Richwoods High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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resign: it happened. The past year was a historic one, not in the sense of fireworks and waving banners, but it was a year of startling discoveries. For the first time we discovered ourselves with a non- elected president and vice president. Both had risen to the most powerful offices in the world because of the greatest upheaval in our national government since it began. At first there were only rumors, jokes and suspicions. But as the investigations continued, people realized some- thing had happened. A few hundred yards of tape con- vinced some there was wrong doing. More and more evi- dence was uncovered, but the case was still as controver- sial as when it began. After months of accusations and finally the indictments of his closest aides, Richard Nixon became the first President of the United States to resign. With the inauguration of Gerald Ford, a divided nation, exhausted from the turmoil of Watergate, looked for a new chance for recovery. But before complete confi- dence was developed in the new Chief Executive, he par- doned his predecessor for any wrong doing that might have occurred. We can't change the history that's been made in the past year. We can only accept it and, hopefully, learn from it. Richard M. Nixon, thirty eighth President of the United States, was the first to resign his office. S

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break-in, cover up, tra scripts, impeach?, • •wiiiiqioh posi imMSUHIIMS I! THE—«I The Fall I SENATE ota 1 WATERGATE President ■ REPOST o.va Lt While we watched hearings on T.V., books about the presidency jumped to the top of the best- seller lists. Not long after becoming Vice-President, Gerald Ford assumed the duties and problems of the presidency.

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While we watched the govern- ment change hands from afar, the economy hit a little closer to home. Unemployment made jobs harder to find, especially for high school kids. Rising prices caused business to slow down in many lo- cal stores, until some employees were laid off. Lots of us who were getting a weekly paycheck saw it buy less and less. We were all undoubtedly affected by some part of it. For example, a movie used to be a fairly inexpen- sive form of entertainment on a Saturday night. Dependable old levis cost twice as much as they used to. Inflation hit school with a sudden jump in snack bar prices, while tests continued to be printed on the backs of advertis- ing sheets. We were just a few of those com- plaining and worrying about the same things. Even though it was inconvenient, the only way we could help was to cooperate and hope things would return to nor- mal. WIN” buttons; they were all a part of a plan to really whip inflation now but No Immediate Miracles proved to be its real meaning. Wearing the orange and white buttons are two loyal supporters. 6 so what’s It got