California State University Sacramento - Statesman Yearbook (Sacramento, CA)

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The World Around Us By 1974 the United States was making moves to adjust to a milieu of seeming crises. The Alaskan pipeline was approved, Kissinger’s nego- tiations in the Middle East finally resulted in an accord, while the Republican Administration was increasingly under fire in the Watergate investigations. Ameri- cans were horrified at the kidnapping of Patty Hearst and amazed at the resignation of Nixon’s top aides, and also intrigued by Mariner 10’s fly-by of Mercury, Hank Aaron’s 715th home run, and Russia’s deporting of Solzhenitsyn. In July, the American political crisis came to a head with the subpoening of Nixon’s tapes, his resignation in August, and Ford’s pardon in September. Finally, Ford approved pri- vate ownership of gold and the Oil Embargo was lifted. PEL IITA NS iar fis ‘ ye

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Rush Days All departments had demonstrations during Open House. Here the pe Dept. tests your blood pressure. The WINNER! The ice cream eating con- test was a big success. Judges score the participants in the» Gong Show. The Gold Rush spirit hit everyone this year. The administration staff took this opportunity to dress up.

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The World Around Us In 1975 the United States began its adjust- ment to a world where events seemed to out- run our capacity to absorb them. While Rocke- feller began investigations into the misdeeds of the CIA and Ford announced the U.S. was in a recession, the Bicentennial celebrations officially began. In April, Vietnam again entered the news as the re- , maining U.S. personnel had to be evacuated from » Saigon. Meanwhile, New York City was in the midst of financial crisis. The danger of aerosol sprays to the atmosphere, an assassination at- tempt on Ford, the UN declaration of : Zionism as a form of racism, and the dictatorial emergency in India vy were other newsworthy events.