C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN A newspaper journalist re¬ ported President Reagan as having said, ’ 1 know there are no words that can express our sorrow and grief for the loss of the splendid young men and the injury to so many others. To achieve a stable gov¬ ernment in Lebanon, the U.S. Marines must remain, but if that goal becomes impossible, they would be withdrawn. I feel he’s doing good. Mr. Stickell LEBANON I think President Reagan needs to have all of our troops brought home. Too many Ma¬ rines have been killed and hurt. Cindy Flowers Reagan needs to do some¬ thing about the people we have in Lebanon. Ray Holland We are over there to pro¬ tect our interests. Stephen Flowers THE CARIBBEAN n We should withdraw troops and let them fight their own battles. Mary Bolton If the President believes that it’s in our national inter¬ ests to use the military to in¬ sure peace and stability in the Western Hemisphere, then timely intervention in threat¬ ened Latin American coun¬ tries is certainly justified. After all. American interven¬ tion in Latin American affairs is as old as the Monroe Doc¬ trine. Miss Whitehead The United States doesn’t need to be down there. Stephen Flowers 18 Student Life

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WAITING FOR THE BIG MOMENT Throughout the ’83-’84 school year, we have all experienced times when we were lazy, carefree, and silly. But there is another side to this-the serious side. Take a look at these pictures: The pep squad waiting to see if they won the spirit stick at the pep rally; Donna Raphel hoping that she made the bas¬ ket at the basketball game; cheerleaders and football players in anticipation of the foot¬ ball game; Alan Berry at attention; and Miss Whitehead’s civics class waiting for test re¬ sults. These were some of the most serious moments of this school year, and we will always cherish the memories. GUSHER 17

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CABBAGE PATCH DOLLS The dolls first appeared as cute, adorable, and very expensive. An epidemic seemed to spread near Christmas, for it seemed everyone wanted one. The dolls are now being sold at Montgomery Wards at a very reasonable price. T think they ' re cute. Mary Bolton I’d like to have one. They’re cute, Amy Rodenroth I like them, but getting their pic¬ ture taken by a photographer for family portraits is taking things a little too far. Donna Vaitkus They’re so realistic. Denise May AT T A federal judge ordered AT T and South Central Bell to demerge as separate companies because they were becoming a monopoly. Smaller companies didn’t have a chance. They had too much influ¬ ence in government. I think it was unwise, because if you have too many phone compan¬ ies in America, there will be too many telephone lines and poles, which would make repairs almost impossible. Jim Gaddy CAMPAIGN I think both Treen and Edwards worked real hard to get where they are today, but the people’s choice always comes out the winner. I’m sure Edwin Edwards will try his best to help the people of Louisiana. Suzanne Kelley GUSHER 19