Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Current Events: International Leonid Brezhnev dies, Andropov takes reigns Exceeding in glory and splendor more than anything seen since the death of joseph Stain in 1953, Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev was buried near the Kremlin wall following a state funeral. Before the largest gathering of foreign dignitaries since the Russian revolution, Brezhnev's coffin was borne atop a gun carriage into the heart of Red Square. After a large tribute from the new General Secretary of the Communist Party, Yuri Andropov, pallbearers carried the casket to a spot behind the Lenin mausoleum, a spot that is, symbolically, the most distinguished burial place of any Soviet leader. The change in Soviet leadership was the fourth in the 65-year history of the nation. United States Vice President George Bush and Secretary of State George Shultz were among the array of dignitaries that included 52 heads of state, 15 prime ministers, and representatives ot at least four royal houses. 'iff ii' it Car bomb explosion destroys U.S. Embassy A car bomb explosion that sent an orange fireball 10 stories into the air tore apart the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon killing at least 39 people and in- juring 120. Police said the front of the seaside embassy was blown out by 500 pounds of explosives packed into a vehicle which witnesses described as a GMC pickup. It was not known if the explosives were set off by remote control or if the driver was still in the car when it blew up. A radical Lebanese Moslem group took resposibility for the explosion calling it a 'holy war.' 11' iff 'ii' United States grants asylum to tennis player The United States, risking a rupture in cultural relations with China and a flood of requests for political asylum, granted sanctuary to 19-year old tennis champion I-lu Na. The decision, announced in Washington, turned aside appeals from China and cut off 8Vz months of arguing within the State Department over foreign policy implications. The Chinese, who have been more vocal than in any other defection, have demanded Hu's return since july 20, 1982, when she slipped away during the Federation Cup Tournament in Santa Clara, Calif. She said she acted after refus- ing to join the Communist Party and after receiving a threatening letter from a high Chinese official. il' 'A' 'ii' Pope john Paul II gives new code of church laws Pope john Paul II gave Roman Catholics a new code of church laws that lengthened the process of marriage an- nulments for Americans, opened more administrative posts to women and reduc- ed required Mass attendance at Holy Days of Obligation. The signing of the new code, the first revision of the church's laws in 66 years, symbolized the losing of one of the most important chapters in the church's modern history, a chapter that began jan. 25, 1959, when Pope john DQCIII an- nounced his intention to summon the first council of the 20th century to discuss church doctrine. The code was not expected to change the practice of most Catholics because many of the changes were already in- troduced. Major changes include: reduc- ing the number of Holy Days of Obliga- tion from 10 to two, allowing rank-and- file Catholics to choose cremation instead of burial, reinstating a three-judge ap- peals court to review annulmentsg and giving women the right to hold all the ad- ministrative offices that laymen can, reading scripture lessons during church services and distributing Communion wafers. After a 10-minute signing ceremony of the Laws of Sacred Discipline, the code was translated in many languages and distributed around the world. iff 'ir ik Many slain in massacreg president-elect killed Supported and armed by Israel, the massacre in Beirut was the work of Lebanese Christian militiamen. The Israelis invaded Muslim West Beirut on the pretext of preventing bloodshed after the murder of their principal Lebanese al- ly, President-elect Bashire Gemayel. They put their Christian friends in charge of the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, which housed the families of evacuated Palestinian fighting men. As the Israelis stood by, Christian gunmen rampaged through the two camps, ex- ecuting hundreds of Palestinians. The ex- act number may never he known, but estimates ran as high as 1,000 including some who died with their hands and feet bound. Before leaving, the killers tried to clean up their mess, witnesses saw bulldozers leaving Sabra, their scoops pil- ed high with bodies. But they did not erase every trace of the slaughter. Some of the survivors blamed the massacre on members of Gemayel's Phalangist party. Others said that the killers belonged to the private army of renegade Lebanese Major Sasd Haddad, whose stronghold in Southern Lebanon has been an Israeli protectorate for years. When the Israelis invaded West Beirut, they charged that at least 2,000 fighters from the Palestine Liberation Organization had remained in the city in violation of the withdrawal agreement worked out by American special envoy Philip Habib. Israel also broke the Habib agreement, which guaranteed that the relatives of the departed PLO men would be protected. Instead, the Israelis sealed off the camp trapping as many as 80,000 Palestianians inside, turned the area over to the Christian militiamen and even fired flares that, perhaps inadvertently, allowed the killings to go on at night. To some American officials, the killing appeared deliberate. After a briefing from Secretary of State George Shultz, Ronald Reagan denounc- ed Israel in unusually harsh terms. ifrffmfr

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2 E Current Events: State I Local , Pizza Hut introduces new 5-minute lunch Pizza Hut Inc. introduced a Personal Pan Pizza, six inches in diameter, prepared and dished up to customers in five minutes for less than S2. The introduction of the mini pan pizza, the company's first major move into the quick-lunch market, was to increase lunch time business and to put more people to work. It was estimated that Pizza Hut would hire an additional 20,000 new employees to cook and sell the mini pan pizza across the nation. Locally, the new pizza project provided 100 new minimum-wage jobs at Pizza Hut restaurants and 30 jobs at the cor- oporate headquarters. Approximately 800 new jobs were added statewide in 130 restaurants. if 'ii' Yfr Severance tax passesg ends 28-month battle After a 28-month battle with the oil and gas industry, Governor john Carlin signed into law a mineral severance tax which stressed education and working men and women. The new law taxes oil, gas, coal and salt and is expected to raise 15104 million, with 596.8 million going to the state general fund and the rest to counties and school districts. The severance tax, which became effective May 1, 1983, is the first such t21X signed into law since 1957. Carlin began pushing for a severance tax at the beginning of his first term in of- fice. The tax became a central issue in the 1982 elections. Carlin's Republican oppo- nent, Sam Hardage, campaigned against the severance tax and Carlin defeated him soundly. The election mandate Carlin brought with him to the 1983 Legislature virtually assured passage of some type of severance tax. But opponents worked to shape a tax favorable to the energy in- dustry, delaying passage of the final ver- sion of the tax until the final days of the session. Carlin stated that the push for the severance tax was not an easy one, not without difficulty, not without strife, and not without sacrifice. The importance of the severance tax is in its fairness and its role for the future of the state, said Carlin. After today fsigning of lawj, what will remain per- manently established as truth is that every dollar generated by the oil and gas in- dustry paying its fair share for schools, highways and other vital programs and services of state government, is one dollar less that must be paid by general Kansas taxpayers. ii' 'fl' 'iff Wiclutans experience unexpected gas war Wichitans took advantage of a full- fledged gas war at area stations when gas prices went below the S1 barrier for the first time in two years. Consumers saw the price for regualar gasoline plunge to a low of 93.9 cents at many stations. Unleaded gasoline sold for as little as 96.9. A few weeks before the gas war retailers charged from 31.02 to 51.09 a gallon for self-service regular. Kansas gasoline prices dropped an average three cents per gallon in calendar year 1982, according to the State of Kan- sas Energv Office. Historically the state has had lower prices than much of the na- tion because of stiff competition, low gasoline taxes and low transportation costs due to the large number of wells and refineries in the state. Low gas prices did not stay long as prices returned to over 31 per gallong at the end of the price war. Prices soared even higher April 1, 1983 when a 5-cent increase in the federal gasoline tax took place. if 'iff 191' 12 Inch snow closes schools for four days Many Wichitans, including all public school students, received an unexpected holiday in early February when the city was paralyzed by an eight inch snow storm, followed by an additional four in- ches in less than a 24 hour period. The storrn that blasted southwest, cen- tral and north central parts of the state Feb. 1 and 2 was a stubborn, double- barreled system that unloaded on the state twice, a National Weather Service forecaster said. CX gf mafia' K by lite: Ymfxiss 0-Xi A NJ Schools, aircraft companies, local businesses and offices were shut down and hundreds of motorists found themselves stuck on snow-filled streets and highways. State highways were plentiful of abandon- ed cars and trucks, as winds gusting to 33 mph created snowdrifts as high as 10 feet. Because of the drifting and poor road conditions, Wichita school students received a four-day break from school. The missed school days were made up during scheduled vacations so as not to prolong the school year. 'Br 'ii' HG' Decision to increase drinking age fails Despite an emotional plea by Senator Paul Hess, an impromptu attempt to raise the age for drinking 3.2 beer in Kansas died in a 21-17 Senate vote. After an hour of debate, the Senate re- jected Hess' move to amend a bill regulating liquor licenses by adding a pro- vision that would have raised the beer drinking age from 18 to 19. Hess cited statistics that show five per- cent ofthe drivers in Kansas are under 21, yet the age group is responsible for 12 per- cent of the accidents involving drunken drivers. In the first 12 months after Michigan joined 15 other states and raised its drinking age to 21, officials there recorded a 31 percent decrease in drunken driving accidents in the 18-21 age group. 'ii' 11' iff Karen Carlin abolishes smoking in Cedar Crest As part of a state health project, a no- smoking policy was adopted at Cedar Crest, the governor's residence. Karen Carlin, wife of Governor john Carlin, said that the policy allowed smok- ing only in the basement of the three- story executive mansion in northwest Topeka. She said that she has not had too much difficulty with smokers yet. They just go down to the basement. No members of the governor's family smoke. However, there have been several receptions at Cedar Crest since the smoke avoidance policy was adopted. 'ikikifr

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3. , j Q 5 1 F f x - x Current Events: ational 'Challenger' satellite lost through mishap A 3,000 mile error deployed the world's most advanced communications satelite from the space shuttle Cbaflenger, leaving the United States space agency wondering what to do with this S100 million tracking station lost in a useless orbit. The mishap appeared to be caused by a propulsion error in the second stage of an Air Force developed, Boeing-built rocket booster. The rocket was supposed to move the satellite into a higher orbit after a suc- cessful launch from the space shuttles' cargo bay. The satellite, one in a 32.5 billion government space communications net- work was in no immediate danger, but its off course orbit was not even close to the 22,300 mile high calculated parking place for the satellite. After a day of extensive investigation, mission control officials in Houston said they hoped to get the two and one half ton satellite back on course by using small gas jets put on board for minor ad- justments. The only problem was it would take days or even weeks to accomplish the task. tiki Artificial heart recipient dies from organ failures Barney Clark, the world's first artificial heart recipient died at the University of Utah Medical Center after 112 days with the device. He died from what was termed as, by doctors as, circulatory collapse and secondary to multi-organ systems failure. Clark, in his first interview with reporters about the implant said all in all, it has been a pleasure to be able to help people. Clark's heart ran on a power source plugged into an electric outlet with a backup power scource and ran, with an electric bill of 1520 a month. The heart, designed Robert jarvik was made of polyurethane, Dacron, Velcro, metal and graphite and was slightly larger than a normal heart. The artifical heart was first tested on animals and one of them is cur- rently running after four and one half years. Wiki: House cuts S60 million assistance to El Salvador President Reagan's request for 1560 million in military aid for El Salvador was cut in half by a House panel after a special plea was made to Congress and the nation to support his Central American Policy. The House Appropriations subcommit- tee on foreign operations voted 7-5 against the proposal to slash the aid after defeating a move to approve the entire 360 million. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee already had settled on an identical cut. Subcommittee Chairman Clarence Long, said the compromise was part of an agreement with the administration on four conditions he proposed earlier, in- cluding appointment of a special envoy to El Salvador to seek an accord with all fac- tions leading to open elections. tiki? Tylenol, cyanide deaths create national scare The Tylenol scare, was one of the major scares of the 1982-83 year. The incident started out as a simple attempt to ease a little child's pain. Twelve-year-old Mary Kellerman of Elk Grove Village, Ill., awoke at dawn one Wednesday complain- ing of a sore throat and a runny nose. Her parents gave her one Extra-Strength Tylenol capsule and at 7:00 a.m. they found her lying dead on the bathroom floor. Mary Reiner, 27, of nearby Win- field, Ill., died within hours of taking one of the Tylenol capsules for a mild headache. Paramedics found 27-year-old Adam Janus collapsed in his home, his pupils fixed and dilated. Despite emergency room efforts to keep his heart going,janus died. Later that day his griev- ing relatives shared a bottle of Extra- Strength Tylenol they found in his home. Adam's brother Stanley, 25, died that evening. Theresa, 19, Stanley's wife of three months, held on for two days until doctors abandoned efforts to save her. By that weekend seven Chicago-area residents had died and authorities braced themselves for still more victims in what was to become the biggest consumer alert in memory. It's source, capsules of Extra- Strength Tylenol laced with cyanide, a poison so deadly that it kills within minutes. Tylenol's manufacturer, johnson 8: johnson, a subsidary of the McNeil Consumer Products Co., recalled two batches of the medication, some 264,400 bottles nationwide and the Federal Food and Drug Administration warned Americans not to take any Extra- Strength Tylenol capsules until the case was solved. Shortly after the cyanide incident in Chicago, several other similar incidences began to take place in other areas. Traces of strychnine were discoverd in three other bottles of Tylenol capsules in California, and Hydrochloric acid was found in both Visine eye-drops and Lavoris mouthwash. ,Some experts feared that the episode might set off a widespread panic among American consumers. Many people mar- ched into local stores demanding their money back or another product in place of the Tylenol. In cities across the country, consumers threw away all the Tylenol on hand, and many discarded other drugs and household products as well. The Federal Food and Drug Ad- ministration passed a law requiring all companies to use tamper-proof packaging for all over the counter capsules, Congress also began considering a law designating tampering with over the counter food and drugs as a federal offense. Wiki? Senate, House approves Reagan's MX Missiles President Ronald Reagan won surpris- ing victories when the House and Senate both approved his MX missile plan. Within two days of the approval the Soviets responded to the plan. The Soviet Union announced that it will develop a new nuclear missile to match the MX and accused Washington of Using the weapon to blackmail the USSR at the Geneva arms talk in late May. A new round of of the arms race was predicted. The commentary by the Novosti news agency was the first reaction in Moscow to the vote in the Senate endorsing President Reagan's plan to store 100 MX missiles in underground silos in the western United States. 13' 'iff 'KY