Ross S Sterling High School - Governor Yearbook (Baytown, TX)

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The Bee Gees, a former British group, bridge generations as their music appeals to both young and old Ayatollah Khomeini captured the most hated man of the year award m the hearts of millions of Ameri- cans Student Life Shortages, high prices, and long lines — all of these are a new experience tor a country always on the go

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iOth Ceoluty Fq I As a Unale to the biggest birth- day party our country ever received, fireworks throughout the U S illuminate the sky on Bicentennial Sunday Jogging illustrated by Allison Hawkins seems to be ust the outlet we need to relieve us from the increasing societal pres- sures. while simultaneously indulging in another phase ot self-improvement The futuristic melodrama is the biggest box-office success since Gone With the Wind It comes as a welcome relief to movie goers tired ot the typical love stones and disaster films cont If some group was not protesting for minority equality, women's liberation, or whale protection, they were protesting against the draft, nukes, or governmental corruption. Only to add to the already confused and deflated spirits were the various ' crunches'' that gnawed at both our pocketbook and our patience. The energy crisis infiltrated our daily routines as we were constantly reminded to conserve As our nation worried about stockpiling oil for the future the dollar shrunk to an all-time low But the single-most crunch occurred at the end of the decade when fifty Americans were taken hos- tage by a country that only months before were will- ing business associates. But we did not let these trials and tribulations slow us down We were an enterprising populace full of energy ready to advance both our minds and bod- ies. Technology crept into our home in the forms of digital timepieces, pocket calculators, electronic audio games, and micro-wave ovens As a vent to the advancing automation. Ameri- cans were swept off their feet by the health craze. There was no age limit Warm-up suits, running shoes and marathons appealed to everyone Student Life

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Perhaps the first backfire of our progressive society was the nuclear disaster that occurred at Three Mile Island near Harris burg. Pennsylvania Gloria Vanderbilt. Li2 Clairborne. Pierre Car- din — all of these designer names became familiar as masses of women began to display their labels on every facet their dress, as evi- tenced by Kim Kluch. Pet rocks, pop rocks, mood rings, earth shoes, embroidered blue jeans, mini-skirts, granny-skirts, elephant leg pants, baggie pants, feathered, curled, and straight hair. Sky Lab. New York City’s neat catastrophe, the Jimmy Jones cult. Manson murders. The Bionic Man and Woman, Far rah Faw- cett. Lee Majors. Jaws, Grease, Rocky, Roots, Elvis and John Wayne's death. Mic- key Mouse's fiftieth birthday, fifty-five miles per hour. ERA. OPEC. Mark Spitz. Dorothy Hamil. Bruce Jenner. Patti Hearst. Dolly Parton. the first test tube baby, skateboarding, disco- skating ... these were the 70s. Student Life