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Retrospective

Twenty years ago — 1996

Featured in an article by OBSERVER Sports Editor Jerry Reilly are three Dunkirk brothers who, unable to find jobs before World War II, became boxers as a way of making meal money. Raised at the St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Dunkirk, Phil, Joe and Sammy Muscato all used boxing as a way out into the world. All three had fought distinguished amateur careers. All three fought professionally during the 1940s at a time when Buffalo was a boxing hotbed. It was the No. 1 sport in Buffalo, which had six world champions, more than any other city in the United States. Joe and Phil made their mark nationally as well.

Thirty years ago — 1986

For the second straight month, Dick and Mary Ann Brochetti of Central TV in Dunkirk received an astronomical telephone bill from their out-of-town long distance company. The bill contains an invoice for $38,649.25 covering calls made during the past two months. The latest bill of $13,583.62 includes charges for $10,398.83 in international calls and $3,184.69 in domestic calls. The previous bill was $25,065.63. The Brochettis believe someone got hold of their long-distance identification code and passed it out for others to use. The company is said to be investigating.

Forty years ago — 1976

Pet of the Week is Joey, an 8-week-old pig-tailed Macque monkey owned by Diana Borland of Brocton, a senior at Brocton Central School. Joey was born Sept. 22 in the Borland home. Diana dresses Joey in clothes she has made for him.

Fifty years ago — 1966

Dr. Robert M. Diamond, director of the instructional resources center at Fredonia State University College, is co-author of a new book titled, “The Amateur Psychologist’s Dictionary.” Available in paperback, the programmed book is designed to clarify the meaning of psychological and psychoanalytical terms.

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