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

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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

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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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Precious Times At the movies, action prevailed in exciting boxoffice hits like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Superman II. We were left screaming on the edge of our seats with thrillers like Halloween 11 and American Werewolf in London, while we found ourselves in tears over such comedies as Ar thur and Stripes. On the more serious side Taps was popular with kids while On Golden Pond, Atlantic City, Chariots of Fire, and Reds were nominated for the academy award for best picture of the year. On TV, the most-talked about show was the highest ranked soap opera, General Hospital. It had one of the two most-watched scenes on television, Luke and Laura ' s wedding which was viewed by over sixteen million people. Another wedding to get a lot of attention was the marriage of Prince Charles of England to Lady Diana Spencer of Wales. Lady Di made the news and magazines with her shyness, beauty, arid designer clothes. The newest nightime television hits were Hill Street Blues, Fame, and Magnum, P.I., the show that made the hearts of young and old skip a beat over Tom Selleck. Dalias, 60 Minutes, Three ' s Company, and Bosom Buddies, remained popular, while Saturday Night Live quickly found its way to the bottom of the pile. The diet craze continued and Richard Simmons exercise show in- spired many to lose weight. Unfortunate deaths occurred during 1981. Comedian, Paul Lynde had a stroke, Lee Strasberg suffered a heart attack, and Natalie Wood drowned. America lost the great talents of actors Jack Alberlson and William Holden. The music industry also went through major changes. Old artists Simon and Garfunkel ' s reunion in Central Park drew a record crowd estimated at half a million. New artists Rick Springfield and Sheena Easton ap- peared and REO Speedwagon, a group with many years experience, was finally recognized with their album Hi Infidelity. Hall and Oates had many hits in pop while Kim Games ' , Bette Davis Eyes, Christopher Cross ' s, Ar- thur ' s Theme, and Lionel Ritchie ' s and Diana Ross ' , Endless Love were number one single hits. Other favor- ite albums were Styx ' s Paradise Theatre, Journey ' s Es- cape, Rush ' s Moving Pictures, Foreigne r ' s 4, the Cars ' Shake it Up, Pat Benatar ' s Precious Time, and the big selling Rolling Stone ' s Tattoo You. Many focused their attention on New Wave and bought the Kinks ' Give the People What They Want, and the GoCo ' s Beauty and the Beat. Barbara Mandrell, Eddie Rabitt, Ronnie Milsap, and Alabama did well in country, while the Dodgers ' Ron Cey, Steve Yeager, Jay Johnstone, and Rick Monday recorded We are the Champions. Baseball was remarkable for its split season — due to a player strike which altered statistics and division contests. The Cincinnati Reds had the best overall record but failed to make it to one playoff under the guidelines from com- missioner Kuhn. The Dodgers proved that sometimes the good guys win by winning the world series against the Yankees in Yankee Stadium. They took four straight after losing the first two. Fernandomania swept Los Angeles as the young Mexican pitcher. Fernendo Valenzuela earned both the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year Awards. Cincinnati lost out again as the bengals were defeated by the 49er ' s in the Superbowl. The Superbowl was played by two unexpected teams as Quarterback Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49er ' s to a win over the Cincinnati Bengals. The recognition of tennis was due to the publicity over its top player John McEnroe, who wA known for his desire to show bad sportsmanship during tennis matches. McEn- roe won the U.S. Open, first in singles and doubles, and honors at Wimbledon, only to be denied $5,000 and not to be invited to join the club due to his public outbursts toward officials and the press. Ice Hockey continued to be a tough sport as shown by the fact Paul Mulvey was traded off by the Kings because of his refusal to fight during a game. In The Showdown Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Thom- as Hearns in the 14th round by a knock out. 94 History