John Marshall High School - Gavel Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Vai, 9.1 .f I .-Q X ,.. 1 I Y A A i-kk- 4 ,M ,ty . 1 P . s ff 't we l r '7 gf is . 1 5 t t l I would be completely satisfied if Wa- tergate were left alone. I've heard so much about it, but I suppose it's a good thing X to inform the American people of its impact i on government. - Carole Payne l I feel McAlester shouldn't be rebuilt because if they are going to tear it down in the first place, they should pay the conse- quences. -Iim Myers Europe this summer was the same as ev- erybody had said. It makes you appreciate l America, but it was a 'neato mosquito' trip. - Marty Jennings My summer was a hectic one. Traveling to Washington, D.C., California and New Orleans was exciting, but all that travel makes you want to stay around and see your friends. - Terrie Howard 'ki 4 5 Left: A summer tan is in the making, while Cindy Croseclose keeps score at the Oklahoma City Gun Club. Below: following tradition, the Pep Club officers meet at the bridge before they leave to attend summer cheerleading clinic, Bottom: Showing the new fall line, Leigh Ann Ebert helps Don- 6 na Mohan pick out some new school fashions.

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Right: Though Oklahoma had a cooler than usual summer, swimming continued to be one of Pam Crabtrees favorite pastimes. V so 'Y 'ff 1 2 3 4 514 6 '7 8 16' if in if if E 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 y 2 14911 1' 17x18 2021222324 Vi 2728293031 -2333 -iii -J.J.J2J ay 25- it was finally here. Summer and the beginning of a new routine for 2700 students who had spent an entire nine months together. ln our own lives, the summer may have meant a group trip to Europe, joining a softball league or working at a summer job. Chances for entertainment suffered a letdown when the Village Pool was closed. Wliilci Oklahoma City seemed to have the same amuse- ments as years past, the state and nation took a different turn. The summer was full of crises concerning govern- ment, economic and penal reform. Oklahoma became the center of national attention when serious confrontations turned into a prison riot and McAlester's penintentiary was burned to the ground by angry inmates. While we struggled to ease tension in Oklahoma, Vv'ater- gate became the major controversy in national affairs. Many of us watched as Senator Sam Ervin and his com- mittee replaced Days of Our Lives and As the lNorld Turns. Cas wars became a thing of the past as the nation suf- fered a severe gas shortage and ten gallons per customer became a familiar sight. In spite of the nation's major setbacks, the space pro- gram made a step forward by completing the first leg of the Skylab mission when three astronauts lived in space Z1 days. Life

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have knowledge of the bugging and the money used for the publicity on his campaign, he must not know much about what is going on, and a good Presi- dent should. Why did he insist on keeping the tapes and hiding them if he didn't do anything wrong? -Paul McGinley QOctober, 1973i l feel that if the fuel crisis gets much worse, the US should quit taking insults from the Mid- east and move in. When the Arabs took over 5196 of one US refinery, the U5 didn't do a thing. I don't think America should be pushed around like that. -Johnny Veach Above: Pam Dawson shows that summer cheerleading clinic is more thaxixyizst ,practicingtgi!-there's packingyand getting ready to as y f e r Top lmreeze extra a perfect combination for a day of sailing on Lake Hefner. A Right: it was ,no laughing rnaltter, the 'fWatergate 3' Ca' ' 55,4 G t li is 10