Victoria High School - Stingaree Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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L. ii J Elections, Additions, and Growth Signs like this are frequently seen by travelers during their normal daily routine. 3 ' 1 1 . .i, . . . X' Newspaper headlines inform Debbie Terry and other CIQQFK Victorians about Reagonomics, election winners, nuclear weapons, and world relations. 'fx ,wana 'Yllli VlC'l'0Rl.'x ,XMOLAILQ f f f ,ffi f M W But bu Un ul L --up N? l- H- 2.4, fa The KAVU newscast and camera operator prepare for another in-depth news report on Channel 4. Tyr.. . Local News Victorians . I made news in s p e cta c u l a r Nays. Petitioners bearing 3,800 signatures called for an April 2 election to imit VISD spending to no more than an 8 Jer cent increase per year. The proposed ax limitation was defeated with no more han 450 votes. All year long taxpayers llocked a 42 per cent pay raise for Coun- y Judge Norman Jones and County Iourt-at-Law Judge Jerry Garrett. Finally 1 September, Jones said that the county ax rate would not increase the cuts in he budget would result. Local unemployment soared to a record of 10.3 per cent because of the many layoffs in the oil and related manufacturing companies. With competi- tion from the northern immigrants, Vic- torians found jobs of all kinds hard to come by. ln Victoria's 300 year history, Our Lady of Victory Church was designated as a cathedral by the Roman Catholic Church with Reverend Charles Grahmann being installed as the first bishop of the new diocese. Voters were very busy all year deciding who to select for state government. The Democrats won all the offices with Mark White as governor, John Sharp as State Senator after former State Senator John Wilson's death, and Kenneth Armbrister as State Representative. Victoria was named as one of the fastest growing cities in the Texas's twenty-six Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas. With the addition of United Bank and Victoria Savings, expan- sion of Victoria Mall, DeTar, and Citizens Hospital, and the building of a newjail and T.V. station, Victoria grew into a city with a population of 50.695, Road construc- tion was always under way on major streets such as Red River, Sam Houston, Mockingbird, and Laurent. local news f 105

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Solidarity labor movement leader Lech Walesa and his wife Danuta address a crowd after he was freed from confinement in Poland on Nov. 15, 1982. f Football fans protest the first National Foot- ball League Strike in front of the house of Gene Upshaw who was president of the strike. In Washington D. C. demonstrators voice their opinions on unemployment which found more than 12 million Americans out of work. Wh WANI 'f tl fit? Jltztilxl, - Y' Auto-f .lf fv 1 , f- vl1lf'I2l - I H lb J .A J 1 f 1 'F-1 X fi if iizrigf , 7 .1036 JIIRQ PEER The Chicago City Health Department test Tylenol capsules for cyanide that killed seven are people who took the medicine. World News . . 4 M., -...J Economy, Health, and Football The top story of the year was the U.S. economy. Unemployment climbed to 10.8 per cent in November. Interest rates dropped about 5 per cent and inflation was kept at 6 per cent. The stock market hit good highs in October and February giving new hope to investors. Extra Strength Tylenol made the news in October. Laced with cyanide, seven people died in Chicago. The maker Johnson and Johnson, spent S100 million recalling the medicine while detectives determined that the poisoning happened locally and not during the manufacturing or distribution process. The culprits were caught about three months later, but only after other copycats tampered with mouthwash, aspirin. and eye drops. No one trusted Halloween. By January, tamper-resistant packages of , Tylenol and other products were back on the shelf. Dr. Barney Clark of Seattle, a 61 year retired dentist, received the first man- made heart. Clark suffered from car- diomyopathy, an inoperable heart disease. Twenty doctors and nurses led by Dr. William DeVries performed the surgery on December 2. On March 23 Clark died of circulatory problems. Dr. Robert Jarvik was credited for this polyurethane heart which beats by com- pressed air. September 21 is a day football fans will long remember as the beginning of the football strike. Many fans felt betrayed that their weekends and Monday nights would not be filled with pro-football. They cf A, ff' snr -, f .,, ' U resorted to college football and other events. The National Football League and N.F.L. Players Association decided November 16 to award 51.6 billion in revenues over a period of five years. The Washington Redskins defeated the Miarrl Dolphins in the superbowl. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev died Ol November 10 of a heart attack which lel Yuri Andropov to succeed Brezhnev lsreal invaded Lebanon on June 6 lf eliminate the threat of Palestine Liberal tion Organization terrorism on lsraelf northern border. The invasion was SUC cessful with the PLO losing power. 104 f world news KAII photographs on this page by Wide World Photos lnc.D

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After hours - time to get together Whether talking on the phone about the latest gossip or cruising down the Houston Hwy., VHS students found plenty to do after the 3:30 dismissal bell. The availability of numerous restaurants, two dance halls, three movie theaters, five shop-ping centers, a park, two lakes, three bowling allies, Otherwise, one person would pay up to S15 on himself. Many people worked on school nights or on weekends in order to obtain their extra spending money. For those on a limited allowance, going out every night was a dream in itself. Some students under nineteen fixed Watching HBO on cable TV is Sharon Ryan's way of passing the time between school and extracurricular activities. and many video game rooms filled the nights with enjoyment with one's friends or that special someone. The average cost of a night out on the town including a nice dinner and a movie or dance was S530 per couple. Otherwise, one person would pay up to their IDs to try to get into nightclubs such as the C.T. and Cody's. If they were refused admittance, which many were, they went to buy alcohol at their convenient store that did not check lDs. Then they would cruise the town or park at their favorite partying spot. After a crazy night out with the girls, Michelle Britton crashes out whether there is room for her or not. At Salem Six, Kevin Harrison cannot believe that Vanessa Traber, Rhon- da Thurman, Lisa Barrow, and Con- nie Rogers do not take eating pop- corn seriously. -ae,-5-egvlfe,-L-1 ,jf V4 , tury Lanes for only one month. A 'T T7'S.! 5 l 1 Richard Pazouki finally makes his first strike after working at Cen- 4-