Central High School - Centralia Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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Tourists find time to relax on Capitol Hill and admire our nation's Capitol in Washington D.C. Mr. Tobin and Principal Mr. Curtis break from their hectic schedules for an amusing chat in front of student Services. Students get away from classes and meet friends in the hallways. Here, Helen Johnson, Anne Niergarth and Caroline Liken talk about the latest news during their lunch hour. Northeast paralyzed many under sheets of ice and blankets of snow. Rampaging floods in Kansas washed away homes, cars and possessions. An erupting volcano in Hawaii lit the sky with fiery lava shooting 400 feet in the air. Man made catastrophes hit hard too. A night club fire in Kentucky killed 164. New York suffered its second blackout in twelve years. An elevated train plunged to the sidewalk in Chicago's downtown Loop, killing a dozen and injuring 160. Cheryl Teigs was named the highest paid fashion model with a fee of one-thousand dollars an hour. Anita Bryant fought the gays and was hit in the face with a pie. One after another the states are changing rape lawsto reflect the heinousness of the crime. Volunteers have established rape clinics and facilities for battered wives. Showbusiness staged a final act like none before. Elvis, the King of Rock, Bing Crosby, famed singer of White Christmas, Guy Lombardo, usher of the New Yearg Graucho Marx, whose mustache and bitten cigar were legend and Joan Crawford, famed actress and leading lady of 80+ movies all took their final curtain this year. Sports, movies and exhibits were among the entertainment sources for many Americans. The World Series was excitment for all as the batting sensation Reggie Jackson lead the Yankees to a win over the Dodgers. The young Steve Cauthen rode Affirmed to an exciting win in the 104th Kentucky Derby. Among the top box office movies in the nation were Star Wars, with its irresistible R2D2, C3PO, and the Lord Darth Vadarg Rocky, with its theme music and star Sylvester Stalloneg Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with its miraculous space ships and creatures which upped UFO sightings across the nation and Annie Hall, Woody Allen's new film. Americans all over the nation stood in lines for many hours to view the treasures of King Tut's Tomb exhibit which toured the U.S. Record albums were one of teenagers favorite buys. Such albums as Fleetwood Mac, Rumoursg Eagles, 'fHotel Californiaf' Led Zepplin, The Song Remains the Same were all top LP's in the charts.

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unning, hiking or just-standing still, Americans across the nation set out in pursuit of sunshine, fresh air, fitness and fun. i Sweat-suits were the latest fashion for millions who jogged their daily rounds, joined a spreading rage for paddle ball and racquet ball, or just lounged around. For the less athletic types, putt-puttering mopeds made the scene. Terror in the streets of New York ended when David Berkowitz was captured and accused of being the Son of Sam killer. Francine Hughes was acquitted of murder in the death of her husband. She set fire to him as he slept, explaining later that a voice had told her and that he had beaten her many times. NASA's recent test flight of the space shuttle brought us closer to a new era of orbiting factories and power stations. Laetril has been pushed and attacked, with the real issue seeming to lie in how far the government can go to restrict rights. Americans were jolted with the news that Social Security was on the verge of bankruptcy and Carter's new plan will raise Social securityv taxes for years to come. Bert Lance was brought under fire for wheeling and dealing as a rural banker. Carter stuck by him until both thought it better if he were replaced. The Korean bribery scandal opened up with a few indictments and South Korean bluster, but with little prospect of pinning down the truth. Panama's Torrijos backed a Canal Treaty with the U.S. that will go in effect in the year 2000 AD. Sadat, Egypt's leader, made a genuine attempt for peace as he met with President Carter and other world leaders in peace talks. Cancer victim Hubert Humphrey proudly returned to the Senate before his death. A nation mourned. Richard Nixon came out of seclusion to tell America on TV how the whole thing occurred. First brother Billy christened a beer bearing his name. The Alaskan pipeline was completed and promptly broke down. All year long the weather was too much. Too hot, too cold, too dry or too wet. California's summer drought brought fear of sinking into the ocean. Blizzards in the

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he year produced a great deal of activity on Capitol Hill. The 95th Congress has enacted several major pieces of legislation which affect the State of Michigan. Included are the Clean Air Amendment, The Water Pollution Control Act, The Public Works Jobs Bill and The Housing and Community Development Act. Solar energy is fast becoming a part of Michigan as shown by many buildings converting to that source of energy. The Saginaw Federal Bui1ding's solar collecter has beenproviding all the hot water and half the heating and cooling needs for the building. Solar energy will work in Michigan. Signs proclaiming Tests of drinking water in this establishment exceed a maximum contaminate level are being plastered on buildings throughout the state. Under new state and federal legislation public water supplies are required to have the quality tested every three months, and to notify consumers if test results exceed specific levels. Michigan ranked second among the states in the total number of state fishing licenses, tags, permits and stamps sold last year, and third in the sale of hunting licenses. -' The bowfin and gar, both found in Michigan waters, are a real pair of oldtimers having survived as a species without much change for '200 million years. Michigan will grow warmer in the next ten to twenty years claims Dr. David Gates of the University of Michigan. Gates also predicts from climate patterns that the Great Lake levels will fall and that Michigan's agricultural zones will shift northward during this period. B lk. ,. mf-alumnus