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

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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

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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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Following the great blizzard of 1978, many vehicles became temporarily or permanently damaged. For the Fort Wayne resi- dents who survived the four-day massive snowfall, they had little time to rest before contending with a flood from the melted snow. Reviewing the 70 ' s: local CTjl he seventies were ten years of change for the JL, Fort Wayne area. The following headlines occurred in the last decade: . . . Democrat Ivan Lebamoff ousted longtime in- cumbent Republican mayor Harold S. Zeis. . . . first Coliseum drug busts started when police decided to crack down on rowdy fans. . . . high winds and tornadoes ripped through the city on May 10, 1973. . . . Presidents Nixon and Ford visited. . . . unknown Republican mayoral nominee Robert Armstrong defeated incumbent Democrat Ivan Le- bamoff by a narrow margin of 384 votes. . . . Harding, Northrop and Wayne High Schools were built to reduce the overpopulation at other schools. . . . arson fires destroyed two historic buildings, the Rosemarie hotel and the Bash Building, in two con- secutive nights on the landing. Shortly afterwards, the 14-story Sheraton Hotel was set ablaze. . . . the city celebrated the bicentennial with the opening of The Old Fort. . . . Matt Vogel returned to Fort Wayne a national swim hero having won two gold medals at the Sum- mer Olympics in 1976. . . . the year of the Blizzard was 1978. The storm piled up to 18 inches of wind-whipped snow that kept circulation to a minimum in Fort Wayne. . . . former city councilman Democrat Winfield Mo- ses unseated Republican incumbent Robert Arm- strong in the decade ' s third straight mayoral upset. During the Lebamoff administration, downtown redevelop- ment began; work continued throughout the Armstrong admin- istration. Meyers McCarthy ' s clothing store came in close proximity to the major construction sites.