Eastern Nazarene College - Nautilus Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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The beginning of 1982 saw two major commercial airplane crashes in the United States. The first occured in January in Washington D.C. An Air Florida 737, taking off in icy conditions, failed to attain proper altitude and struck the 14th St. Bridge, then full ot rush hour traffic. The plane split in half and fell into the ice- choked Patomic River. The final death toll was close to 80. Three weeks later a World Airways DC-10 slid off the end of an icy runway at Boston's Logan Airport and dropped into Boston Harbor. The jet came to rest in waist deep water, whereupon the nose section broke away and fell off. Few were injured and at first it seemed all passengers escaped relatively unscathed. Two days later it was discovered that two passengers were missing. After a search, they were presumed to have drowned. my WORLD SERIES. The Los Angeles Dodg- rs defeated the New York Yankees in six james to win their fifth World Series in their 11-year history. The hero ot the series was ookie sensation Fernando Valenzuela. The 1982 NBA championship was won by the Los Angeles Lakers. They defeated the Philadel- phia 76'ers in six games with guard Earvin Mag- ic Johnson emerging as the series MVP. Capping off their season with the somewhat unspectacular win in the series, the major bright spot for the Lakers was the re-emergence of Bob McAdoo, who turned in a fine showing of stellar perfor- mances coming off the bench. Disaster At 2 25 p m on March 30 1981 John W Hinckley Jr fired six shots into President Reagan s retinue as the president was entering the Washington Hilton Hotel Reagan was rushed to the hospital with an undetonated exploding bullet in his chest A bullet to the brain paralyzed White House Press Secretary James Brady Reagan s condition never sagged below strongly optimistic while Brady remains partially paralyzed and Hinckley s defense drags on with a plea of insanity Violence

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Political Upheaval The problem of world terrorism was thrust to the forefront of national consciousness when, in December, Bed Brigade members kidnapped Gen. James L. Dozier of the NATO forces in Southern Europe. Dozier was held for 42 days in the Northern Italian city of Padua, before being miraculously rescued by police commandos. The rescue marked a major victory in the fight against world terrorism as, previously, there had been no successful rescues of Red Brigade victims. In December of 1981, the Polish trade union Solidarity, which for over a year had won hard-fought concessions from the Communist Polish government, suffered a severe setback when, without warning, martial law was imposed in that country. Hundreds were arrested as political prisoners, including the union's dynamic leader, Lech Walesa. Poland's worsening economic condition is probably the root cause of the Polish crisis. Production is low, goods are extremely scarce, and in February, a new set of government-imposed price hikes quadrupled the cost of some goods. imposition of martial law was quick, unexpected, and ruthless, crushing all open opposition. is M - Q .. 1 it V 4 W., X ,,., . Aw w vw H Q k , X 1 8,7511 2 Q. .4vx5.', win fu, 1 lx 'Wu w ' 1 was - .Q ., ... v an g H - - S tif ' K A., QF' in W 1 Sports SUPER BOWL XVI. The San Fransisco 49'ers de- feated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI by a score of 27-21. This was both teams' first trip to the Super Bowl and the win for the 49'ers was the culmi- nation of a Cinderella season. Only two years before, the 49'ers had been 2-14, but through the guidanc of Coach Bill Walsh and third year quarterback Jo Montana, the 49'ers went all the way to the charr pionship.

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lsraeli Aggressions Israel ln December, Israel surprised the world by annexing the Golan Heights, an area taken from Syria in their 1967 war. The move was seen as being very poorly timed and has seriously disrupted the Arab-Israeli peace initiative. The annexation also met with world-wide opposition, resulting in a unanimous censure by the U.N. Security Council, declaring the move null and void . l Colonial War The coming of Spring found Great Britain at war with Argentina for possession of the Falkland Islands, a pair of rocky, wind-swept colonial islands in the South Atlantic. Although not of critical value, the territory became a bloody battleground in a 3-month conflict of national prides. lnvading the British-ruled islands based on claims dating from the Spanish colonial period, Argentina no doubt initiated the conflict to divert national attention from its internal problems and to rally the country's sagging morale. Unbending, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher adamantly demanded unconditional surrender of Argentine forces despite dissenting moderate voices in Parliament. By summer the islands were recaptured, but not without a war which, despite its comic opera quality, was far too costly for both countries. Though hardly an incident of global significance, the Falklands crisis spelled renewed strain for US-Latin American relations due to US military aid commited to Britain,and a resurgence in British national pride. For a few brief weeks in June, the world's attention was diverted from war and crisis to lighter matters. The occasion was the birth of an heir to the English crown. Prince William was born at 9:03 P.M. on June 21 amid the firing of artillery, pealing bells, billowing flags and choruses of Bule, Brittania! . William is the son of Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, and his recent bride, Lady Diana. liens is .N Birth Ot A Monarch