Southern Illinois University - Obelisk Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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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

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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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Tylenol poisoning claims seven lives. In early October seven suburban Chicagoans died. Not unusual for a city of more than three million citi- zens. Then a common denominator was found in the deaths. An airline stewardess, a homemaker and a young Year in Review school girl who had been ailing from a cold had all taken cyanide-laced Tylenol. The deaths kicked off a chain reac- tion of shock and panic. The result was a $100-million nationwide recall by the makers of the nationis number one over-the-counter pain reliever, J ohnson 8L J ohnson. More than 22 million bottles of the tablets and capsules poured into re- gional testing centers and authorities followed any lead they came across. To complicate matters, itcopy cati, crimes soon followed. In one instance 'another pain reliever was laced with strychnine and in another, acid was mixed with eyewash. Several weeks after the recall Tyle- nol was reintroduced to the public with a new threefold safety wrapping. Other corporations soon followed Mac- Neil Labs in instrumenting tamper- proof features. El CHICAGO-Employees of the Chicago City Health Department test Tylenol medications for deadly cyanide that killed seven Chicago area residents who took the extra'strength capsules. Wide World Photo 13