Susquehanna Township High School - Sisku Hanne Yearbook (Harrisburg, PA)

Page 10 text:

552.22 ..4. - s TOP: The whole world held its breath -as it awaited the launching of America's first astronaut. lt was a decisive moment in the tense space race. The countdown began and suddenly Alan Shepard was hurled into outer space. The Freedom 7 capsule orbited the earth andlreturned. Man had conquered space. LEFT: California became a Hery inferno as lolozes raged across the dry earth, turnihg valuable timber and the beautiful homes of l-lollywaod'sitop stars to ashes. BELOW: A shocked resident returns to find her home and treasured possessions in the sudden destruction of Hur, ricane Carla. W l l l l E35 1 ,ZA JA ghg

Page 9 text:

T tl N233 Qvfbll at ,ini tt Wffiyd fl mediate effect of the tests was to scare anyofne who would be scared. The termi- nation of the tests with the explosion of a fifty megaton device served as a maior propaganda triumph for the Soviets. Fol- lowing the the United the Soviet tests on a resumption of the Soviet tests States announced that due to action we would also resume small scale underground, thus keeping the fallout hazard to a minimum. If any man was in the news during the past year, it was Nikita Khrushchev. Un- der his guiding hand the Berlin crisis was renewed - this time with a wall and the East German Communist troops. Nikita looked on approvingly while the East German Communists put up their wall and then, when the West protested, made numerous threats relating to the nuclear war which would befall any Western power so foolish as to attack the peace TOP: An East German couple walk sadly away from the border, turned back at their last bid for freedom. TOP RIGHT: The bomb shelter craze - everything from a hole in the ground to a summer resort. BOTTOM entire world with his belligerent attitude testing, lPictUre reprinted by permission RIGHT: Khrushchev aroused the and the resumption of nuclear from TIME, the weekly magazine, copyright Time Inc. I96l,l loving socialist states. Prompted by the Russians, the East Germans became rather bold. First they' put up the wall and then created several incidents designed to cause friction with the Allied occupation troops in West Berlin. Later, Khrushchev extended his deadline for signing a sepa- rate peace treaty with East Germany, but still kept his earlier demands. For its part, the West tried to show strength and cour- age while at the same time trying to seek 5 a solution through conferences. . , H X xx - . Qi F' M, , ' Trai . I V ' X - st. U 2. f, I A, 4 K ' A V , E., .. , .,-. WM . .,.,..,..., , H fl' WP A1425 ,ruff I .., 855 E575 561. .H f:xe',smzri!-f- 'tit ' , I T , .,,,. ,..,. . . OUT SH . E ft V I Q .. Prawn me ONLYvRscAS E mm ,M , . , A :asia . Q N, 0 ,I comcast: sr-isuen AN' K . ,W A 3 ine omcs or crm 222 WN V . .L L .. I -, 1 , FXIJL s rw-'K 'tSl.35l fi BOMB' . 211-f-Sfev , Si EWU' Sffflffn 5, 1 mem vouLmmQ.,,,mTc.V,X:'L.V ,...'.,,mm5Q5a ,.,, i...f . get S0 4, Q faery? 1 A gi i tiw m it f Y we NM xi, 2.58. it M kt W Xie , ts :A t ,Q X 4, J, it 1 it v 3 , .iw 1 L , I W, 1 if m at V91 X ww 2 tiff rfwxret I . , tg is i Q .Q . s o s- , . s 1 fx we .. 5, .sms V it -. :J ,Q -fs fr vi -.iw ,t..f E fi! e.- . wr: tv M. il' x -A V E, . 'F . V ,,.,,,, . - Tll fig' n - ,Ella V f gf' r ' 4 5 U tts I at g l fi i.'212fj'- fe: 5-'iLl'5?,'fi53 , Q, , .c.f, .,,.Q . .f M W

Page 11 text:

RUSSIANS LEAD THE SPACE RACE This was the year of the astronaut. ln a few short months, four men, two of them in around the world orbital flights, had penetrated space. American astronauts were sent on sub-orbital flights to a height of l T8 miles above the earth, while two Russians went into orbital flights. This points up to the continued gap between Soviet and American space efforts. The U.S. still has nothing even ap- proaching the Russians giant engines. The Saturn rocket, producing i.5 millions pounds of thrust, is now being tested. If it developes successfully, it could go a long way toward evening up the space race. FADS INFLUENCED OUR LIVES Susquehanna, like other high schools throughout the United States, has joined in the parade of new fads. Short skirts, knee socks, loafers, circle pins, and pointed toes were the rage for the girls. For the boys, bulky sweaters, button down collars, corduroy suits, and tie tacks were the most popular items. As always there were new dance fads, such as the twist, the stomp, and the pony. Fads are usually short-lived, but ours will live long in our memories. TOP: Many fads influenced our dress. BELOW and LEFT The M boys Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris provided the punch and the pennant for the Yankees, who then conquered Cincinnati in the World Series The Yankees broke their own home run record, Roger broke Babe Ruths record of 60 home runs in one season. and Mickey won the slugging title.