South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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nations clashed again. Eventu- ally, a truce was drawn up by mediators . . . Spiro T. Agnew resigned from the office of vice- president of the United States on October 10 (the first to do so due to legal pressures). According to the prosecutor's report to the court of Baltimore, Maryland, Agnew was accused of extortion, accepting bribery, and income tax evasion. Because of his deci- sion to resign, the first two charges were dropped. To the other charge he pled no contest and received a 10,000 dollar fine and a three-year probation . . . On October 12 President Rich- ard Nixon nominated repiesent- ative Gerald Ford from Michi- gan to fill the office of vice-presi- dent for the remaining 39 months of the term . . . Energy and its uses became an issue in the fall of 1973. Horns SYRIA Mediterranean Sea Beirut LEBANON EiQuneitra •Damascus MAIN AREAS OF CONFLICT Tel Aviv. JORDAN Jerusalem •Amman Port Said Gaza, Suez Canal L cM ISRAEL El Arish SINAI ENINSULA SAUDI ARABIA Sharm Sheikh) Occupied By Israel In 1967 War 23

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Outside News Events Affect Students, US, Wo From the Watergate break-in to the White House cover-up, the nation suffered from politi- cal upheaval. The greatest shock came with the battle for the White House tapes and subse- quent firing of Archibald Cox, Special Prosecutor. This led to increased public doubt towards President Richard Nixon ... In spite of many obstacles. Sky Lab crews one, two, and three man- aged to lift off and send back much valuable information . . . During the months of August, September, and October a major meat crisis hit the U.S. Many people used substitutes or went without meat during this time. On October 6, 1973, the forces of Israel and Arab ,- » - ■- HKYLA8 ■: - m , d '-' 'jgV; . » U£ wSL wBBfc ■ : ■ ■

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Hart -Kaufman Comedy A ttracts Large A udiences The senior play George Washington Slept Here, a Hart- Kaufman comedy was per- formed on November 16 and 17 under the direction of Mr. Rob- ert Kelly. Both nights drew large crowds; the second night was nearly sold-out. The female lead, Annabelle Fuller, (April Bennington) was a woman with a ready wit and a sarcastic sense of humor. Her husband, Newton (portrayed by Brian Teixeira since so few sen- iors auditioned) was a gullible man who bought a broken-down farmhouse he believed George Washington had slept in. Actu- ally it was Benedict Arnold who had slept there. Mr. Leon Smith headed the stage crew and the set construc- tion. 24 2. Pregnant Hester (Laura Drummond) is disappointed since she cannot have the eve- ning off to see her boyfriend.