Nov. 17, 1974
New school lunch program in city
The Scranton School District tested a new school lunch program at North Scranton Junior High School in hopes of getting students excited about the midday meal.
The program was called the Rainbow System. Students would select a lunch item from each color. The system was used to feed the athletes at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.
Each student who selected a food item from every color would be rewarded by an attendant with a special treat such as a cookie, slice of cake or pudding. An example lunch in the Rainbow System would be a meatball hoagie, french fries, a banana and chocolate milk.
The program was already running at Technical High School. ARA Food Services, the district’s food contractor, hoped to soon have the program running in all the district’s schools.
Instant weather
The local office of the National Weather Service announced a new way for people to get up-to-date weather information in their homes: the weather broadcast system.
The broadcast would be picked up on a special radio that would cost about $12. The broadcast would give weather conditions for the area 24 hours a day. Radio owners would only need to press a button to listen to the broadcast.
Local weather office officials believed the broadcast system would be installed in the region by 1978 unless state and federal legislators appealed to the National Weather Service to have the area placed on a priority list.
Organist performed across Europe
Dr. John N. Kennedy of Harvey’s Lake accomplished a musical feat earlier in the year. He gave 10 organ recitals at cathedrals and churches throughout Europe, including the Church of St. Martin in the Fields in London. When Kennedy was not playing the organ he was a physician.
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