Did you know that when we graduated in 1972, that the class of 1932 was having their 40th reunion?   

EJHS Class of 1932

Did we think they were really old in June 1972?!

Cost of Living 1972

Yearly Inflation Rate USA 3.27%
Yearly Inflation Rate UK 6.4%
Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 1020
Average Cost of new house $27,550.00
Average Income per year $11,800.00
Average Monthly Rent $165.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 55 cents
Roxanne Ladies Swimsuit $30.00
Kodak Pocket Camera $28.00
Wrangler Jeans $12.00
ladies Timex WatchFrom $30.00

1972 News Highlights

• 16 survivors from plane crash survive and are rescued after practicing cannibalism in the Andes Mountain Range / South America
• In Late June Hurrican Agnes ( Category 1 hurricane ) wrecks havoc on the state of Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland and Virginia causing the death of 128 , In the worst hit state of Pennsylvania 48 people die due to the hurricane.
• Bobby Fischer beats Boris Spassky to become the World Chess Champion in Reykjavik, Iceland,
• Last US ground troops withdrawn from Vietnam
• The Equal Rights Amendment which provided for the legal equality of the sexes passed by the U.S. Senate