Assumption High School - Assumption Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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Baby Fae Makes History Medical history was made at Loma Linda Medical Center as an anonymous infant known only as Baby Fae became the t hum°n to live more than a week with on animal-heart transplant. Baby Fae was born three weeks premature Oct. 12. She was soon discovered to have hypoplastic heart syndrome, a detect that is almost always fo- ra Her parents agreed to the radical idea of saving the in- fant s life with a transplant from a baboon The operation had very few problems, and Baby Fae lived the life of a normal in- fant for about two weeks. Mid- way through the second week her body began to reject the organ. Her health diminished quickly, and despite the best efforts of the loma Linda staff just 21 days after the trans- plant, Baby Fae died. Much controversy was stirred up by Baby Fae. Animal rights activists picketted the hospital carrying signs with messages such as Ghoulish tinkering is hot Science. They also op- posed the operation on the oasis that no person had ever Wed more than three days with an animal transplant Despite the protests, howev- in the rnedlCQl profession the operation was tentatively la- belled a success'- and future operations are being consid- ered. USA gold ,••••. • ' • • • •• v ••••• The Summer Olympics came to Los Angeles in 1984 and despite the Soviet-led boycott, were ac- knowledged to be a resounding success. The Americdn team easily domi- nated the competition, winning a total of 173 medals, a new Olym- pic record. Carl Lewis was expect- ed by all to match Jesse Owens' record for gold. He did, but was jeered at and booed by the crowd when he declined his opportunity to break the world record for the long jump. Gymnast Mary Lou Ret- ton captured the hearts of Ameri- cans with a perfect 10 on the vault to win the all-around, the first American woman to do so. The U.S.A. basketball team, coached by the B»g Ten's Bobby Knight and George Raveling, was no surprise, as it rolled over all its competition on its way to the gold. Nither was diver Greg Louganis who compiled more 9's and 10's than all the other male divers combined. Or Edwin Moses, who won the gold as a hur- dler. But Americans weren't the only ones in the news. England's Daley Thompson became only the sec- ond man in history to win two de- cathlons. Zola Budd of South Africa certainly caused the most contro- versy. American runner. Mary Decker, fell as she was passed by Budd. putting Decker out of the race she had been leading. Budd eventually placed a distant sev- enth, and was nearly disqualified Despite the pre-Olympics worry about smog and traffic problems, the games came off without a hitch. Indian Leader Assassinated In early November. India and he world were shocked to earn Indian Prime Shandi had been shot and vtwooirrrv- ;ng Moslems and Hindus to per- secute Sikhs oil over the COTnneossasslnat,on took place only one day after Ghandi ha -SSTSSS-- life goes in service of the na t,on. It idie today, evew dropo my piood will invigorate the no ti0£s Ghandi walked from her bungalow to her off.ce the next Sg. Beant Singh, a trusted member of her bodyguard. lulled a revolver and sho i£Snes. Another Sikh guard leatby used his sten gun to spray her with bullets. he assassination was m re- Jation for Sikh lives 10 wheh Ghandi sent the army-tc J out armed separatists holed up In the Golden Temple of Amnt sar, the Sikhs holiest shrine. 23

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