Patrick County High School - Archive Yearbook (Stuart, VA)

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Employees of the Chicago City Health Department test Tylenol medications for deadly cyanide that killed seven area persons who took the capsules. National News 29

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New Life or No Life? The past year, being filled with many different events, stirred up emotions of terror, love, anger, and admiration in the American people. Thousands of people across the country were panic- stricken when seven persons were killed by Cyanide-laced Tylenol. There were mixed feelings about this incident in Patrick County as throughout the nation. Numerous people refused to buy Tylenol pro¬ ducts for fear of being poi¬ soned also. But, there were the people who had confi¬ dence and remained loyal to the Tylenol company. When the smash motion picture of 1982 came out this past summer, it depicted an adorable little creature stranded here on Earth, try¬ ing to find his way home. Who, other than E.T. could have stolen our hearts the way he did? Here in Patrick County, people of all ages fell in love with this lovable crea¬ ture. Shirts, caps, notebooks, and posters portraying E.T. were seen almost everywhere you looked at PCHS. The Tylenol scare doesn’t trouble Rhonda Hopkins, who is seen buying the capsules. Drew Barrymore and her friend say farewell in a scene in “E.T.,” the smash motion picture of 1982. 28 National News

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Scholarships . . . But Few Jobs Many Americans are an¬ gered by wide-spread unem¬ ployment and have taken to demonstrating. Although an increasing number of people are without jobs, many stu¬ dents at P.C.H.S. did not find too much difficulty in obtain¬ ing employment. Alexander’s Food Market provides students with jobs consisting of bagging grocer¬ ies and stocking shelves. Sev¬ eral service stations around the county employ P.C.H.S. students. Many students are hired by the numerous res¬ taurants and cafes, such as The Lumberyard, The Moun¬ tain House, and The Claud- ville Cafe. We all have unquestionable respect and admiration for our men in uniform. As more and more scholarships are be¬ ing offered by the Armed Forces, many students, both male and female, are using these toward college and then serving in the forces; of course, most of our male sen¬ iors who have turned eighteen have experienced registering for the draft. All males have thirty days after their eigh¬ teenth birthday to fill in their draft card. These events, and a multi¬ tude of others, continue to spark the emotional embers which glow with love, terror, anger, and admiration. The State of the Union, the cost of living, a seemingly jobless economy, and irrational acts which harm the innocent cre¬ ate an indescribable tension that is temporarily soothed by a make-believe alien. Lov¬ ing smiles and empathetic tears took our minds off of our problems for the duration of the movie; fortunately Ameri¬ cans have this resiliency to hardship. Some of them 800 US Marines unload from a landing craft as they go ashore to take up peace-keeping duty in the war-shattered Beirut. Tammy Swiney is one of several students employed by The Mountain House Restaurant in Meadows of Dan. 30 National News