25 YEARS AGO

It's May 1973. Chicago's 110-story Sears Tower is the world's tallest building at 1454 feet.

Procter & Gamble does not renew the contract of Marilyn Chambers whose photograph appears on boxes of Ivory Snow. Ms. Chambers is the star of a hardcore pornographic film which recently opened in New York City.

Secretariat wins the Kentucky Derby.

Seventy-seven percent of Americans think Nixon should not resign.

The Washington Post wins a Pulitzer Prize for its investigation of Watergate.

The "Second Battle of Wounded Knee" ends when militant Indians and their supporters surrender after 71 days of occupation.

Tornadoes hit Ohio, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, killing three people, injuring 100, and causing much damage.

Space station Skylab is launched and loses a solar panel. Astronauts Conrad, Kerwin, and Weitz reach the station and put out a sun-shield parasol. They will stay on board Skylab for 28 days. The space station can be seen as a bright star at sunrise and sunset.

The Senate panel begins televised Watergate hearings. Archibald Cox is named Watergate prosecutor.

The price of gold reaches $100 an ounce.

Johnny Carson hosts the 25th Annual Emmy Awards. "The Waltons" is voted best drama and its stars Richard Thomas ("John Boy") and Michael Learned ("Olivia Walton") are named best actor and actress in a drama series. Outstanding comedy series is "All in the Family." Mary Tyler Moore and Jack Klugman are best actors in a comedy series.

Amanda Jones, 22, wins the Miss USA pageant.

Tornadoes rip through Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Indiana.

Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Princess Anne, 22, to commoner Lt. Mark Phillips, 24. A November wedding is planned.

Gordon Johncock, 36, wins the Indy 500 with an average speed of 159.014 mph. The race is shortened due to rain and marred by the tragedies of the death of a crewman in the pit and a flaming crash by Dave "Swede" Savage.

Scranton Fabrics opens a store on Binghamton's south side.

The Owego-Apalachin Central School Board approves a $6.6 million budget for the 1973-74 school year.

The old Endicott Johnson Men's Scout Factory off Lester Avenue is demolished.

Owego's Tioga Theater is sold. The theater's marquee advertises "Opening Soon with Family Entertainment."

First City Bank assures the Village of Owego that its new bank building will not be a shiny glass structure, but a one-story brick building which will conform to the architectural style of the village's business district.

The Tioga County Sheriff's Department has begun using their first radar unit to catch speeding motorists. The $2,000 unit can detect speeders about a half-mile in either direction.

Rod Serling speaks to an audience of 800 at Broome Community College.

At SUNY-Binghamton, "Harpur's First Annual Semi-Formal" is a sell-out at $5 a ticket. The Beach Boys perform in a free concert.

Four businesses open on Owego's Lake Street: Vaughn's Clothing, Just Pants, Sawicki's Bakery, and Lange's TV (which relocated from Front St.).

The state installs a left turn signal at the intersection of North Avenue and Main Street in the Village of Owego, permitting a left turn and allowing direct access to Lake Street.

Shell Oil company fails to find natural gas in the Town of Tioga and starts drilling in the Town of Barton.

A surprise snowfall leaves one inch of snow on the ground in Binghamton. No snow falls in Tioga County.

Aviation Day at the 22-year-old Broome County Airport is celebrated with glider and hovercraft demonstrations, the Silver Eagle helicopter precision team, and passenger flights of the Triple-Cities area by Commuter Airlines for $3.75 per person.

The Ti-Ahwaga players present "Rashomon," a two-act drama about a Japanese samurai.

The BCC board of trustees reduces tuition to $600. Just last month they raised the tuition from $525 to $624.

At SUNY-Binghamton, 1,600 students receive diplomas at graduation ceremonies in the Men's Gym.

Top tunes include Daniel by Elton John, Pillow Talk by Sylvia, I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby by Barry White, and My Love by Paul McCartney

Movies in local theaters include "Clockwork Orange," "Frenzy," "The Heartbreak Kid" with Cybill Shepherd, "Soylent Green" starring Charlton Heston, and "High Plains Drifter" with Clint Eastwood.

Saturday night TV shows include "All in the Family," "Emergency," "Bridget Loves Bernie," "Julie Andrews," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Men," "Bob Newhart," "Carol Burnett," and "The Strauss Family."

And a solid state stereo 8-track tape player for your car costs $29.97.