1959--1999

SS Lau

In 1959....

Fidel Castro's forces conquered Cuba.
Alaska became the 49th and largest state of US.
Hawaii became the 50th state of US.

"Mack the Knife" and
" He's got the whole world in his hand" were hot songs.


Academy award winners:
Actress: Simone Signoret, " Room at the Top".
Actor: Charlton Heston, " Ben Hur".
Picture: " Ben Hur".

Birth:
John Patrick McEnroe, US tennis player.

In the US:
postage stamp: $0.04.
Gas: $0.31/gallon
Minimum wage: $1.00
Medium family income:$5417

In Hong Kong:
The Lighters Left Pui-Ching in July of 1959, or earlier.

In 1999...
The lighters meet again in Toronto in August, 1999 for the 40th reunion. Almost everything has changed since 1959, but the friendship among the lighters has not.
See you there.