Jones County Junior College - Lair Yearbook (Ellisville, MS)

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Year, cont. Students in auto mechanics learn to do many difficult repair jobs on automobiles. Mr. U. G. Landrum, with stu- dent 0. B. Cooley, is shown working on a brake drum. Many students at JCJC are involved in some type of sports. Evy Smith is learning tennis techniques in her P.E. class. 'IO f Opening e, .R The Grill is a favorite hangout for students. Mandy Kelly unwinds between classes.

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Year of the Cat, cont I2 I Opening This year was the year Gov. Finch decided to bring the state office to the college campus and a Student Advi- sory Council was set up to meet each month in Jackson. When the governor and his aides visited JCJC, students questioned him concerning nuclear waste, teacher's salaries, the death penalty, ERA, and the CETA program. Tragedy struck nearby when fifteen patients at Ellisville State School died in a dormitory fire. ln Laurel a science fiction fantasy was staged at the Laurel airport before a crowd of 10,000 spectators. A great deal of interest was cen- tered in the senatorial election in which Thad Cochran became the first Republican to be elected to the sen- ate. In 1979 the subject most talked about was inflation, and people found they had to dig deeper into their pock- ets as prices rose on everything. The price of a coke rose to 3056, a loaf of bread to 552 or even 871 on some brands, and a postage stamp cost 151. The cost of one pound of ground beef more than doubled in the past ten years, while propane fuel went up 500W in three years to an average 41 gt per gallon. While the cost of living rose, the value of the dollar declined. The most shocking news of 1979 was that of the mass suicide of over 800 members of the People's Temple, a religious cult in Guyana. For the first time in history, a Com- munist nation produced a Pope when a man from Krakow, Poland was named to replace Pope John I who died after only thirty-four days in office. ln our own country, Mickey Mouse celebrated his 50th birthday. Dolly Parton was the most popular female vocalist, and Mohammed Ali became the first person to win the World Heav- yweight Championship three times. The New York Yankees won the World Series. The Year of the Cat, 1979, was a special year. Here, in the 1979 Lair, is how it looked, and what it was like, at this particular time of our lives. .1.,,, Q1 Looks like a cold day in this Social Studies classroom. z We took on East Mississippi this night.