Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1976, Page 28

Description:	World newscolors theBHSS yearAs American students prepared for another year ofschool, U.S. Egyptian, and Israelidiplomats worked feverishly tocool hostility between Israel andArab countries. After the signingof the Sinai Accord Sept. 8,1 975, Congress approved theuse of American technicians tomonitor disengagement activitiesin the Sinai.Meanwhile President GeraldFord took to the campaign trail,trying to rally support for a 1976Presidential bid. But Ford metmore than friendly handshakes.On Sept. 5, 1975, in Sacramento, Calif., Lynette Frommeraised a gun at Ford. A securityagent grabbed the unfired gunand threw Ms. Fromme to theground.Then, on Sept. 22, 1975, SaraJane Moore fired at Ford as heleft his San Francisco hotel. Anex-Marine grabbed Ms. Mooreand the gun. Ford escapedunharmed.Also in 1975, school busing toachieve racial integrationspawned violent rallies and riots.In Boston hundreds of protesterswere arrested, and police werestationed in schools.In Louisville, Ky., 800 ArmyNational Guard troops werecalled in by Gov. Julian Carrollto maintain order. On riot dutywere 400 state troopers. Morethan 30 policemen were injuredwhen 3000 protesters stormedValley High School in suburbanLouisville.Rumblings of a graver natureoccurred in Turkey, where aSept. 6 earthquake killed 3000people and left 30,000 homeless.In America many teachersstruck for better conditions andwages, affecting many studentsin New York, Chicago, Newport,and Wilmington.!%\-^ fc?? 43miJ28 News
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