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In honor of Ed Yates’ retirement last week, we've included a snapshot of what life was like the year Ed started at CLFP.

1974
Median Household Income: $11,197
Average wage: $8,031
Average house cost: $35,900
Average car cost: $3,750
Unemployment:   5.6%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.08 ($0.10 as of 3/2/74)
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.39
The movie "The Sting" won the Oscar for Best Picture
M*A*S*H won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series.
The Miami Dolphins won the Super Bowl (defeating the Minnesota Vikings).
The Oakland A’s won the World Series (defeating the LA Dodgers).
The Boston Celtics won the NBA Championship (defeating the Milwaukee Bucks).
The Philadelphia Flyers won the Stanley Cup (defeating the Boston Bruins).
West Germany won the World Cup (defeating Holland).
Stephen King’s book Carrie was first published
Robert M. Pirsig’s book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was first published.
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" by Roberta Flack won the Grammy for Record of the Year.
People magazine debuts with Mia Farrow on the cover.

Inventions
-    Post-it note
-    Heimlich maneuver
-    Rubik’s cube
-    Electron cooling

Births
-    Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
-    Derek Jeter (baseball player – NY Yankees)
-    Jimmy Fallon (talk show host)

Deaths
-    Bud Abbott (actor)
-    Duke Ellington (musician)
-    Charles Lindbergh (aviator)
-    Ed Sullivan (TV personality)

Article contributed by Allyson Rathkamp, Government Affairs Representative/Special Projects Manager  

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