Hayfield Secondary School - Harvester Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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VICE PRESIDENT SPIRO AGNEW, who seemed un¬ tarnished as Watergate touched member after member of the President’s official family, had his own “skeleton in the closet.” Federal prosecutors portrayed him as a poli¬ tician who had cooperated with and encouraged a tradition of illegal shakedowns and bribes from Maryland contrac¬ tors. Agnew resigned and was fined $10,000 and placed on a three year proba¬ tion. Early in 1974 he was barred from the practice of law in his home state of Maryland. The vacancy was filled by Representa¬ tive Gerald Ford, leader of House Minority, who was selected by President Nixon and the appoint¬ ment confirmed by Con¬ gress. METRO, the Washington area subway, and the dream of the people of this area since the turn of the century, be¬ gan to show signs of reality in the ’70’s. Northern Virginia Transportation Day on June 17, 1971 marks ground-break¬ ing for the first Virginia subway station at Rosslyn. The first Virginia land acquisitions occurred on September 12, 1970—about a half-acre lot at Huntington Station location. Metro, as we have come to know it, is legally designated as Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. It is an interstate compact authorized to plan, build, and oper¬ ate the regio nal rapid rail system in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The initial operation of the Metro was planned for 1974, however, completion would be in 1979. When completed it would consist of about one hundred total miles of rail service; one third in Virginia, one third in Maryland, and one third in D.C. Of this total mileage half would be subway and half surface. WATERGATE was a popular name of a scandal that became public June 17, 1973 when five men with eaves¬ dropping equipment were caught breaking into Demo¬ cratic National Headquarters. The break-in alledgedly was led by a Miami real estate dealer and a former Central Intelligence Agency operative. The Watergate hearings dominated the news in 1973 and probably reached its peak of interest in the fall of the year when the Senate Watergate Com¬ mittee televised its pro¬ ceedings for the public. The scandals cost the Administration two Attor¬ ney Generals, an acting director of the FBI, a Dep¬ uty Attorney General, a special Watergate prosecutor, and a full measure of Presidential aides and lesser figures. By the start of the year 1974, many legislators and Jus¬ tice Department officials were seriously considering im¬ peachment of President Nixon for his alleged part in the offense, his part in the cover-up, or his withholding of evidence in the Watergate Affair. THE HIJACKING OF AIRPLANES to Cuba became a source of public alarm. Incidents of this new form of crime were on the increase and at the time we entered high school a new word was coined to define this offense—skyjacking. Although domestic skyjacking declined in 1970, skyjack¬ ing of international flights increased sharply. The U.S. Department of Transportation set up a permanent federal sky marshal force for deployment on domestic and inter¬ national flights. 22 the world we lived in while at hay field

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LYNDON B. JOHNSON, 36th President of the United States died of a heart attack on January 22, 1973. He be¬ came President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated and won a full term on his own by a landslide. During his term of office he was plagued with pressures to get us out of Vietnam. Peace demonstrations were a common occur¬ ence in Washington as the President searched in vain for an honorable way to end the war. The day after he died, the Vietnam cease-fire agreement was announced. THE POPULATION INCREASE became a great con¬ cern because our ability to cope with resulting problems failed to keep pace. The national increase from 1970 through 1973 was estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau at 3.3%. During this same time the state of Virginia’s pop¬ ulation increased 3.5%, and it is believed that the percent¬ age of increase in Fairfax County was higher than most other counties in the state. We saw farms, forests, and open land bulldozed for the development of suburban housing, shopping centers, of¬ fices, and industrial complexes. Many citizens and public officials are questioning the traditional American assump¬ tion that bigger is always better. The percentage of people living in apartments, high- rises, and condominiums increased at a greater rate than those living in private homes, which is a sharp contrast in life style that America has known. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION year of 1972 en¬ abled us, during our junior year, to observe the process used by our country in selecting its president and vice president. Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn, New York, became the nation’s first Black woman representative to seek the presidential nomination. George Wallace, govenor of Alabama, also seeking the Democratic president¬ ial nomination, was shot in May, 1972 at near-by Laurel, Maryland during a campaign speech. The attack left him paralyzed from the waist down. In July 1972 the Dem¬ ocratic Convention held in Miami Beach, Flori¬ da, nominated George McGovern and Sargent Shriver to be their can¬ didates for President and Vice President respective¬ ly, and in August, 1972, the Republican Party nominated Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew as their candidates for President and Vice President re¬ spectively. The political campaign developed into a series of controversies but Republican nominee, Richard Nixon won his reelection with a land¬ slide victory over Democrat George S. McGovern. MARK SPITS AND BOBBY FISCHER were the top two champions in the year 1972, Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals in the Olympics, more than anyone had ever won in a single Olympics. Bobby Fischer became the first American to win the world chess championship by de¬ molishing Boris Spassky from Russia. the world we lived in while at hay field 21

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THE ECONOMY went out of control in 1969 and we entered 1970 with living cost being almost 6% more than one year previously. Imports exceeded exports for the full calendar year for the first time in the 1900’s. This prompted President Nixon to impose a 10% surcharge on most imports. 1971 will bear the distinction as the year in which, for the first time during peace, the United States moved to price and wage controls. THE DRESS STYLES during the early 70’s were quite varied. Long hair was the vogue for both boys and girls. Some boys, who were capable, grew beards and mustaches. The girls wore skirts that varied from maxi, midi and mini length. Baggy, cuffed, and bell bottom pants were also in style at this time. The boys went from snug fitting pants to the baggy type. He wore turtle neck sweaters, and when he wanted to be a little more formal he would wear a jacket. He could wear the full range of color designs in any of his clothing. Some girls or boys who preferred the more casual or com¬ fortable look wore jeans and tennis shoes. Halter tops became the summer style for the girls. PRINCIPALS—As we entered school in September of 1973, we found waiting for us our new principal, Mrs. Doris Torrice. Mrs. Torrice took over the duties of principal from Mr. Floyd Worley. Mr. Worley is now on the committee for year-round school, with an office at Lake Braddock. Mrs. Torrice comes to us from Groveton High School, where she also served as principal. GRADUATION—Ever comes the day that you reach out with your hands to touch the fruits of knowledge. Im¬ agine life as the stairway of that knowledge and with every twist and every turn, you meet a new challenge, the chal¬ lenge to face yourself, achieve your goals and build your future. Graduation is pride, and accomplishment deserv¬ ing of recognition. It is to seek the taste of a new genera¬ tion and another life. Happiness is graduation, a struggle finally ended, a sigh of contentment, but also a tear. the world we lived in while at hay field 23