Northern Oklahoma College - Roundup Yearbook (Tonkawa, OK)

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12!lntroduction 4344 Activities of the campus and the nation took a new perspective with recent political activities. Gerald R. Ford assumed the duties of the presidency during politically strenuous days in August that lead to the resignation of Richard Nixon. City after city received official bicentennial flags for their efforts. Campaign materials lined the high- ways prior tothe primary and No- vember elections. David Boren--a virtual unknown--swept to the Oklahoma governor's seat. President Nixon took a new tack in his efforts to recapture public trust by usingthe press to reach the people. The new campaign was believed to be a reconciliatory one. ':3'i - X . .. U ,, A .. H .. .. xx: K H H Z4 X 4 5 .Qu fd. . .,.. :f z i 1 .' qv ,L - -- 145' , Q , yi. , 1 . ,. f. , yf ,ff lili W 1: I :.,. o JG' ..1 'N

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-.1 ,.. ,im l . Highway 60 completed Ponca City link opens Highway 60 West, one of the main links to Northern, re- mained closed when students returned to the campus in late August and in January. The four-lane highway exten- sion, replacing the older highway from Ponca City to Interstate 35, was opened for only a few days during the fall flood in October that made all other low water roads im- passable. Progress, however, was noted at that time on the project as well as the new bridge on Highway 177 to Blackwell. Estimates were that the road would be opened in mid-Februa ry Conditions ofthe highways in the area are important to Northern because of the coIlege's commuter students--more than two thirds ofthe enrollment. lntroductionfll

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Rash of political activity ends Nixon presidency ll AOLUTI Q N Q9 Qosx 2 -1, 1 -'K Q IT! ig, 5 fp, fs 77 76 -1916 Politics for many is the hoopla before the election followed by the settling down to four-yea rs of relative calm before the next election. In what seemed a rash of pol- itical activity, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned following a federal investigation indi- cating involvement in kick- backs while governor of Maryland. To replace Agnew, President Nixon selected Congressman Gerald Ford who assumed the post with little opposition from his former congressional associates. Then at noon on August 9, 1974, after eight months as vice- president, Ford became pres- ident. Nixon resigned following bitter discussion over his actions in the Watergate Affair . It was reported that at that time a majority of Americans-- 52 per cent--believed that Nixon should have been im- peached from office. Thus in a 16-minute address, broadcast nationwide, Nixon resigned his office. lntroduction!13