East High School - Quill Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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SPINSTER SPREE 23

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Spree welcomes the Big Apple It was a cold snowy night in Des Moines, la. Couples slowly made their way up the icy sidewalk to the building ahead. Opening the door, they stepped into the magic of New York . . . The 1983 Spinster Spree was a huge success. The lobby and cafeteria were transformed into Central Park and Downtown New York. Lampposts lighted the way to the Empire State Building, in front of which pictures were taken of each couple. Dancing under the moon and stars to the music of the group, Last Shades of Dawn, set the mood for the exciting and romantic evening ahead. Highlighting the evening was the crowning of the King, Queen and their court. Senior Kathy Hull was crowned Spinster Spree Queen with senior Mark Callen her King. Lorrie Ginther and Steve Michelsen were elected junior representatives. Soph- omores Heidi Raymond and Joe Sar- gent represented their grade level while Mindy Anderson and Joe Cavil were the freshman representatives. Each couple then danced to New York, New York, the theme of the dance. Revenge and just plain old mischief were on the minds of many as friends, couples, old rivals and even dates were thrown in jail for many dif- ferent offenses. To re-obtain their freedom they had to be bailed out by someone, or spend the required time for their crime, in the slammer. On the more romantic and quiet side of the evening, more than 100 couples were united in holy matrimony. Rings as well as vows were exchanged to express one ' s love. As the night ended and the band stopped playing, one last walk through downtown and Central Park was taken. Memories of the Big Apple, New York, New York, would linger forever . . . LEFT: 1983 SPINSTER SPREE COURT. ROW 1: Mindy Anderson, Joe Cavil. ROW 2: Heidi Raymond, Joe Sargent. ROW3: Lorrie Ginther, Steve Michelsen. ROW 4: Kathy Hull, Mark Callen. ABOVE: Seniors Frank Raymond and Howard Baker get wild and crazy as they do their own dance. TOP RIGHT, page 23: Several couples dance the night away to the music of Last Shades of Dawn. LOWER RIGHT, page 23: Senior Mike Baker pledges his love to jun- ior Linda Smyser as th ey are married. 22 SPINSTER SPREE

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Joblessness ravages U.S.A. Killer uses cyanide, laces Tylenol, kills 7 Demonstrators stand in front of the White House protesting unemploy- ment, which found 12 million out of work. America recorded its highest unemployment rate in four decades — 10.8 per- cent of the laborforce — dur- ing this economically devast- ing year. Not since the Great Depression had the nation experienced an unemploy- ment rate as high as the record levels of 1982-83. Looking at it another way, over 10 million American workers were out of jobs. Up to another seven million per- sons were reported working reduced hours. Many placed the blame on President Ronald Reagan and his supply-side eco- nomic policies. Senator Edward Kennedy (Dem., Mass.) said Reagan ' s trickle- down approach was causing pink slip after pink slip after pink slip. In an effort to stimulate jobs, the Congress passed a several-billion dollar jobs program. Early in the ses- sion, Reagan felt non- military budget cuts would be the best policy to get the economy back in business. Democrats resisted, but in the end the President and Congress got together for the plan. Another terrible effect was that unemployment hurt the nation as a whole. A one per- cent rise in the joblessness rate adds 30 billion dollars to the federal deficit. The result is lost taxes and higher wel- fare costs. Compounding this dismal situation was the fact that help-wanted ads were running the lowest rate since 1973. Mary Reiner took an Extra- Strength Tylenol (laterfound to be laced with cyanide) and was dead just hours later. She and six other Chicago- area residents were victims of what has been labeled the Tylenol Tragedy. Health authorities believe the Tylenol Tragedy was the most serious incident of its kind ever experienced in the U.S. Twenty-two million bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol were pulled off shelves across the country and recalled by Johnson and Johnson. Copy-cat cases numbered 270 in October. Mercuric chloride wasfound in Exced- rin Extra Strength. Rat poi- son was found in Anacin. Acid was found in Sinex nasal spray. Bottles of Visine held hydrochloric acid. Trop- icana orange juice contained insecticide. Although there were sus- pects, the killer was never found. One possible theory was that contamination occurred at the plant delib- erately or accidentally. But the most likely theory was that some packages were re- moved from a store, filled with cyanide and put back in the store. CHICAGO — Tylenol capsules are tested for deadly cyanide poisoning. 24 WORLD EVENTS