Center High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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4 1. President Jimmy Carter addresses the National Conference of Catholic Charities at the Radisson Muchleback Hotel on October 15. as Bishop John Sullivan and First Lady Rosalyn Carter look on. 2. The roof of Kemper Arena collapsed from a rain-wind storm on June 4. 1979. in the early hours. 3. Making a series of stops in the United States. Pope John Paul II addresses a crowd in Des Moines. Iowa. 4. King’s player Ernie Orunfeld travels downcourt in hopes of scoring. 5. Whitey Herzog, fired as manager of the Royals, gazes in distress after hearing of the news. 6. As gasoline supplies run short, the No Gas” slogan appears quite frequently. 8

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1. Center’s football games attracted a larger number of students this year than last year. 2. Teammates congratulate each other after the first victory over Hickman Mills in several years. 3. Duane Ball. 11. and Stacy Talpers. 11. each have their own way of entertaining themselves during the last few minutes of Mrs. Foreman s third hour class. 4. At the beginning of the year, warm weather gave some students the chance to use natural objects as a model for their art sketches, as Jeff Cox. 11. does here. 5. Victoria Caruso. Center’s mascot, observes a game. 6. On September 28. 29 and 30. several hundred Kansas Citians displayed and sold their creations at the annual Plaza Art Fair. Held outside, the Fair took up two square blocks on the Plaza. 7. Hanging posters for Student Council requires a little extra effort from Nancy Burns. 12.

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News events occurring throughout the school, city, state, nation and world attracted the attention of many students during the year. Three changes in sports roles captured the eyes of fans across the city. For the first time in three years, the Royals lost the American League Western Division to the California Angels. In addition, the Royal's organization fired Manager Whitey Herzog and replaced him with Jim Frey, a former coach of the Baltimore Orioles. With a new outlook on the game and a new rookie quarterback by the name of Steve Fuller, the Chiefs hoped to prove powerful contenders in their division, but once again fell short. However, for the first time since 1973, the Chiefs drew sellout crowds. The Kings, hoping to repeat last year’s feat, wanted to win the Midwest Division once again. However, they faced the situation of playing in Municipal Auditorium after the partial destruction to the roof of Kemper Arena last summer. President Carter, feeling the pressures of a pre-election year, campaigned across the country. He included a stop in Kansas City on October 15 to speak at the National Conference of Catholic Charities. For the first time in history, a Pope toured the United States. Pope John Paul II's trip to America included stops in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and Des Moines in early October. Inflation caused concern to many throughout the year. The blame for it was placed on the ever present energy crisis. Throughout the year, especially the summer, gasoline became almost extinct and if found, the prices were outrageous, rising to 98.9 cents by December. As time goes by, the news events occurring take a more important role on students’ lives. In future years, we may be the ones making the headlines.