Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1984, Page 47

Description:	still remainsCentral AmericaInterest in Central America grew in1983-84. The U.S. approved moremilitary aid to the government in ElSalvador, and the anti-government rebelsgained more territory. In the Salvadorianelections, Jose Napoleon Duarte, Christian Democrat, won. In Nicaragua the leftist government scheduled elections for1984, and the CIA coordinated the planting of mines in several Nicaraguan ports.IranThe war between Iran and Iraq, afterthree years of bloodshed, escalated in1984 with huge attacks by the Iraniansalong the then-current front in Iraq. TheIraqi government used poison gas to stopthe attacks, and both sides threatenedshipping in the important Persian Gulf.SpaceThe first American woman and blackbecame astronauts in 1983—Sally Rideand Guion Bluford, Jr. Also, in April thefirst repair on a satellite in orbit was madeby the space shuttle Challenger. Repairswere made on the Solar Max satellitewhen it was grabbed by the mechanicalarm and taken into the cargo bay.(Continued on page 48)TOP: At the 1984 Worlds Fair, the Space ShuttleEnterprise was a part of the United States display. Awelder works on a viewing stand in the U.S. pavillionarea. (Photo courtesy of the Indiana Daily Student/Associated Press)BOTTOM: A Lebanese civilian cycles through thePalestinian camp in West Beirut. He passes a corpse that rests there after a two-day massacre—symbolic of the continuing conflict in that country.(Photo courtesy of the IDS/AP)News 47
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