Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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GENEROUS. At me Cleveland Air Show, a bird passes out candy and other toys to peo pie Planes were displayed throughout the day and pilots demonstrated their skis Para troopers from the Knights of Columbus also landed at the Burke Lakefront Airport CRUSIN . Having just poished his bfce Ron Bate goes out for a spin along Vickie Lane He purchased the 750 Triumph Trident for $600 when he was In tenth grode POURING. As an employee of the City of Bedford Heights. MIke Rtchuisa fis cracks In the rood with tar It was tun working for the City and the pay was good.'' Mike said Summer----

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ATTENTION. A treat tor both the chldren and fourlegged creatures, youngsters are permitted to pet and feed the animals in the petting farm at the Cleveland Zoo. On Tues- days, visitors are admitted Into the zoo at no charge before 10:00 A M Inflation Affects Summer Hobbies, Vacations and Businesses On© way to get something is to work really hard for It, claimed Linda Souk up. who worked at B B Stables cleaning stalls to earn money for her horse showing career. In order to show her horse Bat fle every other weekend in the summer, Linda s transpor tation costs included a truck, a trailer, $36 license plates, and gasoline. Linda added. To buy the truck which hauls the trailer, my dad. my brother Steve and I cleaned stables. In addition to these expenses, er trance fees rose to $6 per event for noncounty fairs. Un da competed in fairs sponsored by 4H and earned one of the 15 Cuyahoga County nominations to show at the Ohio State Fair. Every summer my family takes a vacation out west. We used to stay in motels, but for the past three years, we stayed at campgrounds, stated Brett Phillips. During the summer of 1980 the Phillips drove to Wyoming and Colorado, where they camped in tents at Yellowstone, Grand Tetons. and Bridger National Forest. A site without “Marty people couldn't afford fun scale vacations, so they went to fairs for a day or two. ” running water costs $3.00 per night, compared to a mint mum of $50.00 for a motel room. In addition to rising lodging costs. Brett noticed a big change in gas prices from the year before. We had to cut down the length of our trip by a few days because gas was too expensive out west. Inflation had a positive effect on the carnival business, according to Bret Johnson, who worked for Bubble Gum Concessions at fairs in Ohio. I didn’t think we’d have as much business as other years because of rising prices. But many people couldn’t afford full-scale vacations, so they went to fairs for a day or two. More people came than ever before. Bret served as general manager for his brother Keith’s consesslon company, which included ten trailers. Some weeks, the trailers were spread out in several places, and I would be in charge of one fair, explained Bret. Besides managing, he also made and sold the food, and trained other workers. INFLATION. On the intersection of Rt 82 and Broodview in October, 1980, the SOHKD sign reads “1 18 Gasoline Four months later, the price of gas rose to $1.40 EXHIBIT. At Burtce Lakefront Airport, a 17 brakes to a stop during the Cleveland Air Show. A British Vulcan Bomber flew in from Canada, circled the airport, then left Summer

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 ERUPTION. After Mount St Helens ex ploded on May 23. 1980. ash. steam and lava poured out of the crater The ash rose to a height of 60.000 feet and settled aM over the western part of the United States and kied about 200 people SELECTED. Du the National Republican Convention held in Detroit. Gerald Ford, presidental candidate Ronald Reagan and vlcepresidenta! running mate George Bush bid farewell to the crowd. The Convention was held In July of 1980 FREEDOM. Upon the arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, the recently released 52 Ameri- can Hostages exit Freedom One The Hos- toges met their famules and then the buses took the families and hostoges to West Point