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by Kathy Wolfe What do you remember most about the 1970s? It was a decade of progress, celebration and political scandal. Let’s take a leap back in time and remember these monumental events. • The twin towers of New York City’s World Trade Center were completed in 1972 and became the world’s tallest buildings, surpassing the Empire State Building, the record-holder for the previous 40 years. The towers didn’t hold on to the honor for very long, as Chicago’s Sears Tower outdid them in 1973. • America celebrated its 200th birthday in 1976, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Many of the festivities were centered in Philadelphia, the nation’s first capital and home of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The city’s celebrations were tragically marred, however, by an epidemic of a respiratory disease that struck 231 people, killing 34. Because most of the dead were members of the American Legion attending a convention, the ailment was dubbed Legionnaire’s Disease. It was later identified as the result of a bacteria found in the air-conditioning pipes of the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. The air conditioning was quickly replaced, but the damage had been done to the hotel’s reputation, and it went bankrupt shortly afterward. Turn the page for more! WANT TO RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

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The Belle Plaine Area Museum National Train Day 2012 on May 12th from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. This is free family event showcasing Belle Plaine’s rich railroad history. Donations received will go toward restoring our Chicago & Northwestern caboose. For more information call 319 560-1132 Families Helping Families of Iowa 5th Annual Gala Saturday, May 12 - 5pm start Cedar Rapids Marriott, Cedar Rapids Featured Speaker: Author of “A Child Called It,” inspirational speaker and former foster child: David Pelzer Tickets will be available for purchase online at www.familieshelpingfamiliesofiowa.com or by calling 319-294-9706 Heart to Art June 14th, 2012 - 6pm-8pm The Cherry Building 329 10th Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 A silent auction of arts and culture items. A variety of art pieces and tickets to cultural events will be available for bid. While guest view the art and bid they can enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and drinks, live musical performance, and short program about the work of the Catherine McAuley Center. Tickets $15 per person and $25 per couple in advance or $20 per person and $30 per couple at the door. St. James United Methodist Church Spring Fling May 25-28 1430 Ellis Blvd. NW Cedar Rapids Friday 5 pm through Monday 5 pm Carnival with adult and kiddies rides and carnival food. The church will also be offering four meals to raise funds for ministry and flood recovery Friday 4:307pm Ham Dinner; Saturday 4:30-7pm Swiss steak dinner; Sunday 8am-Noon Pancake Breakfast; Sunday 4:30-7pm Hot Beef Sandwich dinner. Special Music will be offered by area artists during the Saturday Dinner.

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• On October 1, 1971, the 107-acre Walt Disney world resort officially opened, seven years after Walt Disney had procured 27,443 acres of land in central Florida. Unfortunately, Disney had passed away five years earlier and never saw his dream fulfilled. It is now the world’s most-visited entertainment resort and welcomes about 17 million visitors per year. • Does the name Louise Brown ring a bell? She was a five-pound, 12-ounce baby girl delivered in July 1978, the world’s first test-tube baby, born as a result of the experimental in vitro fertilization process. Although called a test-tube baby, her conception actually took place in a petri dish. Brown became a mother herself in 2006. • After scoring 1590 out of a possible 1600 on the SAT, 17-year-old Bill Gates enrolled at Harvard in 1973. He stayed in contact with his boyhood chum Paul Allen, and after dropping out of Harvard, Gates teamed up with Allen in 1975 to form Microsoft, a combined abbreviation of “microcomputer” and “software.” • The big news of 1977 was the death of Elvis Presley, declared by the medical examiner as the result of “coronary arrhythmia.” Over the eight months prior to the King’s death, his physician had prescribed more than 10,000 doses of sedatives, amphetamines and narcotics. The autopsy revealed 14 different drugs in Presley’s system at the time of his death. As thousands lined up outside Graceland’s gates during the funeral, a car swerved into a group of fans, killing two. More than 80,000 people lined the procession route to his Forest Hill Cemetery burial site.

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• In 1972, burglars broke into the Democratic Party’s National Committee office at the Watergate Hotel. In the coming months it was revealed that President Richard Nixon was involved in covering up the burglary and possessed a number of stolen tapes. When he refused to surrender the tapes, a judge ordered the chief executive to hand them over. In 1974, impeachment proceedings were initiated against the president. In August of that year, Nixon resigned and Gerald Ford became president. A month later, Ford issued a full pardon to Nixon for “all offenses against the United States.” • What were folks wearing in the 1970s? Bell-bottomed pants paired with either a turtleneck sweater or flower-print shirt was a popular look. After the premiere of the movie “Saturday Night Fever” in 1977, John Travolta’s three-piece suit and wide-collared shirt inspired the disco fashion. For women, hot pants and thighhigh boots were all the rage, as were fringed leather mini-skirts and platform shoes. Guys sported sideburns, and the large “Afro” hairstyle became fashionable. • In the sports world, Hank Aaron beat Babe Ruth’s home run record when he hit his 715th career home run in April 1974. By the time Aaron retired in 1976, his record was 755 homers, one that held until 2006. ABC began broadcasting Monday Night Football in 1970, and ESPN, an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, was launched in September 1979 as a cable network devoted strictly to sports broadcasting. • In 1975, powerful Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished from a restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He was allegedly tied to organized crime, and it was assumed he was killed by the Mafia. His body has never been found.

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On television, our favorite Westerns “Gunsmoke” and “The Virginian” were phased out, as were sitcoms “Bewitched” and “I Dream of Jeannie.” The Sci-Fi era was ushered in with hits such as “The SixMillion Dollar Man,” “The Bionic Woman” and “Battlestar Galactica.” The controversial sitcom “All in the Family” had its run from 1971 to 1979, featuring the fictional Archie Bunker’s frequently inappropriate remarks about religious, political and social issues of the day. Game shows gained in popularity, including “Wheel of Fortune,” “Family Feud” and “The Price is Right,” first hosted by Bob Barker in 1972. NBC debuted “Saturday Night Live” in 1975; George Carlin was the first host with musical guests Janis Ian and Billy Preston. HBO was inaugurated as the first pay-TV channel in 1972.

• Hard rockers were listening to the likes of Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple, while Southern rockers tuned into The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Disco lovers listened to the Bee Gees and danced the Hustle, and soft rock folks enjoyed the crooning of the Carpenters, Barry Manilow and the Osmonds. Billboard magazine declared Elton John the best artist of the decade. We started listening to our music on the Sony Walkman, a portable cassette player, in 1979. • At the theaters we were viewing “The Godfather,” “Rocky” and “Dirty Harry.” We were scared out of our seats by “The Exorcist,” “Jaws” and “Carrie” and laughed uproariously at “Animal House,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Monty Python.” George Lucas’ career took off with “American Graffiti” in 1973, followed by “Star Wars” in 1977, which quickly became the highest-grossing film of all time, an honor it maintained for the next five years.

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September 23– October 22 Adjustments must be made with an addition, but much good will come of it. A crazy outing inspires many more challenging adventures. Enjoy, Libra..

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