Looking Back...to Our College Years
Updated 7/29/09
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World News
- Soviets set a space endurance record of 139 days
- Millions march against the Shah of Iran in Tehran
- Charlie Chaplin's body stolen from Swiss cemetery, recovered after tracing ransom calls
- Czech pilot becomes the first non-Russian or American in space
- Test-tube fertilization success in UK
- 7.7 earthquake in Iran kills over 25,000
National News
- 35 astronaut candidates are chosen by NASA for shuttle program
- Coal miners strike for 110 days
- Over 900 found dead after Reverend Jim Jones orders mass suicide
- The endangered snail darter stops the $100 million Tellico Dam project in Tennessee
- Residents of Love Canal N.Y. are forced to move because of industrial waste in canal
At the Movies
- Best Actor: John Voight, Coming Home
- Best Actress: Jane Fonda, Coming Home
- Best Picture: The Deer Hunter
Music
- Just the Way You Are
- Copacabana
- You Needed Me
- Stayin' Alive
- You Don't Bring Me Flowers
Prices
| Average income | $16,975.00 | |
| New car | $5,405.00 | |
| New house | $54,749.00 | |
| Loaf of bread | $.42 | |
| Gallon of gas | $.63 | |
| Gallon of milk | $1.72 | |
| Gold per ounce | $193.60 | |
| Silver per ounce | $5.40 | |
| Minimum Wage | $2.65 |
Other Facts
| President | Jimmy Carter | |
| Vice President | Walter Mondale | |
| Dow Jones | 742.12 to 907.74 | |
| Dow Jones Average | 820 | |
| Life Expectancy | 73.5 years |