Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Left: Invented by Hungarian Erno Rubik, the Rubik ' s Cube quickly be- came one of the most popular and intriguing toys of the year. Belou. Left: January, 1982, marked the beginning of president Ronald Reagan ' s second year in office. Far Below: City firefighters and Tho- mas R. Hawes (left), owner of Hawes Office Equipment Co., survey the damage done following a natural gas explosion. The old building, which housed Tom Pickett ' s Music Center and The Beauty Wand as well as Hawes Office Equipment Co.. was a total loss. Below: North students and faculty were among many Columbus residents who participated ia a march in favor of the Polis h solidarity union. Current Events 11

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National, local events mark 1982 Challenges filled the 1981-82 year for everyone. The Rubik ' s cube challenged Americans for many hours. Even a book was written on solving the puzzle, and instantly became a national bestseller. The assassination of Egypt ' s president Anwar Sadat left the Egyptian people with the ques- tion of who their leader would be. But Hosni Mubarak, Sa- dat ' s vice-president, took over and although different from Sadat, he has kept Egypt sta- ble. Poland also has had many problems. With the rising res- Above: Docked at Cape Canaveral, Florida, the Columbia space shuttle awaits launch. The lift-off, which was delayed several times, finally took place (right), marking the first time in history a space craft has ever been sent into orbit more than once. istance of the solidarity union, the Polish military installed martial law. Several Columbus students participated in a march downtown in support of the Polish solidarity union. Herein the United States, President Reagan was faced with the challenge of lowering the federal deficit and balancing the budget. Reagan proposed cutting many social aid services developed from Roosevelt ' s New Deal, and added to the military budget causing many questions in American minds. President Reagan also visited the Indiana General Assembly in February, being the first president in history to do so. He came to sell his new Fed- eralism plan, in which he plans to give many federal powers back to the states. A highlight of the year was the launching of the space shuttle. This glider was flown twice and on the second time it flexed its multijointed arm that will someday place and replace satellites in orbit. Here in Columbus, many trials took place. The trial of Julie Van Orden, accused of murdering the Evansville may- or, took place here on a change of venue. Garnet and Greg Everroad were found guilty in Columbus courts of drug charges. Also, Wade Steele was found guilty of the murder of Gerald Graham, a Colum- bus resident. An explosion at Hawes Of- fice Equipment Co., across from North, occured in the early morning hours on Janu- ary 27th. Eventually, around 10:30 that day. North students were excused from school be- cause a second explosion was feared. The Hawes building was totally lost. lO Current Events

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Going to after the Looking for something to do this weekend? You want some- thing exciting but close to home? Ever thought about ' cruisin ' Columbus? Sure, why not? There are lots of things that can be seen in your home- town. While cruisingdown Third Street, you drive right upon a very odd shaped building. This is the new city hall. This new building has been added to the list of famous Columbus archi- tecture. Many foreigners visit our city year round just to admire these structures. In fact, two foreign industries Noble ' s game? moved to Columbus this year, Claas from West Germany and Fabrik from Japan. Perhaps the one thing that North students cruise in to are the fast food restaurants. After the game, it ' s off to Noble Ro- man ' s. After the school, it ' s time to hit McDonald ' s. But during lunch our students chose from a variety. Taco Bell, A W, Dairy Queen, The Big Cheese, Something Spe- cial, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Godfather ' s are within easy walking distance from the school. Above Right: Taco Bell has become a popular lunch site for North students because of the location of the establishment and its wide variety of Mexican food. Above: Streetlights Illuminate the downtown area along Washington Street. Steps are being taken to restore the downtown area because of the addition of the new Cummins Headquarters. Right: The Crump Theatre is the oldest movie theatre in Columbus. The historic theatre is located on Third Street and was almost destroyed by fire. 12 Cruisin ' Columbus