Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Candidate Carter's 26-year-old son, Chip. answers reporters and students' questions upon landing at the Schriever airport prior to a Nicholls visit. Iimmy Carter's inauguration in Ianuary prompted NICHOLLS WORTH artist Roy Willis to pen the cartoon below. -' ,,,,,. 71 . ,. -.ff ' x J L J --.J f- 7 E1 ls-IJ L....J 3 if ffit A Mt ff' M , Q il l V W Q, x . ll Ax 'Ltr 'UH ll Ht ll l 'LL' X lv it l MLS r W t ul F7 I i all ' l . l X-.. 1:03,-'IF' XX xl X XS x -EEE' 'xx ' Fl bg to ffl N X I Q--'-1 Q R C W - f i Ilia' l I X in U x t 'X I Ivy JJ , lf, ff ' s, Q 5 S l f x X N N 5 Q x N V u if v , J WXGA ww dwhgfmd I . ' 4 wggxwxehxxx X ! Q: W I W il X Ami' ' jj? ii Q I U -H ? 5 fk-- Q l V ....... ..., , ., A W .. U t, ,,, 4.1 gt .ii 4 A c ii E339 ol? ippg X we servo see 5.mnr s insane 2 We -id i 2-'L ,D K ' a Lula - - R 5 .xgxxx A xx.: va-: - N

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Wjjfjwm IMWMIWWWMWWWIIILAmm1171 -I by ClaireClem1 Most Americans. even Republican can- E3 CQ if fl ll' ,Ill IZ I ,Wt I5 mtl l 'IIattIfIlllltllfllfllllfmwfflfdllwfl didate Gerald Ford, were asleep by 3 a.m. on VVednesday, November 3. 1976. Those who were still awake heard one of the three national networks declare Democrat jimmy Carter the winner in a close presi- dential race. Carter. a peanut farmer and former Georgia governor, was almost unknown when he began his campaign two years before the election. A toothy smile, per- sonable family, and promises of a new hope for America brought Carter national attention, victory in 20 of 29 primaries and his party's nomination. Campaigning at Nicholls began late in the fall semester. Buttons and bumper stickers showing support for either of the maior candidates could be found around campus. and a mock election showed stu- dents to be in favor of Ford. Carter's son Chip campaigned at Nie- holls shortly before the election. greeting S Q X many of the students awaitingvhis arrival K 5 N on the Student Union porch with a bone' K X breaking handshake. Carter received a X X X warm welcome, many questions and a xx 1 4 ,I - Nicholls 'lYshirt. ::l'll wear it the next time ,I 'fx l see lerryil-'ord. the 215-year old peanut 0 ,Q si ,- 0? o Q Q Q armer Stllt. Q gaav' 0o b!::..'...'. 0. Ford. appearing tired and suffering 9 ' from laryngitis. listened the morning after the election as his wife Betty read a short. gracious statement urging support for the new president. tiiiieiitlzxriil G i

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Early that morning. the Carters traveled from Atlanta to their hometown. Plains. Ceorgia. With tears in his eyes. Carter thanked his hometown supporters. some of whom had traveled around the country campaigning for him. Politics also entered the sports world dur- ing the 1076 Montreal Olympics. Canada refused to let Taiwan compete as the Republic of China. and 29 African and Arab countries withdrew from the games for political reasons. The 6000 athletes who remained to compete were protected by 16.000 soldiers and policemen in an attempt to prevent terrorist activities such as those in Munich four years before. . The Olympics also produced several sports heroes. Nadia Comaneci. a 14-year- old Rumanian gymnast. received seven per- fect scores. the first ever given in Olympic competition. Also popular with American sportsrufans were swimmer Iohn Naber. who won four gold medals and set a world's record: light welterweight Sugar Ray l.eo- nard. who led the US. boxers to wins in 35 of 41 fights: and Bruce jenner. whose good looks made him as famous as his record-set- ting decathlon win. The heroine of the Winter Olympics at Innsbruck was Dorothy Hamill. a 19-year old figure skater. who won a gold medal and sent women rushing to their hair stylists to copy her wedge haircut. For the first time in the history of the Nobel Prizes. one country. America. won all seven awards. Another first occurred as women entered all five of the military aca- demies. To the dismay of his fellow Republicans. former president Richard Nixon made a much-publicized trip to China. Several months later. Mao Tse-Tung. one of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party. died at the age of 62. Barbara Walters became the world's .high- X -rf ck-. wu'xwF. x L. KS I-.bg 'Q- xx f7i:x:- te F '35 fi-', -' , ' -wg , .2 - Xl' -'Nil 5-Wig 1 ' .-1: - - N' '-S, ' ..s--,YP-,P. 'N ' I-Qs.-'--fit H N . I, .15 :ETX .1 T ' 't filnnik E-. ' cg . yy,--ft ,.j,.:'-.- 'l'. , , ff .ff':. 1 thru iff--lk,-14,-15. ' X i v. t. .A gg .- vt -.- N '- .FS Ml. 2057 A YZ-VT?-- .K ' .. -'--'F - 7 R . est-paid journalist when ABC gave her S1 cfs. F? million dollars a year to co-anchor the eve-P, 'f?2iii5L'3'j'?3- ning news with Harry Reasoner. ln an incident which sounds like a typical plot from Mary Hartman. Mary Hartman. Louise Lasser. the show's star. was found with S6 worth of cocaine in her purse. Las- ser agreed to see a psychiatrist. and the charges were dropped. Also achieving notoriety was Renee Rich- ards. a 42-year-old tennis player who revealed that she had once been a he. The former Dr. Richard Raskin became contro- versial when she the?l insisted on compet- ing asa woman. Much to the disappointment of science fiction writers. two Viking landers which reached Mars after 11 months and 450 mil- lion miles returned with no positive evi- dence of life. 1076 was the worst year for earthquake damage as major quakes hit Turkey. Italy. China. Guatemala and the Phillipines. Man- made violence 'continued in South Africa over white minority rule. but white leaders made few concessions. Squeeze a Fruit for Anita Bryant was one of the few printable slogans used by the gay movement in its battle against singer Anita Bryant and her anti-gay organization. Save Our Children. lnc. The gays lost the first round as a Dade County. Florida. ordi- nance to prevent discrimination against them in areas such as housing and jobs. was defeated. Hryant. who is best known for her television commercials promoting Florida orange juice. decided against conducting a national campaign against the gays when widespread protest threatened her job. llespite the protest and the gay boycott of orange juice. sales of the beverage report- edly did not decline. ?5 f J' 1.1.2 ..- f. '---. ul. .n Current Events i 37, it V . -g 9 x x