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| 1970 Toyata Corona hardtop priced at $2,155 can reach 60 mph in 16 seconds. |
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| Apr. 1 - The first contract covering Grape Pickers in the US is signed in L.A. Arp. 3 - The War in Vietnam continues with esclated fighting. US casualities ar the highest since Sept. 1968 as 138 Americans die in battle this week. Apr. 7 - The 42nd Academy Awards: Best Picture, "Midnight Cowboy" Best Actress, Maggie Smith in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" Best Actor, John Wayne in "True Grit" Apr. 9 - 86% of Americans are against busing of school children. TV Tonight The Gost and Mrs Muir That Girl Bewitched This is Tom Jones Apr. 10 - Paul McCartney announces he is leaving the Beatles. Apr. 11 - Apollo 13 launches from Cape Kennedy Apr. 12 - Billy Casper wins the Masters Golf Tournament and wins $25,000 grand prize. Apr. 13 - NASA fears for the lives of Apollo 13 as they loose oxygen. Apr. 14 - Milwakee Bucks 7'2" Lou Alcindor is named NBA rookie of the year. Apr. 18 - TV Tonight Laugh-In Gunsmoke Bonanza Mayberry RFD Family Affair Apr. 21 - Chart Toppers #1 Pop - Let It Be, The Beatles #1 Pop Album - Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Simon & Garfunkel TV Tonight I Dream Of Jeannie The Debbie Reynolds Show Julia First Tuesday Apr. 22 - "Earth Day" Apr. 25 - "Deliverance" The Book is released for $5.95 #1 Country Song is "Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone" by Charlie Pride Apr. 26 - Gypsy Rose Lee, 56, dies in L.A. from cancer Apr. 27 - Actor Tony Curtis is convicted of possession of marijuana and fined $120 by an English Court Apr. 30 - President Nixon announces that US troops are now invading Cambodia. |
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