New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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walked in the doors was a violation of a person ' s rights. The searching stopped, but the police continued to confiscate drugs and alcohol, prohibit cigarette smoking in the auditorium, and send people to jail. The biggest result of the Crack- down was when one concert pro- moter. Sunshine Promoters, said that they were not coming back to the Coliseum, and they advised that no one else should either. A new defense for murder trials surfaced when a young defendant, who was charged with murder, pleaded that it was because he Martin, Travolta were favorites

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Bullet Band, Boston, Lake, Chuck Mangione, Eric Clapton, BeeGees, Supertramp; and in country — a blond-haired lady was getting more famous for her golden locks, meas- urements, and good voice — Dolly Parton. Fort Wayne concert-goers experi- enced a rude awakening this year when Fort Wayne Police Chief Ken- neth Buckmaster attended his first concert at the Memorial Coliseum. He was apalled by the presence of drugs and alcohol and put into operation Concert Crackdown . This resulted in search and seizure of many rock fans, who protested that searching everybody who Ladd. Fort Wayne added a new channel, WFFT-55, and soon people were talking about the Little Ras- cals, Leave it to Beaver, Superman, and other oldies but goodies the new channel brought back. The wild and crazy Steve Mar- tin brought much laughter to the entertainment world as he showed people how to get small and how to have some fun . The science fiction movie, Star Wars, proved that things don ' t have to be real to be believed in, as the movie about a galaxy far, far away ran in theaters for months. Then we realized we are not alone when Close Encounters of the Third Kind also smashed at the box office. Disco became the thing to do when John Travolta and Saturday Night Fever boogied their way into the hearts of movie-go ers. Other well- received movies included the Good-bye Girl starring Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason, Smokey and the Bandit, with Burt Reynolds and Sally Field Rocky with Sylvester Stallone Oh, God! starring George Burns who portrayed God, and John Den ver. At the beginning of the sum mer, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water — JAWS II !!! I Just Wanna Be Your Every- thing and Shadow Dancing were just two of the songs that put Andy Gibb in stardom as well as in the hearts of millions. Another new face was Billy Joel, who sang to the top of the charts with Just the Way you Are and Movin ' Out . Other favorites for New Haven students were Styx, Steve Miller Band, Fleet- wood Mac, Bob Seger and the Silver Events 21

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watched too much television when he was younger. Possible cancer causes were con- tinually studied, and results of some of the research made people wonder just what didn ' t cause can- cer. One study showed that a ham- burger fried directly on heat, such as on a restaurant grill, could cause cancer. Cigarettes continued to take their toll as the caution on the label went from hazardous to dangerous . Things that were in this year were discos, one piece bathing suits, straight-leg leans, dresses, and especially sun-dresses, shoes with high heels, and plastic framed glasses. The sayings that had come out were just as colorful as the old say- ing like groovy, cool man, etc. Nobody said what ' s happening anymore, they just said a simple hello, but we were saying these things . . . Excuuuuse meee, let ' s get small, how rude, what a drag, what a blow-off, and other colorful, interesting remarks that came from the mouths of students who went to school in the 77-78 year. Other events that happened this year included Evel Knievel who was arrested and put in jail when he beat a man with a baseball bat. Some members of the rock group Lynard Skynard were killed when their plane crashed. President Car- ter proposed to give the Panama Canal back to Panama . Suzanne Sommers and Cheryl Tiegs replaced Farrah in the poster and T- shirt world and a new New Haven High was inhabited and seemed not so new anymore. But all these things put together, and a lot of others, were what made this year one that will not be easily forgotten. Events 23