Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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srim reaper Many important things went on in the world during our 1982-83 school year. America ventured with Barney B. Clark through his ordeals as he became the first human to have an artificial heart implant, and then we mourned the pioneer's death, March 23, 112 days after the polyurethane heart was placed in his body. America continued to endure through a recession that had been felt for the past ten years. In addition, President Reagan announced a $99 billion tax increase and a 14.2 percent increase in defense spending. U.S. relations with the Soviet Union were seriously hampered when Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev died and was replaced by Vladimir Andropov on November 10. The spotlight shifted on June 21 to England's Royal family when the son of Princess Diana and Prince Charles was born and named Prince William of Wales. During the summer of 1982, the world's attention was centered on the World's fair in Knoxville, Tennessee, which drew to a close on October 31. America's mood quickly changed on October 6 when seven people in suburban Chicago died of cyanide poisoning that was laced in Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules. The deaths of former heavyweight champ Jack Dempsey, actor Henry Fonda, actress Ingrid Bergman, and Princess Grace of Monaco furthered dampened American spirits. Another Findlay tax levy met its doom in the fall of the 1982-83 school year. A massive campaign titled Back Your Schools was undertaken throughout the area. Its intent was to raise badly needed funds for the Findlay City School System. Nevertheless, the tax levy failed by a somewhat decisive margin. In other local news, the Findlay Meijer's Square store located across from the shopping center burned down June 7. In the fire, one person died and several others were seriously injured. Although the Meijer's Square building was totalled, the next door Great Scot was protected by an outside fire wall. Nearly a year later, however, Meijer's Square announced plans to rebuild and relocate another Meijer's Square elsewhere in Findlay. 11

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IfifeHearrfFor... Mteche While everything else may stop or cease to exist, one thing that goes on endlessly is sports. In football, the Washington Redskins captured the Superbowl title while the Penn State Nittany Lions were named the 1 college football team. Pro football had an interesting twist during the 1982-83 school year. The National Football League's players went on strike starting September 21. The strike lasted 57 days causing a shortened round-robin format season. The newly emerging United States Football League took advantage of the N.F.L. strike and began its 16-game season March 7. Herschel Walker, the nation's top college football player, bypassed his senior year at Georgia and signed with the New Jersey Generals of the U.S.F.L. In other college football action, Ohio State defeated Michigan 24-14 in the annual rivalry to capture a Big-Ten co-championship for the Buckeyes. College football suffered a tragic loss when legendary Alabama football coach Paul Bear Bryant died of a heart attack on January 26. In baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals surprised the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 to take the World Series. Meanwhile, the National League continued its dominance of the American League as it won the All-Star game for the tenth year in a row. In college baseball, the Texas Longhorns won the College World Series. Moses Malone and the Philadelphia 76'ers reversed roles from the previous year's series as they stole the N.B.A. championship from the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games. In NCAA basketball, North Carolina State and USC won the men's and women's national championships respectively. Meanwhile, Jimmy Connors and Martina Navratilova, the world's 1 ranked men's and women's tennis players, managed to win the Wimbledon singles championships. The United States, led by John McEnroe, won the Davis Cup. The game of tennis suffered a great loss when Bjorn Borg, one of the greatest players of all time, announced his retirement January 23. Tom Watson, and Janet Alex were victors in the U.S. Men's and Women's Open golf tournaments, respectively. While Tom Watson was the year's 1 male golfer, Jan Stephenson was the 1 female. Larry Holmes remained the undefeated heavyweight boxing champion with several title defenses against top contenders. In other boxing news, Sugar Ray Leonard, the world welterweight champion, announced his retirement from boxing. 10

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