Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Local, world happenings concern Wildcats Students’ horizons extended be- yond HHS to city, nation, world. Locally Joseph Klen topped Wal- ter Thornton and became mayor. City improvements included wider Calumet Ave., new library and new wing on St. Margaret ' s Hospital. Black power and ghetto riots be- came greater problems. Kerner Com- mission blamed whites. Cary and Cleveland elected Negro mayors Richard Hatcher and Carl Stokes. Further unrest came in strikes of public servants like Florida teachers and New York garbagemen. Inflation spread. Congress came closer to more taxes. President Lyn- don Johnson sought less spending. March gold rush threatened to de- value the dollar as Britain had de- valued the pound in November. America prepared to elect a Pres- ident. Republicans offered Richard Nixon. George Romney withdrew before the first state primary. Johnson withdrew in a surprise move. Senators Eugene McCarthy (Minn.) and Robert Kennedy (NY) sought the Democratic nomination. Former Alabama governor George Wallace offered himself as a can- didate as his cancer-stricken wife Lurleen held the governorship. On the international scene, North Korea seized a US ship, the Pueblo, claiming it had violated territorial waters. US said it hadn’t. Other international headlines came from war between Israel and her Arab neighbors, Australian prime minister Harold Holt’s death. Johnson went to the funeral, then to Viet Nam and other countries. On the optimistic side, the world cheered Dr. Christiaan Barnard and Chatting near concession, Kristi Hickman (in levis and mocassins), Norma Tharp (wearing jumpsuit and cloth shoulder bag) and Pam Purkey (sporting bermudas and knee socks) snack on snow cones. Viewing game from bleachers. Dean Rodda (kept snug in striped stocking cap) and Joan Cescheidler discuss after-game food plans. 24

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Seniors dramatize Project: Peace Corps CAST OF CHARACTERS Miss Hopkins Becky Hutton C. Cochran, psychiatrist Alan Avery B. Cochran Priscilla Cates Dwayne Cromwell Dan Banyai Shirley Suss Carol Hanford Line Macrae Darrell Beaman Jill Parkhirst Suzy Kanich Ed Scandori Nick Netos Dinah Peterson Susie Wallgren Dr. Fredericks John Kozlowski Congressman Parkhirst. Dave Jakush Josefina Barb Singer Mr. Esmilla Phil Chancellor Isabella Roxas Suzanne Borberly Mr. Tanada Terry Storey Mrs. Tanada Molly Bomberger Mrs. Flores Penny Ahlf Mrs. Tatlonghari Pat Veith Mrs. Anonouevo Sue Terry After losing each other in chaos of Peace Corps assignments, Dr. and Mrs. C. Cochran (Alan Avery and Priscilla Cates) embrace. Seniors presented their class play, Project: Peace Corps, April 26 in the Tech auditorium because of the fire-damaged HHS auditorium. Actors worked with inconveni- ences to produce the play. Seniors rehearsed at Tech, in the HHS cafe- teria, Civic Center game room and the Civic Center lobby and property room of Civic Little Theater. Play centered around six Peace Corps trainees at the University of Pennsylvania. Destined for the Phil- ippines, they must study Filipino and American history, Spanish and Filipino and first aid. Waiting to depart on their foreign travels. Peace Corps volunteers Darrell Beaman, Carol Hanford, Suzy Kamch. Dan Banyai, Nick Netos and Alan Avery pinpoint their destination. Readying for island fashion show, Filipino women Mrs. Tatlonghari (Pat Veith), Mrs. Tanada . (Molly Bomberger) and Mrs. Flores (Penny Ahlf I admire Mrs. Anonouevo ' s (Sue Terry) dress.

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his heart transplant patients, in- cluding Dr. Philip Blaiberg. Viet Nam headlines told of Tet offensive, Khesanh, partial bomb- ing pause as peace move, increase in manpower, Fill crashes, trans- fer of General William Westmore- land to Army chief of staff. Secretary of Defense Robert Mc- Namara resigned to become World Bank president. Clark Clifford suc- ceeded him in the Pentagon. In the world of human interest, Lynda Johnson wed Marine captain Charles Robb in a White House rite. Luci Johnson Nugent gave LBJ a grandson, Patrick Lyndon. Popular culture was still influ- enced by hippies, LSD, gurus, flow- ers and psychedelic everything. Music hits included Bobby Gentry and Ode to Billy Joe;” Beatles albums “Sgt. Pepper,” Magical Mystery Tour;” Ravi Shankar and sitar; instrumental Love is Blue. Teen dancers gyrated to the cake- walk, shing-a-ling and boog-a-loo. Star Trek,” Mission Impossi- ble,” Bill Cosby and I Spy,” Laugh-in and Smothers Brothers ranked as television preferences. Movie fans enjoyed Bonnie and Clyde, Cool Hand Luke” with Paul Newman and The Graduate.” Black Friday,” painted by Mr. Ray Ball, illustrates events surrounding President John Kennedy’s career and assassination. Artist unveiled this study in oils Nov. 22 at 12:30 p.m. Mischievous collection of Wildcats sporting popular football jerseys prepares the equip- ment necessary for an evening of TP ' ing. include Dean Leonakis, Leanette Mitchell, Members of unwrapping and packing crews Billy Weeks, Sue Nottoli, Carol Cregas.