Alton High School - Tatler Yearbook (Alton, IL)

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Events Of 1982 - 1983 Jimmy Connors: Wimbledon The Who Hits St. Louis Cardinals: 1982 World Series Valley Girl Rocky III Annie Princess Di Has A Baby British Regain The Falklands P.L.O. Forced Out Of Lebanon Barnie Clark: Artificial Heart Recipient Vietman Veterans Monumet Herpes: The “Love Bug” Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live Real Men Don’t Eat Quiche M A S H Gandhi E.T. Everything Tootsie The Go Go’s Duran Duran A Flock Of Seaguls Stray Cats Tony Basil Quarter Flash Soft Cell Human League Men At Work Tommy Tutone “An Officer And A Gentleman” “E.T. Phone Home” Pac-Man Begets Pac-Man Junior Donkey Kong Airplane Crash: Potomac River Tylenol Laced With Cyanide Smufs John W. Hinckley Jr.: Not Guilty 1982 World’s Fair: Knoxville Disney World E.P.C.O.T. Opening John Cougar Alton High Bans Tobacco Use U.S.F.L. Begins March 6, 1983 “Fame” Invades England “Square Pegs” “Winds Of War” Lionel Ritchie Simon And Garfunkel Reunion Junior Jenifer Holliday Get Physical

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Top left: who would suspect that a homely little, mechani- cal creature would win the hearts of movie goers around the world? Certainly not Steven Spielberg the creator — director of E.T. — the Extra Terrestrial. This film was not only the most successful film in history but also helped the film industry have the most successful season in nearly 40 years. Center: A small fire at the Alton Container Company on East Broadway erupted on Friday April 2, 1982. Due to the high flamability of the paper bales that were on fire and the very strong winds that whipped the area that day, a major conflagration began. The Alton Fire Department fought a fierce battle for three days to gain control of the fire. After it was over the Alton Container fire had been Alton’s largest and costliest fire. Bottom: A barge loaded with highly explosive benzine broke loose from a tow boat and lodged against the Alton Dam. The strong channel current pulled the barge under the water creating an extremely dangerous situation. Work- ers were able to prevent a major diaster by draining off the benzine before safely removing the barge. 1982 Grammy Awards TOTO 6 Grammys: Record of the year. Album of the year. Best Instrumental arrangement accompany vocals John Williams 3 Grammys: Music for E.T. Willie Nelson: Always On My Mind Marvin Gaye 2 Grammys: Sexual Healing Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Best Group pop vocal: Up Where We Belong. Melissa Manchester: Best Female Pop vocalist: You Should Here How She Talks About You. Pat Benatar: Rock Vocal: Shadows of the Night. Chariots of Fire: Best Pop Instrumental. John Cougar. Male Rock Vocal: Hurts So Good. Survivors “Eye of the Tiger” Rock group vocal award. A Flock of Segulls: Best Rock Instrumental. Dazz Band: Let It Whip and Earth Wind and Fire: Wanna Be With You, split the R + B Vocal award Juice Newton: Break It To Me Gently, Country Female Vocal. Roy Clark; Albama Jubilee, Country Instrumental. Best new artist: Men at Work Features — 3

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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Top Left: In the final days of the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment, almost anything seemed worth trying — A chain-gang sit-in at the Illinois State house, Scene of Amendment Supporters last hope. Across the rotunda were pro-ERA fasters, growing thinner as the June 30th deadline approached, and an equally de- termined band of opponents. After the June 30th deadline the issue was dead and will be until the next century, when the issue will come up again. Top Right: Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) Tennesee Williams was Americas greatest playwright, with the possible exception of Eu- gene O ' Neill. Known as the laureate of the out- cast, Tennessee gave the world such plays as Orpheus Descending; A Streetcar Names De- sire, A Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Sweet Bird of Youth, Suddenly Last Summer, and the Night of the Uguana. Tennessee Williams moved to St. Louis at the age of seven. His body is now buried there. Middle left: Ingrid Bergman — Actress Center: Henry Fonda — 1981 recipient of the Academy Awards Best Actor for On Golden Pond. Middle Right: John Belushi — comedian Bottom left: Leonid Brezhnev — Ruler of Rus- sia for past 18 yrs. Bottom: Right: Leroy Satchel Paige — Pitcher Also Passed Bess Truman Thelonious Monk Murry the K Lee Strasberg Paul Lynde Dave Garroway Marty Fieldman Princess Grace Marty Robbins Features — 5