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Welcome '70 Classmates!
Remember these?
Seniors Go in ’70!...Wolfson Wolfpack…Mr. Geilen…Ms. Wilson…Mr. Schmickle…Myers/Brewster…Ms.Woolverton…Southside Women’s Club…Derby House…Young Life…Norman’s frozen cokes…Point La Vista… The Krystal…Southside Drive-In…Access 5…Hill 13…Lakewood Pharmacy…Wolfgang…Junior Senior Alliance…Paw Print…Senior Girls…Senior Fellows…Cheerleaders…Marching Band…Homecoming…Miss Wolfson Contest…Mr. Ugly Contest…Football Games…Basketball Games…Christmas Dance
Now it’s time to get excited about being young again and reminiscing with old acquaintances and friends! Just follow the checklist below and you are well on your way!
Reunion Checklist:
· Update Profile If this is your first visit and you are a 1970 Wolfson classmate, select your name on the "where are they now" link in the right hand column. Create your user name, password and complete your profile. Be sure and list an email address since we are using this site as a communication tool. If you’re name does not appear on the list send a request by using the “contact us” button and you will be added. If you are a friend of another class and want access to the site, you can also send a request by using the “contact us" button. We will be happy to add you as a "guest member”.
· Go to 40 Year Reunion Info” tab for all the details about the reunion then
· Go to Register for Reunion tab, complete registration and submit
· Go to Missing Classmates tab and contact anyone you are still in touch with and have them do the same - Help us find as many of our classmates as possible
· Check out the Photo Gallery and find those old snapshots and class pictures to share with everyone
· Be sure to visit the "Message Forum" to chat with other Classmates
· The reunion committee would like to thank the Class of 1969 and 1971 for all the outstanding work they have done on their websites and allowing us to use some of their wonderful ideas to promote ours.
VISIT THEIR SITES & Register as a GUEST!
Historical Events from 1970:
Kent State Shooting – May 4, 1970…National guardsmen opened fire on a group of students, wounding many, 4 fatally, on the campus of Kent State University.
World Trade Center completed
Apollo 13 announces “Houston, we’ve got a problem!” as Beech-built oxygen tank explodes en route to Moon
Childproof safety caps were introduced
IBM introduces the Floppy disc
The LCD (liquid crystal display) is invented by Hoffman-La Roche (Switzerland)
Lithium is approved by the FDA for the treatment of manic-depression
Earthquake in Peru May 31, 1970 72,000 people were killed and 700,000 were left homeles Federal Elections 18 year olds are given the right to vote in federal elections.
The introduction of bar codes Bar codes are introduced for retail and industrial use in England.
U.S. Troops invade Cambodia
California is the first no-fault divorce state
First New York City marathon
Marshall University plane crash On November 14, 1970 a chartered plane carrying 75 players, coaches, and prominent residents of Huntington, WV and Marshall University crashed on a rainy hill side , the worst single air tragedy in NCAA sports history.
Prices, Economy, Statistics:
Automobile…$3,542
Gasoline…36 cents a gallon
House…$26,60
Bread…24 cents per loaf
Milk…$1.32 per gallon
Postage Stamp…6 cents
Average Annual Salary…$11,106
Minimum Wage…$1.60 per hour
Median Household Income…$8,734
Consumer Price Index…38.8
Unemployment…3.5%
Population…205,052,174
Life Expectancy…70.8 years
People:
Richard Nixon was President, Spiro Agnew was Vice President
Anwar Sadat elected in Egypt
Charles De Gaulle dies
Charles Manson Convicted of Murdering Sharon Tate Charles Manson, the leader of a bizarre cult, and 4 of his followers were convicted of the murders of several people including actress Sharon Tate and her unborn baby.
The Beatles release Let It Be, their last album
John Lennon and Yoko Ono marry
The Beatles break up…by the end of the year, each member had released a solo album.
Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix both die drug-related deaths at age 27
Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends “Huntley-Brinkley Report”
Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippine’s by a dagger-wieling Bolivian painter disguised as a priest
Sports:
Monday Night Football debuts on ABC, with Howard Cosell, Frank Gifford and Don Meredith giving play-by-play.
Baltimore Orioles defeat the Cincinnati Reds to win the World Series
Kansas City beats Minnesota Vikings 27-3 in the Super Bowl
Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to average 100+ points per game
Entertainment:
George C. Scott gives one of film’s most memorable performances in Patton. He won Best Actor Oscar for his role as the title character, but refused the gold statuette
Midnight Cowboy wins the Best Picture Oscar, the first and only time an X-rated movie received this honor
The Jackson 5 made their TV debut on The American Bandstand
Grammy’s awarded…Aquarius by the 5th Dimension won Record of the Year, Blood, Sweat and Tears won Album of the Year and Games People Play by Joe South won Song of the Year
Movies…M*A*S*H*, Love Story, Midnight Cowboy, Airport
Songs…Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head, Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Tears of a Clown
TV debuts...All My Children, Flip Wilson Show, Marcus Welby, The Partridge Family, Mary Tyler Moore Show
TV Shows ending…Petticoat Junction, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun
