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It's on eBay: Brentwood High School 1960 Eagle Yearbook
Patch features a Brentwood or Maplewood item found on eBay.
The seller of this 1960 yearbook describes it as still intact with signatures and notes (understandalbe, being a yearbook). No pages are missing.
To get you in the mood, here are a few items of interest from the day:
- The American Heart Association linked smoking to heart disease in middle aged men.
- John F. Kennedy was elected president.
- In Louisville, KY, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) won his first professional fight.
The People History lists these prices for everyday items in 1960:
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- Average cost of new house: $12,700.00
- Average monthly rent: $98.00
- Cost of a gallon of gas: 25 cents
- 23 inch television: $219.95
- Average cost of a new car: $2,600.00
- Piaggio / Vespa scooter: $319.95
- Can of beef ravioli: 30 cents
- Adding machine: $49.95
- Loaf of bread: 20 cents
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