Bend High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Bend, OR)

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The total world outlook was not at all a pretty picture in l979-80. Gas prices soared to over a dol- lar a gallon as oil-producing na- tions demanded more money for crude oil. Americans were forced to adjust by driving less or paying more. Many people switched to more economical cars such as Honda, Datsun, Volkswagon, Toyota and Mazda. Scientists played their part by developing a mixture of gasoline and alcohol called gasohol which could run in a car more cheaply. Locally, the school was affected when more students began tak- ing the bus to school rather than drive. A major international crisis de- , ..- N., miami 'lull Q F F 52 E23 Li! CHEVRON REGULAR veloped when angry Iranian stu- dents seized the United States Embassy in Tehran in October. The Iranian regime, under Aya- tollah Rudollah Khomeini, held 50 embassy employees, including a l967 Bend High graduate, Joseph Hall, hostage. They demanded the return of the deposed Iran- ian Shah Mohammed Reza Pah- levi who was in America for

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y l l l l l y v L l I s l i ' Building was the word to accu- rately describe the activities around Bend and Bend High. Businesses sprouted up like weeds. Mtn. View Mall, con- structed north of town, housed many new shops including G.l. Joe's and the Emporium. The Bend River Mall, on north High- way 97, aimed for an April open- ing and included a Sears store. MichaeI's Jeans and Bon Marche among its 52 businesses. After decades of service toyBend, the Healy's Furniture building down- town was torn down to make room for a First National Bank parking lot. l Bend experienced alclose en- counter of the fourth kind when it was invaded by assorted fast food chains. These newcomers included Baskins and Robbins, Arctic Circle, Skippers, Burger King and Dunkin' Donuts, all on Third Street. During the year, truckers across the nation boycotted gas prices.