Edon High School - Key of E Yearbook (Edon, OH)

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The Presidential Elections in the fall of 1976 brought change to the government of the United States. After eight years of Republican rule, Jimmy Carter, a Democrat and former Governor of Georgia, became the 39th President and the first man from the ' ' deep south ' ' to become President since Zachary Taylor in 1849. Carter defeated Former President Ford with a slim 51 to 48 percent popular-vote majority. However, in a poll taken on Election Day at Edon High School, Former President Ford defeated President Carter with a wide majority. President-Elect Carter and Vice- President-Elect Walter Mondale are pictured on the right and on the opposing page at the top. Pictured below are Former President Ford and Ronald Reagon at the White House Summit Meeting held after the November Elections. Ford and Reagon had both sought the Republican Party ' s Nomination for President with the vote eventually going to Former President Ford. The Republican Party Leaders met to discuss the unification of the Party. (UPI Photo) On the right below is the White House at Christmas Time. Former President and Mrs. Ford participated in the ceremonical lighting of the Christmas Tree while spending their last Christmas in the White House. (UPI Photo) Soviet Communist General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev welcomes Premier Fidel Castro of Cuba to the Soviet Union on the left. Cuba and the Soviet Union continued strong ties. (UPI Photo) The country of China suffered major political changes this year with the death of Mao Se Tung. Mao had been the leader of the Republic of China since 1949. He died in Peking on September 9 at the age of 83. Pictured on the extreme right is the controversial leader of Uganda, Idi Amin, who was much in the news this year with his unpredictable actions. (UPI Photo) 6

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The Edon Bicentennial Celebration was held August 19 through 22, 1976. Among the many festivities were the crowning of the Queen, the beard judging contest, bicycle races, a chicken bar-be-que, the Bicentennial Parade, Square Dance in the street, a Pot Luck Dinner, and the Community ' Choir Concert. Pictured on the left is the float entry by St. Peter ' s Lutheran Church, Edon, in the Bicentennial Parade. Winter affected everyone this year. The National Weather Service reported it was the coldest January in 177 years for the eastern two-thirds of the nation. The severe weather and resulting energy shortages led the Edon School Board to adopt certain energy practices. The Edon Schools operated on fuel oil, delivery pictured above, and no cutback was experienced. However, a policy of conservation was practiced. Classrooms were kept at 68 degrees and the number of after school activities were decreased. Responding to a survey taken by the Key of E Staff, 61.5% of E.H.S. students believed there was no energy shortage, and only 28.4% practiced conservation by lowering home thermostats. On Friday, September 24, 1976, Leanne Field, the new athletic field, was dedicated at the first home football game. Pictured on the left, Mr. Adams, school superintendent, presents the deed to Mr. Allomong, President of the Board of Education. Entertainment was provided by the Community Choir, pictured behind Mr. Adams and Mr. Allomong, and the Edon High School Band. 5

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One of tiie most spectacular events celebrating the Bicentennial was Operation Sail. 16 tall ships, 225 sailing vessels and 52 military ships from 28 nations paraded in the waters off New York City ' and other eastern Ports in July 1976. This event is pictured below cm the left when the ships visited Newport, Rhode Island. (Photo L. Pendleton) The year 1976 ended with the tragedy of the ’ ’Argo Merchant ' 1 , a Liberian tanker, that ran around near Nantucket Island polluting the Atlantic Ocean with 7 . 6 million gallons of oil. In the first weeks of 1977 two more major accidents involving oil tankers in the Delaware River and Los Angeles occured. Pictured top, right below is the ' ' Argo Merchant ' ' tom in half by heavy seas spilling its cargo into the Atlantic. (UP1 Photo) Another oil spill occured in April, 1977. The oil resulted from a blowout in a well in the North Sea off the coast of Norway. Platform Bravo pictured middle, right below is sprayed by ' ' Seaway Falcon a fire fighting ship. (UP1 Photo) An American expert from Texas, Paul Red Adair finally succeded in capping the well. In December, 1976, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries met in Qatar to set the price of their oil while all industrialized countries watched and waited. Pictured bottom, right below is Saudi Arabia ' s Ahmed Zaki Yamani, third from the right, arguing with fellow petroluem Ministers. (UPI Photo) Yamani walked out of the meeting protesting the vote by other OPEC Countries to raise prices 10.4% on January 1 and 5% more July 1. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates posted only a 5% increase for the whole year.