Green Mountain High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Lakewood, CO)

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now on Cit nd of Riot ades in 131111 Coiorado lottery Sugar Ra calls it quits John Paul Is Hailed In Spain In the beginning God created the heavens and earth. Soon after this, we were born and now we are in high school. This yearbook was created to commemorate our 1982-83 school year, and now that the majority of the academics is behind us, we should take a moment to look back at what has gone on before us. Close to home, we can remember the record breaking 'Blizzard of l982.' The snow pushed Christmas break off to a great start while strengthening ev- eryone's snow shoveling techniques. The Lottery added another dimen- sion to Colorado living. Everybody seemed to be raking in the money. At least one GMHS student cashed in a 310,000 prize. The U.S. Today news- paper also hit Denver, giving the city its first and only national newspaper. It also gave us a great many new and unusual shaped paper stands. Speaking of national news, the Ty- lenol scare shook all of America for weeks. Almost immediately after this, poisons were being found in every type of food imaginable. Current Events - 195

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Snow Likely Tonight and Christmas Ev Forecasters Say Saturday Holiday Will Be Sunny and Cold in Much of State l Storm Dumps 24 Inches of Snow Removal Expected To Take Days, Sl Million Jack Swigert, Ex-Astronaut, Dies at Age 51 ISRAEUS U.S. ENVOY IS NAMED BY BEGIN T0 SUGGEED SHARON Photo Shows Man Watching Woman Buy Tainted Tylenol 194 - C rrent Event

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The Viet Nam war memorial also caused a great deal of unrest. Some felt it was inappro- priate because it was unlike other war memori- als. Anti-war efforts were also evident this year as nuclear freeze rallies were held in many places across the country including Denver. At one point, a radical in the movement threat- ened to blow up the Washington monument unless the United States pushed disarmament from nuclear weapons. He was promptly shot and killed by the government while leaving the scene of his crime. The Environmental Protection Agency had problems of its own this year. The agency was accused of fraud and misappropriations. President Reagan ran into his troubles as well. His new budget met with overwhelming criticism mainly due to the deep cuts in social spending. The money taken from social pro- grams was given to the defense programs as he promised in his election campaign. Unemploy- ment soared to levels that may hurt his re- election possibilities. On the international level, we saw the British bring an end to the Falkland Islands conflict. QQ Vietnam: the T Memorial Recall 1 e 33, sssiiiisisb 5 igggiifigiii --- bbii it 553 Reagan Weigh 96 - Current Events