Abraham Lincoln High School - Railsplitter Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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Ifif experienced the fttedent.. Nostalgia, a return to the past, ivas perhaps so popular because of the trials of the present. We were faced with a variety of serious matters. The corruption of governmental affairs was brought into view by the W atergate trials. The resignation of Vice President Spiro Agnew was one of the results of these disquieting probes. The energy cr sis compelled us to cut back and conserve fuel and energy in every facet of our mechanized lives. Shortages were not confined to fuel alone, however. At various times, such items as beef, paper, plastic, and even the ever popular denim Levi ' s were in short supply. Prices soared, and each month ' s newspapers carried facts about the increases in the cost of living index. It was no wonder we some- times longed for the good old days . Still, our lives were not affected drastically, and life at Lincoln continued at much its usual pace.