Wheeler High School - Wheelerite Yearbook (North Stonington, CT)

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Anchorage CANADA Sakhalin I. Apparent Flight Path Ending an Era Australia II. with skipper John Bertrand at the helm, sails across the finish line as a puff of smoke from a cannon rises from the committee boat Black Knight, signaling the Australians' victory in the seventh and decisive race for the America's Cup Monday on Rhode Island Sound off Newport. With a 41-second lead, the Australian challengers defeated the U.S. 12-meter yacht Libert} under skipper Dennis Conner to win the Cup and end a 132-vear reign of successful defenses by boats racing under the New York Yacht Club flag. (AP I.aserphoto • M A S H Sally Ride: Ready for Liftoff SOVIET JETFIGHTERS SHOOT DOWN STRAYING SOUTH KOREAN AIRLINER A FEW LAST LAUGHS ANT1) A WEEK FULL OF TEAKS THE WORST WEATHER IN 40 YEARS Mother Nature has been pummeling the world cruelly — with worse to come. “We’ve cried together, laughed together, been angry with each other, says Mike Farrell, 44, at center below. “But there's a lot of happiness here.” Now there’s a big secret too: where the cast burled its private time capsule. Even the studio is in the dark, . and nobody’s talking (especially not LIFE). The crowning achievement of 19th-century civil engineering, the Brooklyn Bridge remains in good enough shape to stand tall into the 21st century. THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TURNS 100 Saving the Queen 4 The Pope’s Mission to Poland

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Special Recognition Miss Armstrong: You came to us in our freshman year. You openly volunteered of yourself to our class. Because of the knowledge you have and the guidance you gave, we have had four happy and successful years. We will always be grateful for your help. 3 Class of 1984

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SHOWING HER AGE TORCH Severely corroded and badly leaking. Needs to be removed and reconstructed on the ground. OBSERVATION PLATFORM Iron framework badly rusted. SHOULDER Original connections to right arm were defective. It is hoped that repairs can be made without removing arm. COPPER SKIN A giant scaffold will be needed to repair rust damage to the statue’s thin copper shell. ARMATURE Replacement needed for the 600 vertical and 750 horizontal iron ribs that hold outer copper skin on its iron frame. LATTICE GIRDERS Advanced corrosion damage to the parts that support the base of copper skin. TIE AND GUY RODS Restore tension to these support structures. INTERIOR Install modern air-conditioning system. Repair interior spiral staircase. Also possibility of adding elevators. The Panic Over AIDS SHOWDOWN ON SMOKING KREMLIN CHARGES JETLINER WAS ON U.S. SPY MISSION Dioxin: How Great a Threat? Video Games Zap Harvard The New Sound of Music Sharing Something American Thousands of country-music pilgrims reach for the stars at Nashville’s Fan Fair, and the stars reach back. Begin Quits After Delays JERUSALEM (AP) -Prime Minister Menachem Begin resigned today after a tumultuous six-year term as Israel’s leader.’ 5