Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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 Kristen Foster Brian Schroeder Debbi Short Tracy Young Julie Henderson Michelle Houser Julie Abel Kirk Peters Lori Kinney Pam Mitchell The year 1969 was the end of an era, the era of rebellion. However, it was also a year of new beginnings. It saw the birth of Paxton High’s Class of 1987. A woman called Golda took office as the new Isreali president. Warren E. Berger began his 17 year reign as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and a rookie colonel gained control of a small African country, Libia. He was called Moammar Khadafy. Also, the United States jumped ahead of the Soviets in the space race with Neil Armstorng’s “small step for man, giant leap for mankind. 1969 was also a busy year in the courtroom as James Earl Ray and Sirhan Bishara Sirhan were convict- ed of slaying Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy respectively. Also, Edward M. Kennedy pled guilty to leaving the scene of an auto accident at Chappaquiddick Island. His passenger, Mary Jo Ko-pechne drowned. He was given a two month suspended sentence. In the world of entertainment, Woodstock, the first concert of Its Jodi Guyot 22 Stacey Henson Tina Vaughn Julie Reber Jim Swinconos H. J. Flesner Jackie Meyer Alan Shovan Leigh White Amy Ashmore

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John Green Tom Dewey Kara Hartz Don Bott Lisa Ream Teresa Anderson Wendy Doan Tanya Thorstenson Debbie Merkle ) , A Laurel Brown kind was held outside of Bethel, New York. An estimated 400,000 people attended the 3-day extravaganza. Other musical events included the release of the Rolling Stones album and movie Gimme Shelter, and the composition of “Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head by Burt Bachrach. Oh! Calcutta! a Broadway show shocked audences with it's frontal nudity. Movies released include Woody Allen’s Take the Money and Run and Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz. New on the best seller’s list were The Godfather, by Mario Puzo; Pictures of Fidelman. by Bernard Mala-mud; The Andromeda Strain, by Michael Crichton; and Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. Neil Simon wrote his play The Last of the Redhot Lovers Also, the Dance Theater of Harlem ws established by Arthur Mitchell. As 1969 brought with it the end of an era for our parents, it presented them with a new adventure, bringing up a new generation of Mighty Mustangs. Bryan Sullivan Tim Harrison Anthony Belz Jodi Lantz w i %hM Cris Zimmerman Mike Allen Chad Rlggleman Jill Collins Kris Matter Ray Hewerdlne Jodie Betts Corey Miller Mike Baker Connie Pilkington Fred Magers 23