Back in 1979

Mid-Buchanan Class of 1979

Senior Prom - Precious and Few - April 27, 1979

Pony Express Banquet Room

Class Colors - Blue and Silver

Class Flower - White Carnation tipped in Blue

Senior Class Officers

President - Rodney Elms

Vise President - Dane Wilson

Secretary/Treasurer - Connie Curran

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Life in 1979

Cost of Living:

Gallon of gas $0.75

First-class stamp $.015

Minimum wage $2.90

Median Household income (currant dollars) $16,451

Entertainment:

Academy Award for Best Picture: The Deer Hunter

Grammy for Record of the Year: Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel

Grammy for Album of the Year: Saturday Night Fever by Bee Gees

Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series: Lou Grant

Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series: Taxi

Sports:

Super Bowl: Pittsburgh beats Dallas

World Series: Pittsburgh beats Baltimore

NBA Championship: Seattle beats Washington

News:

Nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island, PA
Iran Hostage Crisis

An eclipse of the sum occurred on February 26^th

Missouri’s Blue Law was repealed by voters in Buchanan County

Record snowfall of 26.9” during December, 1978, January & February, 1979

The Agency Bridge was wiped out by the icy Platte River in March