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

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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 '

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1-..,,,,M see the school personified in the students, its character a melting pot of each of theirs. lt cried with the students after disappointments, and excitement echoed in every room after success. The walls cracked into smiles of student laughter, and puddles of tears could not be ignored. ln a few years, y uf- 1 fi- 4 col-6 UC C .- C L, L L 'sl f L if 4.1 Pc Qwhen the students have all left, its voice will have a different tone as the uniqueness of every class passes with time. As in every year. one could look back and J i s J naar, , ff, N 12,7 1 g ,A f A A v ' 'Ui C Qf'f is --x Z' Q' 237 gil 44 1