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The 1974 edition of the Worthington High School Cardinal yearbook covers the 1973-74 school year. It features photos of students, faculty, sports, clubs and activities, social events and candid photos. It includes a scoreboard for all athletic events on pages 86 and 87. A senior class index begins on page 238. Cathy Adams and Kathy Welch were co-editors-in-chief. Economic woes, overcrowding caused in part by “white flight,” drug arrests, and the shocking murder of senior Whit Chase made 1973-74 a challenging year. Students shivered through classes that winter as thermostats were turned down and lights turned off beginning in October 1973, after oil exporting nations in the middle east cut off supplies to the U.S. in response to American support for Israel in the Yom Kippur War. By December 1973, the price of oil had risen from $2-3 per barrel in previous years to $14-19 per barrel. President Nixon urged fuel conservation measures. As oil prices went up, so did other costs, and the inflation rate rose to the double digits. According the Worthington News, many residents turned their thermostats down and planned to skip decorating with Christmas lights, indoors or out. Worthington schools cancelled some nighttime and weekend events to save on heating and electricity. The oil embargo ended in March 1974, but the side effects lingered. “White flight” from Columbus City Schools accelerated when it became clear that lawsuits by the N.A.A.C.P. and other civil rights groups would likely lead to the end of segregation and “white” or...
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