Rampart High School - Rampages Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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N semakers When Colorado plays, Colorado wins There was no jackpot for the supporters of casino gambling when the Leagalized Gambling Initiative was defeated last November. Under the leadership of Governor Richard Lamm and other members of No Casino Gambling, Inc., Co- loradoans began to feel that the casino gambling would be harmful instead of helpful to the state. The initiative would have helped to raise money for the government improvement fund, which includes such programs as fixing streets and bridges and other general state improvements. But voters seemed to feel that it would do more harm than good. One major argument against the proposal was that it would encourage young people and teen- agers to gamble. Although the gambling bill was defeated this year, proponents seemed to feel that it would be back with better preparation and more support in 1984. Colorado did pass another type of gambling, howev- er. The Colorado State Lottery began on schedule in February. The lottery tickets could be purchased for one dollar at various businesses throughout the state, with the establishments receiving a percentage of the income from tickets they had sold. Over-18 citizens wishing to take a chance could see if they had won instantly by scratching off a silver cover- ing and matching three dollar amounts. Two and five dollar winners could collect prizes immediately, and fifty dollar winners were put into a drawing for the grand prize of a million dollars. When Colorado plays, Colorado wins was the lottery's slogan. Many 310,000 winners found out that the Lottery Commission wasn't just whist- lin' Dixie. T e a chancefMini-mag Sales were even better than expectedg and as a result, another set of tickets was printed allowing two lucky Coloradoans to become millionaires rather than just the original one. But sales right here in El Paso County were lower than officials had hoped, reflecting either a dis- content with the whole system or a conservativeness with money not seen in other parts of the state. At any rate, light gamblers who had normally turned to church bingo were excited by the prospect of scratching to make a dream come true , and all pro- ceeds from the lottery went to government improval.lRl Colorado Lottery

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While the wine initiative helped to decide where to get a beverage, the forced deposit proposal tried to decide what to do with the empties once the beverage was gone. Proponents hoped to add cents to the price of a six-pack in order to promote recycling and reduce pollution. Some reasons for voting no on this initiative included the fact that most pollution is paper and correct redemption ofthe cans would cost more than the price of recycling. Residents, who agreed that a voluntary deposit was a better idea, won CANDIDATES WIERIS ALWAYS hot on the trail of votes. At election head- quarters, Governor Richard I.amm allows himself some optimism during his re- out. So as Ronald Reagan celebrated his 70th birthday in style at the White House with stars, such as Frank Sinatra present, thoughts turned away from the local election of 1982 to the Presidential election of 1984. And Rampart seniors who were turning 18, and younger students who were becoming more politically aware, were waiting for their turn at the voting booths. ER election campaign against Republican john lfuhr, Q-.,, iq s- is In Mini-mag n

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REGULAR STRENGTH L acetaminophen TABLETS p Z' tj ff., ,- 14.5. -- 1 ,,, ,, All Noisemakers Painful remedies People with headaches and other symptoms that were usual- ly cured by aspirin, began choos- ing the pain instead of the pill last October when seven people in Chicago were killed by cya- nide-laced Tylenol. The murders prompted a clearing of all Ty- lenol products from store shelves across the country. Possibly spurred by the drug killings, tampering began ap- pearing in all states in various forms and products. Several eye drops and contact lens cleaners were found to contain hydro- chloric acid. Mouthwash filled with chemicals, razor blades in- serted into hot dogs, and cyanide injections in Anacin III were some of the more widely-publi- cized cases. A nation- wide panic caused the cancellation and restriction of Halloween in 40 stares after pins were found in gum and ap- ples, pills in brownies, and sever- al kinds of contaminated candy were reported. A fear of buying any type of product began sweeping the U.S. The Food and Drug Administra- tion began imposing strict pack- aging laws on all manufacturers. Although the FDA only re- quired one safety measure, the makers of Tylenol set the stan- dard when they began putting three tamper-proof seals on their products, in an effort to regain consumers' confidence. EQ Mini- magfConsu mer contamination Q