Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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16N Explosion kills miners President Ford was the target of several assassination attempts during the year. ln Jacksonville, Florida, John Clayton was captured by Secret Service men. Lynette Squeaky Fromme, 26 also attempted to take the President's life in Sacramento, California. San Francisco brought two attempts in one day, Sarah Jean Moore, 45 was taken into immediate custody after firing a shot at the Presi- dent. She was a known activist who had been involved with the massive food give-away organized last year in an effort to free kidnapped Patricia Hearst. Earlier the same day a 24- year-old man was taken into custody after showing a note threatening Ford's life to a hotel employee. Karen Ann Quinlan continued to fight for life. She went into a coma after mixing alcohol and drugs. She was taken off the respirator and placed in a convalescent home. United States and the Soviet Union reached terms for a long-range sale of American grain and a Soviet Commitment to supply oil to the United States in return. The grain deal was completed by Under secretary of State, Charles W. Robinson. Postage increase eliminated air mail and ten cent stamps became thirteen cents. Minimum wages increased to 52.30 per hour. The FBl captured Patricia Hearst after a search of more than a year following her kidnapping and subse- quent vow of allegiance to the Sym- bionese Liberation Army. She was sentenced for armed bank robbery. New York City went broke, but the United States came to their rescue and loaned the city money. Barbara Walters left NBC to co- anchor the evening news on ABC with Harry Fieasoner for one-million dollars in wages. Louisville had busing demonstrations and riots because students and parents didn't want bus- ing. Former Teamster Union Presi- dent, James Hoffa disappeared July 30 from Detroit, Michigan. His whereabouts is still unknown. Two separate explosions ripped through Scotia Company's No. 1 Black Mountain Mine in Oven Fork, Kentucky. The first explosion killed fifteen miners that were working on the day shift. Eleven volunteers who went into the mine two days later to in- vestigate the first blast were also killed. Howard Fiobard Hughes, 70, took his last secret flight - but died before he reached the ground. He died enroute to a Texas hospital from the Acapulco Princess hotel.

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Students got so involved with school and other activities that at times they were unaware as to what was going on in the outside world lChatl Madrid, Spain-Generalisslmo Francisco Franco died in Madrid. He had an acute heart attack. Franco, who ended a longterm career as ruler of Spain, was replaced by Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon as chief of state. Moscow, Ftussia-The Soviet Union landed a space capsule on the surface of Venus. Moscow space center sources said they obtained a unique picture of the landing site, which was described as hot and cloudy. The capsule was softlanded on the planet by the unmanned space craft Venus 9. Tokyo, China-China's Com- munist leadership paid sorrow to Premier Chou-En Lai and fulfilling his last wishes scattered his ashes in the rivers and over the soil of the nation he served so tenaciously. The 78- year-old Chinese patrician-turned revolutionary who joined Mao Tse tung in establishing the People's Republic in 1949 died in Tokyo. Guatemala City, Guatema- la-Over 100,000 people were injured in an earthquake that hit persons in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Hon- duras. Helicopter relief teams took supplies to towns and villages that were completely isolated. Over 20,000 persons were reported dead. Beirut, Lebanon-Two American Embassy officers were kidnapped ata street barricade manned by fighters in Lebanon's religious and political war between Christians and Moslems, The men were identified as Charles Gallagher, Roanoke, Va., and William Dykes Jr., San Jose, Calif., the direc- tor and deputy director respectively of U.S. Information Agency printing facilities in Beirut.

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Terre Haute Fire Department made numerous false alarm fire runs to the University, Each time sending the University a bill. iS. Kuehlt Race car driver Johnny Ruther- ford rolled to a second Indianapolis 500 victory after rains ended the race after only 57 laps around the track. Students under 21 years of age had to travel west or east again this year in order to drink. House Bill 1104 was withdrawn when the sponsors of the bill and the Indiana Student Association QISAJ determined they couIdn't get enough support for its passage. The bill proposed lowering the drinking age to 19 for all alcoholic beverages in ln- diana. A statewide strike hit Indiana teachers sending thousands of students away from classes. In Fort Wayne-the second largest school system in Indiana was ii shut down when Fort Wayne striking teachers ignored impending court ac- tion and began to pickett. The strike was called after a seven-hour negotiating session ended in deadlock with Indiana Education Employment Relations Board mediator announcing the impasse. At Huntertown-Northwest Allen County School Corp. Superintendent canceled classes following a strike of 9506 of the system's teachers. The walkout sent 3,500 students home. In the May 4 Indiana primary election Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter won the Democrat nomination by a heavy margin in all Indiana coun- ties, Former California Governor Ronald Reagan upset President Gerald Ford in the Indiana primary I . t if gags ji 0 S'lWif: 4' winning by a large margin in some cities. Former Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator and ln- diana's Senior Senator Vance Hartke won the Democrat nomination by a slight margin. Indiana's Public Law Number 74 enabled 18-20 year-olds to enter alcohol serving establishments made very little difference in Terre Haute according to many local bar owners. The law permits a person 18-20 years old to be in a bar if he or she is in the company of someone 21 or older. N