Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 11, 2017 Author #676 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Well thanks heaps for that, it was totally unexpected as a birthday present for my 50th. Back in 1967 Cost of Living 1967 How Much things cost in 1967 Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.78% Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.7% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 905 Average Cost of new house $14,250.00 Average Income per year $7,300.00 Average Monthly Rent $125.00 Gas per Gallon 33 cents Average Cost of a new car $2,750.00 Movie Ticket $1.25 Polaroid Camera History$50.00 Parker Pen Set $11.95 The Federal Minimum Wage is increased to $1.40 an hour Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling Average House Price 3,840 Gallon of Petrol 5 shillings 2 pence or 27 new pence MK II Ford Cortina 749 1967 1967 the continued presence of American troops increased further and a total of 475,000 were serving in Vietnam and the peace rallies were multiplying as the number of protesters against the war increased. The Boxer Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing world championship for refusing to be inducted into the US Army. In the middle east Israel also went to war with Syria, Egypt and Jordan in the six day war and when it was over Israel controlled and occupied a lot more territory than before the war. Once again in the summer cities throughout America exploded in rioting and looting the worst being in Detroit on July 23rd where 7000 national Guard were bought in to restore law and order on the streets. In England a new type of model became a fashion sensation by the name of Twiggy and mini skirts continued to get shorter and even more popular with a short lived fashion being paper clothing. Also during this year new Discotheques and singles bars appeared across cities around the world and the Beatles continued to reign supreme with the release of "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band" album, and this year was also coined the summer of love when young teenagers got friendly and smoked pot and grooved to the music of "The Grateful Dead. Jefferson Airplane and The Byrds". The movie industry moved with the times and produced movies that would appeal to this younger audience including "The Graduate" Bonnie and Clyde" and "Cool Hand Luke" . TV shows included "The Fugitive" and "The Monkees" and color television sets become popular as the price comes down and more programmes are made in color. Mic Canberra is born . ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted May 11, 2017 #677 Share Posted May 11, 2017 ---and my son was born the following year, just to show how old I am![emoji85] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 11, 2017 Author #678 Share Posted May 11, 2017 ---and my son was born the following year, just to show how old I am![emoji85] Sent from my iPad using Forums About that time I had met a young lady in my last year of High School that I thought that I would marry after graduation in 1968 , but the draft and Vietnam convinced me to pursue college , and the military deferment that went along with it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2017 #679 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Back in 1967 Cost of Living 1967 How Much things cost in 1967 Yearly Inflation Rate USA 2.78% Yearly Inflation Rate UK 2.7% Year End Close Dow Jones Industrial Average 905 Average Cost of new house $14,250.00 Average Income per year $7,300.00 Average Monthly Rent $125.00 Gas per Gallon 33 cents Average Cost of a new car $2,750.00 Movie Ticket $1.25 Polaroid Camera History$50.00 Parker Pen Set $11.95 The Federal Minimum Wage is increased to $1.40 an hour Below are some Prices for UK guides in Pounds Sterling Average House Price 3,840 Gallon of Petrol 5 shillings 2 pence or 27 new pence MK II Ford Cortina 749 1967 1967 the continued presence of American troops increased further and a total of 475,000 were serving in Vietnam and the peace rallies were multiplying as the number of protesters against the war increased. The Boxer Muhammad Ali was stripped of his boxing world championship for refusing to be inducted into the US Army. In the middle east Israel also went to war with Syria, Egypt and Jordan in the six day war and when it was over Israel controlled and occupied a lot more territory than before the war. Once again in the summer cities throughout America exploded in rioting and looting the worst being in Detroit on July 23rd where 7000 national Guard were bought in to restore law and order on the streets. In England a new type of model became a fashion sensation by the name of Twiggy and mini skirts continued to get shorter and even more popular with a short lived fashion being paper clothing. Also during this year new Discotheques and singles bars appeared across cities around the world and the Beatles continued to reign supreme with the release of "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band" album, and this year was also coined the summer of love when young teenagers got friendly and smoked pot and grooved to the music of "The Grateful Dead. Jefferson Airplane and The Byrds". The movie industry moved with the times and produced movies that would appeal to this younger audience including "The Graduate" Bonnie and Clyde" and "Cool Hand Luke" . TV shows included "The Fugitive" and "The Monkees" and color television sets become popular as the price comes down and more programmes are made in color. Mic Canberra is born . ;p Cheers, thanks for the US version of 1967 memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2017 #680 Share Posted May 12, 2017 ---and my son was born the following year, just to show how old I am![emoji85] Sent from my iPad using Forums Child groom perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2017 #681 Share Posted May 12, 2017 About that time I had met a young lady in my last year of High School that I thought that I would marry after graduation in 1968 , but the draft and Vietnam convinced me to pursue college , and the military deferment that went along with it . It sounds like it went quite well for you and Pat is a keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted September 22, 2021 Author #682 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 5/12/2017 at 4:24 AM, MicCanberra said: It sounds like it went quite well for you and Pat is a keeper. You've got that right Mic ! Here's the link to our HAL review of Alaska:Eurodam to Alaska : We came , we saw , we photographed https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2407706-eurodam-to-alaska-we-came-we-saw-we-photographed/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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