Encinal High School - Horizon Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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72: propositions, politics; seniors cast first ballots Seniors voted! Seniors who were eighteen on November 7, 1972 voted for the first time in a Presidential Election. In March 1972, the California State Legislature followed the dictum of the National Government and gave the vote to eighteen year olds. Required government classes assumed new meanings for Seniors as speakers dealing with the candidates and issues of the election came to address the new voters. Abortion, farm worker's rights, gun control legislation, the legalization of marijuana, and coastal preservation were key issues in the election. Speakers for the classes included candidates Pete Stark and Lew Warden, vying for the Eighth Congressional District seat. TOP: MARY TUGGLE emerges from the voting booth for the first time. LEFT: Jerry Erny signs in at his polling place while Mary Tuggle watches. ABOVE: Encinal Seniors approach the Capitol building senior acim

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o2 Becky Anderson Marty Anderson Sheila Anderson Cathi Anderwald Stephanie Araujo Frank Arenas William Armstrong Tony Ashley Leo Baculpo Liz Baker TOP: ASSEMBLEYMAN CROWN addresses Seniors on a trip to Sacramento ABOVE: Father O'Donnell urges a “no” vote on the farm workers initiative, Proposition 22

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22 seniors Fred Ballesteros Julie Barbour Denise Barrett Sheree Beasley Jon Bergeron Jim Barbour Dianne Barker Susan Baxter Brenda Bentzley Chuck Bianehi DIRECTLY BELOW: TONY Potts rehearses his part in preparation for opening night. BOTTOM: John Wheeler Linda Myro, Tony Potts, Rudy Esposito, and Dianne Sobel excitedly run through one more rehearsal before the final production. RIGHT: John Cotter and Wes Windle discuss action occuring in the Senior Play