Dakota State University - Trojan Yearbook (Madison, SD)

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ofld W RIGHT: An American soldier takes time out from routine duties to play with a Vietnamese child as the mother bathes him in front of their primitive grass house. BELOW RIGHT: A fire of destruc- tion burns in the background as National Guard troops stand alert during one of many racial dis- turbances which marred many of the nation's major cities during the summer of '67. A Year of Continued War, Riots, and Elections June 1967 the beginning of a year filled with unexpected events ... a continuing vvar, racial riots, pol- itical tension, medical advance- ments, stark entertainment, and tragedy. The year began with the an- nouncement that 2,929 US soldiers had been killed and wounded in Viet Nam-setting a record for a single week. The Viet Nam War continued throughout 1967 and although at- tempts were made at peace settle- ments, it waged on into 1968. The war, for the third consecutive year was undoubtedly the top news story of the year. JUNE, 1967-JUNE, 1968 The W ' le additional elf I, will betw 5 ri states Ofrabyl United A the June 5- BY . ef-feC Went 1ntO m attained 3 , eraS9d dd D02 the balallfie O East.

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The world was confronted with additional violence as a full-scale war between lsrael and the Arab states of Syria, Jordan, and the United Arab Republic broke out June 5. By the time a UN cease-fire went into effect June 10, Israel had attained a military victory that erased old boundaries and changed the balance of power in the Middle East. President Johnson became a Droud and happy grandfather for the first time June 21 as Lucy John- son Nugent gave birth to an 8- pound, 10-ounce baby boy, Patrick Lyndon, in Austin, Texas. Racial riots brought additional sor- row and heartache to Americans during the summer months. Among the cities hardest hit were Boston, Mass.: Tampa, Florida, Cincinnati 'llc FQ' and mature image in 67 and Dayton, Ohio, Buffalo, New York, Minneapolis, Minn., New l-la- ven, Conn., and Newark, New Jer- sey. Racial disturbances hit a height late in July as Detroit, Michigan, became the scene of mass rioting, looting, and killing which resulted in 41 deaths, 2,665 arrests, and H200 million in destruction. The uprising was the costliest race riot in the his- tory of the nation. In August, the news front moved northward where heavy rains brought severe flooding to Pair- banks, Alaska. Seven deaths were reported with damage exceeding S200 million. In September, teachers' strikes in five states kept more than 600,000 pupils out of school. Shirley Temple, child star of the 193O's, made a come-back in 1967- but this time she was in the political spotlight. l-ler decision to join the Republican congressional race in California drew wide-spread interest from coast to coast. l-ler return to the public eye was short-lived, how- ever, as she was defeated by Paul N. McCloskey in what has been termed a political upset. Meanwhile, the Beatles continued to rack up one record hit after an- other-but with a new look and with a distinctively new and far out musi cal sound Added to their popular mop heads were droopy French mustaches book wormish faces and bizarre clothing The album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was an immediate smash and although the change resulted in the loss of a few fans new fans were gained and their popularity lingered on TOP One time child actress Shirley Temple appears with her family during her campaign for Congress LEFT' A new look was added to a new sound as the Beatles searched for a new y ' v . M, - 1 k . , ,wif ix 1 ii ' ' . i 1 1 1 . . ,