Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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As we glanced out over the earth this year, curious teen- agers looking for a better world beyond high school, we realized that age and experi- ence does not ensure stability. Events, emotions and well established theories fluctu- ated as much as gold prices. Events in the world seemed to follow only one law — Mur- phy ' s (anything that can go wrong will). Or rather, any- thing that wasn ' t suppose to happen did. Fifty-three Americans were grabbed as hostages from the American embassy in Iran though international law should have protected them. Russia invaded Afghanistan though many were sure they would never again attempt such a feat after the Cuba missile crisis. As a result, President Carter called for the U.S. to boycott the summer Olympic games, overriding the U.S. Olympic Committee ' s decision to attend. John Anderson withdrew from the Republican party race to head his own third party despite bleak examples and predictions that no third party candidate could or can ever win. Draft registration was approved though no one thought it would ever be dis- cussed again after Vietnam. Closer to home, eleven teenagers were trampled to death during The Who con- cert in Cincinnati despite con- troversy that general admis- sion seating was no better or worse than reserved seating. Still closer to home, Vernon Jordan, President of the National Urban League was seriously shot at the Mariott Hotel in Fort Wayne, contrary to reports that security was at its utmost. And, though the U.S. seemed to lean toward an almost isolationist feeling, Americans gave much needed relief to Cambodian and Cuban refugees.