Netty Herawaty, Indonesian Actress

Netty Herawaty (also Herawati, 4 April 1930 – 6 February 1989) was an Indonesian actress who made more than fifty films between 1949 and 1986.

Born in Surabaya, as a teenager Herawaty toured Java with a number of stage troupes during the Japanese occupation and Indonesian National Revolution. In 1949, she made her feature film debut in Fred Young's Saputangan. After two years of collaborating with Young, appearing in a total of eight films for his Bintang Surabaja Film Corporation, Herawaty migrated to Djamaluddin Malik's Persari, where she soon became one of the company's most popular stars and appeared in such films as Rodrigo de Villa (1952) and Lewat Djam Malam (1955). When Persari was shut down, Herawaty returned to the theatre, spending most of the 1960s away from Indonesia's struggling film industry. She returned to screen in the 1970s, appearing in supporting roles in more than thirty films before her death.

Charles Owens, First African American Judge in Oklahoma

Charles L. Owens (April 13, 1930 – May 24, 2016) was the first African-American judge in Oklahoma.^[1] He was appointed by Governor Dewey F. Bartlett in 1968.

Background[edit]

Owens was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1948. He graduated from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO in 1952 with a degree in business administration. He served with the Signal Corps in Germany and France from 1952-1954. He later worked for the Tulsa Police Department while attending law school at the University of Tulsa, where he graduated in 1960. He was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association in 1960 and formed a partnership with Edward Lawrence Goodwin, publisher of the Oklahoma Eagle. He was appointed as the first African-American assistant attorney general in Oklahoma in 1963 by Charles R. Nesbitt.^[2] Owens argued a U.S. Supreme Court Case in 1968, which was the first criminal case from Oklahoma which the Supreme Court granted a full hearing.

Arthur Leo "Doodle" Owens, Country Songwriter Associated with Charley Pride

Arthur Leo "Doodle" Owens (November 28, 1930 – October 4, 1999) was an American country music songwriter and singer. He had a long songwriting partnership with Dallas Frazier, with whom he wrote "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" (1969), "(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again" (1969), "I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving Me" (1970) and "Then Who Am I" (1974), all number-one country hits for Charlie Pride. In the 1980s, Owens wrote many songs with fellow songwriter Dennis Knutson for George Jones and other artists.

Owens was born is Waco, Texas. As a singer, his only charting hit was "Honky Tonk Toys", written by Owens with Gene Vowell, which made it to number 78 on the country charts in 1978.

Charley Pride's version of "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1970. Owens was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999.^[1]

Owens died in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 68.

Joseph Ouellette, Medal of Honor Recipient

Joseph R. Ouellette (May 9, 1930 – September 3, 1950) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 31, and September 1–3, 1950.

Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company H, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Place and date: Near Yongsan, Korea, from August 31, to September 3, 1950.

Entered service at: Lowell, Mass. Birth: Lowell, Mass.

G.O. No.: 25, April 25, 1951.

Citation:

Pfc. Ouellette distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy in the Makioug-Chang River salient. When an enemy assault cut off and surrounded his unit he voluntarily made a reconnaissance of a nearby hill under intense enemy fire to locate friendly troop positions and obtain information of the enemy's strength and location. Finding that friendly troops were not on the hill, he worked his way back to his unit under heavy fire. Later, when an airdrop of water was made outside the perimeter, he again braved enemy fire in an attempt to retrieve water for his unit. Finding the dropped cans broken and devoid of water, he returned to his unit. His heroic attempt greatly increased his comrades' morale. When ammunition and grenades ran low, Pfc. Ouellette again slipped out of the perimeter to collect these from the enemy dead. After collecting grenades he was attacked by an enemy soldier. He killed this enemy in hand-to-hand combat, gathered up the ammunition, and returned to his unit. When the enemy attacked on 3 September, they assaulted his position with grenades. On 6 occasions Pfc. Ouellette leaped from his foxhole to escape exploding grenades. In doing so, he had to face enemy small-arms fire. He continued his resistance, despite a severe wound, until he lost his life. The extraordinary heroism and intrepidity displayed by Pfc. Ouellette reflect the highest credit on himself and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the military service.^[1]

Legacy[edit]

The Ouellette Bridge or Aiken Street Bridge in Lowell, Massachusetts, built in 1883 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., is the longest lenticular truss bridge in the country, with 5 spans, as well as the second-oldest lenticular truss bridge in Massachusetts.^[2]

The US Army named an outpost, Observation Post Ouellette after him, in the Korean DMZ, near to the Joint Security Area.

PFC Ouellette also has a bridge named after him in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Ali Mohamed Osobie, Somali Politician

Ali Mohamed Osoble '(Somali: Cali Maxamed Cosoble [Cali Wardhiigleey]) was a prominent Somali politician and Member of Parliament in the civilian government. He was born in Ceelbuur in 1930. He held ministerial positions (including from 1967 was Minister of Health and Social Affairs and 1969-69 Minister for Information of the Egal Government. ) before the takeover of the Siad Barre military government. Before he founded with others the U.S.C he was the Vice chairman of the S.N.M from 1984–87 and he left them after he disagreed with the Ethiopians on the Unity of Somalia .From January 1989 he was elected in Rome as first chairman of U.S.C. He died in Rome in 1990.

Solomon Osei-Akoto, Ghanaian Teacher and Politician

Solomon Osei-Akoto (born June 3, 1930- ?) was a Ghanaian teacher and politician. He was the deputy minister (ministerial secretary) for transport and communication during the Busia regime.

Solomon was born on June 3, 1930 at Akoasi in the Eaatern Region of Ghana.

He had his early education at Nsawam primary and middle school from 1938 to 1947. He received his teachers' certificate A in 1951 from the Akropong Prebyterian Training College (now the Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong). He continued at Sadler Baptist Secondary School (now Kumasi Academy) from 1957 to 1961 for his G. C. E. Ordinary and advance level certificate. He left for the United States of America in 1961 to study business administration at the Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Kentucky he received his bachelor's degree in 1964. He had further studies in business administration at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (now Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia where he was awarded his master of business administration degree in Industrial Management.^[1][2]

His teaching career begun 1952 after obtaining his teachers' certificate. He taught at Pekyi-Ashanti Presby middle school until 1956 when he obtained admission to study at the Sadler Baptist Secondary School. In 1967, he gained employment at the State Pharmaceutical Corporation in Accra as its personnel manager. A year later he was elected as the first president of the Association of Business Graduates. He also worked as an Administrative Officer with the Institute of Aquatic Biology, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research.^[1][2]

He was elected as a member of parliament representing the Birim-Abirem constituency^[3] on 29 August 1969. That same year he was appointed deputy minister (ministerial secretary) for transport and communications.^[4] He served in that capacity together with Joseph Yaw Manu^[5] until 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown.^[1][2]

He married Janet Osei-Akoto in January, 1952. Together they had six children. His hobbies included football, hockey, swimming and debates.^[1][2]

Akanbi Mahmoud Oniyangi, Nigerian Politician

Akanbi Mahmoud Oniyangi (1930 – 17 January 2006) was a Nigerian politician and former Minister for commerce and Defense during the aborted second republic. He was born in Kwara State and was educated at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was a lawyer and Community leader before entering politics.^[1]

During his tenure as defense minister, he tried to the improve Nigeria's strained relationship with its neighbors. Chad was having merger talks with Libya and was under a peacekeeping force and Cameroon was having border disputes with Nigeria.