Laurel High School - Laurels Yearbook (Laurel, MT)

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6 16 76 DEMONSTRATORS BATTLE POLICE — Part of a crowd of 10,000 black high school students clash with police in Soweto, South Africa after the students protested the mandatory use of the Afrikaans language in the schools. As rioting spread, the pupils sang “God Bless Africa” and waved their fists shouting “Power.” 7 29 76 THE JENNER RUSH — Bruce Jenner of the United States rushes to the finish line to place first in the fourth heat of the 400-meter run of the Olympic decathlon competition at the Montreal Olympic Stadium. Later in the year Jenner was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press. 4 25 76 KISSINGER IN KENYA — Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Kenya President Jomo Kenyatta are flanked by costumed dancers who performed at the State House in Nakura in honor of Kissinger’s visit. During Kissinger’s two-week tour of black Africa, both dignitaries affirmed cooperation between their countries. 9 30 76 CHINESE MOURN MAO — Commanders and fighters of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, with boundless profound proletarian feelings, pay last respects to the remains of Mao. their most esteemed and beloved leader. 8 4 76 JUNKYARD RIVER — The Big Thompson River looks like a junkyard in this picture taken in Drake. Colo. Three cars in the foreground and a wrecked house on the remains of a bridge over the river are leftover signs of the heavy flood damage inflicted on the tiny town by the weekend flash flood. 9 1 76 INSPECTION — Kathryn Wildey. left, of Spokane. Wash., and Cheryl Swartz of Saginaw. Mich., stand at attention as they are inspected along with male members of the Cadet Corps. The women are cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and were participating in their first overnight bivouac.