Palm Bay High School - Royal Fortune Yearbook (Melbourne, FL)

Page 359 text:

g 't 4 K I 7, 1- 1 f C 1 I Z ff 1 A ' 2 LK- t' 4 in .A f - Rf! -KKK ,ff t ' ' . f I 'z-f. , I f . i ff' , , YQ, gf, ,qj A , .3 f-lil , .J ,f I l y . ll 4 .f QA. , U. 1 207141 , ' K ', i - 91 2,1 1 if - -fe' . fe' I. . ,- .Y4V ' 4 1' f f C ' Jfffx . ' . A f . il ff'-:2'y' , Presidential Election if ' With the electing of a new President, came the fall of the Democrats and the rise of the Republicans. Ronald Reagan made his way to a victory on November 4, l980, while Jimmy Carter gracefully accepted defeat. Changing presidents was the decision of the people. They were ready for a change, they needed a change, and they got what they wanted. 1979-1980 had been a time ofhumiliation for most Americans, and many felt Jimmy Carter wasn't giving it all he had to recover what was lost. A change had to take place, a situation that was almost critical was developing between the government and the people. Communication was lacking between the two, and although Carter came very close to beating Reagan, most people knew they were seeing the next President of the United States when they looked at Ronald Reagan. Polish Workers On Strike ln Bielsko-Biala, an industrial center near the Czechoslovakia border, one hundred and twenty factories have been shut, with the workers demanding the resignation of nearly a dozen local Communist officials, whom they accuse of corruption, and better working hours and conditions. ln Warsaw Polish leader Stanislaw Kania was standing firm, and ordered four officials who were willing to resign to keep their positions. He also warned the Solidarity, Poland's independent labor movement, not to drift in political opposition . The Communist party was speculating as to whether or not to put the country under marital law and inforce it with Russian troops. After mediation by a Catholic archbishop, the government gave ground and agreed to the replacement of three of the most controversial officials. For years ordinary Poles have resented the special privileges enjoyed by the Communist overlords, and the worker's revolt in the summer of '80 released a flood of tales of corruption and high living among party chieftains. Moscow is not likely to stand still. The crisis at Bielsko-Biala may have been resolved, but the challenge to Poland's Communist dictatorship is far from over. CURRENT EVENTSf33l

Page 358 text:

VJ XML! S Obr.J If LJ 0 . Q 'iffy - ,f x W 'rf , - 6,63 'I ' O VE SC Gif CS? L C GL C! L ' VV Q1 , ' L, ,N , KN X X00 gf' y X Q' ,XY by XC' B pf 5 e Ol cl' 4 uf , if M rx' A N9 Q f tx Sf' Q W J ci V 'N at f Q! l ' l fi' H l CV? V C U 5 I s Xi X ' i A i if weld' o co - . , s A g 4 ,!d'k,.f Ofi X -i , ' . , i A . . W A I f- , la ,Ol 1' . 'I ,f 1 .f 'aff 1 LQ, X ty Wor d In Change 1 X it xv 3 ,jf U sf wt 'NW W 90 L fl , X ,Q J Y L t if i In X L16 avg KIGV AU WV 'K nj JZ . Q j Gao X i f f ii XC Q5 Qi 'iii I MSW AN W ie I wb C ,JO ' of GQ, ,WA iii A A5 noi UM in Q fY O rf jffvly ,fl Heroes In Iran On the powdery sands of Dasht-e-Kavir, Iran's Great Salt Desert, lay the burned-out hulk of a lumbering U.S. Air Force C-l30 Hercules aircraft. The scorched skeleton ofa U.S. Navy RH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter was close by, and in the wreckage were the burned bodies of eight American military air crewmen. This was the consequence of the bold but tragic rescue attempt ordered by former President Jimmy Carter. Under Phase l of the raid, three C-l30s carrying some 90 air commandos and three other transporting fuel for the helicopter took off from an airfield in Egypt. All were to meet at Desert One . Phase 2, never carried out, called for the C-l30s to fly to Oman and the helicopters to ferry the commandos to a mountain hideout some 100 miles from Tehran. Through a series of maneuvers the commandos were to then rescue the 53 hostages. Unfortunately, two RH-53s developed crippling problems, and one even had to settle down on the bleak desert to be picked up by another helicopter. Finally six of the eight reached their destination, but then came a critical accident. After landing, one of the helicopters had its entire hydraulic system knocked outg the aircraft could not fly. This left only five to complete a mission which definitely required six. President Carter was immediately informed and he agreed the team should be recalled. Just before taking off, complications with the refueling caused two of the helicopters to catch on fire. Ammunition aboard the aircrafts began exploding, and killed three of the Americans in the Hercules. Five more died in the Sea Stallion as a result of the fire. A few hours later in a frenzied fit of anger, the Iranian air force dispatched American-made F- 4 Phantom fighter-bombers to blast the ruins of the charred aircraft and to disable four other undamaged Sea Stallions abandoned by the U.S. Although the mission was considered very risky, the death of the eight airmen came as a terrible shock to most Americans, and the issue became debatable as to whether it had been properly planned and executed. With the failure of the rescue mission and the prolonged captivity of the embassy officials, 330fCURRENT EVENTS American dignity as put to the test. But afterfbv The welcome home was exhilarating and 444 days of h iliation, the true heartbeat of ' American pride started pumping again, and the' big boost was the release of the 52 hostages. li? Wi? . ,Lg Ti img t V lf' touching, and most Americans proudly displayed the meaningful yellow ribbons that greeted the hostages upon their release. 'N CL ft! !I3i1'-.ia- 'A A, r. . , - , Q ,-v.-' djs A ,M-K . 1. 'Q .L ,.. ...sly Qt . x - 'fi 'le i's ,J ei

Page 360 text:

Eruptions Throughout The World MGM Grand Hotel Fire One ofthe worst fires in the United States in more than three years took hold of the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas November ll, l980. The casino area, along with the hotel section, was the victim ofheavy smoke and fire. Eighty-four people were killed and hundreds more were injured. Fires across the country may have been more dramatic, but fires in Florida have definitely not been uncommon. The freezing temperatures dried Florida's brushy land, and the situation was aggravated by little or no rain fall, and a few arsonists. Brush fires have kept the lire departments busy over the last couple of months, and have blackened many areas ofwoods around highways, and even some residential woods have been threatened. Muck fires along Interstate 95 have not only been a nuisance, but have been very dangerous to those traveling on the road. Many accidents have resulted from the dense smoke which blocked the driver's view of the road. The dry season is finally coming to an end, though, and with it the fires should be brought under control. Cuban Refugees Defying fierce winds, thousands of refugees took what was considered to be the freedom ride to Florida . Hoping to escape impoverishment, political repression and Castro, over 10,000 Cuban refugees have lied to the U.S. to shape new lives for themselves. Florida, obviously the best target for their immigration geographically, was flooded with the refugees in the area stretching from Key West to Miami. At one point, Governor Bob Graham had to declare a state of emergency in Monroe and Dade counties, and the U.S. Government had to start airlifting refugees from Key West to Eglin Air Force Base in northwest Florida. Suspicions began to rise about who was being ailowed to depart from Cuba. Common criminals were often ordered into boats and told to leave. Most of the Cubans that have landed on American soil have appeared to be ordinary people, though, just looking for a land of promises. NZXCURRENT EVENTS