Satsuma High School - Cayman Yearbook (Satsuma, AL)

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9 One of the most important water passage- ways in the world is the Panama Canal through which hundreds of ships pass every day. U.S. Negotiators Ellsworth Bunker and Sol Linowitz are shown with their wives as President Carter escorts them to the cabi- net Room to brief senior Administration of- ficials on the draft treaty that would give Panama full control of the canal and its zone on Dec. 31, 1999. During the Bert Lance controversy President Carter told the people that Lance was “a man of complete integrity and complete confidence.”

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News Happenings In 1977 Many exciting events took place throughout the year. Among some of the noteables were the steam-en- gine that traveled through Mobile County; the launch of the Space Shuttle; the Panama Canal Treaty and the trial of Bert Lance. The train that traveled through Mobile County was mainly a tourist attraction, but many that watched it travel through the area found re- membrance of past days. Of course everyone knows about the Enterprise. It was a snub-nosed, thick bodied, powerless rocketship that was perched on three struts on top of a Boeing 747. This flight was a milestone in the Space Age and by 1980 there should be five more of these $500 million shuttles operat- ing. Then comes the Panama canal. It was one big mess. The draft treaty gave Panama full control of the ca- nal and its zone on December 31, 1999. Because of this treaty it was said it saved the deaths of 50,000 young Panamanians that would have launched a “war of liber- ations”. Last but not least was the trial of Bert Lance. Everything was brought out into the open even though President Carter tried to conceal it. Bert Lance was a Geor- gia banker that hadn’t been exactly honest about the budget of his bank. Pictured is the steam-engine that carried passengers as it traveled through Mobile County. Below is the Enterprise as it suc- cessfully touches down in its successful first flight. 12 Featurette

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14 Homecoming