Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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voters choose leadership at every level Democrat Iames Earl 'ijimmyv Garter Ir. emerged victo- rious in the presidential election on Nov. 2. He won by a narrow victory over the incumbent President Gerald Ford. A unique feature of the campaign was the Great Debate, a series of televised encounters between Ford and Carter. Fordls vice presidential candidate, Sen. Robert Joseph Dole, and Garteris choice for a running mate, Sen. Walter Fred- erick Fritz', Mondale, also faced each other on the televi- sion screen for one evening. During the smnmer both nominating conventions were marked with unusual excitement and suspense. Ex-Governor Ronald Reagan of California strongly challenged Republi- can President Ford for the party's nominationg thus the nomination of an incumbent President was not taken for granted. Ex-Governor Garter of Georgia, a relatively unknown politi- cal figure only a few months previously, walked away with the Democratic nomination by a large margin on the first ballot. Carter was the first President from the Deep South for over 100 yearsg Ford was the first incumbent to lose a presiden- tial election since Herbert Hoover in 1932. Garter won the election by 297 to 241 electoral votes, but President Ford carried Arizona. Continued on next page. 26 elections wide world photos

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Q13 news stories of '76-'77 reporter don bolles killed by explosron Arizona Was projected to the top of the national news scene With the brutal bombing and subsequent death on june 13 of Don Bolles, investigative reporter for THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC. Based on clues provided by Bolles at the scene of the bombing, john Harvey Adamson was arrested in con- nection With the crime. Acting on a request for a Change of venue from Maricopa County, the judge hearing the case moved the trial to Tucson Where the prosecution began presenting its case in january. Adamson confessed to setting the fatal bomb and im- plicated jimmy Robison and Max Dunlap. A cease-fire was reached in the Lebanese Civil War after pressure from Saudi Arabia, left-Wing Palestinian and Syrian forces ended the 18 months of strife. A daring night raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda re- sulted in the rescue of 91 hostages and 12 crewmen from an Air France airliner that had been hijacked by Arab terrorists. QContinued to next page? C 28 current events