1970 – The Beatles break up, computer floppy disks are introduced and the Kent State shootings occur.

1971 - London Bridge Brought to the U.S., United Kingdom Changes to Decimal System for Currency, VCRs Introduced

1972 - M*A*S*H T.V. Show Premiers, Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals, Terrorists Attack at the Olympic Games in Munich, Watergate Scandal Begins

1973 - Sears Tower Built, U.S. Pulls Out of Vietnam, U.S. Vice President Resigns

1974 - Patty Hearst Kidnapped, U.S. President Nixon Resigns

1975 - Arthur Ashe First Black Man to Win Wimbledon, Microsoft Founded

1976 - Nadia Comaneci Given Seven Perfect Tens, Tangshan Earthquake Kills Over 240,000

1977 - Elvis Found Dead, Miniseries Roots Airs, Star Wars Movie Released

1978 - First Test-Tube Baby Born, John Paul II Becomes Pope, Jonestown Massacre

1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini Returns as Leader of Iran, Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island, Sony Introduces the Walkman

There was limited documentation from the Secretaries during the 1970’s. The following are what we believe to be the most interesting CPBOA events of the 1970’s.

1969 – 1970 – Any member who did not show up for an assignment was fined $25.00.

1972 – Members who passed the IAABO test were accepted into the Chapter on a one year probationary period.

1974 - Constitution and Bylaws revised. Interesting items included that when Members did not attend 75% of the Chapter meetings they were suspended. Members working for less than the prevailing fee in that area were subject to suspension.

1974 – Anyone assigning games other than Duke Maronic, Jack Reider, Rich Nazay and Fred Bennett (Blue Mountain League Commissioner) would be brought before the Executive Board and face possible suspension.          

1976 – President Sauve recommends that because of the large number of new female Members (23of the 49 new Members) they
should have some representation on the Executive Board. Ms Lorraine Garman was immediately appointed to the Executive
Board.

Game assignments were allowed to be made by those appointed by the Executive Board. Anyone else found making assignments was subject to suspension.

Executive Board, per the revised Constitution will include 11 Members and two must be female Members. The Executive Committee was also given the power to add one Advisory Position (similar to what the 2014CPBOA Bylaws refers to as a Parliamentarian.

1978 – A new Officials Rating System was designed by Daniel Wilbert. 
Adopted a structured method for Officials to move-up in officiating as follows:

1. Officiate CYO games
2. Officiate Recreational League games
3. Officiate Junior High and Junior Varsity games
4. Officiate Varsity games

Joe Mulligan was a man of character and service to CPBOA and the athletes and coaches of three PIAA sports. In memory of Joe and his many contributions, CPBOA has named the prestigious Mulligan Award after him. The Joseph Mulligan award is presented to a member of the Central Pennsylvania Basketball Officials Association who has made contributions to the Chapter by assisting new officials, serving on committees, and participating in Chapter activities.

A steelworker by trade who loved golf and officiating multiple sports, Joe Mulligan was a local sports icon. He was a talented baseball player who pitched, played the infield (most notably third base) and served as the Manager of several local sandlot baseball teams.

Joe joined CPBOA and IAABO in 1935 where he rose from working CYO and Recreational League assignments to working PIAA and Collegiate assignments over a 50+ year stint as a basketball official. He was also a tremendous baseball umpire who worked at the PIAA, sandlot and collegiate levels. He was also a PIAA baseball rules interpreter for six years. As an umpire, one his biggest thrills was being named the home plate umpire when baseball hall of famer Sachel Paige pitched in a game at Island Park (Harrisburg).

Although he was an excellent baseball umpire, Joe was also a well-known football official in the Atlantic Coast Football League. But deep down inside basketball was his first love. Joe played basketball locally for the Paxtang Firemen. He helped lead them to a 68 game winning streak before joining another local team that eventually snapped the Paxtang Firemen's 92 game winning streak. He went on to play forward and guard as a professional basketball player in the Tri-County League (forerunner to the Eastern League). He played until about the age of 42, officiated 50+ years and refereed one Pa State High School basketball championship game.