Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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Tokay High School has seen and gone through a decade of conflict and terror. Increases in militia, rebels, and Soviet expansion were universal fears of 1981 -82. When on his tour to spread a message of peace and love, Pope John Paul II was shot three times in St. Peter's Square before a crowd of thousands on May 13. Shock of this news rocked the thousands of people in St. Peter's Square as well as around the world. Not only was the Pope shot, but two women were wounded as well. Mehmet Ali Agca was the man charged with the shooting of the Pope and said, I couldn't care less about lUe. Nevertheless, recovering toward Sadat, and, in the act of saluting him, the officer tossed a grenade, accom- plices scrambled from the truck, and opened fire. President Reagan did not attend Sadat's funeral due to security reasons, but he in- vited former presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter, fwho had worked with Sadat in the pastj to represent the United States in a delegation led by Alexander Haig, secretary of state. Hosni Mubarak, vice president during Sadat's term, is now the new president of Egypt with a 330-0 vote. Increased tension raged throughout Ireland. The British government out-ruled the restoration of political violence U Sands died. On the 66th day of the hunger strike, Bobby Sands, 27, died on May 5, 1981. Pope John Paul II visited the prisoner on Sands' deathbed. During the hunger strike more bombings, hijackings, and riots continued in the streets of Ireland. Meanwhile, the IRA's fight for the special privileges Sands did not win was carried on my many other hunger strikers in prison. On the 66th day of the hunger strike, Bobby Sands, 27, died on May 5, 1981. Pope John Paul II visited the prisoner on Sands' death bed. Meanwhile, the IRA's fight for the special privileges Sands did not win was carried on by many other New increased tension brings fear to world from the puncture of his pan- creas, Pope Paul II on May 27 quickly returned to the Vatican business. But not everyone was safe from terrorist assassins, An- war Sadat, president of Egypt, was murdered in his homeland, leaving a sight of many gunned-down soldiers in the streets of Cairof As Sadat was attending a military parade celebrating his 1973 surprise attack on Israel, a junior lieutenant stepped from a truck, walked 274 status for jailed Irish Republican Army guerrillas which was granted in 1972. The 350 IRA guerrillas in the Maze prison started a hunger strike. In March 1981, Bobby Sands, the first to start the hunger strike, was serving a 14-year term for a gun law violation after a gun battle with police. Sands wanted his political status and U' he didn't get it, he would rather die. Roman Catholic ex- tremists threatened new hunger strikers in the prison. Poland was enguU'ed in Martial Law by General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's Communist Party leader. Even before Jaruzelski's Operation Three Circles, the two Soviet divisions in Poland put into operation, a new communications net- work and used it to talk among themselves and to Polish units. Jaruzelski, taking com- mand to ruin the free spirit of

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solidarity, instituted his own idea, Operation Three Cir- cles, in which he added a night curfew, banned assem- blies, and imposed identity checks on Polish citizens, cut the phones and telexes, cen- sored the mail, closed down gas stations, and curtailed air and surface travel. School's were forced to shut down and the banks limited withdrawals. Many workers in Poland, especially the Silesian coal miners, chose to fight back. In the mining town of Raciborz, striking coal workers announced that they would stay in the shafts until Martial Law was lUted and local Soladarity leaders set free. Consequently, the mine management refused to pay mine workers' wives when A once-in-a-lUetime chan- ce to view the marriage ceremony of a future British king occurred in the sum- mer. Prince Charles' and Lady Diana's wedding sparkled with fairy tale allure as 750 million people escaped their otherwise hum-drum lives of inflation and military outbreak. The year had many sur- prising events, but hopefully, it will have a positive out- come. by Maria Umnas 1. Enjoying the Vatican business that he had missed is Pope John ll. 2. Trying to resume control over the Egyptian overnment is the new president, Hosni Mubarak. 3. Disgusted with the riots and strikes throughout Poland L A is General Wojciech Jaruzelski. payday arrived. Several workers fled the mine and protested. The police were summoned, but workers had blocked the mine's entrance with steel drums. When police moved in, workers fought them off with crowbars, axes, and stones, wounding dozens of officers as police opened fire. Even with all the problems arising around the world, people waited patiently for the royal wedding. World Essay 275