Prescott High School - Hassayamper Yearbook (Prescott, AZ)

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In mid 1980 a series of particularly brutal murders of black children took place in Atlanta, Georgia. These incidents caused terror in not only the black community of Atlanta but also in cities across the nation. The mood in Atlanta has become so tense that parents no longer allow their children outside alone. As of the end of November, the police have no suspects and maintain that there is no link between the deaths and the KKK. Not only is this tension felt in Atlanta but in Buffalo, New York, as well, where six black men have been murdered. The killing of blacks is apparently moving across the nation as murders have been reported in Okla- homa City, Indianapolis, Cincinnati. Johnstown. Pennsylvania and Salt Lake City, (Jtah. x J , ,A The small country of Iran has been the center of world news throughout part of 1979 and all of 1980. Not only have the 52 American hostages being held in the country caused a great deal of attention but now a war with Iraq is increasing interest in the affairs of the country. In late September of 1980 the war between the neighboring countries began and since that time much of the western world has watched the situa- tion carefully, fearing the precious oil the two coun- tries control would be cut off. As yet no such action has been taken but both Iran and Iraq have worked to keep the threat alive. The war has not helped the situation with the hos- tages as it has divided the attention of the Iranian government between the hostages and the war. (25 November 1980) In the 1960’s and early 1970’s the Apollo and Gemini space flights made headlines and stirred interest all over the world. In 1980 Voyager 1 captured the attention of the world once again I Wdth its exploration of the planets Saturn and 'Jupiter. Voyager 1 began sending back images of the Saturn system, nearly a billion miles away, in November of 1980. Scientists working at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena. California, have been working for weeks collecting data and pho- tographs on the planet which previously was relatively unknown. Voyager 1 has spent three years in space resulting from more than 10 years of preparation by both scientists and engineers.

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24 Mount St. Helens is a member of the elite Cascade Range of volcanic mountains which also lists as members Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. Along with the others, Mount St. Helens has become a landmark of the northwestern United States and a popular tourist attraction. On May 18. 1980 Mount St. Helens became a worldwide landmark following the largest volcanic explosion in the United States in more than 60 years. The damage from the explosion is awe- some. A cubic mile of earth was blown away, 31 people were killed (another 32 are still missing and presumed dead) and 220,000 acres of timberland were either destroyed or damaged. Since the first ma- jor eruption, there have been four others, the most recent on August 15, 1980. The most incredible aspect of the moun- tain is that scientists have little idea if, or when, the next explosion will occur. They are monitoring the mountain constantly though for any signs of a repeat perfor- mance. November 4, 1979 was the beginning of a nightmare for the employees of the U.S. embassy in Iran. On that day a group of militant Iranian students seized the embassy and held the American employees hostage. After more than a year, there has been lit tie change in the situation of the re maining 52 hostages. In the spring of 1980 a rescue mis- sion by the U.S. ended in disaster with the death of eight United States service men. Since that time the ne- gotiations proceeded cautiously be- tween the two nations and their inter- mediaries.

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1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION In Arizona, Senator Barry Goldwater faced the toughest challenge of his career but did defeat multi millionaire Bill Schulz. Congressman Mo Udall’s seat was expected to be much closer than his re-election vote indicated. VOTE H8E BECflOM m The presidential election of 1980 will probably be remem- bered mainly for its overwhelming rejection of liberal politics by the American voters. Republican Ronald Rea gan won a landslide victory over Democrat incumbent Jimmy Carter, starting a trend which marched across the country on nearly every level of government. For nearly all of the campaign the presidential race was considered too close to call by the major poll takers. This was due in part to the unusually large number of undecid ed individuals. John Anderson, Independent, received no electoral votes. Many of the prominent Democrat senators felt the effects of the Republican sweep as a number of them including George McGovern (South Dakota), the 1972 presidential nominee and Senator Birch Bayh (Indiana), were defeat ed. 26