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

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711 T H Y SKYWARD Last year in 1977, inerica experienced my surprises and ac- plishments. The SA space program ilt a space shuttle the 198O,s and ran first tests in May. ,re shuttle was mount- ' on a 747 and when fey climbed to a cer- lin elevation the shut- : was released. As- Jnomers were Wor- ed about the landing the shuttle, but it ent perfectly. In January, a new esident Was inaugu- ted. James Earl Car- r was elected in No- mber 1976. His Vice- resident is Walter ondale. Other offi- als picked by Carter ere Cyrus Vance as Ecretary of State, riffin Bell as Attor- ey General and Burt nce as the Budget mmittee Chairman. ance was given trouble bm Congress at the very first about his taxes. He was soon forced to resign. During the hot summer months, all of the United States felt the intense heat. The hot weather did most damage to the state of California and most of the other West Coast areas. The drouth last- ed for over five months and killed crops, set fires, and caused all sorts of chaos. A serious problem errupted in the state of Florida and spread throughout the' coun- try. About LLOZ of the students in Florida could not do simple math problems on a certain test. The stu- dents did well in the reading and technical portion. But most of these students were graduated anyway. Sadness spread throughout the nation when some inspiring GHT: President Carter shakes hands with an unidenti- d tenant in the Bronx borough ofNew York that is ing rehabilitated with aid of federal funds, He did this the morning of October 5. BELOW: In the evening the same day, downtown Boston Ls still burning, as a wer shortage leaves the Black Bay area in darkness. e blackout affected some of Boston's largest ildings, including the John Hancock Tower, tall ilding at center, and the Presidential Center at right. e white line at lower left is caused by headlights rssing the Harvard Bridge. The Boston blackout is only e of many that occurred. throughout the summer. They had a five month prolonged drouth in 1977. It did much damage and was very annoying to people, merchants, farmers, and firemen. A lone fireman does his best to extinguish part of a fire that occurred in the Los Padres National Forest in Carmel, Califor- nia. Fires raged in West Coast areas 'E 3 Q President Carter turned down the offer of using the MX Missile in surprise attack situations. The price is S30 million. 29

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ABOVE: Rising above the clouds, the NASA space shuttle gets ready to lift offa 747. The craft will be used in the near future. RIGHT: Governor David Pryor prepares to answer a question at a state press conference. Anticipation of upcoming state elections also should pass through his mind. LOWER RIGHT: Recently, tests were given to high school students in the state ofFlorida. Only 6072: passed the math portion. Students all over the nation are graduating without the ability to do simple arithmetic or even being able to read a simple children's book. x K U R lil A toy maker by profession, but a mountain climber at heart, George Willig decided to take on the challenge of climbing up the sheer face of World Trade Tower in New 28 York City. The Tower is one of the tallest structures in the world and no- body had ever tried it. Willig accom- plished his task in May of 19 77. NEW W , 5 ' ., , 4 1 O 15 E? A J .ff

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entertainers and pol- iticians passed away. The two most surpris- ing deaths occurred to Freddie Prinze, who committed suicide and Elvis Presley, Who died of a sudden heart at- tack. Among the others were famed band leader Guy Lombardo, silent screen specialist Char- lie Chaplin, comedian Groucho Marx, Bing Crosby, Senator Hu- bert Humphrey and Arkansas senator John McClellan. Many surprises oc- curred in the world of sports. Football was wrapped up in January of 1978 with a few sur- prises in itself. The col- lege bowl games played on January 2 were full of upsets. The number one ranked Texas Longhorns were run over by the green machinef of Notre Dame, 38 to 10. The Michigan Wolverines were thought to breeze to an easy victory in the Rose Bowl but found themselves los- ing the game 27 to 20 in the final quarter. The biggest surprise of the decade was the Arkansas Razorbacks slaughtering the Oklahoma Sooners 31 to 6. Arkansas was ranked number three in the final polls. BELOW: After leading the New York Yankees to a World Series victory, Reggie Jackson enters the dugout looking shocked and proud, UPPER RIGHT: In the middle of their season, theArkansasRazorbacks were barely beaten by the Texas Longhorns. That was their only defeat in the 1977 season. The Hogs surprised the whole nation with their 31 to 6 romping of the Oklahoma Sooners, lower right. Arkansas ended up number 3 in the nation with Notre Dame being number I and Alabama next. Q, in ., , ,W - -rl-.ilu-,W I ' ' - 30 puff -ns. l if l ,V 4 V .,,t sv' f..,:rm: .um