Castlewood High School - Castletonian Yearbook (Castlewood, VA)

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As The World Turns Is Not Just A Soap. It’s A Way Of Life In A One Of A Kind Existence Whether it be keeping abreast of cur- rent events for a history class, walking by the television on the way to the supper table, or comtemplating the possibility of a draft in the event of another World War, world events affected our daily lives. The news media was a constant reminder of all the world events that made us wonder what would happen next or sent us revel- ing over the success of our convictions. With the beginning of the new term, a new era was also born for the Supreme Court. On September 25, 1981 the first female justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, was sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. As assassin’s bullet rocked the world on October 6, 1981. While a military parade moved slowly through the streets of Cairo, disgruntled Moslem Army officers charged from the back of a truck and be- gan firing into the reviewing stand. Anwar Sadat, president of Egypt and Pulitzer Prize winner, fell to the ground shot by the fatal bullet. The gem of the ocean and of the sky made history on November 12, 1981 and in late March, 1982, by becoming the first reusable spacecratt. The Columbia space shuttle made two successful liftoffs after two earlier liftoffs were postponed be- cause of malfunctions. On the blustery day of January 13, 1982 the Potomac River claimed seventy- nine unsuspecting victims. An Air Florida 737 went out of control and crashed sec- onds after taking off. Italy grappled with a terrorist abduction in mid-December, 1981. U.S. Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier was kidnapped by the Red Brigades and forty-two days later he was rescued by specially trained police in Padua. Poland plunged head first into a devas- tating economic and political crisis with Gen. Wojeciech Jaruzelski’s martial law declaration on December 13, 1981. Yet the Polish people defiantly refused to sur- render to the regime. “Recession” was a big topic during 1981-1982. Americans were confronted with unemployment, record bankruptcies, and sky-rocketing prices. After surviving a string of controver- sies, the World’s Fair opened on May 1, 1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The fair was expected to attract eleven million people before it closed on October 31, 1932 As the school year ended, the sounds of battle were heard from the South. On April 2, 1982, Argentine forces invaded the Falkland Islands, a British protector- ate. Great Britain answered with the dis- persal of troops in what was to become one of the shortest and bloodiest alterca- tions in this half century. September 25, 1981 ... Sandra Day O’Connor made history by becoming the first female Supreme Court Justice. ae. LO a November 12, 1981 . . . The Space Shuttle Colum- bia is prepared for it’s first journey into space and back. May 1, 1982 ... Huge crowds turned out for the opening day of the World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennes- see,

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et A Vee All smiles. . . Becky Riner beams after taking office Who's toy is it anyway? . . . Faye Dickenson dem- as SCA president. onstrates the intricacies of the game “Operation” to a non-camera shy recipient. Here, here, throw it here .. . Kim White hails the This is how you do it, boys. Boys... Boys .. . Mr. Roger Sluss demonstrates the use of a power saw to an ball as Mike Phillips tries to steal second. otherwise absorbed audience. ANA ERA LE TSS ARR hou sands star wer ei .] mistake Rite GR faa P) a9e 7 Mistakes are hard to live down ... Especially With love. . . Jennifer Gibson presents a portrait to Mrs. Frances Banner to be placed in the Home Ec. suite upon when they’re advertised on the Art Room door. her retirement.

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sate SPENDING CUTS (THREE YEARS April 29, 1982 ... President Reagan attempts to demonstrate the benefits of his budget plan despite a faulty marking pen. May 26, 1982... Smoke pours from the HMS Sheffield after she was hit by a missile fired from an Argentine Aircraft somewhere off the Falklands. October 6, 1981 .. . An Assassins bullet claims the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Anwar Sadat as he views a Military parade in Cairo.