Matawan High School - Pillar Yearbook (Matawan, NJ)

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world peace. Hit unprecedented, one-day vidi in the U.S. wav the culmination of plant by men of all faith . 7 Afia Sultry -President Johnson was photographed in a reclining chair at Bcthcsda Naval Hospital the day after hi gall bladder op- eration on October 8. lie conducted the work of hi office from his hospital room and his Texas ranch during his recuperation. 8 PrimA Stud nt—Charles Craig, 19-year-old freshman at Iowa uni- versity, demonstrated his criticism of draft-card burning incidents by displaying hi draft card on his jacket with the note: I'm a draft card carrying American and proud of it.” ()ur role in the Vietnamese war sparked the incidents. 9 Bltukc«I The glittering metropolis of New York City was thrusi into darkness on November 9 b a massive power failure affecting hundreds of miles along the eastern seaboard. City residents and commuters were stranded in offices, railroad and subway stations for hours before service was restored. The crippling condition was caused by a faulty relay at a Canadian generating station near Niagara Tails 10 fu Amtxusador—Arthur Goldberg was named I S. Ambassador to the United Nations by the President after the death of Ambassa- dor Adlai Stevenson on July 14 in l-ondon. Goldlx-rg was secretary of labor under President Kennedy and a US Supreme Court Justice when named to the U.N post 11 Siatthr-s Fashions Hold and contrasting blocks of color were the youthful fashion note of 1965. The eye-catching designs even ex- tended the length of campus stockings worn with the costumes. 12 Royalty n Vow—Princess Margaret and her husband, Iaxd Snowdon, arrived in New York on November 4 for a whirlwind tour of the U S. During their visit, they took time out for fun-filled activi- ties such as a ride on a cable car in Frisco and gala parties in Holly- wood and the nation's capital.