Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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Begin. The assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel in September prompted Israeli troops to occupy west Beirut. With the purpose of maintaining the peace, Israeli forces were soon stained by the blood of a PLO Christian Phalangists slaughter NEW YORK-A booming stock market made for feverish activity as prices on the New York Stock Exchange soared to record levels, reaching a high for the Dow Jones Indus- trial Average of 1,065.49 on Nov. 3, 1982. Chrysler rebounds, the Dow J ones and unemployment peaks. Year in Review of 800 men, women and children. As the war between Iran and neigh- boring Iraq escalated into its third year casualties climbed above 100,000 in 1982. Arms supplied by Israel and the Soviet Union assisted Khomeni in his counterattack. The Soviet puppet government in C Wide World Photo yearts end. It was a roller coaster year for the economy. On October 8, unemploy- ment reached double-digit proportions for the hrst time since 1941. A month later, on November 3, the Dow J ones Industrial hit an all-time high at 1,065.49. Leading economic indicatorsein- cluding the housing industry-were on the up swing at the end of 1982. The biggest signal that good times were on the way back was a profit shown by the Chrysler Corporation. gCOAL - U ?AUTO; - , WEE L- w ant Afghanistan held its own against tri- bal guerrilla forces in that ongoing conflict. It was a year of strategic moving for Soviet and Afghan forces who attempted to regain parts of the desert-like terrain that seemed to see- saw between the two forces. El WE W ANT J 0 B $5 Wide World Photo WASHIN G TON-Demonstrators stand in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, protesting unemployment which left more than 12 million Americans out of work by In the four years since an act of Congress saved Chrysler from corpo- rate disaster the company has been showing a profit and even boasts of a $900-million cash hoard. Last year the value of Chrysler stock more than quintupled from 3318 to 1734, second only to electronic game makers Coleco. However, one financial signal grew seemingly worse as the year pro- gressed. The number of foreclosures on both small businesses and homes reached a phenomenal 45 percent. CI 11

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The Year in Review ' The Obelisk II takes a look at some of this yearis headlines and highlights. From El Salvador t0 the Falklands, war raged on. Eighteen nations were fighting, whether it be battle of the land or seas or guerrilla warfare, and an es- timated 125,000 men, women and children lost their lives during these skirmishes in 1982. Since the ultrarightist Major Roberto d,Aubuisson came into power three years ago, 30,000 citizens have died there. Despite public complaints to Congress over continuing abuse of hu- man rights, the US. sent more than $300-million in military and economic aid to El Salvador in 1982 alone. Aside from the continual flow of arms into to the Central American hot-spot the United States proposed increasing the number of military advisors to train government forces. The increased aid made the light for El Salvador look more and more like Viet Nam. In Guatemala, where government forces have claimed some 5,000 civil- ian lives since a coup in March of 1981, the picture was no different. On April 2 Britain was pushed into a battle for 4,700 square miles of rocky islands in the South Atlantic when Argentines took control of the tiny Falkland Islands colony. Prime Min- ister Margaret Thatcher reacted by sending 27,000 men, more than twelve times the population of the province, aboard warships, submarines and converted luxury liners-the Queen Elizabeth II and the Canberra. Although the war only lasted until early J une, the human cost was high. Some 255 British troops and 746 Ar- gentines died along with three civil- ians from the capital city of Port Stanley. 10 X L mm: k. 5 Wide World Photo GOOSE GREEN, EAST FALKLAND-Argentinian soldiers captured at Goose Green are guarded by a Royal Marine shortly after their surrender ended a three-month- old conflict with Great Britain. While the battle off the coast of Argentina took most by surprise, the fighting in Lebanoneafter seven long years-was just part of everyday life. A surprise attack by Israeli bomb- ers and troops, however, was the far- thest thing from everyday life that the residents of Lebanon were expect- ing. It looked like the Middle East bloodshed might come to an end when US. envoy Phillip Habib mediated for the Palestinian Liberation Organiza- tion and the Israeli government headed by Prime Minister Menachem

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The Year in Review SALTLAKE CITY, UTAH- The worldts first heart trans- plant recipient Dr. Barney Clark manages a smile a day after a team of surgeons, including Dr. William DeVries trightt, completedx the implantation on the Seattle dentist. One hundred and twelve days after the landmark Decem ber 2, 1982 operation Clark died at the University of Utah Medical Center. Clark makes medical history. h Medical history was made on De-- cember 2 when a team of surgeons at the University of Utah Medical Center implanted an artificial heart in an ailing Seattle dentist. One-hundred and twelve days and more than 13-million beats later the 12 man-made, plastic and aluminum heart was shut off. Not'because it was defective but because the 62-year-old Barney Clarkts other organs, includ- ing kidneys and lungs, failed. A lot can be said for Barney Clark,s courage and stamina. In addition to the seven-and-a-half hour operation to install the first permanent artificial heart, Clark underwent surgery to close blisters on his lungs, replace a cracked valve in the mechanical heart and to stop severe nose bleeds. Clark also suffered seizures, bouts of pneu- monia, kidney failure, depression and Wide World Photo mental confusion. Clarkts sacrifice and suffering has added to the medical profession,s knowledge and will save lives in the future. Dr. Robert J arvik, the hearts designer, feels that his invention has proved its worth. ttWe have been able to offer at least one patient who was terminally ill a reasonable level of hope for a good life? El Year in Review