Everman High School - Beacon Yearbook (Everman, TX)

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After many student polls, a place was des- ignated and students were told that with a stamped ID they could smoke during breaks. passed within me (fe of the earth on its way around the sun. Kohoutek, many times bigger than Into September, workmen hurried to finish the installation and insulation of new heat- ing and cooling units. Haley's Comet, was closely ob- served by astronauts Gerald P. Carr, William R. Pogue, and Ed- ward G. Gibson aboard Skylab 3 on their 84-day flight. As Kohoutek made its turn around the sun it was visible at sunrise and sunset. Cloud covers prevented observation most of the holiday time when its arc brought it closest to the earth. The head of the comet, believed to be made of ice, diminished in size and the tail lost most of its brilliance, greatly disappointing those who woke up early to see it. A big facelift took place over the summer as 426 tons of air condi- tioning was installed and new ceil- ings were given to halls and rooms. Construction continued after school started and soon EHS was pro- vided with all the cooling and heating needed; until the energy crisis struck. During the winter, school thermostats were set at 68 degrees, bringing out the coats, jackets, and sweaters that might have stayed at home. The major shortages were on gasoline and home heating fuel. Measures to cut fuel consumption included closing gas stations on Sundays, reducing speed limits, cutting airline flights, fuel cutbacks for home, industry, and business, and the curtailment of outdoor Christmas lighting. Car- pooling and riding the bus became a part of the American way of life again. The price of petroleum products, even plastics and polyes- ter knits, rose sharply. The Dallas Fort Worth Regional Airport opened in January but was not up to full function due to flight cut- backs. Talks of gas rationing by coupons to licensed drivers 18 or over caused the most dissension among non-working students. }- With the thermostat set at 68 degrees, the heating capacity was insufficient enough to wear a coat in class.

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Problems Hint of Sci-Fi World tape had an 18 minute erasure, bringing Presidential secretary Rose Mary Woods to court to try to explain the erasure, guessed to have been technically erased five to nine times. Impeachment talk arose from the President's actions concerning Watergate and the rev- elation of his incorrect income tax returns. Evasion of income taxes caused Vice President Spiro T. Ag- new to resign from office. While no impeachment proceedings have occurred at this writing, it is certain that the effects of Watergate will be devastating. Already the scan- dals have cost the administration these officials: Attorneys General John Mitchell and Elliot Richardson, FBI Acting Director L. Patrick Gray, Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus, and special Water- gate Prosecutor Archibald Cox. ipdle ast Mysterious fires, bright lights, and car troubles were some of the hap- penings attributed to supernatural forces as a rash of UFO sightings were reported in early fall. People told accounts of a bright light in the road ahead causing their car to stall and one man witnessed crea- tures with green scales setting fire to his car which burned cool and blue. The most attention-getting ac- count came from two men in Mis- sissippi who reportedly were taken aboard a spaceship, laid on a table, and had a series of tests run on them. During the reverent Jewish obser- vance of Yom Kippur, Arabs at- tacked across the Suez Canal and at Golan Heights, trying to regain territories Israel captured in the six day war of 1967. The Middle East has been a sight of war since 1967 but the Israelis were surprised by the holiday Arab attack. At an ex- pense of 1,854 men and $5.5 billion worth of equipment, fuel, and am- munition, Israelis swept across the canal and trapped the Egyptian 3rd Army. They drove the Syrians out of Golan Heights and toward Damascus before a United Nations cease-fire on October 20. Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir and De- fense Minister Moshe Dayan were criticized for their passive handling of the attack and an election was held where a new form of govern- ment was set up. Peace negotia- tions are being conducted presently between the countries in- volved with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger negotiatiig the main points of the. agreement. On its 75,000 year orbit, the newly discovered comet, Kohoutek, Astronomer's luck hit around the new year as both Kohoutek and Skylab 3 were visible.

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Cheerleaders are dripping with school spirit. Juniors are getting their rings just in the nick of time to show to Santa. Mike Crabaugh promises another victory.