The headlines this morning were dominated by news of the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at 100.
Carter served in the Navy, spent some time in the 518 studying sciences in the 50's, served two terms as a State Senator in his native Georgia before moving to the Governor's mansion there, and, finally, winning a tight election over Gerald Ford to become President in 1976.
It can be argued that the Iran hostage crisis and the Russian invastion of Afghanistan in 1979-80 played roles in Carter losing his re-election bid to former California Governor Ronald Reagan in 1980, but Carter, who earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his humanitarian work, also fashioned the Camp David Accords with Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar El-Sadat in 1978. Post-Presidency, Carter continued to work in Georgia, and worked with Habitat For Humanity in building homes in the Peach State.
Even president-elect Donald Trump offered his condolences, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott fouled up, and accidentally offered condolences to Carter's wife, Rosalynn, who'd passed away 13 months ago, before correcting his gaffe.
Earlier in the weekend, veteran CBS sportscaster and anchor Greg Gumbel passed away. Gumbel called NCAA basketball and NFL football for the network for several years. A few years ago, CBS thought enough of Gumbel to give him a shot as a game show host, with an unsold pilot for a revival of The $64,000 Question, produced by Dick Clark's production company.
Earlier this morning came news that actress-singer Linda Lavin had also passed.
Lavin starred on Broadway and on television in the 70's. She made 5 appearances during the first 2 seasons of Barney Miller before leaving to take the title role in Alice, a small screen version of the movie, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore".
In this excerpt from the series, 50's icon Desi Arnaz stops by.....
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