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Memory Lane: "1972" Traditional Cache

Hidden : 4/27/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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This is intended to be a fun P&G series, walk down memory lane....

1972... This was a great year for this 6 year old!!! My teacher gave me a puppy which became my VERY best friend! (Black Lab named Blackie)... and I got my first mini bike for my birthday (been heck on wheels ever since!)... Those brave souls that have ridden with me, know exactly what I'm talking about! :) Please share some of your memories from this year in your log! I really enjoy reading them!! Fun and Useless Information: The 'Battle of the Sexes' was over once and for all when Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in three straight tennis sets. HBO (Home Box Office) was launched by Time-Warner. Sandy Koufax was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, the youngest player ever elected, at age 36 Chrysler brought electronic ignition to automobiles. Clothes had a lot less static cling in 1972, thanks to the introduction of Bounce dryer sheets. Carnival Cruise Lines began sailing. Cost of a Superbowl ad in 1972: $86,000 On June 17,agents of the Richard Nixon (Republican) White House and the Nixon reelection campaign were arrested while breaking into the office of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), which at the time was located in Washington D.C.'s Watergate Complex. Favorite Christmas Presents: Pong, Dawn dolls, Hackey Sack, Seance Game , Nerf Football Best Film Oscar Winner: The Godfather Quotes of the year: "Hey Mikey! He likes it!" - Life cereal ad "The mind is a terrible thing to waste" -United Negro College Fund " It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken" - Frank Perdue "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse" - Marlon Brando, in The Godfather "Nothing runs like a Deere" - John Deere "Nobody does it like Sara Lee" - Sara Lee Top Songs: 1. Superstition - Stevie Wonder 2. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone - The Temptations 3. Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple 4. Lean on Me - Bill Withers 5. Heart of Gold - Neil Young 6. Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed 7. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder 8. If You Don't Know Me by Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes 9. I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers 10. Tumbling Dice - The Rolling Stones Top TV Shows: 1. All in the Family (CBS) 2. Sanford and Son (NBC) 3. Hawaii Five-O (CBS) 4. Maude (CBS) 5. Bridget Loves Bernie (CBS) 6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS) 7. Gunsmoke (CBS) 8. The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) 9. Ironside (NBC) 10. Adam 12 (NBC) Sports: World Series Champions: Oakland Athletics Superbowl VI Champions: Dallas Cowboys NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers Stanley Cup Champs: Boston Bruins U.S. Open Golf Jack Nicklaus U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Ilie Nastase/Billie Jean King Wimbledon (Men/Women): Stan Smith/Billie Jean King NCAA Football Champions: USC NCAA Basketball Champions: UCLA Kentucky Derby: Riva Ridge


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