Remember the Times

CLASS OF 1977
GRADUATES FROM LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL EAST
FRIDAY,  JUNE10,  1977

The News In Review   A Round of Applause
United States and Cuba agree to exchange diplomatic missions... Portland Trailblazers basketball team wins NBA championship... Rosalynn Carter concludes two-week tour of Latin America and Caribbean nations.   Best Movie
  Best Actor
  Best Actress
  TV Shows
  
  World Series
Annie Hall
Richard Dreyfuss
Diane Keaton
Donny & Marie
Happy Days
NY Yankees over L.A. Dodgers

PRESIDENT
Jimmy Carter

VICE PRESIDENT
Walter F. Mondale

 

On a Nostalgic Note
You Light Up My Life... Southern Nights... Evergreen... Staying' Alive... Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue... Lucille... You Make Me Feel Like Dancing... You don't Have To Be A Star... Dancing Queen... Hotel California
How It Was, How It Is
1977 1992 Introducing
Optical fibers used to transmit TV by Bell Telephone Co... US space shuttle made first test flight... US set 200-mile fishing zone... Fluorocarbons banned as aerosol propellants, damage to ozone layer feared... Oil from Alaska's pipeline... Richard Nixon interviewed by David Frost on TV... First US diesel automobile by GM

3 Br. Home

$48,800 $99,800
Avg. Income $18,398 $35,353
New Ford $4,785 $13,400
Gas, 1 gal. $ .63 $1.16
Bread, 1 lb $ .47 $ .70
Milk, 1 gal. $1.67 $2.73
Bacon, 1 lb. $1.56 $2.27

Remember This?

Smoke Detectors... Consumers boycotted coffee because of high prices... CB radios achieved record sales, new language used... Fads: TV recorders, food processors, mopeds and T-shirts... LI'L ABNER comic strip created in 1934 by Al Capp ended... ATRA twin blades razor by Gillette introduced... Clothing was the most popular item purchased through the mail, followed by insurance.

A Slice of Life

Americans flocked to see treasures of Tutankhamen... Humphrey made sentimental journey to Capitol Hill... Seattle Slew won horse racing's Triple Crown... Elvis Presley & Bing Crosby died... Movies:  STAR WARS and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS... ROOTS on TV... Jogging... Grammy Awards:  Stevie Wonder and Linda Ronstadt

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