EXTRA! The Birthday Times EXTRA! Birthday Edition For Chad
Newman Wednesday, June 06, 1973 Volume 1, Special Issue
Chad Newman Was Born Today!
Around the World In 1973... This Year's Top Headlines - U.S.
bombing of Cambodia ends - Nixon accepts Watergate responsibility
in speech - Supreme Court rules On Roe vs. Wade - Ceasefire ends
American ground involvement in Vietnam - First American space
station 'Skylab' is launched - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (MRI
Scanning) is developed
The President Speaks on the Current U.S. Economy Earlier today,
the President announced this year's National Price Averages,
stating he was happy with the changes in our economy. He also
stated that although the price of bread has risen to $0.27 a loaf,
the average income is also rising, topping at $4141.00 this
year.
National Price Averages This Year The average home in 1973 cost
the consumer $35500, while the cost of a car averaged $4181. A
postage stamp now costs $0.10, while a gallon of gas is setting us
back $0.48 a gallon. Here are some other interesting statistics:
Population - 211908788.00 Gasoline - $0.48 gallon Electricity -
$15.96 Bread - $0.27 Milk - $0.57 half gallon Flour - $0.11 Doz.
Eggs - $0.50 Bacon - $0.81 Bologna - $1.35 Ice Cream - $0.93 CPI -
$147.70 Average Income - 4141.00
The 1973 Academy Awards What a year for the film industry! The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored their best this
year, with Best Actor going to Marlon Brando and Best Actress going
to Liza Minelli. The Godfather received Best Directed Picture.
Around The Country - George Steinbrenner III buys Yankees from CBS
for $12 million - Roe vs. Wade: US Supreme Court legalizes some
abortions - First Kiss concert Queens New York - Eisenhower Tunnel
- world's highest and longest opens - US launches Pioneer 11 to
Jupiter & Saturn
Oakland Athletics Win 1973 World Series! Oakland Athletics fans
all over are celebrating the Series win over the New York Mets.
Both teams played their best, but the Oakland Athletics took the
series by four games to three. Literary Contributions The literary
world contributed great reading during 1973. Some of the most noted
titles were: Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach, Once Is
Not Enough by Jacqueline Susann, and Breakfast of Champions by Kurt
Vonnegut.
The Year In Music The music industry continues to deliver the
hits. Among the the most popular in 1973 were "Crocodile Rock" by
Elton John, "Angie" by The Rolling Stones and My Love" by Paul
Mccartney & Wings. Celebrities Sharing Chad's Birthday Chad's
birthday was shared with some pretty famous celebrities, including
Staci Keanan, born in 1975. Others who shared their birthday: Bjorn
Borg 1956 Sandra Bernhard 1955 Gary U.S. Bonds 1939 Thomas Mann
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