Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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ISLAND 1. America ' s television sets were occupied with games such as Space Invaders and Missle Command, as home computers gained tremendous popularity. 2. One of the best stage plays and movies of the year was The Elephant Man , which was the story of Englishman John Merrick. 3. An Air Florida 737 crashed into the Potomac River, in Washington D.C., killing 78 and injuring many other people in what was the worst air disater since the air-controllers strike. 4. El Salvador, seething with domestic troubles, received 55 million dollars in aid from the U.S. 5. Gas prices continued to sky rocketed this past year, and self-service stations were more in common. 6. Unemployment lines grew, as Reaganomics offered no relief in the economic situation. 7. Brigadier General James Dozier, after being kidnapped by the Italian terrorist group the Red Brigade, was rescued by the Italian police. 8. Sandra Day O ' Connor became the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court. Images 23

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