University of Iowa - Hawkeye Yearbook (Iowa City, IA)

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FACES ' PLACES ' -EY-ENTS olitics dominated the month of Oc- tober as the candidates made their last attempts at swaying voters to their side. Reagan and Mondale ar- gued their sides of the issues dur- ing two 90 minute debates spon- sored bythe League of Women Voters. Ac- cording to opinion polls following the debates, Mondale won the first but was edged out slightly by Reagan in the second. Bush and Ferrarro also got a chance to meet head-on in their own debate which was declared a draw by opinion polls. On October 31, the world was shocked by the news that lndian Prime Minister ln- dira Gandhi had been assassinated by Sikhs in New Dehli. Gandhi's son, Rajiv, took over as prime minister shortly after her death. Like luly, November was also a month of historic events. lt started with the end of the political campaigns - the election. President Reagan was re-elected by a landslide, winning in 49 states. Reagan called the election results a Rmandate of the people and promised that l'America is back. ln Iowa, Democrat Tom Harkin won the hard fought senatorial race, upsetting Republican incumbent Roger lepsen. The nation's attention then focused on the heavens as the space shuttle Discovery completed an eight day mission which for the first time included the retrieval of lost satellites. Back on earth, a tiny baby lost her strug- gle for life after surviving for 21 days with the transplanted heart of a baboon. Baby Fae , who stirred controversy between doctors and animal rights groups, was the longest surviving human recipient of an ani- mal heart. Ten days later, another heart story made the news. William Schroeder became the second recipient of an artificial heart. Schroeder's recovery was closely followed by the press during the following months. Throughout November and December, news of a terrible famine in Ethiopia was graphically brought into American homes via pictures from network news. Many agencies and relief groups rushed aid to the troubled area. The United States pledged S103 million in relief funds from various sources to help the six to seven million Ethi- opians on the brink of starvation. December started out with another tra- degy in lndia. A leak of poisonous gas at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal killed 2,500 and injured 150,000 more. The tragedy raised questions about the safety responsi- bilities of U.S. companies in other countries. Questions were also raised about vigilan- te justice later in the month when Bernhard Goetz shot and injured four black teen- agers in a New York subway after the youths approached him for money. Goetz received public support for his action and was acquitted of all charges on the grounds of self-defense. As sub-zero temperatures swept across most of the country in january, Secretary of State George Schultz met with Soviet for- eign Minister Andrei Gromyko for the first time in the Reagan administration in an at- tempt to thaw U.S.-Soviet relations and set up further meetings between the super powers. Later in the month, these same sub-zero temperatures forced the cancellation of the public presidential inauguration ceremonies and parade. February's news events happened in rap- id succession. On February 14, the family of CNN corre- spondent leremy Levin received a special Valentine's gift. After being held captive in Lebanon for almost a year, Levin escaped from his captors and returned home to the U.S. Three days after Valentine's Day, Murray Haydon became the third artificial heart re- cipient. His surgery was completed in re- cord time - three and one half hours. icon- tinued on page 189 tAbovej Workers remove the first of seven giant spikes from the Statue of Liberty's crown during an overall restoration of the statue. fLeftj Performing under the title, The Cause, which stands for Christian Artists United to Save the Earth, Gospel music artists join hands to pray before begin- ning their recording of the song UDo Something Now to help the African famine relief effort. jFar Leftl Artificial heart recipient William J. Schroeder waves farewell to Humana's Audubon Hospital as he moves into his new home across the street from the hospital.

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1LeftJ He's the one. President Ronald Reagan gives thumbs up after his re-election in Novem- ber over Walter Mondale. QAP Photol iBelowl The crew of the shuttle Discovery successfully retrieves two satellites estimated at S70 million. QAP Photol ffl FACES ' PLACES i' EVENTS 15

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l , XL,. , l 1 I I Q OVEMBER 6Ronald Reagan wins the presidency with a landslide victory over Democratic candi- date Walter Mondale. 1 1 Vietnam Veterans Memorial becomes a national monument. 16 Space shuttle Discovery completes the first ever salvage mission of inactive sat- ellites. 28United States pledges 5103 million to aid the victims of the Ethiopian famine. This relief comes after broadcasts of the tragedy on network television. 0 indes- Bhopal, India Kills 2,500 and injures 100,000 r ' - 2 1 Ar'- ' . . . es 0 I 3-A fatal gas leakiat the Union Carbide plant in more. 0 E i Bernhard Goetz shoots four black youths in self defense in a New York subway becoming a vigilante hero in the eyes 0 of the nation. f ANUARY 7Secretary of State George Schultz meets fwith Sfiviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromy- ko to discuss United States-Soviet relations. L Bad weatlier is the reason for the can- cellation of the presidential inaugura- tion ceremonies and parade. FEBR ARY 14 jeremy Levin, news reporter for CNN, escapes his captors in Lebanon and re- turns home safely. Murray Haydon becomes the third re- cipient of an artificial heart. 18 General William Westmoreland with- draws his 5120 million libel suit against CBS FACES ' PLACES ' EVENTS 17