Columbia High School - Gusher Yearbook (West Columbia, TX)

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TIME 1 27, 51,3 , ,, . 1 I'rn doin' what Ihel is right I'rn ready zflneed tofight In the modern way In the Modern Day Under the Reagan adminbtration, regimes which were threatened by terrorism became eligible for assistance regardless of their human rights record. Congress increased economic and military aid to the war-stricken country of El Salvador and dis- patched military advisors for training Salvadoran armies. The public reaction to Reagan's policies was a mounting fear of another Vietnam. Reagan called upon the media to publicize the Soviet's involvement in El Salvador and to report on Soviet arms shipments. Despite the widespread public unrest, the State Department stood hy its basic conclusions that we should continue our aid to the government of El Salvador. While the world's attention was focused on the Poland crisis, Israel's prime minister Begin called a meeting of Israel's Parliament to announce his plan to seize the Golan Heights area from Syria. After six hours of debate, the measure was passed, and before the world even knew it, Begin had rammed through the de facto annexation of another slice of occupied Arab territory. Washington reacted by suspending the U.S.-Israeli strategic-cooperation agreement. The immediate ef- fect was to halt plans for joint naval maneuvers in the eastern Mediterranean and to hold up U .S. pur- chases of 200 million of Israeli-made military equip- ment. The President feels that this move may have been intended to outflank militant Sinai settlers who threaten to sabotage Syrian's withdrawal from the V .fish-f..,f ps., I JJMJJJ. s I Heights in the Spring of '82. Gotta face up to this lik Can 't let it get the best of me H I make a sacrzfce That 's the way it has to be. On October 6, 1981, at a military parade in honor of the eighth anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Al Tigfir wal Hijra, an offshoot of E gypt' s Woulawed Moslim Brotherhood. The assassination not only left the Mideast facing dangerous political void but also deprived the world of one of the few leaders whose bold imagination and personal courage seemed to have made a difference in history. Americans especially felt a sharp sense of loss. We can only hope that Sadat's successor, Hosni Mubarak, will have the courage to continue taking steps necessary to achieve peace in the Middle East. Like a motor in overdrive I Rel good and I fel alive I got no need to beg or borrow Got a shortcut to tomorrow One of the year's happiest moments came on july 29, when Prince Charles and Lady Diana were mar- ried in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. There were 2,500 wedding guests at the church, while 750 million people around the world watched the ceremony on television. The couple spent their honeymoon at the Broodlands, a Hampshire estate of Charles's granduncle. ln November it was announced that a baby was due in june of I 982. JS' Q. .cob QQ. Goe- ix f X s .fs eo Q 56336 qs ef? Qr?f+i'H1sX M Q1 NS, wg Q N Y- 'Q' is , . 'ig Q Q .Q 0 v ex Q Q, QQ. Q, 'X cs ,SB 4, X 9+-9' O N Y Q N RQ Ni C-, 4 Q 'k Q., s. 05 fa Q-ga '55 G' 'Y' '9 Xt W? .,, 'QFQE' N, '5 M X, 'ff 5 5 -19 12- 9 3 'E P-ff Qs Qs -QQ 'S-bf? rl' if Q 'rs Q QQQLSV Q9 -,ig s .. A af U And I'm an my way To the Modern Day ThatU the way I play In the Modern Day Although the nuclear mishap at Robert E. Ginna Power Plant at Ontario, N.Y. was quickly cor- rected and caused no real problems, the expected cost of S250,000 to S400,000 a day for replacement power was fuel for countless protests against nuclear power. The major concern for the financially-dying Nuclear industry is who will pay for staggering expenses such as these. Ultimately, the cost is passed on to the consumer. A source of controversy here in South Texas was the Nuclear Power plant under construction in Bay City. The plant brought the question of nuclear power to the front door of Columbia students. Cause I 'm here to stay In the Modern Day While people from nursery school to nursing homes were being Izodized and Calvinized, an aerobic dance craze caught fire in the country. Influenced by actress jane Fonda, whose recent movie On Golden Pond received ten academy award nominations, aerobic dance classes sprung up all over the country, even in public shools! While the boys and men played Pac Man in the game room, the females jumped, kicked, and danced to such tunes as Physical f0livia Newton- johnj or Why Do Fools Fall in Love fDiana Rossf. In the Modern Day. Ne 4? :Y K G' ig Elk se

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20 eil! s- s 'Tlx he-. JW? 6 ' 2 'UTUI3 DUE EIELU CUE? I stand up for my pride I don 't wanna be just like anyone In this world I cannot hide I must finish what I have begun. Solidarity was an unforgettable word of 1982. Solidarity stood for the unity of a small band of Polish workers led by Lech Walesa. The desire for freedom that motivated this tiny group reached out to encompass the entire western world. To thwart the efforts of this movement, the Polish government pulled the plug on all communications, and even censored mail. Gas stations were closed and air and land travel was limited. The entire society was paralyzed with schools recessed and withdrawals from banks limited. Retention camps were set up across the country. The government claimed 4,000 Poles were being held in such camps while the Union claimed 40,000 were in captivity. For 650 striking Major League Baseball Players an average salary of S173,000 a year was not sufficient! Seven hundred games were cancelled and players lost S28 million in salary in a fifty day strike, the longest in baseball history. The strike ended on july 31, 1981, andplay resumed on Aug. 9, 1981, with the All-Star game in Cleveland. That 'J the way I play In the Modern Day Cause I wanna stay In the Modern Day In mid-December of 1981, U.S. Brigadeer General james Dozier was kidnapped from his Verona, ltal y home and carried off in a trunk by the notorious Red Brigade. The specialized Italian Police force, The Leatherheads, performed a tex- tbook operation to uncover the hidden general. Once again the issue of Nuclear Arms came under debate in 1981-82. President Reagan's policy of catching up with the Soviet Union by military strength makes it virtually impossible to halt the nuclear weapon buildup. The President is backed by many Americans who feel peace can come only through power. However, the arms build up is strengthening a network of anti- nuclear groups around the nation and world. Got a picture in my mind Of the way that I wanna be 'So I search until I fnd The power inside of me. History was made on july 7, 1981, when President Reagan announced his nomination of-judge Sandra Day O'Connor to be the first woman justice of the United States Supreme Court. She was officially con- firmed by a 99-0 vote of the United States Senate and sworn in on September 25, 1981. For the fourth year in a row, the number of states having ratified the proposed Equal Rights Amend- ment stood at 35. Three more votes are required by june 30, 1982 in order to pass the amendment. The Dallas Cowboys almost made the Super Bowl in 1982, but in the deciding playoff game between Dallas and San Francisco, the 49'ers came out vic- torious. Then in the Super Bowl, led by joe Mon- tana, the 49'ers quick-thinking and good-looking quarterback, San Francisco beat the Cincinatti Begals in a 26-21 victory. Itir another phase Oflhe Modern Day In january of 1982, thermometers all over the coun- try read lower than they had in centuries. Xa- Q' C? E at Ni' Yi? -if tex- Q w. wxsjkoix

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