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Throughout 1984, many firsts occurred in major world events. For the first time, there was a woman on the presidential ballot. Democratic presidential candidatefwalter Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate for Vice President of the United States. Even with a vital campaign, the Mondale- Ferraro team lost the elec- tion in a landslide victory to Ronald Reagan. At age 73, Ronald Reagan was re- elected President of the United States. Medicine also had its share of excitement. Baby Fae became the world's first recipient of an animal's heart-a baboon's heart. Also in the area of transplants, William Schroeder received Ill Princess Diana and Prince Charles celebrated the birth of their second child, Henry Charles Albert David. ln New Delhi, many mourned the death of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In retaliation for the killing of 600 people in the take-over of a Sikh temple, the prime minister was assassinated by two of her own guards. One a more pleasant side, sports had an especially ac- tive year due to the 1984 Summer Olympics. The United States captured 83 gold medals during the games that were held in Los Angeles, California Another big sports item was the World Series. The San Diego Padres for a vic tor in the series of 4 ames .,. . sf' , ., fra .... W g 5 5 . . a 6 3 WM . W . . d Detroit Tigers took on the Y 8 tl. tol. the second artificial heart in medical history in an opera- tion performed by Doctor William DeVries. Throughout the rest of the world, events varied from life to death. ln London, These are only a few of the happenings that made the past year so eventful. From tragedies to triumph, from break-throughs to break-downs, world events covered almost every possi- ble topic. S.. A After becoming the second per- son to receive an artificial heart, Bill Schroeder gets a visit in the recovery room from his doctor and surgeon, Dr. William DeVries. A Baby Fae, the first human reci- pient ofa baboon's heart, is shown in her isolette at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Baby Fae died on November 2 after her kidney function deteriorated and her heart became unstable.
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In society today, as hard as it is to make ends meet, working high school students have a practical ad- vantage to their education by getting a head start on learning how to manage finances, and establish priorities. With inflation still not quite under control, jobs were necessary to obtain the spending money which parents sometimes found it difficult to provide. The money was not only for the luxuries but for the many necessary school expenses and activities. Seniors especially found working vital to earn their own money not only to pay for the necessities that came with being a senior. They were concentrating on preparing themselves for a career, by either planning for college or a more perma- ,Mm nent employment position. Juniors found that they had to work to help pay for their mode of transporta- tion, class rings, and to be able to participate in the school activities. To most high school students a means of transportation is a high priority. Once this had been obtained the need still exists to maintain its expenses of it X A 4 X S license, tags, insurance, and among other things, gas and oil Working students are lear- ning the value of money the hard way, by earning it. They have an advantage over others in not only lear- ning to spend money wisely and save for the future, but to manage the respon- sibilities of a job with the re- quirements of getting an education. i Q X at X , Sie :Z Az. ix N Ap. gf' -- - --- 4 Marking bolts of cloth at the Nor- thgate Cloth World was part of the job for senior Steve Holt. i A John Dorchestor, sophomore, concentrates hard on scooping up french fries at the Hamburger Stand. Senior Cathy Dickson enjoys her job, which sometimes includes working Saturday evenings wat- ching children at Child on Deposit, a drop-in babysitting center. 7? A tt
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