Valley Vocational Technical School - Specialists Yearbook (Fishersville, VA)

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Augusta County Library 1 759 Jefferson Highway Fishersville, VA 22939 540-885-3961 540-949-6354 www.augustacountylibrary.org YOU SHOULD BE DANCIN ' John Travolta ignites on the motion picture screen as an explosive disco kingpin at the peak of his popularity in the film “Saturday Night Fever.” NORMAN ROCKWELL DIES 11-11-78. Friends of the late American artist Norman Rockwell carry his casket from a church in Stockbridge, Mass., following memorial services. For years Rockwell illustrated for the Boy Scout calendar, the Saturday Evening Post and many other publications. BASEBALL ' S MR. EVERYTHING 6-17-78. The New York Yankees ' Ron Guidry strikes out 18 California Angels at Yankee Stadium. He finished the season by winning the American League ' s Cy Young Award and helping the Yankees to a World Series win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. CAMP DAVID ACCORDS FINALIZED 12-7-78. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel embrace and President Carter applauds following announcement of the historical peace initiative. The agreement represents a major breakthrough in the 30-year Middle East conflict. Mm S 5 HAW 5° STEELERS REIGN SUPREME 1-21-79. John Stallworth hauls in a touchdown pass from Terry Bradshaw, as Pittsburgh dethrones the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 in Super Bowl XIII. ANTI-SHAH DEMONSTRATORS 12-11-78. Demonstrators fill the streets of Tehran in opposition to the Shah of Iran, whom they claim is a puppet” of the United States. Marchers called for the Shah ' s overthrow in favor of exiled Moslem leader Ayatullah Khomeini.

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CANAL TREATY RATIFIED 9-7-78. The hotly-debated Panama Canal Treaty is finally ratified by President Carter at the Pan American Union in Washington. He was joined by Panama ' s President Omar Torrijos and officials from the Organization of American States. PAYING THEIR LAST RESPECTS 10-3-78. Among the 400 people attending memorial services for the famed ventriloquist Edgar Bergen were his widow, Frances, and daughter, actress Candice Bergen. CONQUERING THE ATLANTIC 8-17-78 The American balloon Double Eagle II passes the French coast en route t completing the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon crossing. ROYAL WEDDING 6-15-78. King Hussein of Jordan and Queen Nur el Hussein greet friends following their marriage in Amman. The bride is the former Lisa Halaby, a 26-year-old American architect. THREE IN A ROW AT WIMBLEDON 7-8-78. Bjorn Borg of Sweden holds his trophy aloft after winning the Wimbledon Men ' s Singles championship for the third consecutive time. Borg defeated Jimmy Connors of the United States and became only the second man ever to wear the crown three straight years. AN ERA ENDS IN ISRAEL 12-11-78. An honor guard carries the flag-draped coffin of former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir to the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, where the body was to lie in state.

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