A SWING AND A MISS

All she needs now is a push in the right direction.

Gravure model Cathy was born in Hawaii but made her career in Japan. She became famous during the 1970s, and modeled through the ’80s and into the ’90s, appearing in photo books such as Toast Girl, Kathy’s Jumbo Africa, and Love Cathy. The spelling changed on the covers of her books—sometimes it was Kathy, other times Cathy, and occasionally it was even Catty. Such are the struggles of the Japanese tongue with western names, a struggle that is more than reciprocated by western tongues trying to master Japanese names. These photos are later period Cathy/Kathy/Catty from 1994.

Japan, Hawaii, Cathy, Kathy, nudity

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HISTORY REWIND

The headlines that mattered yesteryear.

September 9

1956—Elvis Shakes Up Ed Sullivan

Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time, performing his hit song “Don’t Be Cruel.” Ironically, a car accident prevented Sullivan from being present that night, and the show was guest-hosted by British actor Charles Laughton.

September 8

1966—Star Trek Airs for First Time

Star Trek, an American television series set in the twenty-third century and promoting socialist utopian ideals, premieres on NBC. The series is cancelled after three seasons without much fanfare, but in syndication becomes one of the most beloved television shows of all time.

September 8

1974—Ford Pardons Nixon

U.S. President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office, which coincidentally happen to include all those associated with the Watergate scandal.

September 7

1978—Giorgi Markov Assassinated

Bulgarian dissident Giorgi Markov is assassinated in a scene right out of a spy novel. As he’s waiting at a bus stop near Waterloo Bridge in London, he’s jabbed in the calf with an umbrella. The man holding the umbrella apologizes and walks away, but he is in reality a Bulgarian hired killer who has just injected a ricin pellet into Markov, who develops a high fever and dies three days later.

September 6

1901—McKinley Fatally Shot

Polish-born anarchist Leon Czolgosz shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley dies September 12, and Czolgosz is later executed.