Hutchinson Community College - Dragons Tale Yearbook (Hutchinson, KS)

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'TIT events CUITEDI SVGTITS CU Trent events CUITETII events CUTFCFII events CUI'I'EI'Ilf events CUITE Floods Cover Hutchinson One of the worst floods Hutchin- son has seen occurred in the fall of 1973. The flooding also covered much of south-central Kansas. Hutchinson's rainfall for 1973 was 50.62 inches, 22 inches over the norm. Flooding inspired canoeing at 17th Street. Fred Litooy, Dr. Elland and Dean George Cooper reviewed bids for the addition. Mark Industries Offers Low Bid for Lockman Hall Construction On March 7, the HCIC Board of Trustees accepted Mark Industries' base bid of S322,170 for construction of the east wing of Lockman Hall. The two floors are expected to be completed by September, 1974. Construction began in the spring. hcjc forfeits 2nd in 1973 bb tournament Dr. A. H. Elland, HCIC president, officially announced on October 30, 1973, that all basketball games played in the 1972-73 season were forfeited. The forfeiture came after Rudy jackson, HCIC's star player for the season, was found to have never graduated from high school and was ineligibleto play. I Dr. A. H.. Elland and Sam Butterfield held a press conference announcing HCIC's forfeiture. The addition will house home eco- nomics, guidance and faculty offices. Seven options were also approved by the Board, including restrooms, an addition to the Science Hall and an elevator in Lockman Hall. Thieves broke a window during the burglary. burglars vandalize hcjc campus twice Equipment valued at nearly 51000 was stolen from the HCIC campus in two burglaries, On August 22 and. lOctober 9. Included in the spoils were a radar range, a freezer, tools and two color televisions. 73

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CU FFEDI EVENTS CUFFEFIT EVEDIS CU FFEFTI EVEFIIS CUFFEDT EVENTS CUFFEDT EVENTS CU FFEDT EVENTS CU Agnew Resigns gerald r. ford assumes vice-presidential post , On October 10,-1973, Spiro T. Agnew, vice-president of the United States, resigned. The resignation, a result of a conviction of tax evasion and involvement in an alleged kick- back scheme in his home state of Maryland, came after Agnew de- clared the allegations a damned lie. Assuming the vice-presidential post was Gerald R. Ford, House of Representatives Minority Leader. Ford became the 40th vice-president of the United States on December 6, 1973, in the House Chamber, where he spent 25 years of his political life. Ford was confirmed by the House of Representatives by a vote of 387-, 35. 22 Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as tice-president by lustice Warren Burger in the House Chamber, Decmber 6. tUPl Photol Watergate Scandal Places U.S. in State of Political Confusion Five men carrying cameras, electr- ical equipment, burglary tools and walkie-talkies were arrested lune17, 1972, in the Democratic National Committee Executive Headquarters, located in the Watergate Hotel, Washington, D.C. As a result of this event, the Unit- ed States was enveloped in political confusion and distrust. A trial on january 10, 1972, fol- lowed the break-in, and two were added to the list of the convicted: E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy. Five pleaded guilty. Then, beginning May 17, 1973, the Senate Watergate Committee began an investigation, led by its chairman, Democrat Sam Ervin. This led to an investigation by the House, which is trying to decide whether there are grounds to im- peach the president. king defeats riggs in sexes battle In a battle of the sexes, Billie lean King, 29, defeated 55-year-old Bob- by Riggs in the tennis match of the century. King routed Riggs in the three out of five match with three straight sets: 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. People paid as much as 5100 a ticket to see the pair at the Houston Astrodome, September 20, 1973. Although Riggs was able to defeat Chris Everet in an earlier match, May 17, Billie lean King fired back Bob- by's cleverest spinning shots with a crisp efficiency that quickly gave hei control ofthe action. King went home with S200,000, and Riggs pocketed 5100,000.

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