Penn State University - La Vie Yearbook (University Park, PA)

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Rimmed Barney Clark, the recipi- 223 cm of the first artificial heart, died at age 62. Variety. March was a month of changes and remarkable occurrences. March gave us as many changes in the leadership of the Environ- mental Protection Agency as there were changes in the weather. March gave us life-the first test tube twins born in America-and the deaths of people very close to our hearts. March gave us much more- visits by the Pope to Central America and Queen Elizabeth to the U.S., price cuts by OPEC, and disasters by Mother Nature. But through it allethe floods, volca- no eruptions, national scandals- Happy Valley re- mained intact. It did not escape from unfortunate happenings, though. Returning from break, Penn Staters were struck with some sad news when Charles A. llRip Engle, Nittany Lion football coach from 1950-66, died after a lengthy illness at the age of 76. Engle mounted a record of 104 wins, 48 losses, and four ties during his 16 years as coach of the Lions. In 1974, he was granted the distinction of being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame. There were also more changes. University trustees approved the tearing down of the Nittany dorms and approved construction of student apartments, which would house about 128 people, and an academic activities building. The construction would take place near the site of the Theatre Arts Production Building and would cost $2.7 million. And. there were some sur- prises. After camping out in the infamous dorm lines in seemingly sub-zero temperatures, students who wanted dorm contracts for next year were allowed to spend the Saturday night of this weekend indoors. But the biggest shock about this event was, for the first time in ten years, all dorm contracts were accepted by the University. -Disne DiPiero Rain. April was rain. Along with record low temperatures, the month came in with rain and went out with rain. April brought us enough water to flood parts of the deep South. And it brought much much moreaa huge holdup in Britain, prison trouble in Pittsburgh, a spy sweep in France. Above the thun- deris rumbling we heard a reprimand for Watt, an answer from Andropov, and the picks of the pros. And through the heavy showers, we saw a satellite in space, protests in Paris, and bitterness in Beirut. Happy Val- ley laughed as James Watt banned the Beach Boys from the Capitolis 4th of July celebration, for being lihard rock,n then was reprimanded by the Reagans for his decision. April was also a month of hellos and goodbyes. Penn State welcomed Bruce Parkhill as their new menis basketball coach, and Penn State said goodbye to Brad, Janet, and Magenta. The cast of llThe Rocky Horror Picture Show left State College after its seemingly endless engagement at The Mov- ies. For nearly six years, midnight audiences enjoyed this film each weekend. Next to go were nine Penn Staters who were drafted to the NFL, including the first round draft picks Curt Warner tHB-Seattle Sea- hawksl and Todd Blackledge tQB-Kansas City ChinS-i -Rhonda Bershok 20 Retrospect INTERNATIONAL Pope John Paul II traveled to Central America to try to comfort the minds of the people living in these war-torn countries-Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Haiti. He trav- eled safely through the streets in his Bullet-proof ilpopemobilei' while giving hope to the people. OPEC was feeling its own kind of suffering as the world oil producers dis- puted over a price agreement. Thus, Americans were able to fill their gas tanks for less cash for several weeks. Finally, OPEC managed to agree on a 1562 price cut on oil. In Europe, 47 Soviet diplomats boarded a plane for Moscow this spring, after the French government ex- pelled these officials from France, claiming they were involved in espio- nage activities. Nobody liked Mondays-especially the Security Express in London which was robbed of seven million pounds in unmarked bills, equivalent to $10.5 mil- lion, in Britainis largest cash holdup. NATIONAL In the latest national scan- dal and with much reluctance from President Reagan, Environmental Pro- tection Agency Head Ann Burford was forced to resign from her position. Sen- ate investigations had been conducted on her performance for quite some time. John Hernandez, who filled in as ACTOR TOM CRUISE hugs his girlfriend. Re- becca De Mornay, during a break in the filming of uAll the Right Moves in Johnstown. DURING THE 55th annual Academy Awards. Meryl Streep and Ben Kingsley are named best actress and best actor, respectively. acting head of the EPA, was also asked to step down after only two weeks, after being questioned about his handling of dioxin waste in Michigan. Finally, an answer for the chief was found in Wil- liam D. Ruckelshaus, who was ironical- ly fired form the very same position during the Nixon administration. On her royal but highly unpredict- able visit to the U.S., Queen Elizabeth was met by the worst winter storms the Pacific had ever seen, but the Queen managed to find humor in the situation by joking how she brought the weather with her from London. As the floods in southern California were busy causing $160 million worth of damage and raining on the Queens parade, a totally different kind of del- uge was taking place in Hawaii. The volcano Kilauea erupted a 30-foot-high molten river, forcing the residents of Royal Gardens to flee from their

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pistol in Lebanon. Marine Captain Charles Johnson turned back Israeli tanks with a of cardiac arrest. She had fered from anorexia nervosa. 4 Pop singer Karen Carpenter died PSU quarterback Todd Black- ledge announced his decision to go pro. suf- W7 two week strike resulted in scattered Violence throughout the country as an- gry striking truckers sabotaged and am- bushed trucks. 1n the sports world, after last years Strike. the National Football Leagues regular seSSion ended January 3. After the playoffs, the Washington Redskins beat the Miami Dolphins 27-17 in Su- Perbowl XVII. aul llBear'l Bryant, former head football coach for the University of Alabama, died ofa heart attack on Jan- uary 26 at age 69. Bryant, who retired after a 38-year career in December 1.932. had a career record of 373 victo- ries, 85 losseS, and 17 ties. o In the entertainment world, Doonesburyl creator Gary Trudeau 100k a leave of absence. And, the ABC- TV mini-series uWinds of War be- Cflme second only to Roots in setting Viewer records. It was based on Her- man Wouks novel and enacted the ?vents leading up to the USIs entry into WWII. STATE The nation and Pennsylvania W?re struggling with budgets. Governor DICk Thornburgh announced his $13.8 billion budget for the 1983-84 fiscal year, the largest money making budget since he took office. He also proposed a $150 million fund for interest-free loans for the unemployed and farmers, and included a ZtZ; increase in funding for Penn State. A blizzard on February 1 1 and 12 hit the Northeast with a vengeance. While State College remained relatively un- scathed with 8.8 inches, record snow- falls bombarded eastern cities, as Phila- delphia got 21.3 inches. LOCAL The national so-called uSqueal Rule'l which would have required clin- ics receiving federal aid, to notify par- ents before giving birth control pills to minors, went under temporary injunc- tion on February 23-one day before going into effect. Business continued as usual on the 24th at the local Family Health Services. Murder became part of local news as Subramanyam Vedam went to trial for a first degree murder charge in connec- tion with the December 1980 shooting of his one-time roommate Thomas Kinser of Boalsburg. With a previous bail of $250,000, Vedam was found guilty as charged by a jury on February 8. M aS4 aiS'aeH Signs Off For 11 years it touched our hearts and tickled our funnybones, but on February 28 it said uGoodbye.n At a record-setting, sold out advertising rate of $450,000 per 30 second commercial, llMl'Al'S'lHl' bade its farewell to millions. Aeross the nation, special tributes were made to the passmg of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospi- tal..People from coast to coast dressed up in Army Fatigues for uM'tA'1S'1'Hn farewell parties. uHot Lips? Klinger, and Hawkeye look-alike contests were held in many bars, where the final episode played to full houses. thtAl'SilHll made America laugh. But, it also delivered some painful messages. The show began as America wound down from the turbulent 1960's. Al- though set in Korea, it became a sounding board of the national upheaval caused by Vietnam. In the '701s, ttMUVSt'Hll kept the anti-war message alive. l1M1'A S H characters were not super-heroes, just human beings trying to survive a war. Remember Henry Blake in his fishing hat and Radar O1Reilly with his teddy bear? And, the wounded soldiers terri- fied of going back to the front? Even in the middle of war there was compassion and love-that was the warmth and hope 11M'A8S8H communicated. THE TWO WEEK truckers' strike protested a law designed to increase the heavy truck user fee over $1,300 a year. Retrospect

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Control Data Institute. 3.500 Pittsburghers protested as President Reagan visited their i7 versary of independence. Israel celebrated its 35th anni- In Paris, French students protest- ed increased government control of the classroom. homes. It was the time of national pioneers. At Floridais Kennedy Space Center, after .months of delay, Challenger, Americais $1.2 billion space shuttle blasted into orbit. Its main mission was to launch the 2V2 ton TDRS-l, the Wofltl's largest, costliest, and most so- Phisticated satellite. The Challengeris fOllf-man crew was headed by Paul J. Weitz, a retired Navy captain and 1954 aerospace engineering graduate from Penn State. And, America lost a selfless pioneer. Bafqey Clark, the world's first and only artificial heart recipient, died in the mVersity of Utah Medical Center March 23. After living with the device Which kept his heart beating for 112 dayS, the 62-year-old retired dentist en- COUntered circulatory and secondary to mUltlplc organ system failures which led to his death. STATE Pittsburgh had a bit of unwant- ed trouble. Two inmates at the Western Correctional Diagnostic and Classifica- t10n Center pulled guns prior to a strip Search and took a guard and civilian employee hostage. After barricading themselves in a basement room for six days, the convicts freed their hostages and surrendered. Johnstown got 2800 new temporary jobs-all as extras for the filming of 20th Centuryls iiAll the Right Moves.u The movie, about a star athlete trying to escape from a depressed steel town, was good news to the city with the na- tion's highest unemployment rate. LOCAL The Patton Township Board of supervisors approved a plan for the pro- posed 602-acre Toftrees Planned Com- munity, which will include a 253-acre technology park and 200 acres of re- creation land. The community may not, however, be built for another 40 years. The presidents of the Central Coun- ties Bank and Mellon Corporation of Pittsburgh announced they will merge corporations allowing CCB to expand its services. They looked like some sort of space mobiles, but they were actually the new Centre Line buses. Proudly sporting their tinted windows and computerized message boards, the $155,000 Cata Na- poleon buses rolled onto the streets of Centre County. IN THE HUGE BOMB blast in West Beirut, the entire front of the seven story American Embassy Building collapsed killing 57 people. GOING UP in a cloud ofsmoke-the space shuttle Challenger leaves Kennedy Space Center as launched on schedule at l:30 p.m. ES Hideous Horror It was lunchtime Monday, April 18, when a power- ful blast ripped through the center section of the crescent-shaped building, easily collapsing eight levels of the American Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The cafeteria and consular section were immediately en- gulfed by the flames. At least 17 Americans and 40 Lebanonese were dead, and over 100 injured. Among the dead were at least eight employees of the CIA, including its chief Middle East analyst, Rob- ert Ames. Ambassador Robert Dillon escaped harm after his aides freed him from a collapsed wall. Witnesses said the blast occurred soon after a driv- er, on a suicidal mission, pulled up to the front of the embassy in a van believed to be carrying 500 lbs. of plastic explosives. The explosion was so great it shat- tered windows a mile away, melted a nearby traffic light, and sent shock waves that were felt by sailors on the U.S.S. Guadalcanal, five miles off shore. On a rainy April evening, five days later when 16 flag-draped coffins arrived at the Andrews Air Force outside of Wahington, President Reagan said, iiThese gallant Americans understood the dangers they faced. The act of unparalleled cowardice that took their lives was an attack on all of us. We would fail them if we let that act deter us from carrying on our mission: our search for peace in Lebanon and elsewhere? Backing his words, the President sent Secretary of State George Shultz to Lebanon to work on negotiations concerning the withdrawal of foreign troops from Lebanon. It seems whatever the target in the Mid East, Lebanon was always the victim. But this time, it was the US. Retrospect 21