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Mr Marks worked for Ipswich Buses from 1976 until 1993, when he stopped work due to ill-health. "He started as a conductor, when there were two-man buses with a driver and conductor, and then drove the buses," Mrs Marks said.  The couple were together for 27 years and were married for 26 years. John Marks at the wedding of his daughter, Barbie - Credit: Family of John Marks John was a father to Jason,  Andrew, Barbie, Barry, Melissa, Robert, Michael and Jordan, and had grandchildren and o...

On June 5, 1968, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy gave a speech to his supporters at the ballroom of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, after which he spoke with a crowd of people surrounding him. One of those people was a Palestinian Christian militant by the name of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, and he wasn’t there for an autograph. When he had his chance, Sirhan surged forward to begin firing a .22 caliber revolver at Kennedy, hitting the senator once in the head and twice in the back, a...

Hidden History For well over a decade I have been writing articles and blogs addressing “hidden history” and power elite analysis here at LRC. I want to draw your special attention to a terrific website that specializes in these subjects. Some of the variety of areas which the site addresses include the CIA and drugs, the JFK assassination, the Iran-Contra Scandal,  the Church Committee hearings, and much, much more. Some of the persons featured there in classic interviews or as presenters...

In an effort to get a handle on just exactly what Dr. Sidney Gottlieb did for a living, several of his obituaries referred to him as "the real-life "Q," as if the perpetually-annoyed-by-007 spy-gear supplier from the James Bond movies came close to describing the man who was also known as "Joseph Scheider." The fact is: well probably never know the whole truth about Gottlieb, the director of the CIAs Project MK-ULTRA from 1953 to 1972. EVERYTHING pertaining to his work on "mind control," "tru...

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La Salle Causeway lane closures Expect short delays on the La Salle Causeway starting 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 until 6 a.m. on Dec. 12 (inclement weather dates: Dec. 14-15) due to work by Public Services and Procurement Canada. Flaggers will direct traffic. The bridge will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians. Direct questions to tpsgc.biensimmobiliers-realproperty.pwgsc@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca. Wolfe Island Ferry Docks’ changes The entrance to the Kingston Dock has moved to the intersection of Quee...

If republicans win back the house, joe barton could be the chairman of the committee, tasked with investigating bp, theyre going to play that until the cows come home, chris, quite interesting, indeed. >> luke russert, thank you. we havent heard the last of it. im sorry, luke, we cut you off. so far the impact has largely been contained to the states panhandle. but now there is some concern that it whether spread south and could severely affect everything florida holds deer from marine life to...

That. >> mayor john marks of tallahassee. thank you. >> and as far as the rest of the state is concerned, if we want to address that a little bit as well. we got to realize we depend on our coastline for a number of things, a number of things we have already mentioned, that is the ecology and our beaches are very, very extremely valuable obviously to all of us and we want to make sure that tourism is protected and we want to make sure that obviously the fisheries and the oysters and the things t...