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

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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.

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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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Enforcing school rules, Mr. Breininger puts a sticker on a car that has parked in one of the forbidden teachers ' slots. Providing more than just an economical means of transportation, some students found biking to school advantageous in terms of health and parking space. Acting as an FTD Florist, Leesa Hilsmier goes out of her way to deliver a Valen- tine ' s Day Flowergram to a patient in the hospital. 20 parking