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...
The Butler High School Class of 1951 senior prom’s queen’s court is pictured at the event at the Castle Roller Rink. From left, junior class attendant Peggy Vanderlin; se...
Former light heavyweight boxing champion Archie Moore urged officials of the Butler County United Fund to give all of themselves to their community projects at a talk on ...
The final round of the Battle of the Bands had hundreds of spectators come out to see and hear the best music Butler had to offer on April 18, 1970.
The Novas, a group of...
The “stereo tape caper” of Butler struck multiple vehicle tape decks in early 1970, with police reports indicating that the number of thefts increased with the popularity...
Three U.S. students and five from countries abroad received American Field Service scholarships at Knoch High School on April 7, 1970, when student council staged three i...
Quick-striking spring storms have been taking out power throughout Butler County for at least 53 years, evident by a look at the April 3, 1970 edition of the Butler Eagle...
Main Street in Butler was filled with shoppers on Good Friday 1970, when parents reportedly were searching for clothing to wear as Easter garb before the weekend.
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