mar 8) The Castle Gate mine disaster killed 172 1959 (Mar 18) US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signedcoal miners in Utah. Castle Gate was located 90 milesa bill allowing for Hawaiian statehood. southeast of Salt Lake City. The three explosions were 1959 (Apr 6) The 31st Academycaused by coal dust ignited by an attempt to relight aAwards ceremony, hosted bylamp. The Castle Gate mine disaster currently ranks as Jerry Lewis, Mort Sahl, Tonythe 10th worst mining disaster in US history and the Randall, Bob Hope, Davidsecond worst mining disaster in the history of the state Niven and Laurence Olivier,of Utah, following the Scofield Mine disaster of 1900, UT: Shared a Salt Lake Tribute article from New York . was held at Pantageswhich killed 200 miners.1974 (Apr 12) The 46th AcademyTheatre in Hollywood.1924 (Apr 17) American media company Metro GoldwynAwards ceremony, hosted by BurtVincente Minnellis Gigi won aMayer (MGM) was founded in Los Angeles, CA. MGM is Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Hustonrecord nine awards, includingan American media company and David Niven, was held at DorothyBest Motion Picture and Best Director for Minnelli. Thespecializing in film and Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Georgefilms clean sweep of all nine of its nominations wouldtelevision production and Roy Hills The Sting won seven awards,not be tied again until 1988, and would not be brokendistribution. Founded on including Best Picture and Best Directoruntil 2004. Gigi was also equaled in nominations byApril 17, 1924, MGM is for Hill. The film was tied with WilliamStanley Kramers The Defiant Ones. based in Beverly Friedkins The Exorcist in receiving ten nominations. (Apr 9) NASA announced its selection of theHills, CA. Today(Apr 3) The 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak, at the time theMercury Seven, the seven military pilots whoMGM is owned by largest series of tornadoes in history, occurred in thirteenbecame the first US astronauts. the Amazon MGM Studios, US states and one Canadian province, leaving over 300a subsidiary of Amazon.people dead, over 5,000 people injured, and hundreds ofSmillions of dollars in damages.32 www.wpma.com / Spring 2024"