World Events of 1972

President Nixon became the first US President to visit Communist China.

Britain took over direct rule of Northern Ireland.

Arab terrorists kill 11 Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games.

The Watergate scandal erupts in American politics when 5 men are arrested by police attempting to bug Democrat Party headquarters in Washington.

M*A*S*H commences on television.

The main movies were The Godfather, Deliverance and Cabaret.

The main books were James Merrill's Braving the Elements and Maxine Kumin's Up Country.

CAT scanning was developed.

The CD or compact disk was introduced by RCA and the video disk by Philips.

Quen Elizabeth sent her first e-mail.

The antidepressant Prozac wasmade available.

The last Moon landing to date ( Jan 2006 ) took place.

Former US President Harry S Truman died as did former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.

RSHS Class of 1972

In 1972

The Principal of Redcliffe State High School was Mal Justins with Alan Philp as Acting Principal.

Norm Bruce was Acting Deputy Principal.

The Senior Mistress was Agnes Lampe.

There were students in the Senior class. These students sat for the external Senior examination.
The school captains were Heather Robertson and Stephen Cranna.

Murrumba won the Athletics carnival.

The dux of the school was David Smith.