Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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Open Forum, Probe, inspire, highlights October mood of discussion, meetings Expression of opinion that charac- terized the new school year was high- lighted in October with the first meeting of the Open Forum and issue of the Probe. The premier Open Forum, a discus- sion period, concerned the Vietnam War, in which a student moderator controlled heated discussions between pro and con isr ., ,r,r,r.r, ,,., , 's'. above: Fall leaves garnish a Halloween pumpkin. right: Many Sandians buy activity tickets to help lower the cost of participating in school activities. far, right: Albuquerque residents of all ages, trick or treat for UNICEF. above, right: Despite hard work, laborers on the six new pod annexes miss the October completion date. Now talk begins about the possibility of December. debators. The Probe was an opinion paper made up of student written articles. Homecoming plans got into full swing as committees began work on the many facets of the November festivities. Serving as the chairman of the Home- coming Committee was the energetic Michelle Barnes. Five hundred city high school students participated in an all-city choral festival Oct. 22. The 82nd annual New Mexico Edu- cation Assn. convention was held in Al- buquerque Oct. 23-24. The two day vacation for students was spent by the teachers in meetings and panel dis- cussions. The revenge-minded Hornets, com- bined with Homecoming spirit, led High- land to a Halloween night 34-0 shel- lacking. Vice-President Agnew and Senator Edward Kennedy were main speakers at an Indian nation conference, in the city Oct. 7. Thousands all over the country poured out their unhappiness over the Vietnam War on Moratorium Day Oct. 15. Those fabulous Mets worked their way up from the National League cel- lar a few years ago to World Champions this year, defeating Baltimore Oct. 15. Artifically sweetened foods were ordered off the market by the Federal government as a result of tests that con- cluded that Cyclamates cause cancer. Friden Division of the Singer Co. broke ground for a city plant to produce low cost copying machines, a big step for- ward in Albuquerque's industrial develop- ment. The Senate voted to ease trade re- strictions with Russia. The bill cut from 1,300 to 200 the number of categories of goods considered strategic. The Defense Department announced it would close 307 bases in U.S. and overseas to save 33. billion. New Mexico's portion of the cut was 33.734 million taken out of the White Sands, Sandia and Kirtland Bases funds. Funny Girl proved to be the top theater attraction in October, while Easy to Be Hard topped the song charts.

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marks school year opening Mop up campaigns continued in the wake of hurricane Camile, the most destructive in this country's history. Strict land, air and sea inspections for U.S. bound traffic from Mexico were initiated Sept. 22 in the form of Opera- tion Intercept. Purpose of this operation was to stop illegal drug traffic between the two countries. Meeting in Santa Fe the Constitutional Convention delegates added a 20 year voting age to the proposed constitution. Main theater attractions in September were Easy Rider and Midnight Cow- boy, while radio-listening teenagers turned on to Easy to be Hard. 'Q' Q4 4 I

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