The starting salary for a Perry Township teacher with a bachelor’s degree was $4,650; the pay jumped to $6,750 for an educator with 13 years’ experience.
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Manual students Karen Smith, Marlene Stachow, Jerry Steadham, Sharon Chenoweth, Linda Abrams, Sandra Coffey, Chuck Williams and Bob Surber attended Journalism Day at Ball State University.
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A.J. Foyt signed autographed pictures of himself at Southern Plaza.
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A five-room home at 1662 S. Delaware St. was listed for $5,350.
50 Years Ago This Week - 1971
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Bob Elsea, Ivan Kidwell and Lorn and Mary Kidwell opened Preferred TV at 6845 Madison Ave.
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Ten pieces of fried chicken and two large side dishes cost $3.99 at Church’s.
40 Years Ago This Week - 1981
Manual senior Phil Fingers cleared a state-tying record of 7 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump at the Tech Invitational, where he also won the long jump with a leap of 23-2.
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Cases (24 12-ounce cans) of Stroh’s, Miller, Miller Lite and Budweiser cost $6.99. For those short on cash and with indiscriminable taste buds, Red White and Blue was $4.99.
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Led by Beth Kessling and John Cranfill, the Southside Youth Council kicked off its annual fundraising campaign.
30 Years Ago This Week - 1991
Southport Presbyterian Church dedicated the ground in the 7500 block of McFarland Boulevard for the construction of its new sanctuary and educational center.
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Southport High School’s social studies team, consisting of Joe Bernardi, Ralph Feldhake, Trien Nguyen and Michael Zimmer, was crowned state champions at the Hoosier Academic Super Bowl.
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Tonya Fouty, Jodi Brink and Doreath Eads served as pages during a session of the Indiana General Assembly.
20 Years Ago This Week - 2001
Roncalli’s softball team was off to an 11-0 start behind the pitching of Christy Cothron (6-0) and Andrea Wheeler (5-0) and the batting of Terri Quackenbush (.346), Amy Roberts (.316) and Amanda Thomas (.300).
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Lutheran High School senior Jennifer Broughton, daughter of Leon and Kristi Broughton, was named to the Academic All-American swim team.
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Manual junior Katie Linville, daughter of Jack and Judy Linville, was recognized by Eli Lilly and Co. for her academic achievements, which included a 4.0 GPA.
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10 Years Ago This Week - 2011
The 25th and final Docs vs. Jocks vs. Drugs basketball game was going to be played at Manual. The event, which had raised more than $125,000 over the years to support drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention programs at local schools, would feature five physicians who had played in all of the contests: Donald Rockey, Pat Enright, Bob Robinson, Phil Synder and Tom Wisler.
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