Northeastern High School - Aerie Yearbook (Elizabeth City, NC)

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Impeachment demands began 'after' a grand jury proved that Nixon was the main paign sabotage and dirty tricks. When the end was clearly in sight, Nixon resigned gracelessly as a defeated, broken man. Ford became the President and proceeded to grant a full pardon to Richard Nixon, attempting to end the In other ded with an affair with stripper Fannie Foxe. Her moonlight en swim in the Tidal Basin dampened lVlills' reputation and his many headlines, Wilbur lVliIls' political career years in Congress. Newspaper heiress, Patty Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. She became Expressing the extremity of 1974, nation revealing what was truly the sign of Tania across the ' qi f.'1?Q1:i.?ti475 get '-'Z Bush K . J Lgii fd -fs 1 711 Z? F 29' L. ,ff . new .,. 4 Opening conspirator of Watergate and of otherdcam-g E 3 ieljeaw g - J 1 6. The United States made a gracelessjlreqfiti from Cambodiaiin 1975 by refusing to last minute aidtthat would have prolonged? the war. Cambodia and South Vietnamsfeilll to the Communists. V l' 'N Patty Hearst and three other SB LA mem4 ed in San Francisco. , 1 Lynette akyl Fromme, a lVlanson- family follower, pointed a gun at President Ford but it didn't fire. Sara Jane Moore-did shoot at Ford but heiwas unharmed. The economy moved toward depression with the United States reaching the highest unemploymentsirate since 1941. Americans were out of work, out 'of moneyijfilfandg disillusioned by weak officials in positions of power. V - F Y ' , Jaws swept the box offices in 179751 Millions watched intently as a shark preyed mysteriously on a public beach. lt was a year of sharks, communist takeovers, and 1 unemployment-three of America's most feared predators. I ' ' ,

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1972 brought election results to a nation in need of leadership andfin search of answers. Edmund lVluskie,a'Presidential candidate, un- able to withstand cruel slander, shed public tears that ended his campaign hopes. Arthur Bremer shot and crippled George Wallace 'during the' Maryland Presidential Primary. George lVlcGovern became Nixon's greatest threat, but in the end a landslide victory returned Nixon to office. On June 17, five men were arrested for breaking into Democratic National Headquarters. This seemingly ,insignificant break-in be- came the biggest disgrace ever to shake the White House. Unaware of the extent of Watergate, the Americanpeople-totally supported Nixon. lt would be years before the true story would surface. 1 V War continued with the United States launching the heaviest bombardment in history against Hanoi-Haiplong. Aside from'-the war in Indochina, there was an attempt at peace as China wel- comed Nixon to Peking, ending two decades 'of hostility. Wash- ington buzzed with talks of war and peace and hints of Watergate cover up. , the Ji 'gil' Q r-1 '2 The war in Indochina ended for America in 1973, yet none dared celebrate the armis- tice until the POW's were returned. With the trials of the Watergate burglars came knowl- edge of a cover-up with Nixon as' the con- spirator. It was also discovered that Nixon had taped Oval office conversations. Con- gressional' demands finally forced Nixon to release some of the tapes, one of which had a mysterious 18 minute gap. Adding to the Washington trauma, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned and was convicted of tax evasion. Gerald Ford became the new Vice President. A new age of short supplies, long gas lines, sky rocketing prices, and diplomacy based on oil began with the Arab oil embargo. 1973 seemed to be a year of disappointment and disillusion- ment for the American people. As the truth of Watergate was un- covered, it became clear that leaders were men, capable of error and corruption. Americans were stunned,-discouraged, and uncer- tain of their country's future or at the importance of truth. Opening i i 3

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V la Jimmy Carter became thespiritand. hope of '76.' His innocence, enthusiasm, and plan of reform'brought.him WlYd9iVSDf88d support and nomination 'as President. ' Americans reflected their past as they i celebrated their nation's' 200th birthday. Fireworks 'filled the-sky as pride filled the - hearts of Americans everywhere. On Capitol Hill Republican Wayne Hayes 'appeared to be doing his own type ofitypes of celebrating. Elizabeth Ray revealed that she hadbeen keption Hays' HouseiComrnittee payroll as a secre- tary but was actuallyhis mistress. 'i' ij. V , N PaItY wasconvicted of banskllrdbbery,-charges in San shook their heads in disbelief as V. favorite. ln reality creator Norman American and the average no r 5 g -I P by Budget Director, David Berkowitz, In a very questionable political move, the United States agreed to release control of the Panama Canal by the end of 1999. ' ,Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel since the Jewish state was created. Federal. Investigations uncovered many questionable and illegal banking practices Bert Lance. He was forced to resign. known as Son of Sam, prowled the streets of New York, killing six people and wounding seven. Gary Gilmore became the first man toydie in the electric chair since 1967. , One of the largest T. V. audiences in history watched intently the S6 million production of Roots. The special by Alex Haley black history, American progress and many human Opening 5