Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Clzdlelumbugiuauirrr ' 'arhrr lwllli A . Preparation is the key word as Republican Vice-Presidential choice Senator Robert Dole fbelowj gets assistance from Sen- ator Ted Steuens as he prepares for his debate, October 15, dale. Finishinga television appearance on Face the Na- tion , aired on Sunday, October 1 7, Mondale fabovej talks with newsmen. Winner! Jimmy Carter fabovej displays a Georgia newspaper pronoun- 'm President of the U. S. Carter spent a long election night in Atlanta for returns, and later, he left for Plains, his hometown in Georgia. ce tells all as the President flashes his famous Carter smile, American name Toby. His Wife Was played by Madge Sinclair. The 5 , i l W started January 31 in Africa and traced Kunta Kinte's descen- g ' . ts and their fight for freedom. The show broke all T.V. rating ' if rds, surpassing even Gone With The Wind. gf . Millions also Watched and read news concerning Gary Gilmore l .Q en he asked to be executed on a murder charge. Gilmore was quoted aying, UI think this time it's going to go through. I think relax, play it cool and see if they'll leave me alone. And if they'll bug out. Gilmore got his death wish on January 17, en he was shot by a firing squad of five sharpshooters. His death ved that the death penalty was back. There are several things in life that are certain: death, es, and weather. The Winter of '76 brought more than its e of bad weather. Some states reported as much as 157 inches now. Along with the snow came a severe fuel shortage. Fort ith was not a target of the fuel shortage, but it did suffer the rst winter since about 1936 with 7W plus inches of snow blanketing city. Travelers, advisories and icy roads forced officials to se the Public Schools for a total of seven days. Most Q Q dents frolicked outdoors, enjoying the snow and freedom 3 .Q four story will continue on page 643 A 'P fix? . is ' Pmfidelz tial Debate 1 Dressed in colonial garb fleftl are President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. This drawing is the cover for the program of the third, and final, Presidential Debate which was held in Williamsburg, Virginia. Republican Senator Robert Dole and Democratic Senator Walter Mondale faced each other in the Alley Theatre in Houston Iabovej for the Vice-Presidential Candidates Debate. 63 with Democratic Vice-Presidential choice Senator Walter Mon-

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episode L' e l Rescue workers frightj search through the remains of the village of Muradiye in eastern Turkey after a devastating zarthquake. Workers reported the recov- ery of over 3,000 bodies in the region. Y 1976 also marked the death of one of Fort Smith's area blicemen, Officer Randy Bassnett. Officer Bassnett was shot .d killed at a local gas station while questioning a suspect anted by the FBI. The suspect got away after the shooting, it after searching through the lowland by the Arkansas .ver, he was apprehended and later charged with the murder. President Carter issued a statement saying that because 1 a fuel shortage, thermostats should be turned down to 65 Lgrees in the day and 55 degrees at night. Governor Pryor ,o emphasized that Arkansas needed to use lozzv less energy lan last year. Southside, too, turned its thermostats down to degrees, and'families of students also took action to nserve energy. Fireplaces were put to use more often and hts were kept turned out as much as possible. An all-out ef- rt was needed by everyone if this problem was to be solved. The largest immunization program in the history of the rld was attempted by the United States government in 1976. ldiers at a military base in Fort Dix, New Jersey, contracted at was believed to be Swine Flu. Authorities feared that u epidemic would sweep the country killing thousands of ople. This had happened in the early 1900,s and immediate ps were taken to avoid a similar situation. Drug companies lshed to develop a vaccine against the flu and free clinics ere set up all over the country. The program quickly ran into ifficulties. A number of elderly persons died shortly after eceiving the shot, and although it was reported that they all ad previous heart problems, the public began to hesitate. ventually a number of people developed a rare form of aralysis which was directly linked to their having had the fine flu shots. This unfortunate occurrence effectively shut own the greatest mass immunization program ever attempted. The year ended on an uplifting note as students celebrated e birthof a new season-spring-and the start of summer vaca- m. Another year, another chance-As Our World Turned. or ' -'Y ., ' ' A A --iw' Ni ' 11-1,5-f, - .Qi4fggf:. 5. - D W . c 'tu' , ta, ,JV ,MM -ia.f',,f-W J' 1 1 , , ' , f f , - tlfwfit-await 1' A' R '-.- A ' .cf W me J .s,,,,,,,,,M..i1 - 4, ag- .',': 'f ' ,. ,.,,.,5 1 we l . - afar . f Q -Q 39' .,-usb. . ' f . , ' 'bleintt ,, ,'f34i ' N 4 f Y ' V -iq ,Jr 'V ,.. ,gpg-ev . mf ,A , A f ' in it ' 2 ' -, ,, iff . ' 5 . ' ., shag, . Wx wi fn QF. ' . 'if .af-Azz., . - fe?f - -. N- ., . Ag., V, . fwm . t' . J.--321 1:-4 1 1-fe' 1' .sw ' ft 1 4. fi fs 1-W ., . an r N '-fr 1, tr if ,JE A 4.6 . . ' 'set W fn? MT' - 4 ' ' . A ff f b l Q m fr? A ,giwrn -,pvc ,rm ,K D . in 'H' T Y 'T ' '. F' ' 1 g f ..-ff J' , ,Q--in-1 -1 , f'-. . .2.'.. V ' ,f hg' 5:51- -9 'gk ,,,. Y 'Q' M , R43 'A 3 k gl pldfij-. wig.. Y M, V. g 'f k . ' ' rf Ari, 5.5.5 'ai ...mf 'Q Aw? - '7 IQ Mankind has always been fascinated by the planet Mars. In July of 1976, we got our first glance of the mysterious red planet. The spacecraft Viking was equipped with cameras that transmitted photo- graphs of the barren landscape ofMars back to earth. Strikes plagued the automobile industry during 1976. Here, pickets representing the United Auto Workers form a line across the gate of the Cadillac plant in Detroit. Sixteen other General Motors plants throughout the country are also being struck by the union. Labor and Management are working toward an early settlement of this dispute. 65