Officials broke ground July 14, 1970, for what would become Butler’s first luxury high-rise apartments, which still stand at 530 N. Main St. as one of the few high-rise a...
Throughout Independence Day in 1970, a steady stream of visitors took advantage of activities and games at the 10th annual Zelienople-Harmony Community Day.
The July Four...
A fire destroyed at least $500,000 in property on Monroe Street in Butler in June 1970, and the state fire marshal was investigating the possibility that the blaze was th...
More than 20 mothers were prepared to compete in an annual baseball game approaching on June 28, 1970.
The Butler Baseball Mothers Auxiliary would play a game at 2 p.m. t...
The Butler Township Recreational Program opened for the first time in 10 years on June 15, 1970, providing entertainment and activities for children ages 5 to 12.
There w...
While the Memorial Park Pool was seeing daily attendance in the hundreds when it opened for the summer in June 1970, the pool at Alameda Park was just being constructed.
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The Butler County Traveling Library started the summer of 1970 with a brand new bookmobile that could store about 500 more books than the previous vehicle.
While the new ...
Under a sunny sky on a Saturday afternoon, a crowd of about 200 people watched Moraine State Park’s dedication ceremony on May 23, 1970, which culminated in the release o...
Butler County took part in the Rub Out Rubella campaign in May 1970, when 10,141 children received their immunization for the “German measles.”
About 275 physicians, teac...
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The Butler Musical Theatre Guild staged a production of “Man of La Mancha” in May, 1970, for the musical’s first time outside of Broadway and its national to...
