Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Seventies End With Cold War Do You Feel A Draft? People In The News Millions of American Catholics celebrated the visit of Pope John-Paul II to the United States, spawning T-Shirts stating I Got a Peep at the Pope .. the Pontiff also paid historic visits to Poland and Mexico... England elected its first woman prime minister. Margaret Thatch- er the touring Russian ballet troupe suffered the de- fection of top dancer Alexander Godunov ...“The Saint of the Gutters.' Mother Teresa, was awarded the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the care of the sick and the poor in India. the excommunication of Sonia John- son from the L.D.S. Church and her support of ERAmade national headlines. . . the deposed Shah of Iran made news as Iranian retaliation on the U.S. Embassy began with his stay in a New York hospital... The 1979 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Charles White of U.S.C. Mark Wilson, B.Y.U. quarterback, was third in the Heisman balloting and winner of numerous national football awards Larry Bird, Indiana, and Magic99 Johnson, Michigan State, were the superstars of the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championships'held at the Special Events Center in SLC.. talented gymnast. Kurt Thomas, raised America's hopes for the Olympics by be- coming the first individual all-around gold medalist in in- ternational competition. Tracy Austin became the youngest woman to win the U.S. Tennis Open.. Diana Nyad became the first marathon swimmer to cross the 89-mile waters between the Caribbean and Flori- da . old timer Willie Stargell was the MVP of the 1979 World Series .. Saturday Night Live suffered the defections of John Belushl and Dan Akroyd but kept running strong with Roseann Roseannadanna, Mr. Bill, Sluggo, and Week- end Update Steve Martin showed the world what a Jerk was the sex symbol title exchanged hands to Lonl Anderson of WKRP and the perfect-10. Bo Derek Bert Parks was dismissed as host of the Miss American pa- geants . in the Archie Bunker-Mork showdown on Sun- day nights, inveterate Archie came out a surprising top- Clayton Moore, the original Lone Ranger, was forbid- den by the courts to wear his mask Suzanne Som- mers9 Playboy past came back to haunt her ... DEATHS John Wayne, America's favorite cowboy and “tough guy actor lost his battle with cancer.. Lucy Ricardo's madcap neighbor Etheyl Mertz, Vivian Vance- Minnie Rlpperton, singer. “Loving You . . .Boston Pops conductor for over 50 years, Arthur Fiedler- former first lady Mamie Elsenhower . cartoonist and creator of Lil Abner, At Capp early Hollywood film actresses Merle Oberon and Mary Plcktord, America's Sweetheart.. Edgar Buchanan best known for his grandpa on “Petticoat Junction .. Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols died of an overdose of heroin. Lord Mount- batten, British war hero and member of the Royal Family, a victim of an assassin . Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice-President of the U.S. suffered a fatal heart attack Gearge Meaney, controversial labor leader.. and Thurmon Munson, catcher for the New York Yankees, killed in a private plane crash 44 Newsreel

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1976 American celebrated her 200th brlthday with fireworks, parades, and an armada of tall ships in New York . Little-known candidate less than one year before. Jimmy Carter, was elected President Is- raeli commandos make a dramatic rescue ot 104 hostages at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by terrorists Vi- king I sent back pictures of Mars- ..many wills surface after the death of billionaire Howard Hughes MOVIES Rocky. A Star Is Born. King Kong. Silver Streak 1977 Lou Brock Stole his 893rd base Sadat visited Israel Anita Bry- ant campaigned against lifting dis- criminations against avowed homo- sexuals the Alaska Pipeline opened the Son of Sam killer wounded 7 and killed 6 in lovers lane murders in New York Gary Gilmore became the first to be ex- ecuted in the U S in the past ten years Nixon was interviewed by David Frost . MOVIES: Star Wars. Smokey and the Bandit. Annie Hall. Saturday Night Fever 1978 Nine hundred members of the Peo- ple's Temple in Guyana, led by Rev- erend Jim Jones, committed mass suicide the first test-tube baby was born in England Proposition 13 limited property taxes in Califor- nia three Popes headed the Catholic Church during the year transparent plastic pants were avant-garde MOVIES: Grease. Animal House. Deer Hunter. Heaven Can Wait TOP UTAH NEWS STORIES OF THE SEVENTIES 1. Gary Gilmore's execution rein- statement of capital punishment after 10 years of disuse (1977) 2 L D.S. revelation of Blacks receiv- ing the priesthood (1978) 3. The eight-member suicide of the Immanuel David family (1978) 4. The Ogden HiFi murders An- drews and Pierre on Death Row (1974) 5 Energy boom in central and southern Utah caused by mining of coal, oil shale, and tar sands 6 Richard McCoy—skyjacking jet- liner for two-million dollar ransom- shot to death (1972) 7 Keeping funds for the Bonneville Unit of the CUP from being shut down by a Presidential cutback 8 Melvin Dumar's Mormon Will of Howard Hughes (1976) 9 Theodore Bundy (1978) 10 Effect of 1950's Atomic testing on southern Utah residents 1 You Light Up My Lite Debby Boone 2 Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon and Garfunkel 3 Joy to the World Three Dog Night 4 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ...........Roberta Flack 5 Alone Again, Naturally Gilbert O'Sullivan 6 Tonight's the Night Rod Stewart 7 American Pie Don McLean 8 How Deep Is Your Love Bee Gees 9 Stayin' Alive Bee Gees 10 My Sharona The Knack 11 One Bad Apple The Osmonds 12 Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb 13 Maggie May Rod Stewart 14 It's Too Late Carole King 15 My Sweet Lord George Harrison 16 Night Fever Bee Gees 17 Silly Love Song Wings 18 Le Freak Chic 19 I’ll Be There Jackson 5 20 Best of My Love Emotions TOP MOVIES OF THE DECADE 1 Star Wars 2 Jaws 3 Grease 4 The Exorcist 5. The Godfather 6. Superman 7. The Sting 8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 9 Saturday Night Fever 10. Animal House Newsreel 43

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News Events Of 1979 The year ended in unsettled turmoil fifty hostages were being held n the American Embassy in Teheran. Iran by student radicals.. demands were made to return the former Shah also as the year ended, the Soviets Invad- ed Afghanistan and the U.S. government responded with denouncements, a possible boycott of the Moscow Olym- pics and a reinstatement of registering for the draft by young men and possibly women... although the Ayatollah Khomeini was named Time magazine's Man of the Year, he gained the reputation of America's arch enemy the worst U.S. air disaster took place in Chicago when a DC- 10 blew up taking 271 lives.. the leakage of radioactive steam at Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant made the movie. “The China Symdrome prophetic, protesting around nuclear plants grew with slogans no nukes and “hell no; we won't glow .. .oil companies posted record profits os aas soared over $ 1.00 a gallon gold prices rose to over $800 an ounce and silver sold 21 to 1. Sky lab was falling and kept the world in suspense... the large space station scattered debris over uninhabited western Australia... with cold war tension returning, the SALT Treaty talks broke down . the official signing of the peace agreement be- tween Israel and Egypt ended 30 years of war... the buying power of the dollar slipped with double-digit Infla- tion eating away at its value... the aftermath of the Viet- namese conflict lingered on with the plight of the “Boat People. attempting to escape the communist regime, and thousands of Cambodians dying of starvation de- spite massive food aid from the U.S. Presidential cam- paigning began with a crowd in both parties seeking the nomination to run. Pittsburgh became known as the home of the champions as the Pirates made a dramatic three straight game co- meback to beat the Orioles in the World Series and the Steel Curtain of the Steelers proved too much for the Los Angeles Rams .. The New Orleans Jazz became the Utah Jazz and after a slow beginning began to pick up wins and fans... the Golden Eagles Hockey team were the on- again and off-again leaders in the CHL BYU, Utah State, University of Utah and Weber State all ended their '78-79 basketball seasons with NCAA Invitations . Weber State and BYU gained top twenty ratings in the '79-'80 basket- ball season... the Stanley Cup was won again by the Mon- treal Canadians Apocalypse Now and Star Trek drew large movie-going crowds.. Miss Piggy and Kermit became movie super- stars Superman was the year’s box office winner however... Sixty Minutes proved that quality television programming could attract audiences, t.v. productions of Friendly Fire, Roots II, All Quiet on the Western Front, and the Shakespearean series on P.B.S. added dignity to the medium.. and Charlie's Angels went on with only one original Angel still in the cast... What were some of the unique characteristics of the year? . slit skirts and high heels for women, punk rock (especially back east), wood burning stoves, Levis, seamed nylons, double belts and double pierced ears, roller skating, braided hair, and jogging. TOP UTAH NEWS STORIES: 1) John Singer shot and killed... 2) radiation hearings in Southern Utah... 3) Ted Bundy trial in Florida 4) Cltygate scandal and mayor- council elections.. .5) MXmisslecontroversy.. .6) Hansen twins separation... 7) Ervll LeBaron arrested and tried... 8) the L.D.S. Church's stand on Sonia Johnson's excommuni- cation .9) the weteye nerve gas bombs move to Utah delayed .10) PCB contamination of chickens in Utah, Ida- ho and Montana