John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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,WZ 4 ff W , 1 Energy, economy, politics dominate U. S. scene The frightening accident at Three Mile, the oil spill in Mexico, 12 to 15 percent inflation and a threatening recession were major spectres that continued to haunt the 220 million people who lived in the United States in 1980. The energy crisis was mainly related to conflict in the Middle- East, especially Iran. At home the country was buoyed by the well-publicized visit from Pope John Paul ll. President Jimmy Carter and the Congress continued to wrestle with inflation with little success. Gasoline prices climbed to over 81.00 per gallon with the hint that rationing was a possiblity. National scene Above: Damaged atomic reactors at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the spring of '79 jarred the nation on the realities of the dangers of producing electricity from atomic power. Right: Off-shore and deep sea drilling rigs off the coasts of California, Louisiana and the East Coast's Georges' Banks helped satisfy the need for oil and helped fight the balance of payments,

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Below Inaugural stands will once again greet crowds and the new Pres: Below Top: Cartoonist Auth of the Philadelphia Inquirer humorously dent in January after the 1980 November elections Over ten major can portrays the economic confusion in the United States in 1980. Inflation, didates sought a place on the ballot for the national leader recession and high interest rates plagued the country. Cllllljdlh I zcnnoivuc K3 OH. HELL...JU5'T Tzu. THEM 'THi5.Too,5HAu. PAS. lllllllllllllin 69 ,775 yy L mllllllllllllllllll .IU Q I f f l , 6709 I I Poslllllff 'f .J r x H 'wil . . .II is III ml I gi g I 'Q I f is 1' I it I -4 il?l.'5 ' Ql.'?t:-fl d Ill of IIIIIIII :sittin 2' ' :Sz-:W C3 'far any , 4 5 I l ,gf S Above Middle: Hectic rounds of rising oil prices by OPEC countries and the inflated prices of goods and services confuse the little guy in Jerry Fearing's Dispatch editorial page cartoon. Above: Trick or treat with President Jimmy Carter holding the bag is the frightening comment of Jerry Fearing as the spectres of inflation, reces- sion and oil prices face the people of the U.S. 11