Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Wars, Heart Transplants Headline 1968 Artillerymen of the U.S. 196111 light infantry brigade use a 105mm artillery piece in war zone c in America's biggest ojfensive ofthe W Vietnam war. A helicopter flies into the jungle area with another artillerypiece. V AP PHOTO 2-23-67 An American helicopter flies into the war zone of Viet Nam to bring supplies to soldiers as they shell a Viet Cong village. Helicopters also play a vital role in rescue ejorts. Searchers comb the A ustralian coast in an ejort tofind Prime Minister Holt M alp- hi-mnrw-rw. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi of India demonstrates the meditative thought which has brought him fame. Two Egyptian soldiers begin the walk across the Sinai Desert in an attempt to return home, a result of the defeat ofthe Egyptians by the Israelis.

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Frances Jean-Claude Killy wins the slalom in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Commander Lloyd M. Bucher and his 83-man crew are the first to experience the capture of an American vessel by the North Koreans in time ofpeace. , lympics, Wlars and disasters as well as miracles occurred on the inter- national scene during this year, The Egyptian-Israeli VVar fin- ished almost before it started, but the war in Viet Nam raged on despite possible peace talks. Australials Harold Holt drowned mysteriously and the USS Pueblo was captured. Performing the heart trans- plant, Dr. Barnard revealed a completely modern branch of the medical field. Dr. Christian Barnard explains the success of thejirst heart transplant at a news conference. Mali

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The hippies of Haight-Ashbury strive -for indi- vidualism. However, the majority of young peo- ple express their beliejfs in more accepted ways. Radiant Lynda .lohnson walks under crossed swords with new husband Marine Captain Charles Robb as they leave the East Room after their well-publicized marriage. 20 ation Goes Through Time ofChange Summer riots and racial dis- orders reached a dramatic cli- max with the brutal murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, jr. and resulted in the instruction of the National Guard and local police in riot control. Among other national disasters were the collapse of the bridge spanning the Ohio River be- tween Gallipolio, Ohio, and Ft. Pleasant, West Virginia, and the eruption of numerous teachers, strikes. The news spotlight also fo- cused on women with the White House wedding of Lynda johnson to Marine Cap- tain Charles Robb. Another re- cipient of widespread attention was Svetlana Alliluyeva, joseph Stalinls daughter. Her defection from Russia enabled the world to learn the nature of her country at the time of her fatheris dictatorship.