Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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Under Beirut. Lebanon was the scene of anti-American violence this past year. A pro-Iranian group called Islanic Jihad claimed responsibility for many of the murders. The 3.000 member American community suffered many attacks despite tightened security. The attacks extended to the murder of Malcolm Kerr, a Princeton graduate and president of the American University. The most shocking episode occurred on October 23. when a truck filled with explosives drove into U.S. Marine headquarters. The suicide mission resulted in hundreds of deaths. French headquarters were also attacked. A major controversy erupted over whether or not to withdraw the Marines. Election year concerns and political pressure prompted Reagan to announce his decision to withdraw the American forces. Most of the forces were out by February 20; the remainder were removed by March 16. Reagan’s decision was also based on the great risk to the Marines. 265 Marines were already dead, with little hope in sight for a lasting peace. The multinational peace-keeping force, composed of American, Italian. British, and French units, had failed to reunite Lebanon and rid it of occupying armies of Syrians and Israelis. Marines were redeployed to ships two to three miles west of Beirut. where they continued strategy of long-distance retaliation. On February 17. scores of decomposed bodies were found in Kfar Malta, a village outside of Beirut. Western reporters were led to the vil-age by the Druse militiamen who captured the irea two days earlier. A CBS television crew eturned film showing men. women, and chil-Iren piled in houses and scattered in Helds near he village. The film showed at least a dozen :hildrcn to be among the more than one hun-Ircd victims of a killing spree by Christians in far Malta. Druse militiamen said the civilians uid been killed during the three weeks of fight-ng following the Israeli pull-out from the Thouf in September. A spokesman for the In-crnational Red Cross reported that his work-:rs saw many more dead in the Christian and )rusc mountain villages. He didn’t know vhether they were killed by shelling or cross- Eight Against One The 1984 presidential campaign was one of the most crowded ever. Those challenging Reagan included Jimmy Carter’s former Vice President. Walter Mondalc, former astronaut and Senator John Glenn, and the Rev. Jesse Jack-son. Potential underdogs were Senator Ernest Hollings (SC). Senator Alan Cranston (CA), Senator George McGovern (SD). Senator Gary Hart (CO), and former Florida governor Rcubin Askew. The party’s ideals ranged from McGovern's typically liberal stance, calling for a nuclear freeze, huge defense cuts, and increases in social programs, to Jesse Jackson's pro-minority views, to Gary Hart’s appeal to the New Generation. Reagan's policy line included greater increases in the defense and NASA budgets, and emphasized his Reaganomics success in bringing down inflation and unemployment rates. Democrats often brought up Reagan’s failure to balance the budget, instead creating the largest deficit ever. Fire fire, but he knew they were dead.” Red Cross workers have also seen bodies in Bmariam. a Christian village where Christian militiamen maintain there had been a massacre by the Druse. • •••♦ Korean Air Lines flight 007 left New York city for Seoul, South Korea just after midnight on August 31. at 8:31 E. D. T. Aboard the ill-fated flight were 240 passengers and 29 crew1 members. The passengers included 81 South Koreans. 61 U.S. citizens and 28 Japanese. Early on September I the plane entered Soviet airspace. A Russian fighter honed in on the plane, followed it for a short while, and shot it down. The plane crashed into the Sea of Japan, killing all aboard. The Russians claimed the plane was on a spy mission and didn't respond to radioed questions and warnings. Koreans claimed that the plane had miscalculated navigational directions and was lost. Reagan led world-wide dcnounciations of Russia's brutal actions. A multi-national search force looked through the debris for the flight’s black box. Although many bodies and much debris was recovered, the black box was never found. On Sunday, October 23, Reagan made the decision to send troops to the aid of the tiny island nation of Granada. The Organization of Eastern Caribbean State (OESC) had asked for outside help to combat Russian and Cuban forces on the island. The invasion was set for the early morning of October 25. The invasion forces were made up of 1220 U.S. Marines, 700 U.S. Army Rangers and 300 fighters from Barbados. Jamaica. Antigua, St. Vincent. St. Lucia and Dominica. Reagan stated. “We have discovered a complete base with weapons and communications equipment which makes it clear a Cuban occupation had been planned. Also discovered was an airstrip being built to fighter plane specifications. Over 600 Cubans were taken prisoner, and later returned to their homeland. Approximately 1000 Americans were evacuated from the island. About 800 of them were faculty and students at St. George’s School of Medicine, the remaining 200 were mainly retirees. New Relationships The United States sent ambassadors to establish full diplomatic ties with the Vatican for the first time in one hundred and seventeen years. William Wilson, a California businessman, was chosen to represent the U. S. The move demonstrated America’s acknowledgement of the worldwide influence of the Pope. Suspect Caught Linda Shocbottom ... missing Thanksgiving Day ... After 12 weeks of searching. her husband. Richard, led police to the body. Richard Shocbottom had been suspected of the murder since January. Linda had been having an affair, and he became suspicious when she did not come home one night. He borrowed a pistol and, evidently, fired it twice before returning it. The police arrested and charged Richard after the body was found in Afdcn Hills with two bullet holes in the head. Andropov Finally Conquers Cold August 18, 1983, was the last day Russian Premier Yuri Andropov was seen in public. Rumors suggested that Andropov had everything from a heart transplant to kidney problems to the official explanation, a cold. Andropov still seemed to dominate Soviet government and even strengthen the political position of his supporters. On Dec. 28, a newscast showed voters nominating Andropov as a candidate for re-election to the Supreme Soviet. Statements were also periodically issued in Adropov’s name. During this time, U. S. relations with Russia sank to deep freeze, partially enhanced by deployment of U. S. missies in Western Europe. Fifteen months after Brchznev’s death, nine months after Andropov took office, Yuri Andropov died of kidney failure, complicated by diabetes. His career had helped the Soviet Union by cracking down on corruption, and introducing some badly needed economic reforms. His most drastic change was his shake-up of top party and government posts, which he filled with his own loyal supporters. After his death, Konstantin Chernenko took over as the New Soviet leader. Although his policies did not differ greatly from Andropov’s, he did give a more optimistic picture of the future by saying that he saw hope for a “real drastic change in Sovict-Amcrican relations and in the international system as a whole.” Bell Break-Up The laws designed to break up monopolies were put into effect in early 1984 when American Telephone and Telegraph was broken into smaller components. The Bell system is now seven smaller, warring subsidiaries. The telephone industry, a 44-billion a year business, is being fought over by the little bells and various other telephone companies, including MCI, Sprint, Allnct. and ITT. Strangely enough, laws designed to prevent monopolies and higher prices actually created some price increases. Many peoples’ phone bills now include rent charges on their phones. Others simply bought their own phones and avoided the extra charge. However, because of intense competition for customers, 86 million long-distance consumers reaped the benefits of lower rates and special services designed to attract customers.

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I8 Nev THE YEAR IN REVIEW 1983 1984 Ambush Slaying On Thursday, September 29, two Ruthton bankers were shot to death. Authorities described the incident as an ambush slaying. The two men were Deems Thulin and Rudy Blythe. The alleged slayer was James L. Jenkins, 46, who held a grudge against the bankers who had foreclosed on the farm four years earlier when Jenkins lived there. Jenkin's son, Steve, 18, was also involved in the incident. The Jenkins fled the scene in a pick-up truck, driving to Brownwood, TX. There on Sunday, October 2, James Jenkins shot himself to death. Steve Jenkins surrendered to the authorities and was charged with murder. Grant Resigns Bud Grant announced his resignation on January 27, 1984. Grant was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings football team for 17 years. Grant, age 56, said he wanted more time for hunting, fishing, and other diversions. His record included 122 wins while he coached in the Canadian Football League and 161 wins as coach of the Vikings. His Vikings teams had a 151-87-5 record. Grant's successor was Les Stcckcl, formerly an assistant coach to the Vikings. Stcckcl is 36 years old. Zoo Conflict Over 800 phone calls to the Minnesota Zoo followed the Zoo’s announcement on March 7 that a three year old Siberian tiger would be killed next week. Since its genetic background had been preserved through breeding and since no other zoo or circus wanted the tiger, the decision was made to give the animal a lethal injection. Because of the public outrage, however, officials reconsidered and sent the tiger to an animal refuge in Tyler, TX. Nuclear Protest at Honeywell The corporate headquarters of Honeywell were the scene of peaceful anti-nuclear protests during 1983 and 1984. The most widely publisized protest occurred on Monday, October 9, 1983. At the height of the protest, demonstrators sat or lay on the pavement. Around 2 A.M. police became involved when protestors tried to prevent employees from entering the plant. Police arrested 557 people for trespassing during the ten-hour protest. Among those arrested were Minnesota poet Robert Bly and Erica Bouza, wife of Minneapolis Police Chief Anthony Bouza. “Bubble Boy”Dies On February 22. 1984, David, the 12 year old “bubble boy” from Houston. TX. died of heart failure. He had been confined to his plastic bubble since birth because of a combined immune deficiency syndrome, meaning that he had no immunity to even ordinary bacteria. After a bone marrow-transplant the previous October, he became ill, and doctors decided he would have to be removed from the bubble for adequate treatment. But the treatment didn't work, and he died two weeks later. Pilot Rescued On December 4, after being shot down over Syrian territory, Lt. Robert A. Goodman, Jr. was taken prisoner by the Syrians. After spending a month in a Syrian police compound, Goodman’s release was secured by Presidential hopeful Jesse Jack-son. Goodman came home to a hero’s welcome, while Jackson returned with renewed vigor to his campaign for the Presidency. It Was Cold! There were many memoriablc events ir. 1983 and 1984, the death of Yuri Andropov. the Olympic gold medals won by Bill Johnson and Scott Hamilton ... but perhaps the most memorable in the minds of Minnesotans was December 19, 1983. 0; that date the temperature dropped to twenty-nine degrees below zero and stayec there for just over one hundred hours Minnesotans were used to cold weather, negative numbers were nothing new, but December and January set records for coldness. Cars stalled, trapping families within them. On the weekend of Januan 4, 1984. record temperatures caused the deaths of twenty-one people, six of whom belonged to the Janzen family of Southwest Minneapolis. Luckily, there were many good things to look forward to in what remained of 1984, and one of them was spring. Mrs. Gopher Retires Retiring in 1983 after many years of service to Richfield High School was Mrs. Elaine Bruggeman. Mrs. Brug-geman, affectionately known as “Mrs. Gopher was the owner and photographer of Gopher Studios on 76th and Lyndale. She was the official yearbook photographer providing many senior pictures, portraits of Homecoming Queens and candidates, and Fire Ice Kings and candidates. She took the pictures at all the dances as well as the Homecoming and Fire lee coronations and talent shows. Upon retiring, Mrs. Bruggeman became an active member in the Richfield AFS chapter, and traveled to Scandinavia during the summer. Carrying on the tradition of Gopher Studios is Scot Hin-termeyer, now manager of Gopher Photography. In the years to come, perhaps he will become as much a part of the RHS tradition as Elaine Bruggeman.

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Obituaries Lillian Carter, 85. Mother of the former President of the U. S., Jimmy Carter. Michael Conrad, 58. Film and television actor, known for role as Sgt. Phil Estcrhaus in “Hill Street Blues. William Demarest, 90. Film and television actor, known for role as Uncle Charlie in My Three Sons. Jack Dempsey, 87. Heavyweight boxing champion from 1919 to 1926. Lynn Fontanne, 95. Actress, created one of the best acting teams in theater with her husband. Alfred Lunl. R. Buckminster Fuller, 87. American futurist, educator, and designer. George Halas, 88. Pioneer of professional football, owner of Chicago Bears. Henry Jackson, 71. Democratic Senator from Washington. Ethel Merman, 75. Film and stage actress, singer. Known for roles in “Annie Get Your Gun and Gypsy, and for her trademark song “There’s No Business Like Show Business. David Niven, 73. Film and stage actor, known for roles in Around the World in Eighty Days and “The Pink Panther. Frank Reynolds, 59. ABC News anchorman. Sir Ralph Richardson, 80. English stage and film actor, President of National Youth Theatre. Jessica Savitch, 35. NBC News anchorwoman. Gloria Swanson, 84. Legendary film star, best known for her role as the fading movie queen in “Sunset Boulevard. Johnny Weismuller, 79. Five time Olympic gold medalist for swimming, also best known for his role as “Tarzan, the Ape Man.” Tennessee Williams, 71. Celebrated playwright whose works include The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire. Dennis Wilson, 39. Drummer for the musical group The Beach Boys.” Richfield’s Winners Dates To Remember Aug. 31: Freshman Orientation Sept. 1: First Day of School Sept. 7: Yearbook pictures Sept. 22-23: Class Ring Sales Oct. 3: Pep fest Oct. 5: Homecoming coronation Oct. 7: Homecoming game Richfield vs. Park Oct. 8: Homecoming Dance Oct. 10: Parent Open House Oct. 22: PSAT Nov. 24-27: Thanksgiving vacation Nov. 29: Miss Frankenstein returns to work Dec. 1-2: Exams Dec. 2: Sadie Hawkins Dance Dec. 5: Beginning of 2nd trimester Dec. 10: ACTs Dec. 26-Jan, . 9: Winter vacation Jan. 23-24: Musical auditions Jan. 20: Brownie Tea Jan. 30-31: Fire Ice special games Feb. 1: IM broomball, coronation. reception Feb. 2: Variety show Feb. 3: Pep fest. Fire Ice dance Feb. 17: Last yearbook deadline March 8-9: Exams March 12: Beginning of 3rd trimester March 12: NHS Banquet April 16-20: Spring Vacation April 12: Senior Banquet May 3-5: Musical Mav 3-6: Washington trip May 10-12: Musical May 18: Prom May 30: Baccalaureate June 5-6: Exams June 7: Graduation A “Thrilling” Year Michael Jackson was a prominent figure in the entertainment world in 1983 and 1984. During 1983, Jackson’s “Thriller was the number one album for 42 weeks. Seven singles from the album made Billboard’s top 10. Jackson also dominated the Grammy Award Show, winning 8 of 10 categories. Jackson’s broke the old record of six awards in a single year. While accepting his third grammy, Jackson took off his glasses for his good friend Katharine Hepburn. Jackson said, She said I’d look better without them. Jackson received a lot of exposure because of his innovative videos shown on MTV. His Thriller video was the longest and most elaborate video yet, lasting 15 minutes and costing over five million dollars to produce. Jackson was in the headlines for things other than his musical accomplishments. In mid-February, he spent a week in the hospital because his hair caught fire, during the filming of a Pepsi commercial. This year. Richfield High School was proud to announce that four of it's senior students, Sue Everson, Mark Henderson. Charles Kilbride and Karen Lundquist, were National Merit Scholars. These four represent the top one-half percent of two and a half million students who took the PSAT test as juniors. Richfield High School was recognized as being one of the top 8 schools in the state and was under further consideration for national recognition. The award identified schools which did an excellent job in serving their students and also served as a model for other schools. German teacher and Coach Rudi Martig-nacco received the Minnesota State High School Coaches award for 25 years of outstanding contributions to the athletic programs. The National Interscholastic Administrators Association honored Mr. Robert Collison for distinguished service,” at the National Conference of High School Directors of Athletics in Orlando, Florida on December 12, 1983. Mr. Collison has been a part of the Richfield School system for fourteen years. After sixteen years as a slalom ski coach. Roger Tadsen was elected to the Minnesota State High School Ski Coaches Hall of Fame. This award is given for outstanding contributions to competitive skiing, ai d Mr. Tadsen is one of only six men to c honored. Mr. Dean Lapham was nominated for the American Psychology Association's awad for outstanding psychology teachers for his teaching at South Dakota State University at Brookings. Football Coach Dick Walker achieved his one hundredth win on Friday, September 16, 1983, against Kennedy High School.