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went bankrupt, but managed to secure a government loan, gold became a demanding asset, skyrocketing to 3900 an ounce and went down again to 3475. Nationally there was talk among major countries of a ,Salt II Treatyg the first test tube baby, Louise Brown, in England, was born proving the experiment to be a successful one, a total eclipse of the sun was experienced by this generation on February 26, 1979. Pierre Trudeau took charge of Canada again in a stunning election victory, Paul McCartney was sentenced to ten days in jail in Japan af- ter an attempt to smuggle marijuana into the country while on a concert tour with his group. Wingsg a portion of the 39200,000 which D.B. Cooper, the airplane hijacker, seum on New Yearis Eve to celebrate the coming of 1980, the same night, named at the Puget Sound Music Awards was Led Zeppelin as the number one group and sec- ond was Supertramp. The male vocalist was Robert Plant and the top female vocalist, Pat Benatar. The most popular album was, In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppe- lin and with a close second was, Breakfast in America by Supertramp. The best con- cert was performed by Supertramp, then Heart, and the third favorite was Judas Priest. The hot movies of the 1979-1980 time span were: 10 , The Electric Horse- man , The Turning Point , Kramer vs. Kramer , Norma Rae , All That Jazzw, Rocky 11 , Going in Stvlew, The Lord of escaped with. was found by a family on the banks of the Columbia River, which was one of the most significant findings since the crime took place in 1971, no wonder hi- jackers forced every major airport in the world to search passengers and to x-ray their luggage. Locally, a monorail crashed at Seattle Center without any major injuries, the Hood Canal Bridge was destroyed by a violent wind storm, which also caused a school closure for two days, in .lanuary school was closed for another two days due to heavy snowfall. The 11ew Alderwood Mall opened in October and a new roadway was built to transport the many interested con- sumers to the area. Fat Tuesday, held in the Pioneer Square at Seattle, similar to the Mardi Gras held in France and New Or- leans, was canceled in 1980 due to rowdy crowds. The limelights of the various entertain- ment fields flickered brightly through the year. Numerous concerts came and vanished all too quickly. The Knack, Rush, Van Ha- len, The Cars, Styx, Earth Wind and Fire, Foreigner. Alan Parsons Project and The W'ho to name a few. The Who sold out both shows in less than one day, reserved seating only due to the mishap in Cincinatti, Ohio. The rock group, Froeigner blitzed the coli- the Rings , Star Trek , North Dallas Fortyw, Apocalypse Now , 1941 , The Muppet Movieii, American Gigolow, Roller Boogie , Oh, Codii, The Life of Brian . Up i11 Smoke , The Black Hole . Prophecy , Amityville Horrorw, The Omen 11 , Phantasm , The Fog , The Rose , Halloween , The Main Event , and An Unmarried Wtima11. Many fads cluttered the school year. The styles for the female population were straight leg jeans, painter pants and sasson jeans with the baggy look which could be accompanied by a bright and colorful Ha- waiian top. The girls and the guys wore cow- boy hats, overalls, boots and velour tops to get into the fashion scene. The girls experi- mented with their hair either wearing a bun on one side or French braiding. The sayings encountered and rememberd were that something that happened was fine and something good looking was beautous. An upsetting attitude towards some occurrence caused a comment to come out such as wretch mel Something highly impressive was referred as darn cool,', or hu- mungousw amount was massive Totally and for surei' meant there was no doubt about it. The scoop was the top secret gos- sip that everyone just couldn't miss. The phrases I guessi' or you know began ev- ery sentence. People did not say things, in reference to a converation, it was 1 go . . . McDonald's became a popular and well known fad for the Woodway students to use as a hangout after games, and for a place to turn to on a Friday and Saturday night since the Edmonds Union Oil Beach was- closed for remodeling due to rowdy kids, excessive drinking and smoking. During the summer of 1979, General Foods gained a 352.5 mil- lion dollar profit on the fastest moving 116W candy ever seen, better known as thc energetic Pop Rocks. They came in packets of cherry, grape and orange. A hotline was even established to call and receive a re- corded message about the new candy. The disco craze hit many, as the discos were the places to go on a weekend night. Disco mn- sic hit the radio stations and even roller rinks. Donna Summers was better known as the Disco Queen. To this famous music the skateboard influenced those as a way of transportation or enjoyment. Talks of the closure of Wtrodway Senior High School were a major issue. The unity of the student body proved to be a chal- lenge for the School Board of Directors who had wished to convert Woodway into a Con- tinuation High School, and transfer Wood- way students to other schools throughout the district due to Woodway's declining en- rollment. Another possibility was to change Woodway to a four year high school and this the students fought for with petitions. and Save Our School tee shirts. At the School Board hearing on the closure, 1,500 angry students, teachers, and parents crowded the Mountlake Terrace Junior High School gym to speak their minds to the School Board. Later. ,lack Cooper, a School Board Member, informed the pa- trons of Woodway High School that by a single vote, the four year high school was fa- vored, and our high school would remain open for at least another school year. In conclusion, 1979-1980 was a fun year. broadening our horizons. -Sandy Scribner 159
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G . . . with interest 1979 and 1980 were eventful years. Na- tional, local and school life progressed as the year continued. There were beneficial and burdensome times. We strived for as- sortments of goals and on the way learned from our mistakes. From cherished memo- ries to important lessons to remember. we encountered them all. All the events af- fected our lives. In the world of politics, detente was the name of the game. The constant advice and approval of President Carter supported the American people in our foreign affairs. A visit from Poland's Pope, John Paul II to Boston. New York City, Chicago, Phila- delphia. Washington D.C. and Des Moines transpired, being the first Pope to do so. President Jose Lopes Portillo of Mexico bartered with us in our necessity for natural gas and oil. Long waits in gas lines and fast climbing prices continued. To add to the confusion. the United States cut off oil trade with Iran because of a diminishing amount of tmst. Meanwhile, in Iran. there were Anti-Shah riots until the Shall of Iran fled from the country. He came to New York for cancer treatment and in return the Iranians got a new Imman, The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The Iranians held the American Embassy employees and diplo- mats captive in belief that the Shahis main concern was to escape and seek asylum out- side Iran. The Shah was taken i11 and treated in New York, Texas and then Pan- ama. In late January of 1980, Prime Minis- ter, Joe Clark of Canada. with faulty pass- ports, succeed in freeing six American diplomats being held hostage. Iran's next door neighbor, Afghanistan, was invaded by the Soviet Union as their 10.000 Soviet ll'O0pS were massed on the border. Tragi- cally. Lord Mountebattan. the famous Brit- 158 ish general, was assassinated as his boat was blown up by the Irish Republic and Army. Also, Indira Gandhi was re-elected as the head of the Indian Parliament after a land- slide election despite her 34- months of ab- sence and a jail term. In the world of sports, action and activity abounded. The 11ew United States Tennis Open winners were John McEnroe and 14 year old Tracy Austing Tracy also won the Seattle Avon Tennis Championship. The no- torious basketball champs were the Seattle Super sonics who fought the Washington D.C. Bullets for the world championship title. A song was named after the Sonicis team and the Sonic fever spread, plus many expressed great acclaim to Lenny Wilkens, the Sonic coach. The University of Wash- ington's football team, The Huskies. were invited to the Sun Bowl on New Year's Day and defeated Texas University. although Joe Steeleis football career was indefinitely ter- minated by a knee injury before the big game. The famous Pittsburgh Steeler's de- feated the Los Angeles Rams at Super Bowl XIV, 31-19. The University of Southern California also won the Rose Bowl. Wood- way's own Robert Shannon. a junior. won a gold medal in a pre-olympic international boxing tournament in Tokyo. The Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York took place during a 13 day time span. East Ger- many came in first place with nine gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals. The Soviet Union placed second with I0 gold, six silver and six bronze, and in third place with a proud six gold medals, four silver and two bronze was the United States. Eric Heiden. wo11 five gold medals alone in speed skating. becoming the first person to win that number in the Winter Olympics. The big event of the Winter Olympics was the United States Hockey Team's 4--3 victory over a strong and experienced Russian ice team. The young U.S. team went on to a championship game against Finland and won the gold medal after a grueling game. Locally. the annual Seafair Parade included the Seafair Trophy Race for hydroplanes on Lake Washington. At the race. the Budwei- ser hydroplane, moving at a rate of 200 miles an hour, overturned, injuring Dean Chenoweth. but he survived the crash. The year had other surprising incidents. The importance of the woman's role in so- ciety weighed more heavily: The critized Su- san B. Anthony dollar was established and few were put into circulationg it was the first one dollar piece to be named after a woman. The value of the American dollar continued to fall on the world money exchanges. The question as to whether we should draft women in case of a world war entered the minds of many. Margaret Thatcher became the first lady Prime Minister in England. E.R.A. was just short three votes to become an effective amendment, although many du- rable women became miners, priests, jock- eys, West Point cadets, ship captains and as- tronauts. Other miscellaneous events. the beloved and admired John Wayne died of a heart at- tackg Jimmy Durante died at age 86g Phoe- nix, Arizona was flooded after the Salt River went wildg Governor Dixie Lee Ray closed the dumpsites due to a haphazard Three Mile Island nuclear waste dumping at Hanfordg the Chrysler Corporation almost
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