Newman Smith High School - Illiad Yearbook (Carrollton, TX)

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Cronkite Era Comes to an End Walter Cronkite, the most trusted man in America, retired as anchorman and editor of the CBS Evening News March 6th. His reassuring baritone voice kept millions of Americans informed of the bad — and sometimes the good — news for almost twenty years. With his retirement goes the man who gave shape and respect to the role of journalist. Rather than waiting until he would be 65 in November, Walter Cronkite decided to leave early in order to make room for Dan Rather — who took his place. The only person who was relaxed about his leaving was Walter Cronkite himself. He will be back on television from time to time. He made 13 episodes of CBS ' s science series. Universe, and will make occasional specials. However, we will not hear, except on previously taped news broadcasts, those famous ending words, And that ' s the way it is. Waring Air Fares Egyptian Death Anwar Sadat, Egyptian leader and anti-war activist was assassinated along with 35 other injuries and deaths. The murderers created the scene of death during a parade in Cairo. As the army paraded past the reviewing stand, where the dignitaries were seated, four Muslim fanatics ap- peared from a truck, throwing grenades and firing automatic weapons. The sudden impact was not felt until Sadat was found dead under a few of his subjects. V . . After the Air Traffic Controllers Strike, in July, airlines hit a period of financial near ruin. In an effort to reestablish their fiscal position and encourage travel, the airlines — launched by Braniff — offered a buy one get one free policy. Newslin

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Attempt on Papal Life Prince Weds Lady Di Pope John Paul II, after receiving the Papal throne, began conducting audiences with his people. May 13, during one of his audiences, an old Turk raised his semiautomatic pistol and fired at the Pope in his Popemobile. The Pope ' s abdomen and one hand was hit. Although he was not assassinated, he was ad- mitted, discharged, and readmitted to the hospital over a course of a couple months for treatments. Baseball Takes Break June 12, the players of Major League Baseball went on a 50 day strike. The complex issue which the strike developed over was a protest. The players walked out in protest of the club owners ' demand for increased compensation on players they lose to another team as free agents. This walkout caused many people to lose their jobs; with no spectators coming to stadiums to watch baseball, the field attendants, concession and souvenir personnel were no longer required by the stadiums ' management. The awesome pageantry of the marriage of Lady Diana Spencer to Prince Charles exemplified the prestige and elegance of the Royal Family of Britain. In July, the world watched the Royal Cou- ple exchange vows in Sir Christopher Wren ' s St. Paul ' s Cathedral. After the ceremony, the couple preceded to a royal landau which carried the cou- ple through the cheering crowds of touring spectators. 28 Newsline

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Federal Programs Cut President Reagan ' s budget proposals, better known as Reaganomics, have affected many people across the nation. Among the federally funded pro- grams hardest hit were medicare, food stamps, education and student loans. Those cuts helped to in- crease the defense budget by 10% bringing defense spending to $221 billion by 1983. The national deficit exceeds previous budget deficits by $40 billion. W 1 Solidarity Unites Prices began rising in Poland, and soon the Polish people could not afford to buy the basic necessities of life. To protest the high prices, the Polish people went on strike. Many Polish workers joined together to form the Solidarity Union. The union began executing a series of one day strikes. On December 13, the govern- ment declared martial law in hopes to put down the striking workers, and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was arrested. In April some of the restrictive measures imposed in December were lessened. The economic in- stability and political unrest caused member- ship in the Communist party in Poland to drop drastically. The party originally had three million members. One million members who were dissatisfied with the party ' s policies drop- ped their membership. Williams Convicted Over a two year period twenty-eight young blacks were killed in Atlanta. No clues could be found that pointed toward the murderer or murderers. Finally carpet fibers were found that pointed to Wayne Williams as the murderer of two young blacks. Williams was convicted early in March of two of the twenty-eight murders. The case of the Atlanta murders was closed to further investigation. 30 Newsline