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The Year was...1974

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Top Box Office Movie Stars
Robert Redford Paul Newman
Barbara Streisand Clint Eastwood
Steve McQueen Marsha Mason
Charles Bronson Burt Reynolds
Linda Blair Al Pacino
Jack Nicholson Diane Keaton


Academy Award Winners:
Best Picture: "The GodFather, Part II"
Best Director: Francis Ford Coppola "The GodFather,
Part II"
Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn "Alice Doesn't
Live Here Anymore"
Best Actor: Art Carney: "Harry and Tonto"


Movie Openings
The Sting American Graffiti
The Texas
Chainsaw Massacre
Chinatown
Walking Tall Lenny
Halloween Harry and Tonto
The Towering Inferno Carrie
Young Frankenstein That's Entertainment
Blazing Saddles Death Wish
The Great Gatsby The Exorcist
Sleeper The Way We Where


Top 10 Television Shows:
[Rating]
#1All in the FamilyCBS [31.2]
#2The WaltonsCBS [28.1]
#3Sanford and SonNBC [27.5]
#4M*A*S*H CBS [25.7]
#5Hawaii Five-0CBS [24.0]
#6MaudeCB S [23.5]
#7The Sonny and Cher Show CBS[23.4]
#8KojakCB S [23.3]
#9The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS[23.2]
#10Cannon CBS [23.1]


1974 Emmy Awards:
Actor: Robert Blake Baretta
Actress: Jean MarshUpstairs, Downstairs
Comedic Actor:

Tony Randall

The Odd Couple
Comedic Actress:

Valerie Harper

Rhoda
Sportscaster Award:

Jim McKay

ABC's Wide World Of Sports
Best Variety Show:

The Carol Burnett Show

Children's Special:

Yes, Virgina, There Is a Santa Claus

Best Comedy:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Best Drama:

Upstairs, Downstairs


TV Premieres:
The Six-Million-Dollar Man Barnaby Jones
The Young and the Restless Police Story
Tony Orlando and Dawn The Rockford Files
Happy Days Good Times
The $25,000 Pyramid Monty Python's Flying Circus
Rhoda Police Woman
Chico and the Man Little House on the Prairie


Top Selling Music Artist:
Barbara Steisand "The Way We Were"
Roberta Flack "Killing Me Softly with His Song"
Eric Clapton "I Shot The Sheriff"
Tony Orlando and Dawn "Tie a Yellow Ribbon
'Round the Old Oak Tree"


Top Songs of the Year:
THE JOKERSteve Miller Band
SHOW AND TELLAl Wilson
YOU'RE SIXTEEN Ringo Starr
THE WAY WE WEREBarbra Streisand
BENNIE AND THE JETSElton John
THE LOCO-MOTIONGrand Funk Railroad
BAND ON THE RUNMcCartney & Wings
CATS IN THE CRADLEHarry Chapin
YOU'RE SO VAINCarly Simon
SUPERSTITION Stevie Wonder
CROCODILE ROCKElton John
LOVE TRAIN The O'Jays
TIME IN A BOTTLEJim Croce
MY LOVE Paul McCartney & Wings
ANGIE Rolling Stones
BAD LEROY BROWNJim Croce


USA Number #1 Hits 1974

Artist Song Title Date Achieved # 1
STEVE MILLER BAND THE JOKER 01/12/74
AL WILSON SHOW AND TELL 01/19/74
RINGO STARR YOU'RE SIXTEEN 01/26/74
BARBRA STREISAND THE WAY WE WERE 02/02/74
LOVE UNLIMITED ORCHESTRA LOVE'S THEME 02/09/74
TERRY JACKS SEASONS IN THE SUN 03/02/74
CHER DARK LADY 03/23/74
JOHN DENVER SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS 03/30/74
BLUE SWEDE HOOKED ON A FEELING 04/06/74
ELTON JOHN BENNIE AND THE JETS 04/13/74
MFSB TSOP 04/20/74
THREE DEGREES TSOP 04/20/74
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD THE LOCO MOTION 05/04/74
RAY STEVENS THE STREAK 05/18/74
WINGS BAND ON THE RUN 06/08/74
BO DONALDSON & THE HEYWOODS BILLY DON'T BE A HERO 06/15/74
GORDON LIGHTFOOT SUNDOWN 06/29/74
HUES CORPORATION ROCK THE BOAT 07/13/74
GEORGE MCCRAE ROCK YOUR BABY 07/13/74
JOHN DENVER ANNIE'S SONG 07/27/74
ROBERTA FLACK FEEL LIKE MAKIN' LOVE 08/10/74
PAPER LACE THE NIGHT CHICAGO DIED 08/17/74
PAUL ANKA HAVING MY BABY 08/24/74
ERIC CLAPTON I SHOT THE SHERIFF 09/14/74
BARRY WHITE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE 09/21/74
ANDY KIM ROCK ME GENTLY 09/28/74
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN I HONESTLY LOVE YOU 10/05/74
BILLY PRESTON NOTHING FROM NOTHING 10/19/74
SPINNERS & DIONNE WARWICK THEN CAME YOU 10/26/74
STEVIE WONDER YOU HAVEN'T DONE NOTHIN 11/02/74
BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE YOU AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET 11/09/74
JOHN LENNON WHATEVER GETS YOU THRU THE NIGHT 11/16/74
BILLY SWAN I CAN HELP 11/23/74
CARL DOUGLAS KUNG FU FIGHTING 12/07/74
HARRY CHAPIN CAT'S IN THE CRADLE 12/21/74
HELEN REDDY ANGIE BABY 12/28/74


BEST-SELLING HARDCOVER, NON-FICTION BOOK:

The Total Woman,
by Marabel Morgan

BEST-SELLING HARDCOVER, FICTION BOOK:

Centennial,
by James A. Michener

BEST-SELLING SOFT BACK, NON-FICTION BOOK:

The Living Bible,
by Kenneth Taylor

BEST-SELLING SOFT BACK, FICTION BOOK:

Jonathon Livingston Seagull,
by Richard Bach

OTHER BEST-SELLERS:

All the President's Men,
by Carl Berstein and Bob Woodward

Jaws,
by Peter Benchley

The Bermuda Triangle,
Charles Berltz, with J. M. Valentine

More Joy:
A Lovemaking Companion to the
Joy of Sex,

Editor, Alex Comfort

Plain Speaking: An Oral History of Harry S. Truman,
by Merle Miller

The Fan Club,
by Irving Wallace

MOST UNUSAL BOOK TITLES:

How to Rob Banks Without Violence,
by Michael Joseph

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,
by Robert M. Pirsig

MOST UNUSAL NEWSPAPER HEADLINE

"There will be no weather report today, because of the weather"

BROADWAY's LONGEST RUNNING SHOW

A Chorus Line

began workshop in 1974
and opened in 1975

PULITZER PRIZE

Newsday for
"The Heroin Trail"

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Sean MacBride
(Ireland)

Eisaku Sata
(Japan)



THE BASEBALL WORLD SERIES

OAKLAND A's vs Los Angeles Dodgers

SUPER BOWL CHAMPS

MIAMI DOLPHINS:24 vs Minnesota Vikings:7

HOCKEY STANLEY CUP FINALS

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS vs Boston Bruins

NBA Basketball FINALS

Won 4 games to 3 (best of seven)

BOSTON CELTICS VS Milwaukee Bucks

SOCCER:THE WORLD CUP

WEST GERMANY: 2 vs Holland: 1

INDY 500

Johnny Rutherford came from 25th place to win the Indy 500

Golf

Hale Irwin
from St. Louis, MO
wins the U. S. Open

ROSE BOWL

Ohio State beat USC 42-21

Heisman Trophy Winner

Archie Griffin
Ohio State

KENTUCKY DERBY

Secretariat won in record time, Ron Turcotte, jockey

TENNIS

Associated Press named Billie Jean King female athlete of the year.


Kaleidoscope of History
Circa:
1973-1974


Deaths:

Bud Abbott
Jack Benny
Walter Brennan
Dizzy Dean
Duke Ellington
Chet Huntley
Charles Lindbergh
Walter Lippmann
Ed Sullivan
Jacqueline Susann
Earl Warren

Loch Ness Monster was photographed...
but, photo turned out to be fake.

Worst fire in Argentine history destroys 1.2 million acres.

Dear Abby show ends run on CBS radio after 11 years

Cyclone Tracy virtually destroys Darwin, Australia

U.S.A. agreed to stop fighting in Vietnam, troops withdrawn

Reporters Woodward and Berstein helped Washington Post earn Pulitzer Prize for Watergate investigation

Four top aides quit over Watergate

70,000 saw Carole King play in NYC Central Park

Fereral grand jury named Nixon a co-conspirator in Watergate

Patty Hearst was abducted; assisted in bank robbery for Symbionese Liberation Army

7,900,000 Bowlers in the USA

Baryshnikov, Soviet ballet star, defected to U.S.

A fad know as "STREAKING,"
where people sprint naked through public events, thoughfares and ceremonies,
sweeps the country

Nixon resigned to avoid impeachment

Ford pardoned Nixon

The Sears Tower in Chicago becomes the world's tallest building.

The International Frisbee Association was born

Iranian and Iraqi troops clash on border.

Willie Mays annouces his retirement

Egypt ends reliance on Russian arms.

General Mills introduced the high fiber Granola Bar

Evel Knievel sustained minor injuries after failed attempt to rocket 1,600 feet across canyon

Amnesty is granted to Vietnam draft evaders.

President Ford named August 19th as Woman's Equality Day

Turkey defies the U.S.A. and resumes the sale of Opium.

The 55 Mile-Per-Hour Speed Limit is Enacted

The Pocket Calculator is marketed.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
was first produced in 1974 at the Roxy Theatre in Hollywood
and was filmed in England
(Did you know it was originally titled:
They Came From Denton High?)

Pioneer 10 reported Jupiter's Magnetism 40 Times Greater Than Earth.

We saw President Richard M. Nixon (R) and
Vice-President Spiro T. Agnew (R)

Replaced by President Gerald R. Ford (R) and
Vice-President Nelson A. Rockefeller (R)

Monty Python's Flying Circus
final episode airs on BBC.

The String Bikinis hit the beaches.

Something called:
THE INTERNET
came about


FACTS & FIGURES

Econoimic Profile

Dow-Jones: DOWN
High: 950 - Low: 590
Gross National Product: +8%
Inflation: +13.9%
Unemployment: 5.6%

Expenditures

Recreation: $42 Billion
Spectator Sports: $250 Million
European Travel: $3.2 Billion

$$$ Prices $$$

The String Bathing Suit:$15.99

Arnold Constable Furs:
Sable: $6,999 to $8,599
Lynx: $3,999
Red Fox Jacket:$329

Saks Fifth Avenue
jersey floral dress: $54

Phone Butler Answering Machine: $99.95

Compare 1974 to 1999:
1974 1999
Milk (1/2 gallon)...$.78 Milk (1/2 gallon)..$1.39
Bread...$.38 Bread...$2.29
Stamp...$.10 Stamp...$.33
Gas (gallon)...$.63 Gas (gallon)..$1.16
Movie...$1.25 Movie...$6.50
Car...$3,850 Car...$15,900
Minimun Wage..$2.00 Minimun Wage..$5.25
Avg. Income: $9,668 Avg. Income:$30,800
House: $44,250 House: $112,900