The Year Was 1970–Television programs premiering included “The Partridge Family,” “The Flip Wilson Show” and “The Odd Couple”…popular movies included “Patton” and “M*A*S*H”…on the top 40 charts, we heard “American Woman” by the Guess Who, “ABC” by the Jackson 5 and “Close to You” by the Carpenters…in the news, the Apollo 13 mission was aborted…demonstrators were shot by National Guard members at Kent State University…and American Motors introduced the Gremlin.
KXEL@80–1970
Jeff Stein
Jun 9, 2022 | 8:28 AM
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