Fall 1981

The Start Of Our Final Year of High School

Top Headlines Fall 1981

California Begins Aerial Spraying To Battle The Disastrous Infestation Of The Mediterranean Fruit Fly.

Two Aerial Walkways Collapse At The Hyatt Regency Hotel In Kansas City.

13,000 Members Of The U.S. Professional Air Traffic Controllers Go On Strike.

Sandra Day O'Connor Becomes The First Woman Named To The Supreme Court.

President Reagan Presents a Five-Point Program for Strengthening America's Military Defense System.

The Senate Approves Plans to Sell Saudi Arabia Several Billion Dollars Worth of Military Equipment.

Following an Announcement by the Polish Government of a Crackdown of its Independent Labor Union, SOLIDARITY,
Reagan Imposes Sanctions Against the Soviet Union. Reagan Calls for a Ban On High-Tech Equipment to the U.S.S.R.,
As Well As Other Measures.

Anatoly Karpov Wins World Championship In Chess.

Spring 1982

The End Of Our Final Year of High School

Top Headlines Spring 1982

In His State-Of-The-Union Message, President Reagan States His Intention To Transfer
Many Programs To State And Local Control.

Wayne Williams Is Found Guilty Of Killing Two Of The 28 Young Blacks Found Murdered In And
Around Atlanta. He Is Suspected Of The Others.

Eastman Kodak Introduces The Film Disk.

The United Auto Workers Negotiate A New Contract For Ford Motor Co. Workers Agree To Give Up
Certain Wage And Benefit Increases For Job Security Clauses. On March 21, General Motors Will
Announce A Similar Agreement With The United Auto Workers.

John Belushi Dies Of A Drug Overdose

The World's Fair Opens In Knoxville, With President Reagan Attending The Ceremonies.

The First British Troops Land On The Falklands.

The Israeli Army Invades Southern Lebanon, Claiming It Must Drive Out
The Palestinians Whom Have Shelled Israelis.

Claus Von Bulow Is Given 30 Years For Attempted Murder Of Wife.

Mercy High School Class of 1982 Graduates And Goes Out To Conquer The World