Springville High School - L Artiste Yearbook (Springville, UT)

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(Below) First American woman astronaut, Sally Ride: “It’s too bad that society isn’t to the point yet where the country would send up a woman astronaut and nobody-would think twice about it.” Middle left: Jennifer Beals — Flashdancc. John Shaimon-Puraitiouni Kick Kelly Picture Group Christmas shopping was anything but civilized as parents scrambled to secure a Cabbage Patch Doll for their own child. Supposedly, no two of the dolls were alike, and came equipped with their own certified adoption papers and a birth certificate. Boy George, lead singer of Culture Club, with his pasty makeup, mascara, and braided hair was called the “new wave Libcrace.” CURRENT EVENTS 21

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CURRENT EVENTS National and International News in iIk United States in 1983-84 ranged from the usual confliet over nuclear war and its risks to way out fashions and fads inspired by the British “Punk” move- ment led by Boy George. The rock-cable network MTV has become a national fad. The Christmas Cabbage Patch dolls caused literal mass mania as parents frantically scrambled to secure a 330.00 “dough-faced” doll for their own child. The AIDS epidemic, originating in homosex- ual communities, began to move into the population at large as scientists scrambled for a cure to a disease which destroys the victim’s immunity leaving him vulnerable to deadly disease. Fewer than 14 percent of the victims sur- vived three years after diagnosis. fhe face of war was also predominant. More than 600 stranded medical students were evacuated from the island of Grenada as the 82nd Ariborne invaded the island. American peacekeeping forces in Lebanon seemed only able to “stand by and take casualties” as they were for- bidden to fight back in the early stages of the conflict. A suicide attack in Beruit by a truck loaded with dynamite smashed into Marine headquarters killing 63 Americans, 'flic conflict in El Salvador also continued. An estimated 90 percent of all of American military forces were spread throughout the world in an attempt to keep the peace. On an even more somber note, a Korean Airliner in- vaded Soviet airspace and after being warned, was shot down by Soviet jet fighters. Nothing but a grease-spot was left to mark the spot where 269 civilian lives had come to an end. Heavy flooding in Utah was contrasted bv one of the worst droughts in years in the Plains states, and Soviet leader Yuri Andropov died and was replaced by Chernenko. (Lynnuc Whiting) PHOTOS COURTESY OF NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE Reed Magnum Jan Blaekstar (Above) War was a worldwide occupation in 1983 and 1984. Millions were left homeless and destitute. Second only to the dust-bowl of the 1930’s, drought cut agriculture production sharply in the plains states in sharp contrast with heavy flooding in Utah. 20 CURRENT EVENTS

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Council members Dean Allan, Mayor Brent I Iav- mond, Jerry Smith and Delora Bertlcson com- mem on the proposal. CHANGE THE MASCOT!!! Biennial Community Dispute Surfaces Again 22 MASCOT