John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Prologue The world and its people are in many ways vastly changed since the dawn of the decade ten years ago. Energy in the form of oil, nuclear power, solar power and all the other alternatives has probably created the greatest impact on peoples of the world. Economies of nations from the most backward countries to the super powers have been subject to a growing dependence on oil, especially from the mid-East. The decade dawned in the U.S. with feelings of national pride, largely because of the successful Apollo moon landings. The decade also saw the chaos of Watergate, the frustrating withdrawal in Viet Nam, Arab- Israeli conflict and a mushrooming inflationary spiral. Family patterns have changed, women's lib and ERA were ever present, employment fluctuated and we lived with threatening recession. Johnson students and faculties witnessed many changes in traditional educational patterns. Team teaching, learning centers, magnet programs, reading classes, on-the-job programs and a whole host of elective courses followed national trends. The Districts city--wide public enrollment went from 50,000 in 1970 to 32,000 in 1980. Johnson's population dropped from a crowded' 2300 in 1970 to 1500 in 1980. The dusk of a decade Energy, eC0'10mY TOP TTi?.?!f3..?.i?.SeCade development of energy alternatives future challenges Of draw closer together and once again restore a unifying national pride.

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Highlights 1970 - Women's liberation move- ment flared to life with strikes and mass marches demanding equality. 1971 - Charles Manson and members of his macabre family were court-convicted in a California trial. 1972 - intruders were caught on June 17 bugging Democratic quarters thus starting the Watergate scandal. 1973 - The Supreme Court legalized abortion and Vice Presi- dent Spiro Agnew resigned after tax problems. 1974 - Richard Nixon resigned the Presidency to avoid impeach- ment. Gerald Ford granted him a pardon. 1975 - Highest unemployment rate since 1941. U.S. abandons the war in Viet Nam as the communists win. 1976 - America celebrates its 200th year Bicentennial. Peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter becomes 38th President. 1977 - Alex Haley's novel, Roots plays to largest TV audience on record. Alaskan pipeline opened. 1978 - Reverend Jim Jones triggers the mass suicide of 900 followers in Guyana. Panama Treaty ratified. 1979 - President Carter and the country face the dilemma of how to deal with Iran and the 62 hostages. The dusk ofa decade The dawn of a decade 1980's - Inflation to continue as oil and energy prices continue to rise as the world seeks alternate energy sources. Emerging and oil rich nations change world balance.