Florida Institute of Technology - Ad Astra Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

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Postal Service became a separate entity Palestine comandos hijacked three wes tern airlines and sparked a civil war in Jordan jie: Charles Manson found guilty of first degree murder U.S. aids South Vietnam incursion into Laos a treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons on the seabeds beyond the 12 mile coastal zone is signed by 63 nations Lt. William Calley Fr. is convicted on first degree murder in the slaying of 22 South Vietnamese at Mylai Amtrack began its operations publication of Pentagon Papers on U.S. involvement in Vietnam began constitutional amendment lowering the voting age to 18 is rati- fied Pres. Nixon begins new economic programs with wage, price, and rent freezes inmate rebellion at Attica State Correctional Facility ends U.S. bombers strike N. Vietnam Pres. Nixon visits in Peking, it was the first such visit since the communist takeover the ERA amendment is introduced the last U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam Alabama Governor George Wallace is shot while campaigning Pres. Nixon visits in Moscow, the first such visit ever Environmental Protection Agency announces a near total ban on DDT five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National Committee offices the White House announced plans to sell U.S. grains to USSR Senator Thomas Eagleton Democratic V.P. nominee admits to electroshock therapy and withdraws for race Senate ratifies the strategic arms treaty between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. state laws limiting abortion to the first three months of pregnan- cy are overturned Vietnam Peace Pacts are signed American Indian Movement members seized the trading post and church at Wounded Knee, S.D. John Dean told senate hearings that Nixon, his staff, and cam- paign aids conspired to coverup Watergate facts U.S. officially ceases bombing in Cambodia Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned Arab oil-producing nations impose a total ban on exports to the US. congress overrules Nixons veto on war powers bill Alaskan pipeline bill signed Gerald Ford is sworn in as the first Vice President not to be elected U.S. oil companies reported huge profits for the fourth quarter of 1973 Arab oil empargo ends Nixon to pay $432,787 in back taxes and interest Impeachment hearings against Nixon are opened Supreme Court rules that Nixon must turn over 64 tapes of White House conversations House Judiciary Committee recommended three articles of im- peachment against Nixon Nixon resigns Pres. Gerald Ford issued an unconditional pardon to Nixon for all federal crimes Boston school busing plan for reacial integration met with vio- lent protest from whites charges of abuse of power by CIA were published U.S. civilians evacuated from Saigon Mitchell, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman found guilty of Watergate cover-up charges illegal CIA operations described by panel headed by Vice Presi- dent Rockefeller N.Y. City default on notes avoided U.S. Apollo and U.S.S.R. Soyuz linked together James Hoffa, Teamsters ex-president disappears an assassination attempt on Gerald Ford fails as does a second attempt 9 22 Patricia Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco end of covert military aid to factions in Angolan cival war bribes by Lockhead Aircraft Corp. revealed mechanical respirator keeping Karen Quinlan alive could be turned off by ruling of the N.J. Supreme Court multi-millionaire Howard Hughes, 70, dies cadet cheating on exams at West Point more wide spread than previously reported 5 24 76 7 3 76 7 4 76 7 21 76 9 3 76 10 12 76 WY ely er aaa 3 9 77 7 13 77 8 10 77 11 13 77 11 24 77 12 5) i7a7 12 10 77 12 25 77 1 13 78 3 6 78 4 6 78 4 7 78 4 18 78 6 6 78 7 10 78 9 6 78 10 27 78 3 28 79 5 25 79 6 7 79 7 10 79 8 22 79 10 1 79 10 1 79 10 17 79 11 1 79 11 3 79 1 4 80 4 24 80 5 5 80 5 18 80 4 12 80 11 4 80 11 6 80 12 8 80 12 8 80 12 28 80 1 16 81 1 20 81 1 6 81 3 2 81 3 30 81 4 12 81 10 3 81 7 29 81 9 21 81 10 6 81 British and French supersonic concord flights to Washington D.C. took less than four hours Israeli commandos rescued 103 hostages held in the Entebbe, Uganda airport by terrorists America celebrated its bicentennial mystery ailment killed 29 persons attending the American Le- gion Convention in Philadelphia Viking II lander set down on Mars swine flu vaccinations halted after several people died Pres. Jimmy Carter pardons most Vietnam draft evaders convicted murderer Gary Gilmore executed FCA seeks to ban saccharin 25-hour Blackout hits N.Y. City David Berlowitz is suspected of being ‘Son of Sam” murderer of six N.Y. residents the East African state, Somalia, expelled Soviets and Cubans Rhodesian leader accepts Majority Rule Egypt severs ties with Arab states Soviets arrest twenty prominent - dissedents on Human Rights Day Sadat, Begin meet to discuss Mideast Peace Senator Hubert Humphrey, 66, died of cancer Pres, Carter invokes Taft-Hartley Act to end United Mine Work- ers 105 day strike legal mandatory retirement age is raised to 70 production of the neutron bomb deferred U.S. senate votes to turnover the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999 California voters approve Proposition 13, limiting property tax- es leatrile approved for use by terminally ill patients hearings into the assassinations of Pres. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr opened Humphrey-Hawkins “full employment” bill becomes law three-mile island nuclear reactor accident occurs DC-10 jet airliner crashes killing all 272 passengers aboard at the Chicago O’Hare airport MX missle approved direct presidential vote rejected by senate IRA kills Britans Lord Mountbatten Panama takes control of Canal Zone Pope John Paul II visits U.S. Mother Teresa wins 1979 Nobe Peace Prize the federal government decides to aid the Chrysler Corp. 53 Americans are taken hostage at the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran U.S. takes punitive measures against U.S.S.R. in retalliation for Soviet invasion of Afghanistan eight Americans killed in attempt to rescue hostages in Iran Pres. Carter offers haven to Cuban refugees Mt. St. Helens erupts U.S. Olympic committee voted to boycott summer olympics in Moscow Ronald Reagen is elected president Atlanta officials request help in solving the murder cases of 11 Atlanta children former Beatle, John Lennon is shot and killed IRA prisoners in Northern Ireland prisons go on hunger strikes, increasing tensions between Ireland and England a man-made heart keeps a calf alive trouble continues with Cuban and Hitian refugees Iranian hostages released after 444 days of captivity Polish workers strike for their civil rights U.S. sends more advisors to El Salvador Reagan is wounded in an assassination attempt, and Press Secre- tary James Brady is seriously injured Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on its first trial flight Irish hunger strike is called off Prince Charles weds Lady Diana the first woman U.S. Supreme Court Justice appointed Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is Assassinated research by Terasia Romhof 145

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