YMASC Toronto Alumni

Remember When...

The “Remember When” page is featuring one club year, 1969 – 1970, in the life of the Young Men’s Advertising & Sales Club of Toronto. The club was founded by Alec Phare in 1937 and was disbanded in 1974.
Thanks to Past President Jim Rosenthal, we were able to scan items from his Annual Report.
The 1969 – 1970 club year was full of excitement, fun and great guest speakers, speakers like Gerry Goodis and Paul Firestone. The fun was in the form of Craig Budreo’s Bash and, of course, the annual Weekend-in-the-Woods. The Ad Sales News was organized by Paul Harris had some excellent scribes – Frank Gardiner, Danny Rosenthal and Gary McWilliams and, who could forget the featured girls!
For those of you with “OLD” memories, here are a few world events that happened during Jimmy’s year as YMASC President.

1969

* July 8 - Vietnam War: The very first U.S. troop withdrawals are made.
* August 9 - Members of a cult led by Charles Manson murder Sharon Tate, (who was 8 months pregnant), and her friends Folgers coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Hollywood hairstylist Jay Sebring at Tate and husband Roman Polanski's home in Los Angeles, California. Steven Parent, leaving from a visit to the Polanskis' caretaker, is also killed. More than 100 stab wounds are found on the victims, except for Parent, who had been shot almost as soon as the Manson Family entered the property.
* September 2 - The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Centre, New York.
* November 25 - John Lennon returns his MBE medal to protest the British government's support of the U.S. war in Vietnam.
* July 24 - Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer was born
* September 2 - Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam (b. 1890) died

1970

* January 26 - Mick Jagger is fined £200 for possession of cannabis.
* March 21 - The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto.
* April 1 - American Motors Corporation introduces the Gremlin.
* April 10 - Paul McCartney announces that the Beatles have disbanded, while at the same press conference, announcing the release of his new solo album.
* June 1 - Soyuz 9, a two man spacecraft, is launched in the Soviet Union.
* May 12 - Mike Weir, Canadian golfer was born
* May 31 - Terry Sawchuk, Canadian hockey player (b. 1929)