Marysville Union High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Marysville, CA)

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QRISIS Capping international disorder and fear, Ugandan President ldi Amin imposed a ban on American departure from Uganda two days after Amin charged the United States, Britain, and Israel with planning to drop paratroops into Uganda in support of a plot to overthrow the governments. President Carter received a telegram from Amin demanding that the United States take care of its own human rights problem before accusing Uganda. Ugandan radio quoted Amin as saying the US should ask the United Nations to investigate its own crimes instead of Ugandan matters. These range from racial discrimination and the bombing of Vietnam to the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, the dropping of atomic weapons in Japan, and the killings of world leaders by the Central Intelligence Agency, Amin said. Nuclear powered US aircraft carrier Enterprise cruised off East Africa at times, but Pentagon officials said no orders for precautionary military moves were issued. Amin lifted the ban the following Monday, March l, after postponing for a second time a meeting to which he had summoned all US citizens living in his East African country. Amin said Americans were free to go anywhere they wish, such as going for holidays or going about their normal business, be it inside or outside Uganda, Radio Uganda reported. It was later reported that Amin was keen to improve good relations with the United States. President Carter responded by sending a message to Amin thanking him for his assurance that US citizens in Uganda were not in danger. KW? Wiki P13033 Ri Q During this dry year of 1976-77, Californians were tightly pinched by servere drought conditions compounded by possible electrical shortages. State economists warned that more than 250,000 iobs and six billion dollars could be lost due to California's prolonged drought. Meanwhile, on the Eastern coast, severe rain and thunderstorms ripped across the land, causing flash floods and an unknown number of casualties and deaths. Because of the intense cold weather, natural gas comsumption in the form of heat shot upward. Alleviating one problem turned to the orgination of another. The natural gas shortage came into view. The compounded problem of weather and power shortage caused the shutdown of many factories and organizations, cost approximately one and one-half million people their iobs, and caused an estimated 75 deaths. On a statewide basis, people were asked to drastically cut natural gas consumption. Curbs on luxury items such as heated swimming pools, swimming pool lights, and decorative lighting were Iliff Severe weather conditions plagued the US economy as well as peoples' pocketbooks and checking accounts. With the Brazilian export tax going from S2l a bag in the fall of 1975 to S103 this January, price hikes to customers followed. One pound of coffee sold for almost 55. Firms eventually tried to hold down prices by buying cheaper, harsher coffee beans, therefore deteriorating the quality of US coffee blends. Unfortunately, the demand for coffee this year is estimated at about 5 million bags more than the supply. morally installed. In Marin County, the hardest hit area of the drought, water-rationing was installed with set quantities of water alloted to every house. USE SPARINGLY was the thought uppermost in most Californians' minds. Due to the impact of the West Coast drought, officials stated that an undoubtable shortage in canned fruit and vegetables would take place. lt was noted that lack of water for vegetation in California would cut sharply into the number of acres planted with tomatoes meaning that tomatoes might be in short supply in some areas. Other food price hikes were installed on foods such as pork, cereal, bakery products, dairy products, and processed fruits and vegetables. national headliunes 39

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iz.-1 oizi ij: ES llii H CCH 3 3513 IH Above all else, 1976 was the year of the US Presidential election. By far the most important election in the United States, over 81,500,000 Americans went to polls on November 2, the largest number in election history. Still, only 55 per cent of those eligible to vote did so. By a very slim margin, James Earl Carter, Jr. narrowly defeated President Gerald R. Ford, his Republican opponent. Carter received 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240. The popular vote was even closer: Carter-40,827,394 and Ford-39,145,977. The 1976 election was the first time since the Civil War that a person from the Deep South had won the presidency. President Ford became the first incumbent president since Herbert Hoover to be voted out of office. Carter's support came mainly from traditional Democratic Eastern states while Ford, by contrast, won nearly all the western states. The real presidential campaigning began early in 1976 when both Carter and Ford entered the Republican and Democratic primaries. In June, Carter clenched the nomination over Senator Church and Congressman Udall by an impressive victory in the Ohio primary. The Georgian then went to the National Convention with more than enough state delegates to win Democratic endorsement. The Republican primary fight was much keener. President Ford faced a maior challenge from Ronald Reagan, former California governor. The President won most of the June primaries, but neither candidate seemed to have enough votes for a first-ballot victory. The Demoncrats held their National Convention in New York City from July 12 to 15. There was no doubt Jimmy Carter would be nominated. Carter announced on the last day of the convention his running mate: Senator Walter F. Mondale. Held in Kansas City from August 16 to 19, the Republican Convention ended with final tally of 1,187 votes for Ford and 1,070 for Reagan- with 1,130 needed to win. Ford selected conservative Senator Robert J. Dole of Kansas as his running mate. As the campaign began, Jimmy Carter seemed on his way to an easy victory over President Ford, but as the campaign continued, Carter slipped badly in poles, while Ford made big gains. Republicans accused Carter of not clearly stating his position on issues of constantly shifting ground, and of being too inexperienced to be president. Carter's forces retalliated by saying that Ford was a weak leader. They argued that under the Ford administration, the economy sagged, inflation spiralled, and the unemployment rate rose. ln a face-to-face battle between the 2 presidential candidates, three televised debates were viewed nationwide. Serious problems awaited the newly installed President in areas concerning public trust, the economy, and foreign affairs. IIIIIO Shocking and saddening the Chinese people, 1976 brought a series of three tragic political and geographical disasters. In January, the nation's longtime premier, Chou En-Lai, died. ln late July there were severe earthquakes in the coastal area near Peking, the country's capital. Finally, in September, Chinese Communist Party chairman Mao Tse-tung, 82, died, drawing national tension and sorrow to a climax. Mao was a founder of the Chinese Communist Party and had been the leader of the People's Republic of China since its creation in 1949. As the result of two great accomplishments, the importance of Mao and Chou to the Chinese population was immense. Together they led the long revolution that brought Communism to China in 1949. From that period until their deaths, China went from a poor, war-torn country to a maior world power. Despite his long illness, Mao never publically named his successor, with his last public appearance being made in 1971. In the weeks following Mao's death, Communist Party Vice-Chairman Hua Kuo-feng emerged as the new leading figure before a multitude of mourning disciples. In his rise to power, Hua won over a group including four prominent figures in the Chinese government. This group was quickly placed under arrest. One of the groups was Mao's widow, Chiang Ching. 4 , 3 national headlines Iiq D - C-l Superstars were on the national scene as well as the local scene. Olympic standouts-American figure skater Dorothy Hamill and Rumanian gymnast-created quite a sensation in the sports oriented world. Scoring the first perfect 10.00 in the history of Olympic gymnastic competition, 14 year-old Nadie Comaneci went on to earn seven perfect scores- three in team competition, two in individual all-round competition, and two on individual pieces of apparatus iuneven parallel bars and balance beaml. She finished with three gold medals, a silver, and a bronze. Competing against former superstar Olympic winners, Nadie even managed to outshine the fame and sudden enthusiasm towards Russian gymnast Olga Korbut. Standing only 5 ft. and weighing a light 86 pounds, Nadie spent more that half her life training for the days of triumph at Montreal. Another prominent figure in the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Austria was 19-year-old figure skater Dorothy Hamill from Riverside, Connecticut. Before dazzling crowds, Dorothy skimmed and spun her way to a gold medal in the figure skating competition. She had already won the US figure skating championship three years in a row H974-761 and twice she had won second place in world competition 11974-751 Creating a fad among girls of all ages, Dorothy's striking hair style known as the wedge moved across the country as females copied the short and sassy look.

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Unity played a major role in the success ofthe '76-77 Pep Squad. Taking trophies and awards at summer camp was just one of the rewards of their togetherness. The zany costumes, strenous exercises and learning of fancy movements to new cheers filled their schedule at the Squaw Valley National Cheerleaders Association camp. Each individual group brought home trophies, and together they won two spirit sticks. For most ofthe Pep Squad members the most exciting event of the year was performing at the San Francisco 49ers game. The Pep Squad, along with cheerleaders from other areas, were taught two new cheers which they performed at half time. The MHS Pep Squad was the only squad invited from this area. To help pay for their expenses throughout the year, the Pep Squad sold scrumptious cookies, sponsored two dances, and scrubbed automobiles in the Wards parking lot. These activities went along with the selling of ribbons to entice the student body spirit. New founded unity in the '76-77 Pep Squad helped build the spirit of the group and of the student body at rallies and games. ext 1. il 1 l 4163 pep squad I. 3-r--v-lit.. ,,, L i n 6 ml we ,.,, ,gf S UW I' A v ,' ' f i.s,.... ' i,i 1ii' V' iilll 4 'i' iii f W? . 5'1 . A all ff 2 I , P ' ,.,,, I S-.-1' ,,,,,....-we W W.. .,,,..,.,