1978

THIS WAS THE YEAR.....1978

US PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT:  JIMMY CARTER & WALTER MONDALE HEADLINES:  Soviet Troops invade Afghanistan ~ China institutues One - Child - per - family policy ~ US Law extends mandatory retirement age to 70  ~ Gas shortages lead to long lines at the gas pumps and  rationing in some states. TIME MAGAZINE PERSON OF THE YEAR:  Ayatollah Khomeini POPULAR TV SHOWS:  Dallas ~ Fantasy Island ~ The Dukes of Hazzard ~ Benson ~ Hart to Hart ~ Nightline ~ Knots Landing SONGS:  Babe ~ Heartache Tonight ~ Heart of Glass ~  Hot Stuff  ~ I Will Survive ~ My Sharona ~ What a Fool Believes ~ Still SPORTS:  Champions include Pittsburgh Pirates (baseball), Pittsburgh Steelers (football) , Rick Mears (Indianapolis 500), Montreal Canadians (hockey), Michigan State  (NCAA Basketball), and Bjorn Borg, and Martina Navratilova  (Singles at Wimbledon Tennis) COST OF LIVING:  Granulated Sugar .80 per 5 pounds ~  New Car $5,768 ~ Gasoline .75 per gallon ~ Eggs .48 per dozen  ~ Bacon $1.20 per pound ~ Ground Hamburg .85 per pound ~ Fresh Bread .47 per loaf ~ Postage Stamp .15 ~ Average Rent $280 FADS:  Togas ~ Colored Designer Jeans ~ Pet Rocks ~ Lava Lamps POPULAR MOVIES:  Star Trek ~ Alien ~ Kramer vs Kramer ~ Life of Brian ~ Mad Max ~ Apocalypse Now ~ Being There ~ The Muppet Movie ~ The Deer Hunter ~ Same Time, Next Year