Lake Hamilton High School - Wolf Howl Yearbook (Pearcy, AR)

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In 1979 Iran was plunged into revolution by the teaching of Ayatol- lah Khomeni. American hostages were taken, im possible demands were made by the Iranians, then the unbelievable happened: the Shah of Iran died in exile in Egypt. This made things very complicated for the American negotiators. The Shah ' s son, Rezegh Pahlavi II, declared himself the Shah in exile. The American hostages were held for 444 days and then released in exchange for the frozen Iranian assets in America. The hostages were released on Inauguration Day, January 20, 1980. The Ayatollah Khomeni ruled until his death in 1984; then his minister, Bani Sadr, took over and ruled until his death until 2003. After Bani Sadr died in 2003, civil war and anarchy swept the country, and the Shah ' s grandson was asked to return to the throne of Iran. It is hoped that the Shah will restore law and order to this very important middle-eastern ally jf old. The Presideni , spokesman, George Smith, has si .;v that as soon as is feasible, ths will pledge monetary and military aid if it is needed. Triumphant Shah Returns WELCOME BACK TO FREEDOM Photos Courtesy of AP Wire Service 346 The Future

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President Ziggy Demonstrates Noblesse Oblige Photo Courtesy of AP Wire Service President Ziggy ' s Inauguration costing approximately $13 million, was the most costly since President Reagan ' s in 1981, costing almost 11 million dollars. The pomp and circumstance of the Inauguration was greatly ex- panded, and it is estimated that the formal balls alone cost approximately three million dollars. The Inaugural Parade cost a little over one million dollars. The accommodations, the platforms, and the grandstand for the guests cost somewhere in the neighborhood of eight million dollars. The last million dollars is listed under miscellaneous ! The Inauguration, while being especially costly and lavish, was accompanied by the heartfelt ap- proval of the American public. So, once again, for the 43rd time in American history, the change of power has been accomplished in a peaceful and orderly manner. Soup Sales Skyrocket Credit Given to Lake Hamilton Students David Worley and Kelly Perkins Lake Hamilton has once again surpassed Lakeside Schools and the Hot Springs City Schools in the annual soup label drive. Begun in the late 1970 ' s at Lake Hamilton Elementary School, the race for the most Campbell ' s soup labels has grown from inter-homeroom competi- tion to an all-out sprint to the local supermarkets by students of the Hot Springs schools. Mayor John Baker has declared this week Soup Week , and predicts that the deadline next Monday will be met with even more labels coming in th an before. Interviews with market owners and managers show an overwhelming increase in sales; not only in the soup sections, but also in other food departments. What started out as a project to obtain more equipment for Lake Hamilton Elementary Schools - both playground as well as audio-visual- has steamed to a well-participated - in quest for the competition of such city projects as a new park with equipment donated by the schools, extensive materials given to the city library, and each year one of the participating schools receives half of the collected labels for its own school ' s use. Competition between the schools as well as the class and grades of the individual schools has reached an outlandish peak. Lake Hamilton, for example, had its own Soup Week; the cafeteria served three varieties of soups for lunch, money was raised by guessing the amount of noodles found in one gallon of Campbell ' s Chicken Noodle Soup, students wrote essays on the production costs of various soup manufacturers, and the COKE taste tests were taken over by a Soup Brand taste test! All in all, the week of the first annual Soup Week has gone well so far. There have been reports of students admitting to the fact that they are getting rather tired of hot soup for lunch each day, but the new toys for the city and schools are worth the small inconvenience. A special thanks for the success of the week goes to Lake Hamilton Schools for their co-operation and fo --ding of the drive, which has n-5.de the market managers, it.p.eeially, SOUP-er happy! The Futurc 345

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. ' p ■ Photo Courtesy of AP Wir« Service KKK Disbanded The Klu Klux Klan was disband- ed by order of President Robbins because of recent rioting in many southern states causing 14 billion dollars in property damages. The KKK originated from anti- negro groups after the American Civil War. The KKK almost died out and then reappeared in the early 1960 ' s over the Civil Rights issue. They grew in power and prestige until the black riots of two months ago. One of the many defeats was a particularly bitter struggle over school segregation. This propaganda picture was circulated in many southern states to arouse sympathy and promote the Klan ' s position. The Klan is expected to take the disbandment order to the U.S. Supreme Court. Arkansas Leads Way in Gifted and Talented Education It is hard for us of the 21st century to imagine the monetary problems in education of the 20th century. What we take for granted today was a struggling issue then. For example, the ACE program, Gifted and Talented classes, was one of these controversial issues. In 1980 the pilot program in Arkansas was almost squashed by Governor White. Governor Gray ' s administration, though, greatly expanded the pro- gram; and eventually the idea caught on and spread throughout the U.S. In 1998 the first school created especially for the Gifted and Talent- ed Students was built in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Three years later, the President created a new cabinet position for GT Counciling. The GT program is now flourishing in the United States and is spreading to other countries. Photo Courtosy of The Sentiael Record The Future 347