Wichita Heights High School - Talon Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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23 f Local National News IEEIEIEIIE-lilililillillnlill! IDEUHI5 June 18, 1977 New York's lovers, lanes were finally made safe as David Berkowitz, the Son of Sam killer, pled guilty to the murders of seven young people and the wounding of sev- eral others. Berkowitz claimed he was ordered to kill by the voice of a 6000 year-old demon who spoke to him through his neighbor's dog. August 1977 District Attorney Vern Miller and his band of mighty men went crime fighting to put a halt to nude dancing in county bars. August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee lost its favorite citizen on this humid day when Elvis Presley died. The fam- ous King of Rock and Roll succumbed to cardiac arrhythmia. Thousands of loyal fans turned out to pay final tri- bute. August 18, 1977 Fifteen year-old Ron- nie Zamora, of Miami,' Florida, was charged with the killing of his neighbor, an 83 year-old woman. His attorney claimed that Zamorais addiction to vio- lent television programs caused his ac- tions. Zamora was sentenced to life in prison. August 19, 1977 Groucho Marx, the comic with the famous moustache and the sleazy eyes, was dead at the age of 86. He died of pneumonia. September 6, 1977 The Wichita City Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a Civil Rights Ordinance banning discrimina- tion against homosexuals. On May 8, 1978, it was defeated in referendum by almost a five to one margin. September 12, 1977 Twenty-two per- sons were killed when heavy rains caused flash flooding in Kansas City. The widely-known Country Club Plaza area was severely damaged. September 21, 1977 After weeks of controversy about his past business and banking practices, Federal Budget Di- rector Bert Lance resigned from office. His friend and boss, Jimmy Carter, ac- cepted his resignation with sorrow. November 14, l977 One of the greatest showmen of all time, Evel Knievel, per- formed his greatest stunt of all time. The motorcycle daredevil assaulted 20th Century Fox V-P Sheldon Salt- man with a baseball bat. The daring old man on the flying Harley pled guilty and was sentenced to six months in jail. Saltman was the author of a book tell- ing tales of Evel on the road. March 16, 1978 Minnesota's favorite son, Senator Hubert Humphrey, after fighting a long battle against cancer, died. Humphrey, who tried for the Presidency three times, received a Presidential funeral and lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda and then in the Minnesota state capitol. Muriel Hum- phrey, his widow, took her husband's place in the Senate. His funeral also marked the first time ex-President Richard Nixon had returned to the cap- ital. May 8, 1978 It had been fifty-seven days since his kidnapping on a busy street, when Italian officials found five- time Italian Premier Aldo Moro's bul- let-riddled body stuffed in the trunk of a car parked in downtown Rome. The infamous Red Brigade claimed respon- sibility for the assassination. May 24, 1978 A Kansas State Trooper was found dead on the Kansas Turn- pike. Three escapees from an Oklaho- ma prison were charged with the killing. A trial was scheduled for later in the year. In General: Star Wars hit the screen and became one of the all-time biggest box office draws while Paul McCartney and his London Town rose on the charts. Discomania went crazy, and Anita Bryant crusaded against gay rights in Dade County, Florida. In the Middle East, Anwar Sadat and Mena- chem Begin attempted face to face talks after Sadat's unprecedented trip to Jerusalem. Donny Osmond and The Fonz got married but, of course, not to each other. Shawn Cassidy became the nation's latest heart throb, and our country's leader just kept on smilin'.

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241 Drama Productions 4 Q04-lv 4 or Rousing Oklahoma Demands Many Talents, Draws Ovations Standing ovations three nights run- ning were the reward for the time and energy spent on the spring musical, Oklahoma, The love story-comedy by Rodgers and Hammerstein revolved around the conflicts of farmers and cattlemen residing in the Oklahoma Territory before it became a state. Star- ring Dawn Holmstrom and Paul Smith, the play also required the talents of the entire Drama and Music Departments. Stage-craft classes built the beautiful sets, including a twenty foot windmill, orchestra members provided the music and the choir and other vocal music classes worked on the chorus numbers. Earlier in the year, drama classes produced the traditional Christmas play, Amahl and the Night Visitorsf' starring Ginny Atkison as the little boy who had faith. Edar Lee Masters' classic Spoon River Anthology served as material for Drama 2's presentation to the Eng- lish classes, while Drama 3 performed a play from the Theater of the Absurd, Cleft for Me. Drama 1 students, while learning the basics of the theater and its terminology, got their chances to perform along with the more ad- vanced actors in the Spring Festival of Plays. Held in place of one three-act play, the Festival ran for two nights, composed of a number of one-acts and cuttings from longer works.