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THE PORTHOLE NEWS
The Monthly Newsletter of the Lake Forest Yacht Club
2023
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NASA astronaut Sally K. Ride became the first American woman in space.
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Pepsi cost 89 cents for a two-liter bottle, chicken legs were 49 cents a pound, and Hellman’s mayonnaise was 99 cents for a 16-ounce jar.
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More than 10 million computers were being used in the U.S., and the first-ever version of Microsoft Word was released.
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The Washington Redskins were the Super Bowl champs, the Baltimore Orioles won the World Series, and the New York Islanders clinched the Stanley Cup.
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February 28, the TV series M*A*S*H (CBS) ended after 11 years and 251 episodes. The series finale—Goodbye, Farewell and Amen—was watched by 77 percent of the television viewing audience.
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