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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
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January — Americans were saddened this month by the newspaper headlines, for they told of the death of three American astronauts, White, Grisson, and Chaffee. These men were killed by an oxygen fire in their capsule while completing a dry run for the Apollo flight which was scheduled for February 21, 1967 . .. Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald, died of cancer this month . . . January showed Munhall sports at their tops, with basketball, swimming, rifle, and wrestling teams holding a spot in section lead. February — Much talk over the Vietnam War was heard this month. The conversations included opinions on continued bombing of North Viet nam and talks of peace movements ... In Munhall, compliments were heard on the new entrance of the Municipal Building. The project was built after the former entrance was destroyed by a fire ... At the high school, Mr. Busch announced he would put on two additional productions, The Merchant of Venice and The Mikado ... A search for the ugliest man in the school to reign at the Ugly Man’s Dance was sponsored by the Key Club. March, April, and May — These months can only be called the Senior’s months at Munhall . . . Final preparation and eager planning of future events filled each day of these months . . . This was the time in which toothbrushes were sold, prom dates made, dresses, tickets, and corsages bought in preparation for the prom ... This year the major social event at school, the prom, was held on April 21 at Chatham Center ... And finally, this was the time of graduation. At West Field on May 31, the seniors ended their stay at Munhall and walked into a new and promising horizon. Trophy Case — The Hopewell Tournament was won by Munhall's basketball team . . . The Band won First Prize in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Pittsburgh . . . Bill Barron and Paul Matthews finished the season undefeated. Both boys placed first in the W.P.I.A.L. Section I tournament. ii
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