Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 1984, Page 49

Description:	low, at about 5 percent; however, the national budget deficit grew even larger, rising to a record $305 billion for the planneddeficit in 1985. This sparked fears thatnot enough money would be availablefor loans to business.DeathsDeaths in 1983-84 included Yuri Andropov, leader of the Soviet Union for 15months. Andropov, who died Feb. 9, wasreplaced by Konstantin Chernenko.Henry Scoop Jackson, six-termsenator from Washington, died Sept. 2 atthe age of 71. Frank Church, formersenator from Idaho who served 24 years,died April 7. Ray Kroc, founder of theworlds most successful fast food chain,McDonalds, died in January at the age of81. Benigno Aquino, leader of the opposition to Ferdinand Marcos, president ofthe Philippines, was killed by an assassinAug. 21, 1983.Destroyed recordsThe U.S. Information Agencydestroyed records on why 84 Americanshad been put on an overseas speakingtours blacklist. Some of the people on thelist included David Brinkley, WalterCronkite, Gary Hart, Coretta Scott King,and Ralph Nader.Vietnam veteransAbout 15,000 Vietnam veterans settledout of court with seven chemical companies that made Agent Orange, adefoliant used during the war thought tocause medical problems, for $180 million.Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that itwas constitutional for the city ofPawtucket, R.I., to finance a ChristmasNativity scene.Tenth holidayMartin Luther King Day, the 10th. ■national holiday, was established in 1984 bya 338-90 vote in the House and a 78-22vote in the Senate. Starting in 1986, onthe third Monday in January, schools,banks, and federal agencies will close.WattJames Watt, secretary of the interior,was forced to resign after he joked abouta committee containing a black, awoman, two Jews, and a cripple. Watthad been in trouble before when he saidmusic by the Beach Boys attracted thewrong crowd. Also, many environmentalists opposed his policies, which theyfelt favored business.ResignationsMenachem Begin, prime minister ofIsrael who signed the Camp David accords with Anwar Sadat and JimmyCarter in 1977, resigned as prime ministerin 1984. Itzak Shamir took his place.Pierre Trudeau, prime minister of Canadafor 15 years, also resigned in 1984.Korean Airlines crashLawrence P. McDonald, five-termsenator from Georgia, was killed alongwith 269 others when Korean AirlinesFlight 007 was shot down by Soviet aircraft after it strayed over Soviet territorySept. 1, 1983. A tape of the SovietSukhoi-15 interceptor, recorded byJapan Defense Agency, gave indicationthat the action was purposefully accomplished. The Soviets claimed it was acivilian jet on a spying mission for theU.S. Only those in the Communist worldbelieve the claims.Arms raceThe nuclear arms race became a majorissue in 1983-84 as the Soviet Unionwalked out of all major arms talks whenthe U.S. went ahead with the deploymentof Cruise and Pershing II missiles inEurope. The Reagan administration alsowon a compromise, enabling the buildingof 15 additional 10 warhead MX missiles.Massive peace movements in Europe andNorth America took form to oppose thesemissiles and other escalations in thenumbers of nuclear arms around theworld.BOTTOM: Soviet soldiers and Politburo pallbearerscarry the casket of Yuri V. Andropov, who died Feb.9. Second from left is Konstantin Chernenko, Andropovs successor. (Photo courtesy of the IndianaDaily Student I Associated Press)News 49
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