Arvada West High School - Claw Yearbook (Arvada, CO)

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FINAL EDITION if 1980-1981 ★ ★ VOL. 1 PG 2 BASEBALL'S TOP HITTER - Kansas City Royals third baseman. George Brett, wrapped up the season with a phenomenal batting average just short of 400 and was voted the A. L.’s most valuable player His team lost the World Senes to the Philadelphia Phillies BRUSH FIRES - A wall of fire headed toward the campus of California at San Bernadino — one of several brush fires that raced through Southern California, destroying over 30.000 acres and over 100 homes. IRAN, IRAQ DECLARE WAR - Iran became sufficiently weakened by worldwide repercussions over the seizure of the American Embassy and became a feasible target for neighboring Iraq. BAILING-OUT CHRYSLER President Carter shook hands with Chrysler Chairman Lee laccocca in May after signing a $1.5 billion federal loan to keep the nation’s third largest auto- maker afloat. When their 1981 line didn’t sell as predicted, the corporation started looking for further federal generosity. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE The hopes Beatle was shot and killed on the steps of a generation were summed up in of his New York apartment, causing a John Lennon's poetic lyrics. The former worldwide outpouring of grief WHO SHOT J.R.? - Over 83 million Americans turned on their TV’s one Friday night in November to find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the dastardly double-dealer of CBS' Dallas. The episode had the highest ratings in television history.

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WorW Photo» FINAL EDITION if if 1980-1981 if if VOL. 1 PG. 1 CLOSE-UP OF SATURN - An unmanned spacecraft named Voyager I sailed past Saturn, sending us photos of a previously unknown planet. LANDSLIDE VICTORY - After 12 years of trying. Ronald Reagan harnessed a time-for-change conservatism and swept Jimmy Carter out of the White House with a surprise landslide at the polls. t LAS VEGAS CASINO BURNS The second worst hotel fire in U.S. history killed 84 and injured 500 at the MGM Grand Hotel The fire alerted people to the fact old fire safety controls may not be keeping pace with fire control problems in high-rise buildings. GOLD MEDALIST - At the Winter Olympics in New York. Eric Heiden captured five gold medals in an unprecedented sweep of the men’s speed skating events DURANTE DIES - Jimmy Durante parlayed his big nose and sunny affability into a 60-year career spanning entertainment all the way from vaudeville to television He was 86

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MOUNT 8T. HELENS With a blast comparable to the largest H-Bomb ever tested. Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18. Despite all the warnings. 32 people died and a paralyzing blanket of gray soot dropped over cities, farms and highways as far east as Montana POLISH UNRE8T Poland's striking workers brought down the government and dangerously provoked the Soviet Union. THIRD CANDIDATE - Although John Anderson won only a small percentage of the popular vote in the presidential election, he stressed that his campaign was not wasted. We have put the major parties on notice that they can never again come up with the kind of choices they have this year.' REFUGEES FLOOD FLORIDA In a little more than two months. 110.000 Cubans descended upon the United States. The sudden influx forced Florida's governor to declare a state of emergency. Cuban President Fidel Castro claimed it was to teach the U S. a lesson for welcoming Cuban hijackers as heroes TELEVISION STRIKE Over 1.200 actors went on strike demanding compensation for videocassettes and cable TV. The long-winded strike lasted several months, delaying the new fall programs.