25 Years Ago

 It's September 1978. In California, scientists announce that they have successfully produced human insulin. 

 At the House Assassination Committee's hearing into the death of President Kennedy, former Texas Governor John Connally testifies that there were three shots and they came from behind and to the right of Kennedy's limo. Oswald's widow, Marina Oswald Porter, testifies that she believes her husband acted alone.

 The House Banking Committee authorizes the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coin.

 Keith Moon, 31, drummer for The Who, dies in London.

 In Atlantic City, Kylene Barker of Virginia is crowned Miss America.

 An earthquake in Iran kills 15,000 people.

 At the 30th Annual Emmy Awards, All in the Family wins as Best Comedy, and its stars, Carroll O'Conner and Jean Stapleton, win as Best Actor and Best Actress in a Comedy. Holocaust wins as Outstanding Limited Series. The Rockford Files wins as Best Drama. Sada Thompson and Ed Asner win for Best Actress and Actor in a Drama.

 The new monthly Life magazine is on sale for $1.50. The original weekly magazine stopped publication in 1972. 

 A commercial 727 jet and a small private plane collide over San Diego,  killing everyone on board.

 US scientists announce the  invention of an electronic device that photographs the human heart with sound.

 In Rome, Italy, recently elected Pope John Paul I dies in his sleep.

 Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, 75, best known as the voice of dummy Charlie McCarthy, dies in Nevada.

 It's "back to school" time, and the  the best selling lunch boxes in the Southern Tier feature Star Wars, The Six-Million Dollar Man. Wonder Woman, and The Bionic Woman.

 In Binghamton, the first tenants move into Woodburn Court, a housing project for senior citizens.

 Tom Kite, 28, of Texas, shots 267  to win the BC Open Golf Tournament and the $45,000 first prize.

 "Mother Nature's Bluegrass & Olde Tyme Music Festival,"a fund raiser for Waterman Center,  is held at the Tioga County Fairgrounds. 

 Charles Tyo, Jr. is named president of the Owego-Apalachin Board of Education for 1978-79.

 Officers for St. Margaret Mary's Altar & Rosary Society in Apalachin are installed. Helen Driebe is president, JoAnne Edson is vice president, Dottie Craig is secretary, and Jean Prior is treasurer.

 In Binghamton, 1,649 runners enter the First Annual Sun Run, which combines 5, 10, and 20 km races. Gary Wallace, 29, wins the 20 km race in 63 minutes, 13 seconds. Chip Boehm of Chenango Forks finishes second.
 Sears and ten other stores open at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City.

 Fire damages the 106-year-old Germany Hills Methodist Church in the Town of Tioga. 

 Shuttle astronauts Joe Engle, 46, and Dick Truly, 40, visit IBM-Owego, which makes five computers that go onboard the shuttle.

 Bob Dylan performs in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the arena. 

 Xanadu opens at the Ramada Inn  in Binghamton. 

 Movies playing at local theaters include Who'll Stop the Rain, International Velvet, Avalanche starring Rock Hudson, An Unmarried Woman, The Warlords of Atlantis,  Secrets with Jacqueline Bisset, House Calls, Hooper, and Somebody Killed Her Husband.

 TV shows premiering this month include Taxi, Paper Chase, WKRP in Cincinnati, Grandpa Goes to Washington, Waverly Wonders starring Joe Namath, Sword of Justice with Dack Rambo, Battlestar Galactica, Mary, Kaz, and Who's Watching the Kids.

 Top tunes include Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey, Three Times a Lady by Commodores, Hot Blooded by Foreigner, Hopelessly Devoted to You by Olivia Newton-John, Kiss You All Over by Exile, and Summer Nights by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

 And an 11-ounce package of Pop Tarts costs 59 cents.