Durant High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Durant, IA)

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To The Community

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World Affects Us From All Directions I can't imagine anyone wanting to be President, said Lucille Ball to Betty Ford in a recorded conversation for the January 13 issue of Parade, Quad City Times. Betty replied, Not at this time. The country is in such terrible shape. It would be taking over a tre- mendous responsibility. So what was she referring to that was so terrible? Perhaps it was the Shah of Iran losing his power to Ayatullah Khomeni under whose rule Iran held America hostage. Or maybe it was Russia's invasion of Afghanistan which set the free world in a rage. Or was it the horrible suffering ofthe Cambodian refugees and the Vietnam- ese boat people? Or could it have been all of these? Then on the home front the unsolved problems of energy and inflation were added to the political candidates' issues. People argued against the grain embargo. The signing of the Salt ll Treaty was delayed. And the Olympics became an issue in foreign policy. The Iowa Caucus became more significant than the New Hamp- shire Primary in influencing the future of the candidates nation- wide. In our view, we had to consider who could best tackle the inflation problem as we experienced it in trying to find the money for the next gallon of gas or the next two sweaters needed to sur- vive the 65 degrees room temperature of the school. lowa also made the news with President Carter's trip down the Mississippi and the Pope's visit to Living History Farms. With all this to think about, people of Durant decided to take on the responsibility of building a new library, and we remained stead- fast to the responsibility of our education. we ie 'gi QEAQAQL 'X ix Q iw ,xx f' fi if Y ,zgng .,,, tiei rif gn Q u.+.1,s..-,--s,e.e.s . , V gi, 9,,4,5.,M!-.wi-,,Q, N S wEi'i'35 j 94 -f-f-tl! I! K I 1 ' , - LEZVL--459'-M.-wan. .if -,Wg f