Mulvane High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Mulvane, KS)

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NATIONAL NEWS 1. Famous for his floppy sox and shaggy hair, Pistol Pete Marav- ich is making a good showing as a rookie with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. Maravich was collegiate scoring champ the previous season. 2.Sign of the Times — As Washing- ton visitors viewed the cherry blossoms near the Jefferson Memorial they may have noticed a new sign advising everyone that the water in the area is polluted and the fish contaminated. 3.ln September, pretty Phyllis George of Denton, Texas, was chosen to reign as Miss America for the coming year. 4. In May, the Kent State University campus was evacuated of every- one except National Guardsmen and police after three days of demonstrations had left four students dead. 5-418 concrete coffins filled with nerve gas are loaded onto World War II Liberty ship, SS Lebaron Russell. The ship was scuttled 282 miles off Cape Kennedy in 16,000 feet of water. 6.ln January of 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minneso- ta Vikings in the Super Bowl. Jan Stenerud is shown kicking a 48- yard field goal for the first score. Len Dawson is holding. y.General view of U.S. soldiers handlingthe mail during the mail strike, the first in U.S. history. 8.Apollo 13 Astronauts, Fred Haise, James Lovell and John Swigert, left to right, step aboard carrier after recovery. Their scheduled lunar landing had to be scratched after an oxygen tank explosion all but crippled their moon-bound space vehicle. 9.Figures on the map indicate the percentages of new voters, aged 18-21. that will be granted the right to vote under a controver- sial new law passed by Congress. lO.John Wayne is congratulated by Barbra Streisand as he accepts the Oscar for best actor for his performance in True Grit. 11. In December short shorts and pedal pushers made a comeback for spring in this New York showing. 12; pril 22 — Earth Day demon- strators in Washington left spilled oil in the wake of their rally at the Interior Department. They were protesting pollution by offshore oil drilling. f ISTOL PETE 18- Year- old vote