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The largest of these mechanical skidders was the Lidgerwood skidder, which not only brought logs to the landing from the cutting site, but loaded them onto railroad cars as well, making it both a skidder and loader. One popular brand was the Clyde Skidder, built by Clyde Ironworks in Duluth, Minnesota.
The Clyde was capable of retrieving logs from four different points at the same time. Each cable, or lead, was approximately 1000 feet in length. Once the logs were attached and a clearance signal was sent for retrieval, the logs could be skidded at a speed of 1000 feet per minute, which is around 10 mph (1MPH = 88 fpm = 26.8 meter per minute).
Character actress Evans Evans, best known for her role as a kidnapping victim in the 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde, has died.She was 91. News of her death on Sunday, June 16, was published in a ...
Clyde "Skip" Battin (February 18, 1934 – July 6, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, bassist, performer, and recording artist. He was a member of the Byrds , the New Riders of the Purple Sage , and the Flying Burrito Brothers .
Displayed on another page are graphic photos by Times photographer John B. Gasquet of the bullet ridden car, the bodies of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and last, a photo of the Texas and ...
Manis was a trained orangutan that played Clyde, Clint Eastwood's sidekick in the 1978 box office hit Every Which Way but Loose. Its 1980 sequel, Any Which Way You Can, did not feature Manis, as the "child actor" had grown too much between productions. In the sequel, two orangutans, C.J. and Buddha, shared the role.
Federal officers performed CPR and took Clyde to the Baylor University Medical Center, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from the courthouse, [2] where he was pronounced deceased. [3] Authorities later detonated his vehicle. [1] [4] At the time of the shooting, Clyde was carrying more than 150 rounds of ammunition. [5]
Shyer earned an Oscar nomination, alongside his filmmaker ex-wife Nancy Meyers and the late Harvey Miller, for their co-writing efforts on the 1983 war comedy ‘Private Benjamin’