Aldine High School - Round Up Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Below: More students had their own cars with Firebirds, like Richard Gon7ales', being one of the most popular. QGJREGULARS' to A t t s oo s' l-it-S' mm Above: The public extolled thc extremes. Barbara Walters became the first female national network anchorperson. However, cars became burdensome possessions as the gas cmnch, beginning with the 1973 Oil Embargo, took the price of gasoline to more than a dollar a gallon by 1980. 1 f evans-- -efyfw Z. ,'A -7 Sex symbols came and went. Bo Derek was the rage at the end of the decade. Pope .lohn Paul ll, the first Polish A Decade - The Seventi More terrorists marred the '72 Olympics, killing nine Israelis. The nation look pride that year in the seven gold medals of Mark Spitz. The '76 Olympics saw the defection of a Rus- sian athlete and perhaps the last of the Olym- pics as we know them because of increased political influence in the games. Television became an uncontrollable mind- bender and a part of almost every home. The sitcoms were the most popular shows with Mary Tyler Moore and All In The Familyu on top. Innovative events hit the tube such as 22 The Seventies Saturday Night Livel' with silly man Steve Martin. Barbara Walters became the first national female anchor person. Roots was the most watched show in history. The movies brought us stars ranging, from the obnoxious .lohn Belushi to the serious Lenord Nimoy. ,lane Fonda mellowed politi- cally and became a leading female star with her political activism worked into such movies as Coming Home and The China Syn- drome. Decade favorites at the theaters included pope, inspired the world, and John Belushi. star of Satur- day Night Live. grossed us out. es: Culture Star Wars, The Godfather, Star Trek, Kramer vs. Kramer, laws, Animal House, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest. Lifestyles tended to divide along the lines of musical tastes. Hippies, kickers, discoers and Christians were several of the musical divi- sions. Disco emerged as a popular fad, but Rock-n-Roll was still King with new waves and good ol' Heavy Metal. Progressive country made Waylon and Willie household names and the Southwest a center for the music.