Bonita Vista High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Chula Vista, CA)

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V. theme was important in many funtieyns and One of the single most outstanding and significant features of '76 was undeniably the Bicentennial, The entire country was busy in the preparation and celebration of this great event. Flags waved and parades filled city streets as memories of the past echoed across the nation. Queen Elizabeth and other dignitaries planned visits to the United States to commemorate the Bicentennial. Special Bicentennial coins were minted, and 2OO years ago today was familiar to many. Many national businesses and organizations also endeavored to promote the bicentennial ina variety of ways and they Bicentennial ,programs ,i gjggny. i However, much of the Bicentennial 'was celebrated on the local level. San Diego County was, very enthusiastic about celebrating the Bicentennial as all its cities were named official Bicentennial communities. When the Freedom train arrived in San Diego, more people bought tickets than the train could faciiiate, proving that reverence for 200 years of freedom and independence was notlimitedto the original ,llfs cyoiomes. Red, white ihtt 3!ftfi.iyV,.Qbiik3Q,i,,,flC6 jlifilyijrants were seen in Chulya,Vista Qfafidleven if QBf0,eifra .zivifrad the Cale i12tBifiiiii1if2hfiila.i ltyt Bonitafesr. ltii ittl . r H H , . , ,iw ' if V V , ,r r 'liliff ' Although neither were successful, the nation again saw presidential assassination attempts. The first, by Lynnette Squeaky Fromme, took place in Sacramento during late summer while the second was by Sarah Jane Moore not long afterwords in San Francisco. Both weregconvicted and sentenced, serving their terms in San Diego., ln addition, Sandra Good, a Former i.' roommate with Lynnette Fromme, was also arrested when a list of over 100 corporation' executives supposedly planned for assassinations was found in the apartment which they had earlier shared. . . One of the greatest symbols ofthe age of unemployment, inflation. and recession was New York City. When the bonds defaulted. this city seemed' toiyre headed directlv towards bankruptcy. Attempting to borrow money from boit'lfif lstiate and federal governments, the city .hard ,go galsogfturnl to cuttbacks in the budget! Dis afresult. thousands of civillservants were fired from policemen and firemen to garbage collectors and street sweepers, Mayor Abe Beame was faced with a tremendousproblem with the city, but the nationitself also went into a panic at the thought of 'll' the great American city collapsing. The stock market took a large dip and the outlook for the economy as a whole was not bright. However, as the economicfcohditlons ia the United States began to improve. so ailsofdid the issue of the default of NewffYorlc City begin to fade from the'forefrorwi6fatatEiafnalrl!ooncam .frr . it A ....l was not a fantastic year for ,egtegtainment in the mass media, Those anticipating the Academy Awards were disappointed at the lack of outstanding ymavias, some even questioning the awarding of Oscars at all. Nevertheless, a few movies did stand out, among them- ff0ne,Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest starring Jack Nicholson, and Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino. . Gene Wilder's talents were 3gai2iii'Qefvgi d.5entV in The Adventures of lSh,etiipcfkfflglioimes' Smarter Brother . Hustle withpBurt Reynolds, Lucky Lady with Liza Minnelli, 8arry Lyndonf' with Ryan O?Neal. and. 'Mahogany with,D,i'a.na', Ross .yvgrey arnyoirigisthe many other ntoilies.. seen. 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Another important change brought the opening of the Suez canal. Closed since '57 at the beginning of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. it was finally opened in '75. Kissinger, again instrumental in the foreign compromise. helped bring the two parties to an agreement. After the settlement was reached, the United States Navy entered the canal and cleared it of mines and debrees which were souvenirs of the years of dissention. The opening of the canai was a symbol of improving diplomatic relations between the two nations. '76 was a special year for many reasons. with one more being the Olympics. held every four years. This year, lnnsbrook. Austria was the place where many outstanding athletes were honored. Dorothy Hamills was among the most impressive of the American athletes taking a gold medal in womens figure skating. Speed skater Sheila Young, was another great asset to the American team winning three medals, one of each, in the 1500 meter, 1000 meter, and the 500 meter. This feat made her the first American Woman to win three medals in the Winter Olympics. A somewhat surprising silver medal came from Baby-faced' Bill Koch the first American to win a medal in Nordic skiing. 11 . it xv' Gt' After the tremendous uproarfover the kidnapping offfatty Hearst by had .finally bag.i1TtitlT3yiTi:ToT.die suddenly brought tolTttiQiif5tti57what was assumedltesriher associationwitft them. At first she confessed to crimes committed '76 saw Americans once again coming to the polls for the presidential election. The months of campaign, thestate primaries- ati, T. werevbrought to nationai. attention as the yl.tt Q, mostirriportant responsibility of all was thrust on the voters including the 18 year- olds whose first opportunity to vote would be so significant on the national scope. A general distrust of those in Washington aftef.1...T?iislTTr.Watergate irweirtehf b'0U9l1f. caneieaiasr in particuTiaTr'fteWthe front. Ex? ifrfil governor of California, Ronald Reaganf was For the sports fan, there were always two great games to remember- the World Series and the Superbowl. The fall brought baseball enthusiasts to the television as the Cincinnati Reds played the Boston Red Sox. for the national title. After five days of a really close struggle between the two teams. Cincinnati finally broke through to beat Boston four games to three. Football season cuiminated in January as the Pittsburg Steelers played thTe,Dalias Cowboys in the Superbowl at Miami. For a while. it looked as if two California teams. The Rams and the Raiders might meet in the superbowl, but they were kept from that final giory by Dallas and Pittsburg. Then for the second year in ,ar row, Pittsburg seized the we at 3 SWG ' T T. T, beganxwith high hopes for the Republicanib T in the company of SLA membersg but later nominamm' Governor of Alaioama before ' she complained of being forced' into this waillaceiyhmmy Sane waiqwte Zuccesfful. 6 + O confession and arrar her new attorneyyT,F. Lee m t. 8. .Tgmocra 'C Pamfr .Wo 9' 8' pnmer g .Bailey wThofsflniame was alreriififquite cad'Q9?55PWe'9 The 39954329930 'ncumbenif T T. n i ' T W 'irti rll' A l'ly irriportai1tt'TPin the.TpicturesTgfoff'ithe Democratidf? . Q'ff'0 TT X 'W A very controversial trial, the caseeventually pnmanas' M O became a battie over Patty's when Q! psychiatrists weife brought in to testify about V g 2. A possible brayinjvirashing by g . 4 Q, T759 T T TTT. T. T IM TTT. r T A ,ll..i 1 iirrer '.l. .riT.iyl . T TT.' , 5 4 .T iyT.V pose al she 9 0 iiiii li.i i ltrr l refused to answer 420 questEo?iTs 'i.n 45 F N A minutes on the grounds of the fifth 4' 'r' ' amendment. T r TTTT y y A -tp 3 I y X For the Juroreytha decision ygyg be a L 0 . ggyg .,- X g .difficult one.,,.yT..T2?5!,ttdT.Vgven g , ..,., . ,V , watched Zmost i t fgy. T A T , Qi fl roT S 6 t Cl Tv 73 T6 X03 N EV T 7' N ' 5 T .'.' V T 5 Elf 23 f '