University of South Carolina Spartanburg - Carolana Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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JOHN WAYNE, THE DUKE, DIES Vol. 1 No. 1 uses 1970 ' s OVERVIEW p. 3 June, 1979 (AP)— John Wayne, a Hollywood hero for nearly 50 years, and 200 movies, built his image as a fearless, determined fighter. That was the way The Duke died— in a coura- geous fight with cancer. As the disease began its final assault and the pain became more and more severe, Wayne sometimes refused the drugs that could have eased the way. He wanted, a hospital official told the press, to be with his children, his grandchildren . . . He would tolerate discom- fort just to be near his family. He was — and is — an American institution, said actor Charlton Heston. It ' s not surprising that, to the end, Duke gave an example of cour- age that made him more than an actor and friend. As a measure of Wayne ' s immense popularity and almost legendary stature. Congress last month voted to have a gold medal struck in his honor. Among the other 83 recipients of the congressional medal have been George Wash- ington and Andrew Jackson. Wavne had faced cancer before. The disease THE KING IS DEAD August 16, 1977 (AP) — Fans of yesterday and today, old and young, teenyboppers and their middle-aged mothers, gathered today on Elvis Presley ' s doorstep, not to scream and cheer but to mourn. Their king is dead. Elvis Aron Presley, the sexy Mississippi truck driver who launched his own record career and became America ' s greatest king of rock ' n ' roll, died Tuesday afternoon of a heart ailment. He was 42. The switchboard received calls from all 50 states and from as far away as Guam and Johannesburg, South Africa. Everyone wanted to know where to send flowers. Presley, whose recording of Heartbreak Hotel helped put him on top of the entertainment world 21 years ago, was discovered unconscious at Graceland in suburban Memphis on Tuesday afternoon. Presley was found dressed in pajamas and lying face-up in the red-carpeted bathroom next to his second-floor bedroom. Dr. George Nichopoulos, long-time physician for Elvis, was convicted of over-prescribing drugs to Elvis. 32 claimed part of a lung 15 years ago— but the Duke won. 1 licked the BIG C, he had boast- ed after that 1964 operation. Then he went to Mexico and began filming The Sons of Katie Elder, another in the long string of the biggest box office draws in Hollywood history. After a series of bit parts and odd jobs around the movie sets, Wayne got his first big role in 1930. He became a star nine years later for his portrayal of the good-guy gunman in Stagecoach. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1949 for The Sands of Iowa Gima. He won the award in 1970 for his role as Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, F I i E l r ... ■:: ' 1 Hf ■ 1 1?= , riH I

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THE CARTER ERA Vol. 1 No.l uses 1970 ' s OVERVIEW JIMMY CARTER FIRST SOUTHERN PRESIDENT IN 128 YEARS January 29, 1977 (AP) — Jimmy Carter, who walked alone when he started his quest, crowned it with his inauguration Thursday as the nation ' s 39th President, then walked with thousands from the Capitol to the White House as they paraded in honor of his tri- umph. Let us create together a new national spirit of unity and trust, he urged Americans. Let us learn together and laugh together and prav together, confident that in the end we will triumph together in the right. Two centuries ago, our nation ' s birth was a milestone in the long quest for freedom, but the bold and brilliant dream which excited the founders of our nation still awaits con- summation, Carter went on. I have no new dream to set forth today, but rather urge a fresh faith in the old spirit. And then with a prayer, it was over. But now Carter, First Lady Rosalynn and three Carter sons set out on foot for the 40 Minute walk remaining. He was joined by thousands. SHAH LEAVES U.S. December, 1979 (AP)— The e, iled Shah of Iran left the United States Saturday, secretly flying from Texas to Panama City where a U.S. Air Force helicopter brought him to this lush tropical island in the Panama Gulf of the Pacific Ocean. His arrival in the United States from exhile in Mexico in October led to the November 4 occupation of the U.S. Embassy in Te hran by Iranian militants who are still holding 50 American hostages in the embassy. CARTER WARNS IRAN Washington, November, 1979 (AP) — The Carter administration hinted for the first time Tuesday at the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran if American hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran are not freed. The veiled threat came from White House spokesman Jody Powell after President Carter returned to Washington from this Camp David retreat to confer with top advisers, including military leaders. A statement released by the shah ' s chief advisor, Robert Armao, who accompanied him here, said the shah ' s departure from the United States no longer provides Mr. Khomeini with an excuse to continue to hold American hostages The shah called on the people of Iran to re- lease the hostages immediately. Khomeini is Iran ' s revolutionary Mos- lem leader who is backing the embassy invaders ' stand that the hos- tages will not be freed until the shah is returned to Iran to stand trial. The United States is seeking a peaceful solution to his problem through the United Nations and every available channel, Powell said. This is far preferable to the other remedies available to the United States. Such remedies are explicity recognized in the charter of the United Nations. The government of Iran must recognize the gravity of the sit- uation it has created. A Panamanian government spokesman in Panama City, Pedro Ureta Jr., said Royo told a group of businessmen in Chriqui Province near the Costa Rican border that Panama gave the shah political asylum be- cause it wants to contribute to solve a world crisis. Powell said the Iranian government was advised of the departure just before the shah left Texas. Under the U.N. Charter, an aggrieved nation is entitled to take defen- sive military action and seek Security Council sanctions, including in- terruption of economic ties or air, sea, or land communications. Shortly after the White House statement was issued. Pentagon officials said the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and an escort of five warships were ordered to sail from the Philippines to the Indian Ocean. The carrier Midway and five other ships are operating in the Arabian Sea about 600 miles from the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Pentagon sources stressed there had been no orders from the White House for military action. i]

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1980 ' S— WHERE TO, WHAT NEXT? Vol. 1 No. 1 Spartanburg, S.C. uses RESCUE ATTEMPT FAILS April 25, 1980 (AP)— A dramatic effort to free the U.S. hostages in Tehran failed Thursday and the bodies of eight American servicemen were left behind in blaz- ing aircraft wreckage on an Iranian salt desert. The mission was doomed by the malfunction of three helicopters in a fleet of eight. Iranian recolutionary leader Ayatollah RuhoUah Khomeini and the militants holding the 50 American captives reacted with a chilling threat to kill the Ameri- cans if President Carter tries another silly maneuver. Defense Secretary Harold Brown said 90 military men f rom four services plus air crew were involved in the operation that brought aircraft from the carrier Nimitz to Posht Badam, a refueling site in the Iranian desert late Thursday, Iran time. Two of the helicopters had trouble en-route. Brown said. One landed in the desert, its crew then boarded another chopper. Then a second helicopter mal- functioned and returned to the Nimitz. At Posht Badam, 200 miles from Tehran, a third RH-53 chopper was put out of commission by hydraulic problems. That, Brown said, caused the mission to be cancelled. It had been decided a minimum of six helicopters needed to be oper- ational for the mission to continue from the fueling point. By then the rescuers had only five. As the task force prepared to head back, lifting off in the blackness of the desert night, a helicopter and one of six C-I30 transports collided and burst into flames. Eight of our men were killed and four others suffered burns, Brown said. To ensure the safe evacuation of the rest of the party, the commander on the scene directed his men to leave helicopters and depart on the remaining C-130 ' s. (AP) — Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, quietly submitted his resignation to Carter before the rescue at- tempt failed in an Iranian desert because of equipment failures and other mishaps. Sources said Vance was so upset by the decision that he would have left even had it succeeded. FREIGHTER CAUSES DISASTER May 10, 1980 (AP)— A freighter tore out a 1,300 foot section of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge during a blinding thunderstorm Friday, sending a Greyhound bus, a pick-up truck and three cars hurtling 140 feet into Tampa Bay. At least 32 people were killed, authorities said. Eighteen bodies, including that of a baby, were recovered before divers called off their search until the next morning because of foul weather. All 23 people aboard the Miami-bound bus were killed when it sank in 20 feet of water and tangled in the twisted 6teel from the mangled bridge, said Coast Guard Capt. Marshall Gilbert. The toll could go higher, much higher, said Gilbert. There are a number of vehicles underwater and entangled in the bridge, Gil- bert said. There are bodies in at least two of (the vehicles) and we think there are additional vehicles. No injuries were reported aboard the ship, although chunks of the bridge wreck- age landed on its bow. (AP) — Alfred Hitchcock, world reknown master of suspense mov- ies, died in Los Angeles at the age of 80. 13