Kansas Technical Institute - Liasion Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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f gb Q' 77472 Q QW Z Q ,919 'Wk Hg Mm:-.Q Democratlc presidential candidate Walter Mondale made history when he chose a woman, Geraldine Ferraro as his vice presldentlal running mate. Mondale and Ferraro were nominated on the Democratic ticket at the party convention in San Francisco ln July. He announced early in his campaign that to lower the federal deficit increased taxes would be necessary. fAPfWIde World Photosy The Unlfed States Marines arrived in Beruit in 1982. Lebanon was torn by civil war and foreign invasion. In 1984 when the Marines left, more than 260 Marines were dead. Lebanon was stlll at war with most of its territory occupied by foreign troops and its government tottering. The price of President Reagan's commitment was too high and the Marlnes left Beruit. fAPfWide World Photosj After years of clvll war, elections were held in El Salvador ln 1984. Jose Napoleon Duarte, was elected president in what International observers called the most open and tree election in that country ln 50 years. The photo shows a soldier reading a newspaper at the Rio Lempa checkpoint near El Salvador, the headline reads. There is Faith in the Electorial Process. CAP! Wlde World Photosj 7

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President Reagan won re-election with the biggest electorial vote in the natlon's history. He won 49 states with 49 percent of the total vote. The photo shows President and Mrs. Reagan at the victory celebration on election night, November 6, 1984. QAPj Wide World Photosj PfBSld6f1f ROI'1Gld Reagan Gnd Vice Pfefaidenf George BUSh sought re-election in 1984. He vowed not to raise TGXSS Gnd TOD on his l'6COfd of the previous four YSGTS. fAPfWide world Pnorosy Q. gif I RONALD REAGAN-President Ronald Reagan repeats the oath of oitice of the president as his wife Nancy holds the Bible during the ceremony under the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, January 16, 1984. Chief Jusflce Wdrren Burger is at right. CAP! Wlde World Photosy 1 l li .J--u-- . l l

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.10 , The Unlted States dld very well in the Summer Olympics, winning 83 gold medals, 61 silver and 30 bronze. Carl Lewis won tour medals-the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the tour 100 meter relay and the long jump. Mary Lou Retton won the all-round gold medal and led the gymnastic team to a silver medal: she also won bronze medals for the floor exercise and the uneven parallel bars and took a sliver medal for the vault. The Soviet Union and other Communist countries boycotted the Summer Olympics. QAPX Wlde World Photosj - u W tl 5 A wr , The Wlnter Olympics ln Yugoslavia saw the United States win four gold and four silver medals. Scott Hamilton won a gold in the men's tlgure skating and Steve Mahre won the gold medal in the Giant Slalom skiing event. qAPfWide World Photosy