Scotus Central Catholic High School - Scotus Yearbook (Columbus, NE)

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Local News Aug. 29 Oct. 3 Oct. 29 Oct. 30 Nov. 23 Dec. 21 Jan. 3 Feb. 20 Mar. 3 Mar. 12 Mar. 12 Apr. 8 May 2 May 5 May 12 May 17 Brandeis closes. Scotus beat Lakeview in the tradi- tion 27-0 cross town football rivarly. Frank Micek and George Johansen debate for mayor race. School courtyard dedication. Scotus officially blesses a new gym- nasium at the school. Vandals do $3,000. damage to Co- lumbus Junior High. Hinky Dinky must recognize union. City plans on getting rid of Ann Ka- vich's dogs. Scotus wins Class B-4 District Bas- ketball title. Scotus beats Omaha Ryan in Round 1 of State Basketball. Holdrege knocks Scotus out of State Basketball playoff action. Grain elevator in Bellwood explodes and kills two. Junior-Senior Prom. Athletic Banquet. Honor's Night. Senior Graduation. t Class Officers: Mike Wieser. Treas.; Chris Styskal. Pres.: Abbi Love. Sec.; Johna Konwinski, Vice-Pres.

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Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Jan. Jan. Feb. March March March April April April April National News 12 19 22 20 23 7 10 12 22 24 8 16 19 21 31 20 20 11 6 9 30 9 12 14 21 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini announced four conditions that the U.S. has to meet to secure the release of 52 of its citizens held hostage in Iran since November 4, 1979. One of the four was to release Iran's frozen assets. - Sk A fuel explosion at an underground Titan II nuclear missile silo near Damascus. Arkansas, killed one person and injured 21 others. Iraq and Iran conflict escalates into major warfare. Greece rejoins NATO forces. Some 60,000 members of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Televi- sion and Radio Artists ended their 94-day strike. Ronald Reagan soundly defeated President Jimmy Carter in the presidential election. Reagan's electoral college vote was 489, compared to Carter's 49. The Republicans gained control of the Senate for the first time since 1956. Steve McQueen died of a heart attack after surgery for cancer. U.S. envoys arrive in Algeria to negotiate hostage issue. The U.S. unmanned spacecraft Voyager I came within 77,000 miles of the planet Saturn. Mae West died. The MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada was destroyed by fire. 84 people died in the fire. The U.S., European Economic Community, and NATO warn the U.S.S.R. against an invasion of Poland. John Lennon was killed by Mark Chapman. Lennon was a former Beatle. Harland “Colonel Sanders, of Kentucky Fried Chicken died. U.S. prime rate hits record 21.5%. Iran demands $24 billion before it will release the U.S. hostages. U.S. census figures announced. The total population of the country was put at 226.504,825 - an 11.4% increase over the 1970 figure. Hostages are freed. Ronald Reagan’s inaugural. Las Vegas Hilton was on fire, 8 dead. Walter Cronkite retires from CBS News Steven Judy is executed in Indiana. John Hinckely Jr. tries to assassinate President Reagan. General Omar Bradley dies. Space Shuttle is launched. Space Shuttle lands safely. Grain embargo against Soviet Union is lifted.