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

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Erno Rubik (top left) inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, created a fad that swept the nation. Anwar Sadat (top right) was assassinated in October, 1981. His death was a shock to the entire world. With the imposition of military law, Polish people (bottom) had to wait for hours in long lines for food rations. Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (opposite page top) were married July 29 in a much publicized ceremony. James Brady (opposite page middle left) wounded in the attempted assassination on Ronald Reagan’s life. Harrison Ford (opposite page middle right) starred in the hit movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Space Invaders (opposite page bottom left) was one of many popular video games that entertained millions of people this year. Actress Natalie Wood (opposite page bottom right) wife of actor Robert Wagner, died by drowning in an unexplained accident. 18—National News

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New administrative service center finally completed In the beginning of the summer the Jewel and Osco stores opened along with many other stores to create a miniature shopping center. These stores included Bronco’s, The Athlete’s Foot, The Pinball Express, Fayva, R J Fashions, Slick’s Dry Cleaners and Launderers, and The Re-Sell-It Shop. To the delight of many students these stores offered jobs for them to make money. This center also offered places to go for enjoyment. Many students went to Bronco’s to eat pizza or try their luck at pinball. In the end of January the roof of Jewel collapsed because of a heavy snow-fall. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt, but the store had to be closed temporarily. By the beginning of the school year the New Administrative Service Center was completed. The center had been renovated from the old Timothy Ball School. Construction had been slowed down by a fire that broke out in the building last spring. St. Anthony’s Hospital, which had been under construction since 1974, hopes to have its newest addition com¬ pleted by 1983 or 1984. This year at Christmas time the town square was beautifully decorated by the Crown Point Chamber of Commerce and CPHS art students. The Chamber of Commerce put up a traditonal nativi¬ ty scene. The art students contributed large Christmas cards with scenes and verses which students worked on under the supervision of Mrs. Donna Pancini. The Chamber of Commerce hopes to add something new to decorate the square each year. With the opening of Jewel, A P clos¬ ed in mid-August because of a slack in business. In the end of January the Cypress Pointe Apartments caught fire due to the carelessness of a janitor. Local news—17

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Tragic happenings darken world news This year the nation stood transfixed while tragedy after tragedy overshadow¬ ed some very prestigious events. After nearly two years of safety in the airways, disaster struck as an airliner bound for Boston crashed in the Potomac River in Washington killing all but 5 aboard. On July 29, the world stood by and watched as the future king of England, Prince Charles, married Lady Diana Spencer in one of the most historic wed¬ dings on record. Barely four months later, the world once again focused on the royal couple when it was found that a new heir to the throne was expected. The stars of top rated T.V. show Hart to Hart, Robert Wagner and Stephanie Powers, both suffered losses when Natalie Wood, Wagner’s wife, drowned, and William Holden, Powers’ close friend, was found dead in his apartment. The world was stunned by the assassination of Anwar Sadat in middle October. A man of peace, his death has greatly affected the course of peace in the Middle East. The new fad of the ’80’s is the Rubik’s Cube. The cube, a six-colored puzzle with over a quadrillion combinations and only one solution has taken the world by storm. Contests have been held all over to determine the world’s fastest cubist. Video game arcades have become the new hangout for high school students. The games, usually involving a multi¬ colored background with a firing mechanism, are netting billions of dollars per year. In Poland, Russian troops invaded the capital and set up martial law, total¬ ly abolishing Solidarity. Prices in Poland rose 400 to 500 per cent. Harrison Ford, Han Solo of Star Wars fame, returned this past year in the blockbuster box office smash, “Raiders of the Lost Ark” as explorer, ar¬ chaeologist, and adventurer “Indiana” Jones. Karen Allen co-stars as Marian Ravenwood, former lover and dedicated enemy of Jones. Oil and gas prices have spiraled up¬ wards and plummeted downwards many times this year. Libyan exported oil has been cut off to the U.S. making prices rise again. National News—19