Bishop Manogue Catholic High School - Crosier Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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FINAL EDITION 1980-1981 VOL. 1 PG. 3 MM 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 MOUNT ST. 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 UNREST - Poland ' s striking workers brought down the government and dangerously provoked the Soviet Union. REFUGEES FLOOD FLORIDA In a little more than two months. 1 10.000 Cubans descended upon the United Stales. 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.