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ELECTION 1980 Ronald Reagan, a 70 year old for- mer movie star, took the office of President of the United States on Jan- uary 20. 1981. The ex-governor of California won the Republican nomi- nation in July and rose to win the gen- eral election on November 4, 1980. George Bush. Reagan's opponent dur- ing the primaries, was named as his running mate. One of the first acts of the new President was government economic cuts to slow down rampaging inflation. Some of the major cuts arc in school aid and programs to help college stu- dents. Reagan was to sign a bill to reduce government buying of dairy products, when — on March 27 — Reagan was shot. He was answering questions for reporters outside the Washington, D.C. Hilton when six shots rang out. Four people were injured: Reagan; James Brady, (press secretary); a Se- cret Service agent; and a Washington policeman John W. Hinckley, Jr. has been accused of the shooting. Pic 1. Election memorabilia was dis- played on Mr. Burke’s wall. Pic 2. President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy pose for their formal photograph. Mock Election Results Presidential Ronald Reagan 145 Jimmy Carter 40 John Andersen 59 Ed Clark 10 Gus Hall 1 Senate Chuck Grassley 152 John Culver 97 House of Rep. Tom Harkin 201 Calvin Hultman 48 State ERA No 130 Yes 126 •Winner of regular election.
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Former Beatle Member Shot The world was shocked with the sudden violent death of John Lennon on De- cember 9, 1980. Lennon, with the Beatles, started a whirlwind music revolution in the 1960’s. Beatlemania, as the revolution was called, promoted long hair and their new kind of music. Many parents opposed this craze; but it was unstoppable. Lennon. Paul McCartney. Ringo Starr, and George Harrison broke up in 1971 to start careers of their own. Lennon, with his wife. Yoko Ono, brought out many albums and had just released “Double Fantasy” when John was shot. Pic 1: John Lennon and assailant, David Chapman. Ordeal Over The United States got a double dose of celebration on Inaugural Day. 1981. Not only was Ronald Reagan sworn in at noon on January 20. but the citizens of America were notified that the hostages in Iran were set free. Americans were ecstatic that the 444- day imprisonment of fifty-two men and women was over. The ordeal began No- vember 4. 1979, when Iranian militants took over the United Stales Embassy in Teheran. Immediately American patrio- tism flared: almost every town across the country had its symbolistic yellow ribbons, fifty-two flags, and day tallys. lowans es- pecially watched for Katherine Koob, a fellow Iowan from Jessup (on right. Pic 3.) Through the assistance of the Algerians, the U.S. negotiated the hostages’ return partly by agreeing to return the Shah’s wealth. There was disagreement about how the situation should have been han- dled. but everyone was glad they were home. Inevitable Draft? Draft registration, which was done away with in 1973. has been reinstated for all 18 year old males. A lot of disagreement has arisen from the new registration laws. Most disagree- ment has been on whether registration should include females. Many others ques- tion whether the draft itself should be rein- stated. But most agree that the U.S. needs something to increase our military strength. Volcano Blows Its Top The northwest U.S. was plagued all summer by ash from Mount St. Helens’ volcano. The first eruption on May 18, 1980, was followed by four more major blasts in June. July. August, and October. The volcano caused few problems except the ones created by the ash. The ash cov- ered such a large area and caused pollu- tion. The volcano(Pic 1) located near Spir- it Lake. Washington, is pictured here with its crater visible. The El Salvador Threat The situation in El Salvador, a small country in Central America, is becoming more and more heated; and the U.S. is ironically handling it the same way as we did in Vietnam. Thus far. no war has broken out, but there have been skir- mishes and people have been killed-including four American missionaries. President Reagan has sent forty-five military ad- visors and equipment to the right-wing government of El Salvador. The situation there is becom- ing a threat to American peace- time.
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