Munhall High School - Munhisko Yearbook (Munhall, PA)

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SPECIAL EVENTS A woodwind quintet from the Pittsburgh Symphony. Cab Calloway entertains. 8 The Winner???

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CURRENT EVENTS . . . September — Firewalls surrounding the stairways were found by students upon arrival in September. Because of these new additions, the interval between classes was lengthened to five minutes and dismissal was changed to 3:30 . . . National news saw President Johnson sign the Federal Auto Safety Bill into law ... He also signed another Federal bill under which the minimum wage was to be increased to $1.60 an hour in 1968. October — The Pirates in October finished in third place while the Baltimore Orioles won four straight games over the Dodgers to take the 1966 World Series . . . President Johnson this month toured the Far East . . . Prior to this trip the President signed into law a bill creating the Department of Transportation. November — David Lawrence, 77, the former Governor of Pennsylvania passed away in Pittsburgh on November 21. He held the distinction of being the only four-term mayor of Pittsburgh and the first Roman Catholic governor of Pennsylvania ... In sports, Sandy Koufax, the famous Los Angeles Dodger pitcher, announced his retirement . . . Also this month the age old rule requiring Roman Catholics to abstain from eating meat on Friday was abolished ... At Munhall, the Student Council held the “Turkey Trot Dance. A live turkey made up the door prize. December — December at Munhall was filled with fond anticipation of the Christmas holiday vacation and the Coronation Ball . . . During this month it was announced that U Thant, Secretary-General of the United Nations, would allow an additional 2,700 refugees to be air-lifted to the United States . . . Television lost a well known personality, Walt Disney. His work with children’s films will long be remembered. 10