New Albany High School - Vista Senior Blotter Yearbook (New Albany, IN)

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NEWS OF THE YEAR Bizarre events associated with Patricia Hearst’s kidnap- ing held attention for months ... Watergate hearings during all the summer 1973 and the school year intrigued most Americans ... Watching Jeffersonville travel the familiar basketball tournament route filled us with ambivalence me MU mel alee lateral g less and less plagued most people as inflation climbed to 15% ... New Albany’s prospective growth promised prosperity as the New Albany Plaza opened along with LCase) armel ae) industrial park off Grantline Road ... Mayme eth uma lal iated of the Kentucky Derby drew a record crowd of 160,000 spectators who witnessed Cannonade’s triumph over a field of a record 24 entries. April third, a tornado whipped through Southern Indiana and Louisville leaving thousands homeless and leveling hundreds of homes .. . Coach Forrest Mc- Caffrey left the football coach- ing realm to his former assis- tant Gary Austin ... ORM) oltre Colm tml eta full year of classes and special programs centered much of the community's activities at the Grantline Road campus ... Gas- CUT me Lelie LC e lei lala prices per gallon created an uneasy atmosphere and limited Bete] iit Pty lie ie To CT Disclosure i renovation Meu clay 1974 for the Wire eitere e ure ee TEL| Ms Ura OE gctear le ke el dala