Hauser Junior Senior High School - Jetstream Yearbook (Hope, IN)

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POLL SHOWS TOP 10 A Hauser student poll found the top ten news stories of the school year to show the holding of American hostages as the number one topic. Iranian students overtook the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during November, 1979 and held American hostages under guard in the embassy. Gasoline going over the one dollar mark was the second highest rated story in the news, with the price of gold running a close third. “We are more concerned about the price of gas because we need gas to heat our homes and run our cars, said Lauri Ray. Ranking fourth was the Shah of Iran being in the U.S. while fighting a bout with cancer, while the visit of Pope John Paul II to the states ranked fifth among Hauser students. The Pope's visit was meant to encourage world peace and harmony. Ranked sixth was the accident at the Three Mile Island Plant. The accident posed a threat to all nuclear plants, which were temporarily closed down while the Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigated the possibilities of leakage in other systems. Concern over the right of Iranian students to remain in the U.S. while students in Iran were holding the Americans prompted me to put this in the Top 10, said Matt Case. Enough others felt the same to place this at seventh. Number eight was the return of the gas line. Although we haven't had gas lines around here yet, I'm sure they're coming, predicted Griff Roth. Skylab, an orbiting space station, fell to the earth and landed near Australia. It made such a splash here at Hauser that it was ranked ninth. Ranked tenth in the poll was Rev. Jim Jones and the death of his followers. Jones led his agriculture cult to drink Kool-Aid laced with cyanide. Hauser students were in partial agreement with the rest of the country, according to results in a national magazine. It included the Hauser top stories plus the presidential campaign, Vietnamese refugees and the announcement of Sister Teresa as the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner. The 1979 Nobel Peace Prize went to Mother Teresa of Calcutta. At the age of 69, she had spent 30 of her years aiding the sick and poor in India. Gas prices soared during 1979-80 to well over a dollar a gallon. Americans were turning to subcompact cars and pumping their own gas to help save money. Adding to the rising prices was the situation in Iran—the U.S. refused to import oil from that country in protest to the holding of hostages. National News of 1979-80 17

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A radioactive leak at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant was a threat to many at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Building plans were stopped across the country as the .federal government stopped issuing licenses until all building sites were inspected. Pope John Paul II, the first Pope to visit the United States, performs mass at Madison Square Garden. The Pope also visited Chicago, Washington D C. and Boston. In his services, he spoke strongly against abortion and birth control. The Pope started his reign last year after the unexpected death of Pope John Paul I. Shah Mohammed Riza Pahleive of Iran recuperated from cancer in New York City and later traveled to Panama. During his stay in the U.S., the Ayatollah demanded the Shah's return so he could be tried for crimes against the State of Iran. The Shah denied the charges brought against him by the Iranians. The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Moslem Spiritual Leader, is currently directing military, political and economic movement of Iran by way of revolutionary counsel. He was put into exile in France by the Shah for over eight years and he overpowered his predecessor for leadership of Iran. President James E. Carter faced a tough decision during his term concerning the situation in Iran. This was so time consuming, he said, he did not get to campaign in Iowa, but he came out on top of the caucas with 59% of the votes compared to Ted Kennedy's 31%. 16 National News of 1979-80

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tudents participated in polls three times during the school year to select their favorite songs. Each poll drew more response which was shown be a 48% increase from the first poll to the last. Michael Jackson, with his disco-styled songs, made Hauser's Top 10 in every poll, while “Coward of the County by Kenny Rogers received more votes than any song on all three polls put together. The students expressed that their taste fell more toward disco and a more mellow sound as evidenced by their high rat- ing of songs like “Born to Be Alive by Patrick Hernandez and “The Second Time Around by Shalamar. Ninth grader Lisa Bragg commented, “Taking part in the polls makes me feel like I am participating in the yearbook. “I like the polls and hope they will be run again, added Kenny Embry. The record above, “Rock and Roll Over by Kiss, along with the collages at the right, are examples of albums which were popular at Hauser during the 1979-80 year. 18 Top 10 Songs of 1979-80