Essex Agricultural and Technical Institute - Aggie / Maple Yearbook (Hathorne, MA)

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National News —1966 1, Vaulting to New Heights—University of Southern California pole vaulter Bob Seagren sails over the bar at 17 feet 54% inches to set a new world’s record at the Fresno Relays. 2. Say Hey—On April 24th, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 5llth career home run to tie the all-time National League record of Mel Ott. Willie’s history-making shot traveled 415 feet into the left field seats, 3. Walt Disney Dies—On December 15th, famed movie maker Walt Disney passed away due to acute circulatory collapse. Shown here with one of his more famous characters, “Mickey Mouse’, Disney leaves behind a legacy of fantasy and dreams which has thrilled hundreds of millions of children and adults all over the world, LAWRENCE ROWAN 4, Moon Photo Assembled—On August 19th, Dr. Lawrence Rowan described this remarkable high resolution photograph of the surface of the moon to newsmen and scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The pic- ture was made by assembling 87 framelets taken from the Lunar Orbiter satellite and relayed back to earth. 5. 1966 Oscar Winners—On April 18th, all moviedom ap- plauded these four stars at the Annual Academy presentation ceremony. From the left, Lee Marvin—best actor for “Cat Ballou”; British star Julie Christie—best actress for “Darling”; Shelley Winters—best supporting actress for ““A Patch of Blue”; and Martin Balsam—best supporting actor for “A Thousand Clowns”. 6. Artificial Heart Implant—On April 2Ist, the medical world was electrified when it learned that Dr. Michael DeBakey (left), Baylor University Medical School heart surgeon, had successfully implanted an artificial heart in Marcel L. De- Rudder at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Mr. De- Rudder later died of a ruptured left lung, though it was reported that the implant was a success.

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| masa we THE MAPLE 1967

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. Photograph Reaches New Heights—This photograph was taken from an altitude of 475 miles during the Gemini 10 space flight of astronauts John W. Young and Michael Collins in July of 1966. Gibraltar appears in the upper right 8. Surprised Miss America—Pretty 19-year-old Jan Jayroe, Miss Oklahoma, expresses surprise and happiness in the same gesture upon learning that she was Miss America 1967. 9. Pat and Luci—Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Nugent walk down steps of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on August 6th following the wedding of Nugent aughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson. King Retires—Lefthander Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers announced on November 18th that he from baseball due to an arthritic elbow. Winner Koufax set an all-time $€ason. ey N 11. Sicaks Ub For GOP—Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirk- son answere President Tohnsor accusations that the GOP a part f fear by deck at “the President's statements ar Fete aaa diane anna -aeennene £ sndictment i 4 2 2 pe t da IZ indictment in modern 12. — In August, these sign-carrying pickets - n front of the White House in protest t0 ti-Vict Nam war ac tics by the House 4 can, Ac tie