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A METRIC AMERICA (1978)

Presidential candidate Lincoln Chafee’s eccentric decision to make a nationwide switch to the Metric System the premier plank of his political platform put me in the mood for this VERY old 1970s Metric System educational short. 

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Lincoln Chafee: The only candidate brave enough to address the metric elephant in the room.

Lincoln Chafee: The only candidate brave enough to address the metric elephant in the room.

A METRIC AMERICA – (1978) – Category: A classically campy educational and/or safety short

In the late 1970s the notion that the United States was going to convert to the metric system by 1980 was being pushed.

This thought was causing a panic of almost Y2K proportions as government bodies and the Continue reading

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BAD MOVIE PAGE UPDATED: A METRIC AMERICA (1978)

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A METRIC AMERICA – (1978) – Category: A classically campy educational and/or safety short     In the late 1970’s the notion that the United States was going to convert to the metric system by 1980 was being pushed. This thought was causing a panic of almost Y2K proportions as government bodies and the Continue reading

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ARCHERS AND CRUSADERS PLAY IN MID-WEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY

Moody Bible Institute and Maranatha Baptist Bible College will meet for the Championship of the NCCAA Division II Mid-West Tournament Saturday at 1:00 pm, in the Laughlin Center on the campus of Lincoln Christian University with a trip to the National Finals in Springfield, Missouri awaiting the winner.

Moody, the number one seed advanced by defeating Continue reading

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IUS GRENADIERS ANNOUNCE INAUGURAL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR’S HONOR ROLL

NEW ALBANY, Ind. – The Indiana University Southeast Athletic Department is pleased to announce the inaugural group of recipients of the IU Southeast Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

The Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of IU Southeast student-athletes. To earn recognition student-athletes must achieve at least a 3.0 Continue reading

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