Iselle approached Hawaii as a powerful category 4 hurricane. It had sustained winds of about 120 knots (138 mph). A number of conditions caused it to weaken just before it approached Hawaii. It struck the Big Island as a strong tropical storm. The storm center made landfall at about 2:30 am on August 8. It left downed trees and about 25,000 people without electric power. The storm surge caused 25-foot waves. Airlines had to cancel about 50 flights due to the storm.
Iselle then followed a northwestern track missing the rest of the Hawaiian islands. They received rain and winds. A woman hiker on Kauai was swept away and drowned in the storm.
John Banner
John Banner (28 January 191028 January 1973), born Johann Banner, was an Austrian movie and television actor. He was born in Vienna, Austria.
He is best known for his role as Master Sergeant Hans Georg Schultz in the situation comedy "Hogan's Heroes" (1965–1971). Schultz, is known for saying the character's catchphrase, "I know nothing! I see nothing! I hear nothing!"
Banner died on his birthday from a gastrointestinal bleeding in Vienna, Austria, aged 63.
John Stephenson (actor)
John Winfield Stephenson (August 9, 1923 – May 15, 2015) was an American actor. He was most active voice-over roles.
He has also been called John Stevenson. Stephenson has never given any interviews and was rarely seen in public, although he did make an appearance at BotCon 2001.
Since the death of Harvey Korman in 2008, he was one of the last surviving voice actors from the 1960s animated sitcom, "The Flintstones", in which he played Fred Flintstone's boss, Mr. Slate.
Stephenson died from Alzheimer's disease, aged 91.
Alan Reed
Alan Reed, also known professionally as Alan Reed Sr., (August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was an American actor and voice actor. He was best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone on "The Flintstones".
Jean Vander Pyl
Jean Vander Pyl (October 11, 1919 – April 10, 1999) was an American actress on radio, television and movies. Although her career spanned many decades, she is best remembered as the voice of Wilma Flintstone for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon "The Flintstones". She also provided the voice for Pebbles Flintstone.
She also provided the of voice of Rosie the robot maid from the animated series "The Jetsons", among many others, such as Fifi and additional voices in "Top Cat" and Winsome Witch on "The Secret Squirrel Show".
Bea Benaderet
Beatrice “Bea” Benaderet (April 4, 1906 – October 13, 1968) was an American actress. She was born in New York City and raised in San Francisco, California.
She appeared in many television shows, which included a starring role in the 1960s television series "Petticoat Junction" and "Green Acres" as Shady Rest Hotel owner Kate Bradley.
She also appeared in supporting roles as Blanche Morton in "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show" and as the original voice of Betty Rubble during the first four seasons of "The Flintstones", and in "The Beverly Hillbillies" as Pearl Bodine.
The Jetsons
The Jetsons is an animated sitcom directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. There are 77 episodes, 3-season, with the timespan of 22-30 minutes. Between September 23, 1962 and December 23, 1987 and a pilot episode was released in 1961.
George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon (November 23, 1912 – February 11, 1989) was an American movie and voice actor, comedian and TV writer. He was known for his roles in the Warner Bros.' live-action "Joe McDoakes" short subjects from 1942 to 1956 and as the voice of George Jetson in Hanna-Barbera's 1962 prime-time animated television series "The Jetsons" and its 1985 revival.
Penny Singleton
Penny Singleton (September 15, 1908 – November 12, 2003) was an American movie and voice actress. She was known for making the voice of the voice of Jane Jetson in the animated series "The Jetsons".
Educational Testing Service
Educational Testing Service (ETS) was founded in 1947. It is the world's largest private nonprofit educational testing and assessment organization. Its headquarters are in Lawrence Township, New Jersey, near Princeton.
ETS develops various standard tests in the United States for K–12 and higher education. It also administers tests in more than 180 countries, and in over 9,000 places worldwide. These tests include the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication), Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General and Subject Tests, and the Praxis test series.
Many of these assessments are for entry to US undergraduate education and graduate schools. ETS also develops K–12 assessments used for accountability testing in many states, including California, Texas, Tennessee and Virginia. In total, ETS annually administers 20 million exams in the U.S. and in 180 other countries.
Peter George Peterson
Peter George "Pete" Peterson (June 5, 1926 – March 20, 2018) was an American businessman, investment banker, fiscal conservative, and author.
He was United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972 to February 1, 1973. He was also known as founder and principal funder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Peterson was named the most influential billionaire in U.S. politics.
Peterson died on March 20, 2018 at his Manhattan apartment. He was 91 years old.
Frederick B. Dent
Frederick Baily Dent (August 17, 1922 – December 10, 2019) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the United States Secretary of Commerce from February 2, 1973, to March 26, 1975, during the administrations of U.S. Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Dent died at a hospital in Spartanburg, South Carolina on December 10, 2019 at the age of 97.
Robert J. Lagomarsino
Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (September 4, 1926 – February 7, 2021) was an American politician. He was a former Republican congressman from California.
Lagomarsino began his service in the United States House of Representatives in 1974 and was re-elected every two years until 1992, when he was defeated for renomination by Michael Huffington. Before he began serving in the House, Lagomarsino served in the California State Senate from 1961 until 1974, and before to that, he served as the mayor of Ojai, California.
Lagomarsino died on February 7, 2021 at his family ranch in Ojai, California at the age of 94.
Norman Mineta
Norman Yoshio Mineta (, "Mineta Yoshio"; born November 12, 1931), is an American politician.
He is a member of the Democratic Party, Mineta most recently served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as the United States Secretary of Transportation. He was the only Democratic Cabinet Secretary in the Bush administration.
On June 23, 2006, Mineta announced his resignation after more than five years as Secretary of Transportation, effective July 7, 2006, making him the longest-serving Transportation Secretary in the Department's history.
On July 10, 2006, Hill & Knowlton, a public relations firm, announced that Mineta would join it as a partner. On August 10, 2010, it was announced that Mineta would join L&L Energy, Inc as Vice Chairman.
Mineta also was President Bill Clinton's Secretary of Commerce for the last six months of his term (July 2000–January 2001). Mineta spent nearly six full years as a Cabinet member.
William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.
William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr. (July 7, 1920 – March 31, 2017) was an American attorney and politician. Coleman was the fourth United States Secretary of Transportation, from March 7, 1975 to January 20, 1977.
Coleman, Jr. died from complications of Alzheimer's disease at his home in Alexandria, Virginia on March 31, 2017, aged 96.
John A. Volpe
John Anthony Volpe (; December 8, 1908November 11, 1994) was an American politician. He served as the 61st and 63rd Governor of Massachusetts. He also served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 1969 to 1973 and an ambassador to Italy from 1973 to 1977.