Roncalli High School - Lance Yearbook (Aberdeen, SD)

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With the names of Leonid Brezhnev, Ingrid Bergman, Bess Truman, Henry Fonda, John Belushi, and Grace Kelly be- ing included on the list of obituaries, a royal baby was born to Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Whales in 1982- 83. Touching the hearts of many was the little outer space creature E.T. who brought the message of hope to those who believe in fantasy. Medical and scientific advances came about with the first human artificial heart transplant and the launch of the Columbia Space Shuttle. More and more changes came about in 1982-83, when people started protesting the nuclear arms race, and finally gave an overdue tribute to the Vietnam Veterans who died. Life and death, tragedy and hope made up the memorable year of 1982-83. Vet Tribute, Arms Protests Highlight Year Introduction

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Conflicts, Unemployment Plague 1982-83 While Great Britain stormed the Falkland Islands in an attempt to retake the area, the bloodshed and death caused by the PLO, guerrillas, and other terrorists continued over- seas throughout 1982 and 1983. At home, Americans saw the national unemployment rate skyrocket to the highest since the great depression. At the same time, the employed of the National Football League went on strike for eight weeks, cutting their season almost in half. The bad news of 1982-83 didn’t stop there as the nation was shocked with the cyanide poisoning of Tylenol which caused seven deaths. This tampering along with a dozen related cases led to national legislation requiring all products to have tamper-resistant packaging. 1. An E.T craze has spread over the nation since the block-buster film E.T. Posters, dolls, and video games have become a huge market in the U.S. 2. Unemployment offices are a common sight for the many unemployed in South Dakota and around the nation 3. Unemployed people undertake the job of filling out job applications at Job Service in Aberdeen. 4 Since the Tylenol poisoning and other such poisonings, manufacturers have started using tamper-resistant packaging. JOBi SERVICEi OF SOUTH DAKOm m 2 Introduction

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 Legislators, State Voters Keep Busy With the state population decreasing throughout 1982 83 South Dakota lost one representative to Washington. Other population shifts in the state called for redistricting Many bills were presented throughout the year by the state legislature. A bill that proposed legalized gambling was turned down by state voters when the fear of organized crime entering the state seemed to outweigh the benefit of an increase in revenue. Changing the drinking age from 18 to 21 was continually debated back and forth, but never changed. Two bills which were up in the air for a long time, and which faced much controversy were the proposed cut back of student financial aid, and a tax cut for parents sending their children to parochial schools. 4 Introduction