Summer Up!

The last day of school had finally arrived and summer break was on. With it came the promise of two and a half months of sun-drenched, fun-filled freedom.

There were summer camps, summer trips, summer sports, summer foods, and summer nights to look forward to--to say nothing of summer afternoons hanging out at the town pool or the teenage art of sleeping in.

But not every day was all fun and games for Charlie Riverton and his friends. During that memorable summer of '75, they faced a protract...