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Ottawa High School
Class of ‘70ReunionJune 27, 2015
Just 5 years ago...
Our 2010 Reunion
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Our 2010 Reunion
Our 2010 Reunion
Our 2010 Reunion
Patty Baxter, Dale Howard, Jan Page, Mark Morrisey, Chris Selby
Our 2010 Reunion
Debbie McKelvey, Celeste Campbell, Sandy Montgomery, Paula Gilroy, Barb Stipp
Our 2010 Reunion
Barb Bennett, Fernando Diaz, Jim Williamson, Kathy Nesch
Our 2010 Reunion
Jimmy Garcia, Jeanne Baldovino Sharon Brady
Our 2010 Reunion
Jan Page, Sue Shumway, Sheri Hewitt
Our 2010 Reunion
Pattie Porter, Teresa GeistMark Morrisey
Our 2010 Reunion
Jan Page, Randy Snodgrass, Bill Loder
Our 2010 Reunion
Our 2010 Reunion
Our 2010 Reunion
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Our Alma Mater
In the Year 1970• The World's Population reaches 3.63 billion;
the US population reaches 205 million.• Cyclone in Bangladesh kills 500,000.• Earthquake in Peru kills 67,000.• The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty goes into effect
after ratification by 43 nations.• The Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed.• The first New York Marathon is run in New York.• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
begins operation.• The US lowers the voting age from 21 to 18 when
President Nixon signs the bill into law on June 22, 1970.
Cost of Living, 1970• US Annual Inflation Rate: 5.84%
• Year End Close, Dow Jones Industrial Average: 838
• Average Cost, new house: $23,450
• Average Annual Income: $9,400
• Average Monthly Rent: $140
• One gallon of Gas: 36¢
• 1 Carat Diamond Ring: $299
• AMC Gremlin: $1,879
• Chrysler Newport: $3,861
• 8 Track Stereo Tape Player: $38.99
$100 Converted from 1970 is equivalent to $610 in 2015.
• US Postage Stamp: 6¢
• Sports Illustrated: 15¢
• 25" Cinema Screen Color TV: $739.95
• Men’s Leather Shoes: $6.99
• Apples: 4# for 59¢
• Dog Food: 12 Cans for $1.00
• Head and Shoulder Shampoo: 79¢
• Barbie Doll: $4.77
• Lava lamp: $19.95
At the Movies, 1970• M*A*S*H• Patton• Woodstock• Bob and Carol and Ted
and Alice• On Her Majesty's
Secret Service• Hello, Dolly!
• Catch-22• Airport
• American Bandstand• What's My Line?• Gunsmoke• General Hospital• Perry Mason• The Brady Bunch• The Twilight Zone• Hogan's Heroes• The Flip Wilson Show• Days of Our Lives
On TV, 1970• Bewitched• Hee-Haw• Bonanza• Marcus Welby, M.D.• The Beverly Hillbillies• The Andy Griffith Show• I Dream of Jeannie• The Ed Sullivan Show• The Tonight Show Starring
Johnny Carson
Vietnam War, 1970• In April, 1970, President Nixon orders a
secret invasion of Cambodia by US and South Vietnamese troops.
• 100,000 people demonstrate in Washington DC against the Vietnam War.
• Four Kent State University students are killed by National Guard troops during an anti-war demonstration on May 4, 1970.
“Houston, we’ve got a problem.”• April 11, 1970: At 2:13 pm, the Apollo 13 mission launches
as the third mission to the moon, carrying astronauts James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise.
• April 13th: the explosion of the second oxygen tank and resulting damage to the spacecraft puts the lives of the astronauts in grave danger. After about three hours, all of the oxygen stores are gone and there is a loss of water, electricity and the propulsion system.
• Houston and the crew begin to work on a plan for safe re-entry to Earth that includes closing off the command module and re-configuring the lunar module.
• April 17th: the crew of Apollo 13 has a successful splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa. All of the crew survived.
Popular Music, 1970 “Let It Be” - The Beatles
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” - Simon & Garfunkel
“ABC” and “I Want You Back” - The Jackson 5
“War” - Edwin Starr
“(They Long to Be) Close to You” - The Carpenters
“American Woman” - The Guess Who
Music, 1970 The Isle of Wight Festival, the largest rock festival of all
time, is attended by 600,000 people. Artists include: Jimi Hendrix • The Guess Who • The Doors • Chicago • Richie Havens • Joan Baez • Jethro Tull • Ten Years After • Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
Jimi Hendrix dies of a barbiturate overdose in London.
Janis Joplin dies in a cheap motel from a heroin overdose.
1970 Music Simon and Garfunkel release their final album
together, “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” The Title Track won the Grammy for Song of the Year.
The Beatles officially break up in April, 1970 when Paul McCartney publicly states that he is leaving the band. “Let It Be” is released as their final album on May 8, 1970.
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