Manual High School students Bob LaFara, Linda Watson, Jo Neil Rugenstein and Dennis Reasner attended a journalism program at Indiana University.
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A variety show at Garfield Park showcased musicians, a cute dog act, singers and magicians.
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Fisher Bros. Home Furnishings, 1315 Shelby St., advertised 16- and 23-inch black-and-white TVs for $158 and $188, respectively.
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Buck’s Quality Foods, 3001 S. Meridian St., featured the following specials: 14 ounces of ketchup for 15 cents; a quart of cottage cheese, 39 cents; a pound of ground beef, 39 cents; 5 pounds of sugar, 59 cents; and 10 rolls of toilet paper, 89 cents.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Seven-year-old Annie Prodan suffered a severe dog bite to her face — just missing her eyes — while playing with dolls on her neighbor’s porch.
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Walter Lee, Ted Lam and Paul Chan opened The Great Wall Inn at 3820 Madison Ave., where Chinese delicacies were served.
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G.C. Murphy’s in Fountain Square held a three-day sidewalk sale that featured the following specials: plastic red wagons for $1.19; boys swim trunks, 67 cents; panty hose, 25 cents a pair; 45 rpm records, three for 10 cents; and electric can openers, $5.
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Eli Lilly and Co. announced plans to construct an industrial complex at 1555 Kentucky Ave.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
This issue is missing from the archives. It was probably destroyed in the flood that ravaged The Spotlight’s lower level in June 1992.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
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Phil’s 31 Bar opened at 3131 Shelby St. and hosted a hog roast to celebrate the occasion.
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Dr. Penelope Moyers was named director of graduate programs in the University of Indianapolis’ occupational therapy department.
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Pork chop dinners were served at the city of Southport’s inaugural Summerfest.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
A polite but mostly angry audience of nearly 300 people at Rosa Parks Elementary School voiced their displeasure to state officials about the plan to construct I-69 from Evansville to Indianapolis. Residents aired their concerns that the right-of-way and the overpass would be built near the State Road 37 and I-465 interchange.
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Youths from Concord Center’s Now for the Future program opened Dynki Deli at 324 W. Morris St.
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Seventeen-year-old Spencer Jackson, a senior at Greenwood High School, was blistering area golf courses, having hit two holes-in-ones and firing several sub-70 rounds.
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Indiana Central Little League’s 12-year-old team won the District 7 title to compete in the state tournament in Fort Wayne. The team featured Jeremy Pierce, Junior Moreno, Devon Shaw, Elijah Mosley, Jalen Kendrick, Frank Anderson III, Nathan Brown, Tristan Henson, Jeff Sutton, Gavin Thompson, Collin Rees, coaches Tom Rees, Cory Thompson and Carl Henson and manager Frank Anderson.