Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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Presidential elections in November reached their climax when Chief Justice Warren E. Burger swore in President Carter in January. While performing in Montreal Olympics, youthful Nadia Comaneci, from Romania, received fame and a gold medal for balance beam performance. ij I H. ' : l V ' : %«i ' ' . . ta Sj Wi j MT B j H HHBS Wg-.. - . ' ' ' .- SEI ■■■■I HVi i ' H After about 60 hours of being held hostage by Anth- ony Kiritsis, Richard Hall, Inianapolis co-owner of a mortgage company, was released. It ' s not more belly; it ' s less 28 The World Outsid(

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Receiving an honorable handshake from Mr. John Carbone, Lora Capper smiles as she takes first place in beginning vaulting. Pranksters j.R. Stallsmith and Brian Davis torture a statue which can ' t fight back, while touring the Ford Museum in Michigan. 27 Good Times

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When in Scolhnd, do as the Scoll ' nh do, says Andrea Robinson, who does a traditional danti- with a native gentleman — in July, 76. As the world turns, sodoesBlackford Events happening all over the world affected the lives of BHS and the com- munity. Sometimes the influence was direct, sometimes indirect. The frigid winter, along with the nat- ural gas shortage, forced schools and factories all over the eastern half of the country to close, including Blackford County. The Montpelier schools were closed longer than others. On St. Valentine Day, four persons were murdered in Indiana. One of four persons suspected of the murders, Roger Droliinger, was slated to be tried in the Blackford Circuit Court. The plight of Richard Hall, being tied to a sawed-off shotgun for 62 hours by Tony Kiritsis, was felt by many students. Some questioned the ethics of a broken promise of amnesty for surren- dering. tku. • « while performing in Florida, the Band majorettes attracted attention of more than their audiences, including two Sea World Creatures. Gates separating the old and new of Montreal were only one of many sites the French Club saw when they toured French speaking Canada. The World Outside 29