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THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCHS Once long ago in a remote corner of south- west Georgia there was a small learning institute that was called Seminole County High School Since it was the only high school in the county the name was accurate enough if not very imagi- native The school housed 591 students in the ninth through the twelfth grades and was responsible for giving them a basic education This book is a record of the life and times of these students preserved for posterity in this book lest they forget as time passes Seminole County consisted of 24b square mles of flat farmland and bordered by the Chat- tahoochee River on the west and the beautiful Lake Seminole on the south The area was known chiefly for its peanut and soybean farm- ing and for the fishing and recreational facilities that the lake provides 3.500 of the county's 7.800 population lived in the square mile that was the county seat. Donalsonville Also in Don- alsonville were two hospitals, four lawyers, two groceries, three car dealers, four tractor dealers, two power companies, and a post office The only other post office in the county was in Iron City, a town of 750. five miles east of Donal- sonville Its claim to fame is Richardson s Barbe- que While the world around this town swirled in turmoil, it remained a center of calm peaceful life During the year these were the top news stories 1) The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Iran from his exile in France after his followers ousted the Shah who was receiving medical treatment in New York Iranian students stormed the American Embassy in their capital. Tehran, and held 50 citizens of the U S as hostages demanding that the Shah be returned to a villa on an island off the coast of Panama When the Soviets vetoed the United Nations Security Council vote to impose trade sanctions on Iran the U S began to organize its own trade embargo with the aid of its allies If this is not enough. Iran, itself is in the midst of internal dis- sension against the Ayatollah 2) The U S S R began occupation of Afghani- stan on Christmas Day by ousting one pro- Soviet leader. Haffizullah Amin, in favor of Bakrai Larmal. who was more willing to do Moscow's will The five divisions of Russian troops met still resistance from Afghan tribesmen who fiercely defended their mountain homelands President Jimmy Carter promptly cut U S. gram shipments 4
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to the U S S R by 17 billion tons 3) Lake Placid. New York is the site proposed tor the 1980 Winter Olympics Moscow is sched- uled to host the Summer Games, but Canada in leading a push to have switched to Montreal, the site of the 1976 Games, in the wake of the Afghan situation 4) The University of Alabama finished the sea- son on New Year's Day with an undefeated sea- son and the National Championship The Sugar Bowl defeat of Arkansas 24-9 was the Crimson Tides 23rd straight, the longest in college foot- ball 5) The price of precious metals soared to unbelieveable heights The price of silver has tri- pled. platinum pushes $1000 an ounce, and gold prices can change as much as seventy-five dollars an ounce Over a three month interval the price of gold changed from less than four hundred to more than $675 an ounce As of January 2. 1980. the price of yellow metal stood at $559 50 per ounce 6) The Pittsburgh Steelers met the Los Ange- les Rams in Super Bowl XIV The three-time world champions from Pittsburgh were favored by ten points to take the football equivalent to the World Series title that the Pittsburgh Pirates won in seven games under the power hitting of Willie Stargell Final score Pittsburgh Los Angeles 7) Oil jumped from $18 to $28 a barrel in the wake of a year end POEC meeting in Venezuela The price of premium gasoline at the pumps is $1 13 9 10. though in September it wasn't unu- sual to see gas as low as 96 6C a gallon 8) The 1980 Presidential Campaign started in '78 with a rash of announcements by Republi- cans declaring their candidacy Ronald Reagan leads the field, followed by John Connally and George Bush John Anderson. Howard Baker. Phillip Crane, and Robert Dole appear in the Also- Ran'' column, and there is still talk about drafting Gerald Ford as the GOP candidate Jimmy Carter has worn down Ted Kennedy's early lead in Democratic support with his han- dling of the crises in Iran and Afghanistan while Edmund Brown of California tries to steal votes from both men 9) In local news Donalsonville Hospital opened its new 66-bed facility This greatly adds to the quality of medical care in Seminole County 5
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