Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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q For the second straight year, Janu- ary was a lost month for CHS students. A record snowfall of 28.4 inches t CharleStOWIl Becomes a forced everything to come to a stand- t still. On January 16 and 17, 15.7 in- h hXX ' Rx; d9 ches of snow covered the ground, ty- lnter OHderlan ing the 1917 record. Afew days later six more inches were added to the growing snowpiles. Then on January 25 blizzards par- alyzed the area. The National Guard was sent to rescue stranded motorists and others needing help, and the Presi- dent declared Indiana 21 state of emer- gency. Snow continued through February, and students were struck with ttcabin feverf, and illness caused by an excess of staying home, playing cards, and telling ttsnow sharktt tales. Guys turned to the Civic Center, and girls watched soap operas. When the last of the snow had fall- en on March 17, more than 50 inches had covered the ground, almost setting a new winter snowfall record. School had been closed twenty daysebreaking the 1977 record of 19 ttsnowt, days. l AFTER a heavy snowfall, Bret Cochran and Shellie Mosher must search for their car. 2 BRUSHING the snow off their furry friend are Patty Brooks and Shellie Orman. 3-4 NEW FALLEN SNOW creates a peaceful picture in the Charlestown area.

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.1 I; u umxiri nnyry; am! A I LN ., 1-3 STEVE MARTIN became the yeafs most popular star. 4 WOODY ALLEN and Diane Keaton starred in the movie of the year, ilAnnie Hall? 5 THE FORMAT of silent films was renewed in the World,s Greatest Lover. 6-7 uSTAR WARSli popu- larity grew as R2-D2, C3PO, and Luke Sky- walker became household words. 9A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away . . . As these words rolled onto the screen, millions of movie-goers all over the world made STAR WARS the biggest event in film history. The movie began a new art in picture-making and was followed by other outer-space flicks, such as CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND and TV shows like Project UFO. While STAR WARS, popularity was enormous, viewers had a wide choice of other great films to see. Scoring a first, Woody Allen received three acad- emy awards in the best picture of the year, ANNIE HALL. In his first star- ring role J ohn Travolta became the disco king in SATURDAY NIGHT F EVER, which was also popular be- cause of its many top songs by the Bee Gees. The theme from YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE received the award for the best song of the year. Besides the music in movies, disco was the favorite style, and a Sunday night trip to Babesi Disco was in the schedule of many CHS students. Other new music included albums from Kan- sas, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Ronstadt, Stix, and Paul McCartney- to name only a few. With this variety in music, listeners enjoyed the same wide choice as movie-goers. DEATHS 5CHARLES CHAPLIN, 88, pioneer of si- lent film, is best known for his lllittle tramp ; at his home in Switzerland, Dec. 25, 1977. HOAN CRAWFORD, 69, Hollywood mov- ie star, who stayed in the public eye from the late 2015 until her death; New York, May 10,1977. tBING CROSBY, 73, superstar of the enter- tainment world, who rose to the top and stayed there more than 40 years; Oct 14, 1977, in Spain while on a European tour. 1GUY LOMBARDO, 75, popular dance band leader and an American tradition for playing uAuld Lang Syne'i on New Yeafs Eve;Nov. 19,1977. UULIUS thROUCHoii MARX, 86, whose comic timing and gift of repartee brought hilarity on TV and films; of pneumonia, Aug. 19, 1977. 5ELVIS PRESLEY, 42, a legend in his own time as one of the most famous entertainers of the century; of heart disease, at his home in Memphis, Tenn., on Aug. 16, 1977. thREDDIE PRINZE, 22, a star of the TV show ilChico and the Man , of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Jan. 29, 1977, in his Los Angeles apartment.