Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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U Calyornia could be a nation, it would be the eighth richest in the world. CalUor- nia is a flourish of people, in- dustry, land, and agriculture. Instead of reaping in a suc- cessful crop, Calyornia struggled during 1981-82 through disasters, incom- petence, and inflation. The Mediterranean fruit fly continued to harass CalU'or- nians this year. The pest spread almost 4,000 square miles, including Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Mateo Counties, all of which were quarantined areas. Instead of spraying Malathion from the start, Governor Brown ordered that fruit be stripped from trees in the Santa Clara County and intensive ground spraying of Malathion be suming, and didn't solve the problem. When the threat of a federal quarantine on CalUornia's agricultural products arose, aerial spraying was then ordered by Brown. Both the CalU'ornia Conservation Corps and the National Guard assisted in the erradication of the pest. The California Highway Patrol set up roadside inspec- tions to catch any fruit which might have been taken from the quarantined area. ln regard to disaster, Nor- thern CalU'ornia experienced its worst storm in a quarter of a century. Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma Counties were all declared Major Disaster Areas by President Reagan. January's storm left Northern California in least 29 deaths and S300 million in property damage. The only way to describe it is to compare it on a smaller scale to Mt. St. Helens, said Representative Leon Panet- ta, D-Monterey, after seeing the wreckage. Governor Brown fought vigorously against the federal oil and gas develop- ment plans for Northern Calyornia where there was widespread concern about dangers to shipping, the fishing industry, tourism, marine life, and the blighting of some of the state's most scenic coastal areas. The PGHE had its share of problems this year, one of them being their Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. Located 2.5 miles from the Hosgri fault, an underwater Disasters, inflation trouble CaIUornia started. The govemor was pressured by the farm in- dustry to order aerial spraying, of the pesticide to protect the 54.7 billion produce, but local com- munities and densely populated areas, which feared the adverse effects to health and property, reacted with alarm and lobbied against the aerial spraying. Hand-stripping trees and ground spraying, a task that cost over 322 million, was cumbersome and time con- 232 shambles. Because of a mudslide, the Golden Gate Bridge was closed for only the second time in its 45-year history. Many people were buried under tons of earth from mudslides. An estimated 7,000 home along with 1,500 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Telephone and PG8zE lines were down as well as many counties which suffered water shortages due to rup- tured water pipes. This calamity caused at earthquake fault, the plant received much static from anti-nuclear protesters. Incompetence was the main factor in the plant's failure. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted to grant PG8zE per- mission to begin low level testing and the leading of fuel. This was postponed when many faults were found in the cooling systems. Other problems were found in the earthquake safety supports for pipes in the reactor's

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1 Under a watchful e e Colombian foreign exchange . Y f student Helena Naranjo searches for a good photograph. Colombian exchange student discovers U.S. amusement For senior Helena Naranjo, American Field Service exchange student, Tokay High has been a far cry from the private, Catholic all-girl school she attended in her native Colombia. A student at Tokay since December, Helena noted three main differences between life in Colombia and life in the United States. The U.S. afforded better living conditions, more freedom, and more individuality. Needless to say, Naranjo was very glad to have the opportunity to attend school in California and enjoy many new experiences she wouldn't have had other- wise. AFS reunions, an Air Supply concert in Concord, pumpkin pie, snow, and a football game were just a few of the fun things Helena enjoyed. Most of all, she is greatful for Tokay sophomore Cathy West- fall and her mother for making the year in the U.S. a memorable one. Cathy's a great sister and friend...she often helps me with my English, said Helena earnestly. I'll be sorry to leave all the friends I've made during my stay. Of her six scheduled classes at Tokay, Helena named Photography and Speech as her two favorites.

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auxiliary cooling system. This was due to the fault of the engineers who used the wrong blueprints in the designing and building of the supports. Frederick Mielke, chairman of PG8zE said that the people responsible for the errors have either left the company or taken an early retirement. PG8zE continued to be harassed by angered protesters. This time the reason was increased electic bills. Many monthly bills had doubled or even in some cases tripled after the Public Untilities Commission IPUCI granted the company a S900 million increase. PG8zE cited inflation, interest, and con- struction costs. The utility 2,000 workers later. It was reconstructed to appear as it did in 1900. No matter how much Californians went through this year, Governor Brown said one thing holds true, By any measure, there are few places on earth to com- I. Gov. Jerry Brown speaks out against off shore oil and gas development. 2. Diablo Canyon nuclear plant had more than its share of faults. 3. One in a long line of cars is inspected for fruit being taken out of a quarantined area. pete with this dynamic con- fluence of diverse people and resources. ' by Audrey Ogawa company stated that the Diablo Canyon ,costs were not included in the rate hikes. In order to oppose the hike, many utility customers participated in a 21 county blackout, rallies and attem- pts by local officials to form their own utility districts. Others signed petitions and some sent their unility bills to PUC. On the lighter side of the year, the state capitol was finally completed. The S68 million project was finished after some six years and mug, State Essay 233