Ridgefield High School - Oralue Yearbook (Ridgefield, WA)

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G! world pcace, His unprecedented, one-day visit in the US. was the culmination of plans by men of all faiths. 7 xwer Surgeg'-President johnson was photographed in a reclining chair at Bethesda Naval Hospital the day after his gall bladder op- eration on October 8. He conducted the work of his office from his hospital room and his Texas ranch during his recuperation. 8 Pmu1l.S'!uden!-Charles Craig, 19-year-old freshman at Iowa uni- versity, demonstrated his criticism of draft-card burning incidents by displaying his draft card on his jacket with the note: uI'm a draft card carrying American and proud of it. Our role in the Vit-tnarnesc war sparked the incidents, 9 Blaflmul--The glittering metropolis of New York City was thrust into darkness on November 9 by a massive power failure affecting hundreds of miles along the eastern seaboard. City residents and commuters were stranded in offices, railroad and subway stations for hours before service was restored, The crippling condition was caused by a faulty relay at a Canadian generating station near Niagara Falls. 10 New Ambassador-Arthur Goldberg was named U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations by the President after the death of Ambassa- dor Adlai Stevenson on July 14 in London. Goldberg was secretary of labor under President Kennedy and a U.S. Supreme Courtjustice when named to the U.N. post. I il Slurlfzng Faslzirms-Bold and contrasting blocks of color were the youthful fashion note of 1965. The eye-catching designs even ex- tended the length of campus stockings worn with the costumes. I2 Rqyully on Your-Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, arrived in New York on November 4 for a whirlwind tour ofthe U.S. During their visit, they took time out for fun-filled activi- ties sueh as a ride on a cable car in Frisco and gala parties in Holly- wood and the nations capital. iff 12 .. .uf- his 1 r 1 Z Vi: .1 V if x , 4 3 1 . .f