University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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THE YEAR IN REVIEW Fa Since 1925 the Admiral ' s Cup has been one of the world ' s most prestigious yachting festivals. The final event is the Fastnet Race, a run from the Isle of Wight in the Channel to the Fastnet Light on the southern coast of Ireland and back. But this year, on August 15th, a sudden gale struck the 306 ships from nineteen countries, sinking 22 of them and drowning 18 people. The race was won by Ted Turner, the legendary multi-millionaire from Atlanta, Georgia, in his yacht Tenacious. On August 27, 1979, there was another yachting disaster in the bay at Mullaghmore, County Sligo, Ireland. The Shadow V was destroyed by a time bomb planted by IRA terrorists. The IRA had done the unthinkable; they had murdered a member of the royal family. Lord Louis Mountbatten, 79, was killed along with his grandson Nicholas KnatchbuU, 14, crewman Paul Max- well, 15, and the Earl ' s daughter ' s mother in-law the Baroness Brabourne, 81. Just hours later in Northern Ireland 18 British soldiers were killed in a bomb ambush. The shock of Black Monday struck the very soul of the British nation. Earl Mount- batten of Burma was a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, the cousin of Queen EUzabeth II and the uncle of her husband Prince Philip. Called the last of the story-book heroes, Louis was the youngest captain and then the youngest admiral in the history of the Royal Navy. The handsome playboy became the Supreme Allied Commander in Southeast Asia during World War II and was later the last Viceroy of India. He personally supervised the transfer of power to the new Indian and Pakistani governments. In the 1950s Mountbatten personally forged the three armed services into a united defense ministry. He won more honors and medals than any other man of his generation. The Guiness Book of World Records recognized him as the most honored man in history. Hundreds of thousands of people lined his London funeral route for what was the largest public funeral since the Duke of Wellington ' s in 1852. This was also the largest gathering of Europe ' s royalty since the death of George VI in 1952. Two suspects were arrested in Ireland. On the national scene, UN Ambassador Andrew Young, the highest ranking black in the Carter Administration, resigned when it was discovered he had met with PLO representatives against State Department instructions. Leaders of the American Jewish community had demanded his removal. On August 19th Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida when she swam the 89 miles from Bimini to Palm Beach. Mother Nature was on the warpath. Hurricanes David and Frederick caused death and devastation in the Carribean and coastal United States. In Sicily Mt. Etna erupted for the first time this century killing six people. Vivian Vance, 66, died of cancer on August 17 th. She was best known as Ethel Mertz on Love Lucy. Antoinette Slovik, widow of the only soldier executed for desertion in WWII, Pvt. Eddie Slovik, died September 7th. Poverty stricken, she tried for years to get her husband ' s life insurance benefits from the army. Actress Jean Seberg committed suicide in Paris. During the sixties the FBI illegally discredited her for her connection with a Black Panther leader. Dame Gracie Fields, 8 1 died on Septem- ber 28th. Knighted only seven months ago, she sold more records during the twenties than any other artist. The oldest American, former slave Charlie Smith died of a stroke at the age of 137. On October 12th Chad Green, 3, died of leukemia in Mexico where his parents had taken him to receive Laetrile treatments against a court order. Cartoonist Al Capp, the creator of Little Abner, died November 5th at the age of 70. Finally, Mamie Eisenhower, widow of the late President, died of a stroke. The discovery of 3000 Russian troops in Cuba caused an uproar in the US. On September 17th the Bolshei Ballet went home minus Leonid and Valentina Koslova and Alexander Gudunov. Eight days later world champion figure skaters Oleg and Ludmilla Protopapov defected to Switzerland. They won Olympic gold medals in Innsbruck in 1964 and Grenoble in 1968. On the international scene. Pope John Paul II toured Ireland and the US telling millions of cheering fans that there must be peace, preistly celibacy and no abortion, birth control, or female peace, priestly celibacy and no abortion, birth control, or female priests. On September 21st self-proclaimed Emperor Jean Be- del Bokassa I of the Central American Empire was deposed by former President David Dacko who was backed by French troops. Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan resigned after Prime Minister Begin refused to allow Palestinians to partici- pate in peace talks. South Korean President Park was murdered by the head of his CIA. International agencies rushed to save the Cambodian people from starvation while rival factions fought for control of the country. Of course, Iran was the big story. On October 23rd the deposed Shah was allowed into the US for cancer treatment at East Side Hospital in New York: he has friends in high places. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students seized the US Embassy in Tehran, Iran taking 62 hostages. They demanded the return of the Shah. Although governments must protect foreign embas- sies by international law, Ayatollah Khomeini praised the act and called Americans Satan ' s People. This prompted the tem- porary seizure of the British Embassy for being an evil ally of the Devil. Students demanded the return of former Prime Minister Shahpour Baktiar, but when they were told it was com- mon knowledge he was living in Paris they surrendered the embassy with embarrassment. Still, they would not compromise with the Americans. Demonstrations rocked both countries creating a patriotism in the US unknown since before Vietnam. Some suggested bombing Iran back to the Stone Age which only made the Iranians gloat about the cruelty of the demonic Amer- icans. Unfortunately, many innocent Iranian students in this country became scapegoats. America slowly began to realize there was no way to force Iran to release the hostages short of nuclear war. With no solutions, the crisis dragged on. 21

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Tom Chapin For a mere dollar the Union Board treated over 300 students to the musical talents of Tom Chapin. Friday night, September 14, 1979, was quite a night in Shanklin Theatre for all present. The famous folksinger delighted and entertained with his sing- along songs. Chapin has earned a fair sized following on the UE campus over the past few years with his humorous and mellow music. The two and a half hour show also included an opening act by Chris Bliss, a juggler with great skill and strobe lights. Chapin ended the concert with his two greatest hits: the theme from Make a Wish (the ABC television show of which he was host) and what he calls the Chapin Anthem, All my Life ' s a Circle.

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Sir Harold Wilson Sir Harold Wilson, prime minister of Great Britain from 1964-1970 and 1974-1975, was at UE on September 27th and 28th. Sir Harold was on a lecture tour of American universities. The Washtngton-London-Moscow-Peking Quadrilateral, Sir Harold ' s lecture, was presented before a capacity crowd in Neu Chapel on the evening of the 27th. Wilson ' s speech was filled with reminences of his dealings with American political figures. He especially praised Presi- dent Harry Truman, who he said was very misunderstood. Wilson also had memories of President Johnson and Viet- nam. Sir Harold, exercising more intelligence than his American friend, refused flatly even when LBJ begged him to send just one regiment of Highlanders playing bagpipes into the Saigon base. Wilson also had a typically European appraisal of Richard Nixon: a very good and able president but for Watergate, and that was a big but. Sir Harold spoke in favor of detente as a necessary condition for the survival of mankind, but he cautioned that this should not cause a relaxation of wariness of the Russians. Wilson firmly maintained that they are still the bad guys, and added that this does not mean the Chinese are good guys. Sir Harold had breakfast the next morning with a group of ten students in Harpers Dining Center (he did survive the meal). A number of issues were discussed including the American Presidential race. Most agreed that Senator Ken- nedy would take the Democratic nomination from the Pres- ident. Among the more colorful issues discussed was the possibility of a United States of Europe. Putting the Roman Empire back together has fascinated many since the days of Charlemagne, but Wilson nixed the idea as still too ahead of its time. The students all expressed great satisfaction at meeting Wilson in such a personal and relaxed way. 22