San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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As Time Goes By On campus various activities kept us interrupt- ed and involved. Although dances, sports, classes, and other activities left us busy, things occuring in the real world couldn ' t help but attract our attention. Many things happened that touched our lives in one way or another, and listening or watching, even reading, kept us to date on the latest in politics, entertainment and sports. In attempts to balance the budget. President Reagan introduced Reaganomics . His proposed cuts in federal spending made the news frequent- ly. There was quite a bit of controversy, but we saw Congress finally pass the biggest budget and tax cuts in history. A big step in women ' s rights was taken when President Reagan fulfilled a campaign promise — to appoint a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. Sandra Day O ' Connor was sworn in as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court, after some opposition to her stand on the abortion issue. Assassinations and attempts made the news frequently. John Hinkley Jr. attempted to kill President Reagan and said he had done it because of his obsession with the actress Jodie Foster. Press Secretary James Brady made a miraculous recovery from wounds suffered during the assas- sination attempt. Pope John Paul was also shot. All over the world Roman Catholics prayed for his recovery. Throughout the world, people mourned the tragic assassination of Anwar Sadat. In our own trees there were traps as the Medi- terranean fruit fly infested California. The aerial spraying was an issue for many who were afraid the spraying would harm the health of people and unborn children. California Governor Jerry Brown was especially interested in the extermina- tion of Med flies due to the threatened $14 billion agricultural industry in California and the suc- cess of Brown ' s poll ratings. Although the structural integrity and safety of the building had been assured by architects, the contractor, and earlier building inspections, a disasterous happening occurred. Two walkways at a Hyatt Regency Hotel collapsed, waving 113 dead and 186 injured. A tragic plane crash in the frozen Potomac River, in Washington D.C., killed 78, and made people think twice about taking an airplane. The drama of the accident was what made it such a notable occurrence. Al- though it was a terrible incident, it brought out the best in human nature. Weather was a factor considered. Record-high cold and snow spells oc- curred in the East, while in the West people were experiencing heavy rains. Air Traffic Controllers were fired for striking and their union decertified. It was the first time the government actually took action and fired people working for them. A disaster in Poland occurred when martial law was declared in response to strikes by solidarity and the government announced that their coun- try was in a state of war. U.S. General Dozier was kidnapped by the Ital- ian Red Brigade. It took 42 days and several raids on terrorists before he was found. Space flight Columbia made the front page. Although they had to cancel the first lift-off be- cause of malfunction, the second lift-off went off as planned. Astronaut Robert Crippen, co-pilot on the maiden flight, was quoted as saying, Ain ' t no way you can describe it. ocAL union m3 • •ricio ' i$£M f CIO in.« (• Km, 92 History

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r } i% V Charlie Hunter knows that the Dodgers are number one. The Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off at Kennedy Space Center with the American flag in the foreground, November 12, 1981. And with a chase plane below, Columbia descends for a landing November 14, at Edwards Air Force Base, California, completing its second flight, marking the first successful mission by a reusable space vehicle. History Division 91

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' •1. Mi K 1. On September 25, for the first time a woman, Sandra Day O ' Connor, makes the nation ' s highest court complete. 2. 3. The summer and fall were filled with reaction to assassi- nation attempts on the lives of Pope John Paul II and President Ronald Reagan. In October, Anwar Sadat was assassinated in Cairo, and in February, a Turkish Consul was assassinated in Los Angeles. 4. Unemployment is the most negative aspect of Reaganomics. 5. Air Traffic Controllers demonstrate against the government; the strike was unsuccessful and it hindered more than it helped. 6. Wreckage from the collapsed second and fourth floor walk- ways clogs the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri History 93