James A Shanks High School - Tiger Yearbook (Quincy, FL)

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Senator Edward Kennedy campaigns for 1980. The Governor’s Square Mall opens in August. President Jimmy Carter shows concern for the country’s welfare by visiting Three Mile Island. Because of the rising price of oil, many tanks in Quincy are out of gas. Shocking News Turns Heads The Year in Review: Bus accidents seemed to spread. Locally, Gadsden County had its own bout with tragedy. Bus 18 was totaled, and the driver was hospitalized for months. Each of the 43 students had at least one minor abrasion. Florida had its first execution in years. Many more people were put on death row. Inflation skyrocketed. Gas prices rose to over one dollar. The United States had problems trying to help the deposed shah. The Iranians retaliated and took 50 Americans as their hostages. David Walker, Anne Johnson, and Joan Walsh are a few of the Americans held by Khomeni. 19

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-... John Spenkelink became the first j rs Hattie Kenon and family almost lose their home over a small tax dispute. inmate to die in the electric chair in years. A Gadsden County bus is destroyed in a crash with a log truck. 18

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The spirit chain reflects the school spirit of individual grades. Joseph Parramore and Mrs. Suber make a cute couple. Mr. Gibson and Gayle Carter have the “force with them. The annual school bonfire was held on Thursday night of spirit week 20