Concordia Lutheran High School - Luminarian Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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In 1975, Patty Hearst left the San Mateo, Calif., jail for court. Sen- .enced to seven years for bank robbery. Hearts — kidnapped and ' brainedwashed by the SLA — was freed after serving 22 ' i nonths. The rockets ' red glare gave proof through the night that the Statue of Liberty was still there. So did 13 World War II searchlights. Reviewing the 70 ' s: National tW% he 1970 ' s brought many changes in the nation, JL — whether through, politics, entertainment, or intriguing people. It included: ... a series of riots over the Vietnam war where students were shot and wounded at Ohio ' s Kent State University. . . . More Women worked outside of the home in professional careers. This is known as the Womens movement. . . . eighteen year olds given the right to vote. . . . The Watergate Scandal which evolved when the Democratic headquarters were broken into. . . . Two giant panda bears arrived from China at the Washington National Zoo. . . . John Dean confessed to being involved in Wa- tergate, and admitted Richard Nixon ' s involve- ment. . . . Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with the income tax evasion and was succeeded by Ger- ald Ford. . . . Swimmer Mark Spitz won a record of seven gold medals at the Olympics. . . . Nixon, the first president to resign only ad- mitted to errors in judgement, but not to involve- ment in Watergate. . . . Patricia Hearst kidnapped by the SLA from her apartment in Berkley, California. . . . Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth ' s record with 715 homeruns. . . . U.S. officially pulled out of Vietnam. . . . Labor Union Leader Jimmy Hoffa went out to lunch in Michigan and was never seen again. . . . FBI agents arrested Patty Hearst and three other fugitives. . . . Jimmy Carter was elected President. . . . Grand Bicentennial was a major celebration throughout the U.S. . . . Lou Brock broke Ty Cobb ' s 49 year old record by stealing 893 bases. . . . New York experienced a 24 hour black out through a portion of the state. . . . California property taxs were cut in half with proposition 13. . . . the world ' s worst air crash took 582 lives when two jetliners collided. . . . Reverand Jim Jones played on the emotions of underprivileged people and finally called them to their deaths. . . . Karen Quinlan became the first major court case over euthanasia. . . . Pope John Paul II visits the United States dur- ing a world tour. . . . Patty Hearst married former body guard Ber- nard Shaw. . . . Steve Martin led the comedy world. nati

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A final salute; Nixon says goodbye to his staff and boards a helicopter on the White House lawn following his resignation in August, 1974. A Kent State student screams for help over the body of a fellow classmate slain in a con- frontation with Nation- al Guardsmen in June, 1970. The Three Mile Island power plate near down in a reactor, a cloud of radioactrv Harrisburg, Pa., was the site in 1979 of a steam was accidently released, near disaster when after a partial melt- 16 national

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With a spade in hand, the Board members joined together in 1974 to break the ground for the new auxiliary gym. As a sparkling metropolitan area with 180,000 citizens, downtown Fort Wayne provides a variety of nighttime activities. The Fort Wayne National Bank building holds the Summit Club for dining and receptions: the Perform- ing Arts Center enhances Fort Wayne culture through plays, concerts, and art exhibits. 18 local