Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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l . Local, sports, entertainment news A Military fails readiness test To test America's readiness for war the mili- tary exercise Gallant Eagle 82 was held near Fort Irwin in April. Four paratroopers died and over loo soldiers were injured during this massive training ex- ercise in the Southern California Mojave De- sert. The exercise proved fatal when officers insist- ed paratroopers complete a jump under con- ditions some considered unsafe. The strong Santa Ana winds pulled many paratroopers off course and tangled the parachute lines. Several died asia result of parachute malfunc- tions, others died or were injured when they landed on the desert floor. The injured were rushed to hospitals at near- by Fort Irwin, Norton Air Force Base, Ed- wards Air Force Base and March Air Force Base. Others less seriously injured were re- turned to the home of the 82nd Airborne Division of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Fire leaves thousands homeless A fire stoked by strong Santa Ana winds and fed by wooden shake roof tops roared through a densely populated Anaheim neighborhood at dawn on April 21 destroy- ing at least S50 million worth of property and driving thousands of people from their homes. Fifty buildings were destroyed including those which housed more than 1,200 people in 525 apartments. Three houses and two commercial buildings, including the business office of former mayor and newly elected state Senator John Seymour QR - Ana- heimj were destroyed. Miraculously there were no deaths or missing people in the firestorm that has been de- scribed as the most costly in Orange County history. Teams of firefighters from all over the county and neighboring communities were called. Officials traced the origin of the blaze to a single palm tree in a neighborhood of apart- ment complexes about a mile northwest of Disneyland. They said gusting winds caused a power line to spark, igniting the tree which in turn ignited a nearby rooftop touching off the blaze. Schmitz sued for feminist slur Cummings z4o - news State Senator John Schmitz was named in a S10 million damage suit by feminist attorney Gloria Allred. Schmitz, who made disparaging remarks against homosexuals, abortion advocates, fe- minists, Jews and Allred, was relieved of his committee chairmanship and reprimanded by the Senate. A U.S. Army paratrooper walks to an ambulance after being injured in the illfated Gallant Eagle 82 war exer- cise. State Senator john Schmitz shows reporters a sign placed under his nameplate. The State of California agreed to defend him in his S10 million damage suit. Q-is

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4 IQ Lffvg In one of two spectacular plane crashes this year, rescuers attempt to save passengers from a Japan Air Liner jet which crashed into Tokyo Bay on February 9. Freezing temps chill the nation The U.S. shivered through what some say was the coldest winter of the zoth century. 230 deaths were attributed to the weather. Temperatures dipped to an all time low of - 260 F in Chicago and -300 F in Minnesota. 3478 of Florida's unharvested citrus and vegetable crops were wiped out. Locally the cold weather brought record snow falls to the local ski areas and snow was even seen on the foothills west of Corona. Crash kills 78, only 5 survive In one of the worst air traffic accidents in aviation history, an Air Florida jet with 83 passengers and crew aboard crashed into the crowded 14th St. Bridge in Washington D.C. and skidded into the freezing water of the Potomac River. Authorities say that 78 people were killed in this accident. The possible cause for the crash was attributed to ice on the wings and tail which acted as a drag on the plane. One aviation expert said, Flight 90 appears to have been barely airborne, and may have been staggering along at maximum power trying to get altitudef, Investigators were mystified as to why the plane's landing gear was still down when the jet crashed into the bridge. Storm after storm dumped snow from coast to coast in one of the worst winters in history. An avalanche at the Alpine Meadows Ski Resort near Lake Tahoe claimed the lives of many resort employees and skiers. Protestors close nuclear plant Hundreds of anti-nuclear protestors were ar- rested at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant as they sought to prevent that plant from oper- ating. 160 anti-nuclear protestors are arraigned after being arrested at the Lawrence Livermore Lab when they formed a human blockade to stop employees from entering the nuclear weapons research center. Protesters, including members of the Aba- lone Alliance who organized the two week protest, charged that the nuclear plant was unsafe because it had been built only 2.5 miles from the I-Iosgri earthquake fault. They also claimed that the plant itself did not meet safety standards set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission QNRCJ. On November I9 the NRC suspended a tem- porary operating license for the plant after the discovery of crucial design flaws that placed doubt in the plant's ability to with- stand an earthquake. news - 239

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On Golden Pond, starring veteran actor and actress Henry Fonda and Katherine Hepburn proved to be the vehicle that earned Fonda his first Academy award and Hepburn her third, as they were named I98I,S best actor and actress at the Academy Awards. Fonda defeated Dudley Moore in Arthur Paul Newman in Absence of Malice, Burt Lancaster in Atlantic City and Warren Beatty in Reds Hepburn won out over Meryl Streep in The French Lieu- tenant's Woman, Diane Keaton in Reds, Susan Sarandon in Atlantic City and Marsha Mason in Only When I Laugh, Veteran actor Henry Fonda is presented with his Oscar for his performance in On Golden Pond by his daughter Jane Fonda. Looking on is Fonda's wife Shirlee. Belushi, Wood, Holden die It seemed that more than a fair share of entertainers died tragically during this year. Most tragic of all was the death of comedian john Belushi. Belushi, 33, best known from his appearances on Saturday Night Live and his portrayal of Bluto in the popular film, Animal House died in Hollywood in March. A coroner's inquest found that Belu- shi had been using great quantities of cocaine and alcohol before his death. Equally tragic was the drowning death of Natalie Wood off the coast of Catalina Is- land. Wood, 43, had been drinking when she left her yacht, falling into the water and drowning. Shortly before Wood's death actor William Holden, 63, fell and hit his head in his Santa Monica apartment after he had been drink- ing heavily. He lost consciousness and bled to death. Also dying were comedians Paul Lynde, Hans Conreid and actors jack Albertson and Melvyn Douglas. Chariots of Fire, a dark horse in the competition was named best film beat- ing Arthur, On Golden Pondf' f'Reds and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Sir john Gielgud was named best supporting actor for his work in Arthur and Maureen Stapleton was named best supporting actress for her work in Reds Dodgers, 49'ers, Allen win Owners and players of major league baseball clashed over the issue of players' compensa- tion, causing a first time 49 day mid-season player's strike. Despite the split season the L.A. Dodgers defeated the New York Yan- kees in six games to capture the World Series. Leading the Dodgers was rookie pitching sensation Fernando Valenzuela, who cap- tured the National League's Cy Young Award and was named Rookie of the Year, posting a 13-7 record and eight shut outs. In football the Cinderella San Francisco 49,CfS defeated another Cinderella team in the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 to win the Su- per Bowl. In college basketball North Caroli- na defeated Georgetown 63-62 in a UCLA Bruinless NCAA Tournament. The Bruins were banned from competition for two years because of recruiting violations. In college football USC tailback Marcus Al- len won the Heisman Trophy with a record breaking 2,343 yards rushing, USC was rocked by ticket scalping violations in which the Trojan football team was penalized with a three year suspension from bowl games and national television. news - 241 1 Fonda, Hepburn capture Oscars