October 3, 2019
1969 - 1970 - 50 Years ago
WRHS Class of 1976
Facts about our 6th Grade in 1969 - 1970
 
Cost of Living:
Average Cost of new house $15,550.00 
Average Income per year $8,550.00 
Average Monthly Rent $135.00 
Average Cost New Car $3,270.00 
Toyota Corona $1,950.00 
Gas per Gallon 35 cents 
 
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
The first man lands on the moon in the Apollo 11 mission as Neil Armstrong and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. The famous words "That's one small step fo...

 
August 20, 2019
On the TV
60 Minutes
All in the Family
All My Children
Bionic Woman
Carol Burnett Show
Charlie's Angels
Chico and the Man
Columbo
Days of Our Lives
Emergency
General Hospital
Good Times
Happy Days
Hawaii Five-O
Little House on the Prairie
M*A*S*H
Monday Night Football
One Day at a Time
Rockford Files
Schoolhouse Rock!
Six Million Dollar Man
Soul Train
Tonight Show
Waltons
Welcome Back, Kotter
Wheel of Fortune
Wide World of Sports

August 20, 2019
What's Playing
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

All the President's Men

The Apple Dumpling Gang

The Bad News Bears

Barry Lyndon

Brannigan

Car Wash

Carrie

Dog Day Afternoon

The Drowning Pool

The Eiger Sanction

The Enforcer

Escape to Witch Mountain

Freaky Friday

Funny Lady

The Great Waldo Pepper

Jaws

King Kong

Lifeguard

Logan's Run

Marathon Man

Nashville

Network

Ode to Billy Joe

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nets

The Outlaw Josey Wales

Rocky

August 20, 2019
Newsworthy
​August 1975NASA launches Viking 1
Bruce Springsteen releases Born to Run
September 1975Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate President Gerald Ford
Patty Hearst is captured
Sara Jane Moore attempts to assassinate President Gerald Ford
October 1975Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in the Thrilla in Manila
Saturday Night Live airs first episode
Boston Red Sox defeat Cincinnatti Reds in World Series
November 1975The bulk carrier Edmun...

August 20, 2019
Who's Who
President: Gerald Ford
Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller

Governor of Arkansas: David Pryor
Lieutenant Governor: Joe Purcell

Mayor of Walnut Ridge: Tommy Holland