That Was Then

In 1974, the year President Nixon resigned:

* Inflation was 12.3%.

* Unemployment was 5.6%.

* Top song was “Killing Me Softly” by Roberta Flack.

* Oakland Athletics beat Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 in the World Series.

* Gasoline passed the 50-cent mark to reach 58 cents a gallon. A loaf of bread was 39 cents.

* Best Picture was “The Sting.”

* Books published included “All the President’s Men” by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward; “A Bridge Too Far” by Cornelius Ryan and the paperback “First Love” by Samuel Beckett.