Look at 1989 1975 and russian air balloon Frank Sinatra 1973 oil shock

Look at 1989 1975 and russian air balloon Frank Sinatra 1973 oil shock

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A brief look at 1989

A brief look at 1975

Balloon escape from Russia

Look at the 1973 Oil shortage

1974, Sinatra had switched political loyalties from the Democrats to the Republicans and thrown his support behind Nixon’s 1972 reelection campaign. He wasn’t exactly sympathetic to the new wave of political agitation, at home or abroad. More than anything, though, it seems that Sinatra just wanted to be left alone. He told the Australian press that he wouldn’t be doing any interviews while in the country.

Of course, that didn’t stop journalists from pursuing him from the moment his plane landed. Lacking fresh material from interviews, they filled gossip pages with speculation about Sinatra’s alleged mafia connections and the women in his entourage.

A bodyguard reportedly wrapped an electric cord around one cameraman’s throat and warned: “Things are going to get physical.”