Remembering a tumultuous 1970 without nostalgia
Calder Pickett recalls 1970 as a terrible year marked by Kent State shootings, campus turmoil, the Chicago Seven trial, Vietnam War escalation, civil unrest, and cultural upheaval. He cites protests, violence, media coverage, and personal reflections from KU and Lawrence, warning against romanticizing the era.
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Union
Kent State
Vietnam
Lawrence
Chicago Seven
Bill Vaughan
Abbie Hoffman
Judge Hoffman
Spiro Agnew
Columbia
Berkeley
Kansas
K-State
Nixon
U. S
Cambodia
Charles Manson
Charlie Manson
William Quantrill
James J. Kilpatrick
Middle East
Jackson State College
Bunch
The
Weatherman
Pakistan
Quebec
San Rafael
Teddy Kennedy
Chappaquiddick
Talk and sew at St. MarysQuilters in Lake Leelanau
In Lake Leelanau Michigan the women of St Marys Church quietly stitch a long running community tradition quilting to raise funds for the church and school Their basement sessions weave family ties across generations with talk of babies husbands moves and the towns changing fortunes As aging members pass and volunteers thin the group battles to keep the art alive and the church bonded by shared craft and memory
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Lake Leelanau
Mich
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s
Farmers’ Co-Op
Lynn. Edwards
Mildred
Walt Deryle
St. Michael’s Church
Suttons Bay
Michigan
Leelanau Peninsula
Chicago
Detroit
Leelanau Historical Museum
Gauthier
Belanger
Laura Quackenbush
Schaubs
Emelia Schaub
Emelia
Omena House
Oscoda County
Barb Merica
Barb
Mildred Kirt
Suzanne Plamondon
Jen LaCross
Claire Routzahn
Josephine Hahnenberg
Suzanne
Florence Scharnowski
Laura Couturier
Flo Lamie
Flo
Sears catalog homes dot the Midwest across decades
Midwest Living notes many Sears Honor-Bilt homes in Carlinville Illinois and Des Plaines Illinois, with 156 Standard Oil built houses in Carlinville in 1918 for miners. Sears ran catalog sales 1908 to 1937, offering complete kits except lumber and fixtures.
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Sears’ Catalog
Midwest
Carlinville
Midwest Living Magazine
Standard Oil Co
Sears
Bolo Ties Return On Runway And Rodeo Runway
The bolo tie resurges in popularity from $10 to $300 with both men and women embracing the style. Esquire notes influences from Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet Ralph Lauren and Bruce Springsteen. Variations include silver eagle steer head and Indian head styles with turquoise and black onyx. The term bolo derives from bola and boleadoras with origins dating to the 1940s and earlier.
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New York
Dennis Hopper
Ralph Lauren
Bruce Springsteen
Esquire
Tepee
James Reid
Santa Fe
N.M
Steve Weil
Rockmount Ranch Wear
Denver
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George C. Scott
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Flip Wilson
Geraldine
Mary Tyler Moore
Columbus
America
Anne Murray
Neil Diamond
Rosie
Carpenters
Simon and Garfunkel
Alvin Toffler
Charles Reich
Journal-World
Caribbean
Africa
Copley News Service
Ken Marshal
Cheryl Rexroat Bunck
AP News Feature
Solarium
Consumer Watch
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