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Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1968
Spotlight Editor George Cafouros must have really enjoyed himself at the inaugural ball of Mayor Richard G. Lugar. Cafouros published an editorial and three pictures about the event on the front page and two more pictures on Page 2.
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Two eggs, bacon and toast cost 55 cents at Morgan’s Restaurant.
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Grocery specials of the week included five grapefruits for 39 cents, a pound of bacon for 53 cents and a pound of sirloin steak for $1.09.
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Mr. and Mrs. William M. Kirkham were named resident managers of Building 4 of Crestwood Village South, 8809 Madison Ave. When complete, the complex would feature seven buildings, each with 108 apartments.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1978
Lauri Neu, Mari Schlitt, Janet Gary, Lynn Rice and Terry Deal – known as the Lindi-Ministres – took first-place honors in the North American Pageant Systems talent contest.
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Garfield Park United Church of Christ was celebrating it 50th anniversary, and the Rev. David Lewallen was going to be the guest speaker.
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Manual High School students Mark Cooksey, Robert McDaniel, Allan James and David Wiley enrolled in the Army’s Delayed Entry Program.
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Bluff Recreation & Cultural Center, 555 W. Hanna Ave., featured a variety of activities for all age groups. The offerings included belly dancing, theater workshops, karate, badminton, tumbling, basketball, yoga and guitar.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1988
Theresa Springman was featured in the January issue of “Indianapolis Women Magazine” for being a discussion leader for a Weight Watchers group.
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Bill Johnson started the new year on a “striking” note by rolling a 286 at Shelby Bowl.
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Roncalli’s girls basketball team won the city title by defeating Tech in overtime.
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Garth Cartledge, Jeff Tirmenstein and Paul Smith were appointed to the Perry Township Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau.
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Founded in 1927, the Indianapolis Camera Club, which had met at 1066 Virginia Ave. for the past three years, was looking for a new place to call home.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1998
Perry Meridian High School’s sophomore class posted the highest ISTEP scores in Marion County. Eighty-four percent of the students passed the English portion, and 68 percent passed the math part.
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Tyler Logan, a senior at Beech Grove, had a lead role in the Phoenix Theatre’s production of “Summer Games,” which was themed around the 1976 Olympic Games.
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Roncalli’s girls basketball team (10-2) defeated Beech Grove (6-5) 75-53 behind the 18 points of Jenna Hayes.
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St. Francis Hospital’s Family Spirit Award winners for August, September, October and November were Karen Gregg, Dr. Dawn Ayers, Linda Locke and Tori Osborne, respectively. The awards were presented to employees who went above and beyond the call of duty.
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Perry Meridian High School students Effie Brockelman and Jennifer Casida Hillebrand, both clarinetists, and Gloria Sutherlin, a trumpeter, were members of the Greater Greenwood Community Band.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2008
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