Columbus High School - Cohiscan Yearbook (Columbus, GA)

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Pinky Neal gets an early Christmas present from John Elias under the mistletoe. The familiar sight of Santa slipping down the chimney is portrayed on a float in the Colum- bus Christmas parade.

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Before Christmas vacation there seemed to be a frenzied activity throughout the school. Students crammed at the last minute for tests, prepared for Christmas parties, and decorated halls and doors to put CHS in the Christmas spirit. No matter how they spent their time, you can be sure that every Blue Devil made the most of their Christ- mas vacation. One of Santa’s helpers is caught here on film in Peachtree Mall. Rhonda Clcnney tells Santa her Christmas list while on his lap in Peachtree Mall. Angela Robinson. Michel Phillips and Lori Brown help decorate the tree in the main hall. Mrs. Gorman’s door won first place in the Christmas door-decorating contest. 22

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DOW JONES 30 INDUSTRIALS {Closing Prices] 792 45 iQct 31 i 780 i 11 i i i i i i 1 ■ ■ ■ 1 ....................................... October 6 13 70 71 jp AP W.r Bho'o October Changing Levels of Dow Dollar Rises, As Do Prices WASHINGTON (AP) — The doll:ir continued 10 rebound strongly on world markets today m response to President Carter's crash program to stem its rapid loss of value overseas. But the administration’s satisfaction was tempered by disappointing news in the fight against inflation. 4 Wholesale prices—a harbinger of future retail costs— leaped by 0.9 percent in October for the second consecutive month, the Commerce Department reported. 'The advance was led by a 1.7 percent jump in wholesale food prices, equaling the rise in September. With inflation running at an annual rate of nearly 10 percent, the administration had been counting on price gains to ease by the end of 197k. But the October increase, if averaged out over an entire year; would lx about II percent Wholesale prices last month were K.6 percent higher ihan the same month in 1977. In New York, the stock exchange continued ns upsurge in today's early trading after it reacted to ihe pro-dollar moves with the largest single day gain m its history Wednesday. That day. the Dow Jones industrial average rose 35.34 points to close at H27.78. In Tokyo, meanwhile, the dollar soared by more than 4 percent over the Japanese yen. The dollar had dosed at I7H.HO yen Wednesday, soared to IKK at the opening of the foreign exchange market, then slipped to ijlose at 186.025 on the first day of trading there since Carter's announcement The president's dollar rescue plan includes higher inierest rates, the borrowing of $30 billion in foreign currencies and an increase rn U.S. gold sales. The Federal Reserve Board's interest rate for loans it makes to member banks was boosted by a nearly unprecedented one percentage point, to a record 9.5 What's NATIONAL NEWS. . . There have been many mur- ders and deaths nationally. Bing Crosby, Nelson Rockefeller and Elvis Presley died. In California, the “Hillside Strangler” took thir- teen young women’s lives and a major airplane crash there took others. Senator Sam Nunn co-spon- sored a bill to bring the draft back. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Superbowl XIII. It was one of the best superbowls yet and ended in a 35-31 victory for Pittsburgh. In the World Series, the Dodgers seemed to have things going their way when they won the first two games in Los Angeles. When the Series changed to New York, the tide turned, and the Yankees won three games straight. They won the sixth game in Los Angeles to win the Series to become the World Champions. INTERNATIONAL NEWS. . . There was more turmoil in the Middle East this year. There was an anti-Shah rebellion in Iran. Shah Bantiar was removed from power by religious leader, Kho- meini. who was exiled from Iran. Begin and Sadat signed a peace treaty ending some of the conflict in the Middle East. The United States recognized Peking as the government of China. It opened up billions of dollars worth of trade between the two countries. Rev. Jones in Guyana led over 800 people to commit suicide. There were three different Popes in the last year. After Pope Paul died. Pope John Paul I became Pope. He served less than one year. When he died. Pope John Paul II succeeded him. Among the things he has done since becoming Pope was visit Mexico. South Americans trav- eled hundreds of miles to attend Bradshaw Coi 24