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6:17 - Karl's Weather:
Today... Partly sunny with a slight chance for some rain or even an isolated thunderstorm later this afternoon. Hi 76
Tonight... Mostly cloudy, a chance for some more rain or storms. Lo 61
Wednesday... Partly sunny with a chance for rain or storms. Hi 78
Thursday... Mostly sunny. Hi 79
6:40 - History Vault:
36 Years Ago Today - The last combat troops in Vietnam were pulled to return home.
53 Years Ago Today - Minimum wage was raised from 75 cents to $1 an hour by President Eisenhower when he signed the Minimum Wage Act.
157 Years Ago Today - Isaac Singer acquired a patent for his sewing machine. It wasn't the first sewing machine, but it was the first one with a double treadle.
6:50 - KFIZ News Quiz:
Betty Mauch won a great back to school prize pack and a pair of tickets to the Bristol Rennaissance Fair for knowing that James Jones was the receiver who almost lost his head in last night's Packer pre-season game during the first touchdown reception.
7:25 - C.W. Smith Birthdays:
Casey Affleck 33 - Younger brother to Ben Affleck, has starred in many movies including "Gone Baby, Gone" and "The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
Pete Sampras 37 - Retired tennis superstar
Sir Mix-A-Lot 45 - Rapper who had the hit "Baby Got Back"
George Hamilton 69 - Actor with that intense tan seen in "Rumor Has It" and many other films.
Country superstar Buck Owens would have been 79 today.
7:50 - Want an Invisibility Cloak?
Apparently, researchers are working on an ACTUAL invisibility cloak. Just like the one you see in Harry Potter. Right now though, they're saying that it's just a tiny amount of the material, but they're hoping that it can eventually get larger so that it can cover military personel and vehicles. The material is manufactured to bend light to render objects invisible to the naked eye. It's being worked on at the University of California.
8:20 - Fond du Lac Area Job and Career Center:
Jerry gave us an update on everything that's available from the FDL Area Job and Career Center. Give them a call for more information at 929-3900.
9:10 - After Breakfast:
Jay Merril came in for E.C. Does It presented by E.C. Merril. Jay reminded us to get our furnaces scheduled for a check-up before the cooler fall temperatures come through the state.
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