South Garland High School - Sabre Yearbook (Garland, TX)

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World News at a lance 24 News at a Glance From trouble in Lebanon to Super Bowl Heroes Soviets Shoot To Kill In the past 30 years, attacks on civilian airliners have been rare. Early in September, a Korean Air Liner was cold-bloodedly shot A down', from the skies by a missile-firing Soviet Interceptor. Two hundred sixty-nine innocent individuals lost their lives. After President Reagan referred to the Soviet attack as a barbaric act, he informed the public that it was the Soviet Union's responsibility to explain its behavior. The crisis finally ended in a stalemate, with public opinion definitely against the Soviets. Pop-Soul Star Sweeps Nation Michael Jackson took the American Music Awards by storm in mid-January when he won 8 awards in the presence of a very enthusiastic audience. Some of these awards included Best Pop Video, Best Soul Video, Best Male Vocalist, and Best Album of the Year. Redskins Lose To LA Raiders On Super Bowl Sunday, January 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders made Super Bowl history when they defeated Washington 38-9. This was the most lop-sided victory in the history of the Super Bowl.

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Crisis In Lebanon It was an early Sunday morning in Lebanon the beginning of an October day, one that promised to draw record crowds to the country's beaches. It was that same seemingly perfect day that cost hundreds of U.S. Marines their lives. Most of the 200 were still in their cots asleep when suddenly, a truck, loaded with dynamite, crashed in to the building's lobby and exploded the structure, collapsing it in seconds. By that evening, the toll stood at 147 Marines dead, 60 wounded. Jesse Jackson: . . , Big in 84 After already seeing strong signs of growing political involvement in 1982, the turnout of Blacks, in both political registration and running, grew tremendously after the announcement of Jesse Jackson's candidacy for President in the 1984 election. He was the first black candidate for President ever in the United States. He also made a name for himself by negotiating the release of pilot Robert Goodman from the Syrian government. PRICE LIST Album. . . 58.99 Candy Bar. . . 5.40 Canned Soft Drink . . . 5.50 Concert Ticket . . . 515.00 McDonald's Quarter Pounder . . . 51.27 Movie Ticket . . . 55.00 School Lunch . . . 51.10 Unleaded Gas. . . 51.19 per gal. Whole Milk. . . 52.39 per gal. News at a Glance 25