Spanning Time: 50 years ago, a time of great change in Broome County and the nation
Spanning Time: 50 years ago, a time of great change in Broome County and the nation Gerald Smith, Special to the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin © Provided A Zenith 26” television cost more than $600 in 1971. In thinking about this column, I began to look back at the articles that appeared in the Evening Press in January 1971 — fifty 50 years ago. Somehow, that doesn’t feel like so many years, even though it is five decades. In 1971, the nation was still in the midst of the Vietnam War. Idi Amin became the ruler in Uganda, while Apollo 14 landed on the moon. Else...
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