Based in Bloomington, WTTV Channel 4 asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to build a 1,649-foot-tall tower.
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The Indianapolis Saenger-Chor celebrated its 70th birthday with a two-day festival at German Park.
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Participants in the flower show at the Indiana State Fair competed for $8,000 in cash prizes.
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Children’s training pants cost 83 cents for a package of six at G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square, where women’s cotton dresses were priced at $1.44.
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Eggs cost 35 cents a dozen at Buck’s Super Market, 3901 S. Meridian St., and hams were 55 cents a pound.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Johnson Bros. Shell Service was opened at the northeast corner of Meridian Street and Troy Avenue by Jack and Ralph Johnson.
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Eddie “The King” Feigner’s famous four-man softball team – known as The King and His Court – appeared at Municipal Softball Stadium, 1801 S. West St.
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Barbara Bates won overall honors in the talent contest at Garfield Park, where she sang three songs while being accompanied by pianist Fred Dean, bassist Bernie Weimer and drummer Tom Nelis.
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Publisher George Cafouros penned an editorial on how it appeared that Indianapolis police were more interested in writing speeding tickets than pursuing the youths who were throwing rocks at cars from overpasses along Madison Avenue. In one day the department received 18 complaints, one coming from George Weber, whose windshield was shattered.
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Lisa and Karla Haviland, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. David K. Haviland, took first-place honors in their age groups in the variety division of the Indiana State Fair’s talent contest. Lisa, a sophomore at Perry Meridian, and Karla, 12, performed acrobat-jazz routines, with Karla adding some acrobatic maneuvers to hers.
Grade schools participating in the National Nutrition and Milk Program served lunch for 50 cents and a carton of milk for 6 cents.
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Headed by Ray Strack, the Perry Township Democrat Club made contributions to councilmanic candidates Ralph LaGrotte, Paul Gutzwiller and Rosemary Vandivier, who were vying for seats in Districts 24, 25 and 20, respectively.
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German beer and food would be the main attraction at Oktoberfest at German Park.
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The Southside Exchange Club was selling shirts, pants, blouses and dresses for 10 cents at its rummage sale, where suits and coats cost $1.
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Mesdames Barry Smith, Steven Dalzell, Ralph McCormick, John Winkler and Donald Denny were initiated into Epsilon Tau chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Ground was broken for the Indianapolis Zoo in White River State Park. Officials estimated the facility would open in the spring of 1988.
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Coached by Cynthia McClain and Doris Kendall, Perry Meridian High School’s varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders attended cheer camps at DePauw University in Greencastle. The varsity squad featured Lisa Feigel, Lias Hohn, Heather Mann, Leah Manson, Stacey Moye, Diana Spence and Suzi Thoman. The JV group consisted of Julie Bell, Amy Druetzler, Stephanie Keller, Natalie Sima and Robyn Sobieray.
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Sam Rose International Food Distributors opened a cash and carry store at 319 S. New Jersey St., where 10 pounds of potatoes cost 49 cents and 10 pounds of hamburger patties were $10.95.
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Fred Fleetwood, Blackie Braden, Joe Osbourne, Jesse Blackwell and Ed Jones were among the “duffers” who participated in the third annual Blackie Braden golf outing at Martinsville Country Club.
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Roncalli senior quarterback Joe Kuntz ran for a touchdown and threw for another as the Rebels defeated Franklin Central 21-12 in a season opener for both teams. Joe Gillum put the game out of reach for the Flashes when he scored on a 6-yard run.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Steven M. Dickhaus and Rosalyn P. VanAlstyne, teachers at Southport and Center Grove high schools, respectively, were finalists for Indiana Teacher of the Year.
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Circle Centre mall celebrated its grand opening.
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White Castle opened a restaurant at Interstate 465 and State Road 37, where a breakfast special (sandwich, hash browns, medium coffee) was served for 99 cents.
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Featuring 16 classrooms and a choir room, the $1.2 million addition at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4702 S. East St., was completed.
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Yours truly penned a column to highlight the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casse in coordinating the Sky Concert fireworks show from the banks of the White River. The display was phenomenal and featured more than 1,500 shells, the largest (12 inches) of which were packed in 55-gallon barrels of sand.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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