Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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Eric Heiden (right) displays the five gold medals he won in speedskating at the thirteenth Winter Olym¬ pics held at Lake Placid, New York. Townspeople is Seaside Heights, New Jersey (opposite page right) like Americans across the country, turned out for a pro-American rally to show their patriotism in a time of crisis. Pope John Paul II (opposite page far right) toured the United States this year on his international tour to plead for human rights. The U.S. hockey team (opposite page middle) shows its enthusiasm after the winning goal against the Finland team at the 1980 Winter Olympics. One ol America’s all time heroes, John Wayne, (below) lost the fight with cancer and died in June, 1979. New York City (lower middle) was cursed with long lines at gas pumps in the 1980 fuel shortage. In 1980 the price of gold (lower right) soared to over $800 per ounce at one time in 1980. One of the most famous faces in the news in 1980 (opposite page bottom) was the Ayatollah Kho¬ meini, whose militants kept 50 Americans hostage. 18—National News

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The old courthouse (opposite page middle) was given a fresh look. It was sandblasted and new thermopane windows were put in as the final step to its renovation. In early August McDonald ' s (above) opened in Crown Point, giving students employment and a place to eat. Students of the new Timothy Ball School (opposite page bottom) on Summit Street enjoy their new surroundings. The Holidome (right) an annex to the Holiday Inn, provided entertainment and relaxation to tourists and residents of the Merrillville area. Mayor Richard Collins (opposite page upper right) ran unopposed for the mayoral office. He began his fourth term in office in 1980. Crown Point teachers (upper left) leave the Lake County Superior Courtroom after they received orders to return to the classroom. locm news —i Local News—17

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Iranian crisis threatens world This year the nation faced the reality of threats to worldwide peace and a Pope who traveled internationally to promote that peace . This year’s most outstanding issue was the Crisis in Iran, centering around the takeover of the American Embassy in Tehran. Iranian militants, spurred on by the religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini, seized over 50 American hostages, hold¬ ing them to force return of the deposed Shah to Iran for trial. A further threat to international peace occurred with Russian invasion of Afghanistan. President Carter met the Soviet’s military moves, a direct concern to the U.S. security, with the proposed boycott of the Summer Moscow Olym¬ pics and a Soviet grain embargo. For a week in October, political ten¬ sions ceased with Pope John Paul ll’s visit to America. National coverage was given as the Pope made stops in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Des Moioes, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. The Pope, in his plea for human rights, also toured Ireland, Mexico, Turkey, and his native Poland. The 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York, saw Americans “Go for the Gold” six times. Highlighting the games were Eric Heiden’s unprece¬ dented five gold medals in speedskating and the U.S. hockey team’s stunning upset of the Soviet Union and capturing of the gold medal. Economic issues were also significant with energy leading the way. Gasoline topped $1 a gallon and continued to rise as OPEC nations hiked prices. Proposed alternatives to this problem were gasohol, rationing, increasing domestic supplies, and conservation. The gold market also received atten¬ tion with gold soaring to over $800 an ounce. The 1980 presidential election began with the New Hampshire primary in early spring. The American public had a variety of viewpoints to choose from, ranging from Reagan’s conservatism to Kenne¬ dy’s liberalism. Bush and Anderson gave the Republicans an alternative to Reagan while Senator Kennedy challenged the incumbent Carter on the Democratic ticket. Inflation also sky-rocketed. Inflation reached over 18 percent this year, the highest in the nation’s history. America also suffered two tragic losses, the death of two beloved Ameri¬ cans, Jimmie Durante, comedian, pianist, and singer, died early in 1980. John Wayne affectionately known as ‘‘The Duke” died in June of 1979 after a bout with cancer. John Wayne is best known for his many westerns and charity work. The Iranian Crisis and the Soviet inva¬ sion of Afghanistan brought the Ameri¬ can people closer together and inspired a new surge of patriotism. NMIOIW New-? National News—19