Huron High School - Tiger Yearbook (Huron, SD)

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FEATURE S ......... . ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES ..... . . ATHLETICS . . . FACULTY ..... CURRICULUM . . . . . . . CLASSES ....... .... STUDENT LIFE . . . . . . . . 10-23 . . 24-49 . . 50-83 . 84-123 124-137 138-149 150-203 204-215

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1978 MARKED BY STARS A D STRIKES The nation watched new talent rise to fame and mourned the deaths of entertainers who will live on immortally in the contributions they made to the American society. Star Wars Artoo Detoo captured the hearts of moviegoers. An HHS graduate, Cheryl Ladd, became Charlie's newest angel. The nation was shocked by the death of the king of rock and roll, Elvis Presley. Debby Boone's first single, You Light Up My Life was an im- mediate hit and stayed on top of the charts for many weeks. Farmers throughout the United States went on strike for 100'Xa parity and threatened to stop planting crops. The United Mine Workers also went on strike and forced President Carter to use the Taft-Hartley Act. The coal workers demanded more pay and better working con- ditions. President Carter's first year in office had its ups and downs. His energy package was re- jected by Congress, while the Panama Canal's future went unsettled for a time. All the nation mourned the death of the Happy Warrior , Hubert H. Humphrey, who died in his home in Minnesota. 1. President Carter gives his State of the Union speech. 2. Hubert H. Humphrey died in his home in Minnesota. 3. Cheryl Ladd, former HHS student, became Charlie's newest angel on televi- sion.