50 years of Living Western Brought to you by Cavender’s: 1970
Cost of a gallon of Gas 36 cents, Postage stamp was 6 cents, Sports Illustrated 15 cents, AMC Gremlin $1879 and 25″ Cinema Screen Color TV $739.95- Conway Twitty tops the country charts with his number one hit “Hello Darlin’”
- John Wayne stars in the Warner Brothers film Chisum
- NFL Monday Night Football debuts on ABC
- Gary Leffew from Santa Maria, California wins the PRCA Bull Riding world championship and pockets $23,583
Gary Leffew; Credit – ProRodeo Hall of Fame