Cowley College - Tiger Daze Yearbook (Arkansas City, KS)

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CTC drug kill seven The security millions of Americans felt in taking over the-counter home remedies was shattered as seven people were killed due to cyanide put into Extra strength Tylenol capsules by an unknown person. The deaths which occured in the Chicago area sent shock waves across the country. The makers of Tylenol McNeil Consumer Products Company a subsldary of Johnson 8. Johnson recalled 22 million bottles of the regular and extra-strength product that was labled with the lot number MC2880 and dated April 1987 for expiration But as the mystery unraveled and the person doing the poisoning could not be found, the ban was extended to cover the regular pain reliever and Co-Tylenol in cap- sule form Copycats of the Chicago murders began cropping up nationwide. Even- ts such as hydrochloric acid in eye drops acid in nose drops, and rat poison in Anactn capsules sparked reactionary measures to make over- the counter drugs safe again. An FDA task force was formed to study the tragedies and formulate safer packaging methods. Among the proposals were sealed bottles, a redesigning of capsules as to not allow them to come apart, and boxes that were glued shut. While tamper proof packaging was called for, health officials felt that public education was the best defense. Con- sumers were warned to carefully in- spect all packages for tampering. Because over the-counter drugs are a big business the murders and resulting consumer anxiety meant a loss of sales to manufacturers. Following the incidents, sales of pain rellevers and sleeping aids were down by nearly 20 percent. For John- son 8. Johnson Tylenol represented eight percent of their corporate revenue The company wrote off S50 million as the expense to recall the products ln addition, it is estimated that the industry will spend S20 to 30 million to implement tamper proof packages I r r r I I r r .- -A 4' 'Q .. ff?4.sr .. - K it H, 94:- - ' me 4' 'Resin c.,7Y EXTR 1 ' ,fl , LS ,f.t'i., Q: . Emp-H N X 5 , H Fans, owners lose in NFL strike Sunday afternoon professional football games have become an American tradition that ranks right up there with apple pie, mom, and hot dogs. But for a nation of gridiron fans, they were left with a 57 day void in their annual following as the National Football League players went on strike. Led by NFL Player's Association chief Ed Garvey, the players went to the bargaining table demanding 55 percent of the gross profits reeped by the owners. The owner's took a nothin' doing attitude to the players demands and the stalemate was on. After endless rounds of negotiating, a settlement was reached with the players getting a lot less than they had hoped for. YES NO UNDECIDED ln the fall of 1982, the National Football League KNFLQ players union went on strike demanding a larger share of the profits earned by the owners. Do you feel they were justified in going on strike? Although they didn't grant the players an alotted share of the profits, the owners did agree to establish a wage fund and salary scale. Minimum salaries for rookies were boosted to 330,000 from S20,000, and severance checks were guaranteed for those players fired or retiring. The strike proved to be costly as both players and owners suffered from the layoff. Players were forced to take part-time iobs iust to keep the money flowing while also losing their tip-top conditioning. It was estimated that owners lost at least S250 million from gate receipts and other concessions, while also turning off a number of fans. 3l! YES NO UNDECIDED Seven persons were killed due to taking Extra-strength Tylenol that was laced with cyanide by an unknown person. Several other copycat events occured across the country. Do you feel safe taking over-the-counter drugs? cu rrent events f 21

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A look at the world through the. .. 7 Fall 1982 - Splring198? --L I g Q - Israel-PLO conflict upsets Mid East peace A peaceful existence between Israel and surrounding Arab countries has been the goal of political diplomats from Biblical times to the twentieth century. What recent peace that existed in the Middle East was shattered as Israel invaded Lebanon in early June 1982 in retaliation against Palestine Liberation Organization CPLOJ attacks. The spark igniting the powder keg was the shooting of Israel's Am- bassador to Britain, Shlomo Argov. The ammbasador was shot in the head at point blank range while leaving a dinner in London. The Israeli government blamed the PLO fo: the shooting and a series of previous attacks on Israeli diplomats. Israeli forces moved into Lebanon with the goal of pushing the PLO away from the Israel-Lebanon border. Using American-made weapons, the government of Israel claimed the ac- tion was in self-defense and they had no intention of remaining on Lebanese soil. Long-range goals of the Israeli government were to rid Lebanon of all Palestinian bases. Troops moved northward toward Beirut where the Palestinians were cornered. Israeli troops cut off the electricity and water supplies to the capital city in further efforts to run the Palestinians out. With the city surrounded, the Israel-PLO conflict threatened to destroy the city. American diplomats worked to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the crisis to avert civilian bloodshed. A series of cease-fires were negotiated only to be broken by Israeli attacks. Finally, a large scale attack was waged on the already bat- tered city which forced concessions from the PLO. Among those concessions were the PLO evacuation from Lebanon. Evacuation of the PLO began in early September with United States Marines and troops from France and Italy assisting. Over 7,000 Palestinians were exiled to Syria, Jor- dan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen. While the PLO had been removed from Lebanon, over 60,000 Israeli troops still remained. Israel received heavy criticism from countries around the world for it tactics in the quelling of the PLO. f I USSR s Brezhnev dies after 18 years at helm I A changing of the guard occured H for the Soviet Union as Leonid 'I' f h T' Brezhnev passed away November 10. e O 1- e Brezhnev had served as the General Secretary of the Soviet Com- munist Party Central Committee, the highest office in the Soviet Union, for 652. 18 years. The news of Brezhnev's 496 death was not announced to the l . 267 . Soviet people until 26 hours after it o 266 192' lbw' It was reported that Brezhnev died I I I I from complications of atherosclerosis YES NO UNDECIDED YES NO UNDECIDED affecting his heart and blood vessels. d b d h W h h d H1 H ld Brezhnev me In J ne, Israel inva ed Le anon an t e it t e ea o e0fH I The death Occurred only three days cityuof Beirut in an attempt to run the Soviet Union obtained a new leader in Offer Brezhnev had made on ap' Palestine Liberation Organization out Yuri Andropov. Andropov, the former pea'-once reviewing Soviet frogpg Qt and stop their attacks on Israel. Do you leader of the Soviet intelligence th - k- th feel Israel was justified in invading organization, is said to be'a hard-liner e' Cel-emomes mor mg e on- Lebanon? against capitalist countries. Do you feel niversary of the October Revolution the United States should pursue of 1917. Graphs baud on r0SP0l18Ol to 0 diplomatic relations with the Soviet quostlonalro by 110 CCCC students. Union? 20!current events

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Carlin rides tax issue to victory A severance tax on oil and gas production in the state became the key issue in the race for the Kansas governorship and proved to be the edge for incumbentJohn Carlin as he defeated Republican challenger Sam Hardage. In his victory, Carlin went against the grain of tradtional politcal pat- terns as he won by a large margin in heavily Republican Johnson County in northeast Kansas. Only twice since 1958 has that been accomplished by a Democrat. Carlin won big in the other urban centers of Kansas claiming Sedgwick, Shawnee, and Wyandotte Counties as well. Hardage won in the rural petroleum producing counties, claiming 62 in all. Carlin barely won in Cowley County, garnering 5,951 votes to Hardage's 5,47O. Statewide, Carlin won with 53 percent of the vote with Hardage claiming 44 percent and the three third party candidates get- ting one percent of the vote. In winning re-election, Carlin felt that the citizens of Kansas were voicing a mandate for the passage of a severance tax which was the cen- terpiece of Carlin's campaign. Twice since Carlin took office in 1978, the Kansas Legislature failed to pass the tax. The House successfully Carlinomics reduces spending Shortages in revenue and cuts in government spending so familiar on the federal level under Reaganomics came home to Kansas as a shortfall in collected tax revenues prompted the rise of Carlinomics and cuts in state spending. The state began the fiscal year on July 1 with 581.4 million in the state coffers, S47 million less than had been proiected by state officials in April of 1982. 6.-Z. 82 YES NO UNDECIDED On July l, Kansas enacted new laws to deter drunk drivers by imposing stiffer penalties for abusers. Do you think these laws are necessary? 22 fcurrent events To avoid a potentially dangerous financial crisis, Governor John Carlin ordered a four percent cut in spen- ding by maior state agencies. Total cuts amounted to 522.5 million which was used to replenish the cash balan- ce of the state depeleted by reduced tax revenues. The shortage of money coming into the state treasury was attributed to the bad economy. y asf Qgm 332 YES NO UNDECIDED In the gubernatorial election, John Carlin read his re-election as a mandate by the citizens of Kansas for a severance tax on gas and oil to fund the state's schools and highways. Do you feel Kansas needs a severance tax? passed the proposal both times but a few votes in the Senate have been the stumbling block. Carlin campaigned that the tax would raise S120 million which would be used to fund schools and highway improvements in addition to lowering residential property taxes. Hardage, on the other hand, reiected the tax in favor of better magagement of state government and an additional gasoline tax as a user fee to im- prove highways. Carlin was ioined on the ticket by Tom Docking, a Wichitalawyer and son of former governor and Arkansas City banker Robert Docking. State toughens up on drunk drivers Following a trend set by other states of the union, Kansas instituted tougher drunk driving laws on July 1 meaning stiffer penalities and man- datory sentences for offenders. Some of the main points of the new law included: no plea bargaining to a lesser chargep penalities are man- datory with no suspended sentencesg a two-day jail sentence or 100 hours of community services for the first time offenders in addition to a 90-day license 'loss and a S200 fine: a five- day iail sentence for second-time of- fenders with participation in a treat- ment program, loss of driver's license for one year, and a minimum S500 fine. Supporters of the law hoped that an increased awareness of drunken drivers on the road and their prosecution would be a deterrent to those who drink and drive, resulting in less accidents, iniuries, and death on the roads. While the effectiveness of the new law will not be known for a year, arrests by the Kansas Highway Patrol were up 26 percent in the first three months under the law. Although the law was hoped to have positive effects, it's negative ef- fects were the first to be noticed. The most noticable of which was the ad- ditional burden placed on busy courts and overcrowded iails.