University of Akron - Tel Buch Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Hard Times Citizens had to deal with tough times this year as the unemployment rate soared to a post-depression all-time high. And with flooding in the Mississippi region, heavy snow storms in Colorado, and damag- ing storms on the West Coast, many people had to fight to keep their homes. Because of the many disasters caused by the weather, The American Red Cross announced that its disaster relief fund was bankrupt. Panic struck the nation in the fall with the Tylenol scare, while the increased detection of Acquired lmmunities Deficiency Syndrome CAIDSD had caused many to stop donating blood. While there was yet no cure for AIDS, the year was highlighted with several scientific successes. The first artificial heart was im- planted, and NASA announced that Pioneer 10 became the first man-made device to leave the solar system. Q-........-V -W-,ff ' awww it 5 i . af gf' .Aff 1 V m --...-w'1+- V24 if jf 5 I Q. X 533 Bfirriey Clark lived for 112 days with his artificial heart. 20 ln Our Time f N I 4' P s rifif'1 L J J J 1 in ,sm gg .1035 Demonstrators protest unemployment in Washington, D.C. Food lines became a familiar sight as more than 12 million Americans went jobless ' fi I2 -' 931. - Q The winter storm on the West Coast racks up damage. i fi, gi l rf: ll l

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N.. f ' I , mol' -flag-V- X ,M x ' ., . -V : M 1 Q: fl '- i . is Y4 K x '11 ' Sl T Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales with their infant son, Prince William. lMV53iF.f'RSK:,x'Y1s-w'i',2't 7922, . -f it f ' T ' 5 Rf. ' ' V ' ' 'KG9ztZX2MiFWZW4 x,g'q :,, . V P A '!?'g!fQ, 4 T.. .V if ' 'N .4 1 Q.. ' 1 . ar, Qi ---. y 4 u ' I i N-. i xii il The highlight of the 1982 World's Fair is the 266-foot sunsphere. On the 'N l I Q l l i f l 5 i l i I l Lighter Side ' World News spotlighted several happier notes this year as The World's Fair opened in Knoxville, Tennessee. More than 11 million visitors came to the fair over the six-month exposition. In the fall, Prince William Arthur Phillip Louis, infant son of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, was introduced to the world. Queen Elizabeth II also made the news by making a week-long visit to the West Coast of The United States. International News ln Our Time l l i i l 1 l

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Henry Fonda f ', ,. We V Paul Lynde 3-.25 Princess Grace 14fvflf't'12. ' Vlany travel to the newly dedicated Vietnam War memorial on Veterans Day, f, ,f ye- ,, , -, - f - ,X s, , , , 1 l . P' M , 4,2 key. il' iii i fi :'. sl: El '. Y 2 , W: i 'M f- 1 if M 1 l ' 5. , Q si' Good i pi :il .... Bye i Karen Carpenter IA Ingrid Bergman .us A Q' M SX i T' i ll .J 'rv F' i ,. il Bess Truman National f News l ln Our Time l l