Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Fire, fanned by high winds, sweeps across some 5,000 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest. CAP WIREPHOTOJ Policemen view the wreckage caused by a bomb which exploded in the Senate. CAP WIREPHOTOJ Collapsed buildings are part of the destruction caused by California's earthquake. CAP WIREPHOTOJ Joe Frazier hugs his manager after his championship victory over Muhammed Ali. CAP WIREPHOTOJ Hi ' Y-.-f -i f--- -A--1----M--A-f--Y-1

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Homeward bound is the Apollo 14 crew after a fourteen day trip to the moon. CAP WIREPHOTOJ national events reflect tragedy and triumph Cardinal Cushing, an important Catholic figure, dies after years of service. CAP WIREPHOTOD Americans witnessed both tragic and worthwhile current events throughout 1970-71. The shadow of the Vietnam War still lay across the Unit- ed States and was compounded by the invasions of Cambodia and Laos. The deaths of several promi- nent national figures includ- ing Catholic leader Cardinal Cushing, French president Charles DeGalle, and pro-foot- ball coach Vince Lombardi af- fected thousands of concerned Americans. Death also claimed the lives of hundreds in the Marshall and Witchita Univer- sity plane crashes and the California earthquake and forest fire disasters. Also of national importance was the attempted demolition of the US Senate building by the planting of a bomb on its east side. The boxing world wit- nessed a most exciting contest when Frazier defeated Ali. Coaches, fans, and the entire football squad die tragically in an airplane crash. CAP WIREPHOTOD I8

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state and local news refle K l Incumbent Senator Vance Hartke delivers a speech of acceptance after his re-election as Senator of Indiana. CAP WIREPHOTOI Mrs. Nixon takes time on her tour to visit Indiana. CAP WIRE- PHOTOJ , 1-. .fs k , em- ,,.,,is-1-fffan:-me-wi-ww-2,ww A major threat to many people on the state cmd local levels was the UAW strike. This strike left many of the state's citizens Without jobs for sever- al months. In the state's senatorial race, the incumbent Senator Vance Hartke barely defeated Rich- ard Roudabush in a close race. A locked ballot was required after Roudebush demanded a recount, which declared Hartke the winner. On the local scene, Mayor Miller resigned his position in Kokomo after 12 years of ser- vice. Mr. Harold Scott was named to fill this vacancy until the next elections. Disaster hit Kokomo as fire swept through the Main Street Christian Church, which re- sulted in a total loss of proper- ty. Bud Hillis Was elected as 5th district Congressman. The effect of the UAW strike left many Kokomoans jobless.