Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Nafional climofe marks public awareness ressured by Watergate, phleb- itis, and threats of impeach- ment. President Richard Nix- on resigned August 9. Facing an unprecedented situation. Vice-presi- dent Gerald Ford, the first unelected of- ficial in the White House, granted Nixon a full pardon. Nelson Rockefeller secured the Vice-presidency. Inflation and recession crippled the economy while possible solutions for one provided ammunition for the other. Unem- ployment shot to 8 ' 2%. Americans suffered shortages of items ranging from sugar, gas, and meat to paper, pennies, and Ball canning jars. Desperate consumers resort- ed to dog food and horse meat for protein. WIN buttons originated as the pub- lic campaigned to Whip Inflation Now. Encouraging spending, rebates awarded customers refunds on everything from cars and taxes to paint. The anticipated gold rush of ' 75 never materialized with President Roose- velt ' s expired confinement of monetary gold. Opening at S180 per ounce, Ameri- can gold launched a slow market after 41 years of inactivity. Draught and shortages of energy and fertilizer drained the emergency reserve which generated the UN-sponsored World Food Conference in Rome. Italy. Environmentalists attacked the propel- lants in aerosol sprays, pointing out that freon destroys ozone, the atmospheric layer which filters lethal light waves. Ft. Benjamin Harrison served as clem- ency processing center providing desert- ers and draft dodgers of the Viet Nam era the chance to clear their records with al- ternative service. The absentees ' mo- tives prompted the military to improve fu- ture practices. Americans who participated in anti-war and protest movements attracted CIA in- terest. Agents utilized illegal methods to control internal security. Advanced by Nixon ' s efforts. Ford ' s meetings with Leonid Brezhnev produced a tentative agreement to limit nuclear weapons through 1985. Pilot Charles Lindbergh and Jack Ben- ny, the slapstick tightwad who graced the airwaves for 50 years, died. Atlanta Braves outfielder Hank Aaron topped Babe Ruth ' s all-time home run rec- ord with his 715th four-bagger on April 8, 1974. The 12-team World Football League sank financially during its first season, its future appearing shaky. The Cleve- land Indians appointed Frank Robinson as the first black manager in the majors. (Above left) Rebates, popularized by reces- (Left) The price of sugar skyrockets to an sion, dominated business slogans from cars all-time high, triggering boycotts and price to taxes as a stimulant for the economy. increases in all sweetened items. (Left) Watergate, Nixon ' s resignation, am- nesty, inflation, recession, and unemployment dominale headlines in the national news. (Above) Meat value seems priceless during the fall shortage, while producers continue lo slaughter and bury calves to boost prices. (Above right) Gold reaches U. S. markets after 41 years with the expiration of the mon- etary gold restriction December 31. Why die Slow Start?

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There nre so many incessant things, The perpetual flutter of tiny unnoticed The snap of seedlings springing from (he pod, The tender grasses sprouting from the sod: The unending circulation of death and birth. The business of a changing. metamorphic earth. The order and beauty of it all, A universe so vast -a uorld so small! Paraphrased from The Wonder of It All By Helen Lowrie Marshall v.

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(Below) Calling on religious beliefs, the ab- ortion decision of an expectant mother determ- ines the life or death of human infancy. (Right) Passed by the House, but killed in a Senate committee, the Equal Rights Amend- ment died in the Indiana General Assembly. (Right) With O.D. themes in television and movies, drugs transform from a desperate teen- age problem to a common event. Disputed principles fesf efhics, morals, evoke philosophies iW oral principles challenged acquired values, confront- ing philosophies and better judgments. Our generation questioned established social standards, forming individual opinions on controvers- ial issues. Abortion stirred religious and ethical emotions. The question of when a fetus develops into human life evoked legal battles and investigations of practices eliminating prospective life. The Equal Rights Amendment required ratification by 4 additional states for a 3 4 majority to become law. Ensuring equal salaries for identical work and con- trolling sex discrimination, the ERA also indirectly sanctified possible drafting of women and bisexual restrooms. Individuals determined their own sets of principles concerning drugs, smoking, and drinking with less intervening pres- sure than former decades. Although they continued to tempt students, the habits received less publicity. Parents and children detected prob- lems in communicating, a product of the different experiences each generation en- countered. Empathizing to understand views, mutual tolerance, and listening proved lessons for avoiding hassles in parent-child relationships. (Above o ' two pe coins or Parents often judge children in one (Above) Understanding and listening domin- erspectives, as Ijudding Abe Lin- ate teen-parent relations, forcing gaps in com- ■sprouting Benedict Arnolds. munication between generations 12 -Ana lysis