The Lion 1968

7. In August, flood waters of the Chena River in Alaska
caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. Fifteen
thousand residents of Fairbanks were evacuated.
8. In July, 4,700 Federal troops were called in to
suppress rioting in Detroit, Michigan. Many other
cities experienced similar riots during 1967.
9. On November 9, following years of preparation
and the expenditure of billions of dollars, the first
giant Saturn rocket was launched from Cape Kennedy.
10. UCLA’s basketball team, featuring 7-foot, 2-inch
Lew Alcindor, was undefeated in 1967 and could conceivably
set an all time win record during 1968.
11. Secretary Robert C. Weaver looks over a possible
solution to part of the pollution problem, a minicar
which features a small gasoline-electric engine.
12. In January, a record-smashing 26 inches of snow
fell in Chicago in 29 hours and brought the entire
area to a virtual standstill for more than a week.