Perry Meridian High School - Passages Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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—— — imrn i nwi i Indiana is Eye of Storm Waves beat against houses along California coasts. sion While Indiana experienced one of its mildest winters in years with no snow at all, the rest of the country was the extremes. El Paso, Texas, otherwise known as Sun City, had a record of 29 inches of snow since November. Daytona Beach, Orlando, and West Palm Beach shivered through some record lows in the early spring. Fierce storms accelerated the ero- of many Cahfomia beaches. Homes that stood fifty to sixty feet from cliffs in Pacifica were in danger of falling into the sea. The system of storms caused 8203 million dollars damage in California. Sacramento recorded its wettest winter in a centry and numerous mudslides reportedly were blocking roads up and down rocks. Many words were used to describe the winter ' s weather, but duU certain- ly wasn ' t one of them. Hoosier Dome was the name submitted by Todd Kemple and chosen from over 50,000 entries (photo by W. Strange). Domed Stadium Gets a Name . . . Finally Expecting parents generally have a tough time deciding on the name for baby, but that ' s nothing compared to the confusion that surrotmded the naming of the not-yet completed domed stadium. Todd Kemple, 21, submitted the idea of Hoosier Dome for the name and was selected from more than 50,000 entries. PE MacAllister, president of the Capital Improvement Board, said the name Hoosier Dome was chosen because there was no other place where it applied. Todd won 8500 in prize money and free tickets to all events in the staditmi the first year it opens. Later however, officials reopened the idea for the name saying it was imsuitable. The name Indy Dome was then submitted. A vote was taken by officials between two names. Hoos ier Dome again came out the winner and remained the name. The 78 million dollar domed stadiimi adjacent to the Convention Center held 63,000 people and imight become the home of pro- fessional football as well as major lea- gue baseball franchises. ■In 42 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

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Economy is Number One Story The US economy, struggling through its worst year in four decades, was overwhelmingly chosen as the top story of 1982 by the Associated Press newspaper and broadcast member editors. Indiana ' s unemployment rate reached a record high of 14% in November of 1982. An estimated 341,000 Hoosiers were imable to find jobs in November. This amoimt decreased only slightly to 335,800 xmemployed in December. Indianapolis really pulled together to help those looking for jobs. Televi- sion stations WRTV, WISH, and WTHR allowed job himters to come on their ne wscasts and state their qualifications. Employers could call in if they had suitable jobs. The city set up an angel fund to help financially and to provide food to those in need in Indianapolis. However, President Reagan said, in early spring, that he felt the recovery had begim and the economy was on comeback trail. He stated that through his economic policies, America was getting back on the road to prosperity. 15% Jobless y Blacks- 9-4% (annual 8-6% Averages) 4.3% Whites o| I I I I I 11 I 1973 ' 74 ' 75 ' 76 ' 77 ' 78 ' 79 ' 80 ' 81 ' 82 Vn Clark Dies Despite Artificial Heart On December 2, 1982, Barney Clark became the first recipient of an artificial heart. The sixty-one year old retired dentist from Des Moines, Washington, imderwent the delicate operation at a Salt Lake City hospital. While the surgical procedure was a success, Clark suffered several setbacks, including pneumonia and a faulty heart valve. Only 13 days after receiving his plastic heart, Clark was rushed back into surgery after his blood pressure pltmged due to a faul- ty heart valve. In just four hoxurs, doc- tors at the University of Utah had replaced Clark ' s left ventricle. Three days later, Clark suffered from pnetimonia and doctors were forced to ttim up the speed of his ar- tificial heart. They helped to pump off any excess fluid in the body. Dr. Chase Peterson, attending physician, had hoped Clark would be up moving around shortly thereafter Barney Clark, who made history as the first artificial heart recipient, is shown with wife Una. which would also help to alleviate fluid build-up. But on March 23, 1983, despite the good condition of the artificial heart, Barney Clark died because of hero of science. the progression of his degenerative heart disease. America was deeply saddened by the loss of Barney Clark. He would always be considered a lU Students See Spots Something was spreading on the Indiana University Campus, and it wasn ' t Hoosier hysteria. It was measles. On February 11, the first outbreak of measles occurred. From February 11 until March 14, 145 in- cidents of measles had been record- ed. Sixteen cases were discovered at Purdue University. There was much concern for In- diana students who spent their spring vacations in Florida. Emergency im- munization vehicles were posted at the beaches, and hospitals were prepared for the epidemic. In order to return to school, I U students had to present one of the following: documented vaccination records, written documentation which told who had previously had the measles disease, or a laboratory test proving immunization to measles. J HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 43