Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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x f . ..,1 , .. 9 . .B-... 1Eaf'5EpW' Polish citizens walk past tanks and military vehicles as a matter of daily course since martial law was imposed in December of 1981. Salvadorans face bullets to vote More than Soi: of the electorate of El Salva- dor, twice the normal figure, braved guerilla threats and dodged bullets to cast their votes in the most important election in this coun- try's history. Surprisingly, long term leader Jose Napoleon Darte, president of the civilian-military junta and the man backed by the U.S. because of his moderate reform policies, was defeated by right wing National Guard Officer Roberto d'Aubuisson, a fanatical anti-communist who has been linked by his enemies with the coun- A Salvadoran soldier examines identity papers of passen- gers on bus in war-torn El Salvador. try's right wing death squads. It would give us great difficulties if a gov- ernment appeared on the scene that backed away from reforms that have been institut- ed, said Reagan. As millions watched the pageantry of the royal wedding, Charles, Prince of Wales and next in succession to the English throne, took as his wife Lady Diana Spencer on july 29, 1981. Some called it a fairy tale wedding that took place at St. Paul's Cathedral in London be- fore a crowd of over two million. It was announced in Ianuary that Princess Di was pregnant and expecting a boy in july. In another fairy tale wedding watched by fewer but equally ardent fans, Luke Spencer married Laura Weber Baldwin in the very popular ABC soap General Hospital . Stu- dents here were known to cut afternoon classes and others stormed the library to watch the wedding on the VTR. Poland ruled by martial law Torn apart by labor disputes, food shortages and political unrest, a state of martial law was declared in Poland on December 19, 1981. Leaders and members of the Solidarity labor union were arrested, including Solidarity leader Lech Walesa who was selected as Time magazine's Man-of-the-Year two weeks after he was imprisoned. Under the martial law decree Solidarity was suspended as were all other forms of union activity. Public meetings, with the exception of religious services held inside churches were banned. Poland's borders were sealed by Po- lish and Soviet troops, its airports closed and telephone and telex lines linking that country with the rest of the world were cut. Prince Charles and the new Princess of Wales leave St. Paul's Cathedral after their wedding on july 29, 1981. news - 237 5 ::s Xe: 2 99 FP 0 m- P'l'a 53. V1 X4 f'f Pi. 0 2 CD Q. .91 :s oo Cummings

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International, national news Falkland Islands site of battles Claiming that the Falkland Islands, located off the east coast of Argentina, belonged to that country, Argentine military seized them in April and began an armed conflict between Argentina and Great Britain, who had con- trolled the islands for 150 years. Britain's Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington resigned over the matter and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher refused to accept the res- ignation of British Defense Minister Francis Pym. U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig at- tempted to negotiate a peace settlement be- fore fighting erupted. Before a peace treaty or a cease fire could be agreed upon Great Britain torpedoed and sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano. Argentine casual- ties were heavy. 680 men were rescued but 360 more were reported missing. It was ru- mored that Argentina was ready to negotiate a peace settlement at that time. That settle- ment was rejected on May 4 and Argentine forces torpedoed and sank the British de- stroyer the Sheffield. 270 men were on that ship and, . . . numbers of deaths may be as high as 3o, were reported. Thatcher, reported to be shaken and sad- dened by the sinking of the Sheffield, re- ceived assaults from leftist opposition in Par- liament and from its allies in the European Economic Community and even from the U.S. Haig told a U.S. Senate sub-committee that the U.S. does not agree with the British insistence that the 1,800 English speaking inhabitants of the Falklands have a veto over any international agreement in the future of those islands. 236 - news s if Wx eil 1' British citizens bid farewell to the HMS Invincible as she leaves Portsmouth Harbor on the way to the Argentinian seized Falkland Islands. Egypt,s Anwar Sadat assassinatec While watching a parade Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, 62, was assassinated by four Muslim terrorists dressed as members of the military, on October 6, 1981. Sadat's murder shocked and saddened the world. There are moments in history when the martyrdom of a single life can symbolize all that is wrong with an age and all that is right about humanity. Anwar Sadat, a man of peace in a time of violence, understood his age, said President Ronald Reagan. Reagan opted not to attend Sadat's funeral for securi- ty reasons but sent ex-presidents Gerald Ford, jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon in his stead. In an emergency session of the Egyptian cabi- net not more than two hours after Sadat's death, Vice-President Hosni Mubarak was unanimously appointed Prime Minister and Supreme Commander of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Sadat helped maintain peace in the middle east by being instrumental in the Middle East Peace Agreement engineered by then President Jimmy Carter at Camp David. He also helped maintain peace after the U.S. shot down two Libyan jet fighters over the Mediterranean two months before his death. Sadat's death marked the second Middle East leader to die. Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, 66, died in October of a heart attack. In life you feared Anwar Sadat, but in death you must fear him more. For the memory of this good and brave man will vanquish you, said Reagan about the Time magazine's Man-of-the-Year's murderers. 505,

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PATCO strikes, fired by Reagan s:Hulu1umf3 Calling the air traffic controllers' strike against the federal government illegal, Presi- dent Ronald Reagan gave approval to the FAA to fire the striking controllers. Most PATCO members saw the key issue as being not money or hours, but job related stress that could endanger the safety of the traveling public. After 2M months of fruit- less talks PATCO President Robert E. Poli announced that the union, ironically one of the few unions to support Reagan in the presidential election, would strike. . fm' The body of Turkish-Consul General Kemal Arikan lies in his car after he was assassinated. An Armenian terrorist group claimed responsibility for the January 29 Los Angeles murder. Reagan's budget loses support It became apparent that President Ronald Reagan's year long battle to have Congress approve his budget was futile when, on May 5, even Reagan's staunchest Republican sup- While her husband slashed programs affecting the poor, First Lady Nancy Reagan spent S209,508 on new Len- nox China for the White House. 238 - news porters refused to support the plan. Facing a QZQ unemployment rate and a falter- ing economy, Reagan submitted his version of the 1983 budget to Congress where he asked for a 512.3 billion cut in social spending and 838.3 billion increase in defense spend- ing. Reagan stated that a large increase in defense spending from 3221.1 billion to S258 billion was needed in order to . . . close the nuclear window and decrease America's vulnerability to a Soviet first strike. This large increase, coupled with massive cuts in programs geared to help the working poor, came during the worst economic recession of the post WW II era. ' ll li 1 5-KM - ' - 3- -T u:X3M uf miriam .PfRii!.l'?Q5 p 1g ',:'-gg 1, rp gm, RWUESQRECI-gaififalngp. Lfll E RM 3135-1 H MRRR HLLHEUERRR ihPER1FlU51Q E PRSSFLUU I ESSENBRLE KR tu mmszzuuxs Ut ttlnumsrstxl' NELIEPUIR LELLIHPERIWSNU MLLE f1LlTlNRZlli- ,r NRL! I PRlllElTlRlRTU NETRUPUUWNU SI EIXSTRW as SIE. GENE WVHNEURRNR gg pngiiein tm RWIILJ 2'UNU'RBiETPR1Rm tumit n:mn ' ,H GUERRB Rt tsG?1iN2B hEt!.1?t?Ei2BgE?19 Ur1ERiFF1Ni?... 1 mmttnnt tmniansnu mit rwvamair f LH SUS Smumiaa m nttuvazinut Santini' ta N11 it 5lE'ff'l3 i?1F?2,R1lSTI1 Pflmxliffinililf PER ,':' 51 US. General James Dozier, who was kidnapped in Italy on December I7 by members of the notorious Red Bri- gade, is shown with a Communique from his captors. Dozier was rescued by Italian police 42 days after he was kidnapped. This rescue marked the first time Italian police were able to successfully thwart the Red Brigade. l