1979-1980 Yearbook

1. A YOUNG Cambodian woman stands in a hospital/ine witll lIer baby in lIer arms at Sa Kaew, Tllai/and. Tile chUd died before she received medical IJeip at the refuge·e camp.2. "THANK YOU, CANADA." TIle selltiments eX4 pressed were erected on a billboard within sight of the Canadian border after tile six American hostages were smuggled out of Ircm witl! Canadian aid, 3. POPE 101m Paul II greets the crowd at New York 's Madisou Square Garde" in October. 4. HOSTAGE Kathy Gross is a former secretary at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran.. 5. "YES, Iran. We care! " SopllOmore Bob Chandler's shirt tells the story of nationalistic reaction stirred by the Iranian terrorists. nedy was running for the presiden<l or not became temporarily secondar to the first American visit since 196 of a Roman Catholic Pope. John Pal II, the first Polish pope and first no Italian pope in 400 years, greete America with outstretched arms a took the nation by storm. Although many Catholics wante to reject his hard-line stance on 50 basic doctrines, the pontiff Wi greeted by throngs of hundreds-ol thousands wherever he went. In late October news which ha been filtering out of Southeast Asi finally grabbed the world's attentioli To everyone's horror, the fact We revealed that millions of Cambodian were dying of starvation. Move with compassion, many natio~ around the world began a mas5iv airlift of food and medical supplies t help lift the starving masses out their quandry. The starvation, caused largely b the repressive tactics of the Vie namese who had taken over Cam bodia, reminded the world of tH thousands of boat4people who h~ been set adrift on the seas by the Viel namese government during tH preceding months. Scenes: Loved, hated or forgotten 40 World Scenes (continued from page 39) With little more than a year to go before the 1980 elections, a draftKennedy movement gained momentum as President Carter suffered the lowest popularity ratings of a president since the Depression. Throughout the summer the deposed Shah of Iran hopped from place to place trying to find an appropriate country for his exile. First in Morocco , then the Bahamas and Mexico, he and his family were under constant protection by private guards. Still , the Shah's nephew was murdered in Paris. Iran's revolutionary council had urged all Muslims that it was their duty to kill the Shah and his family for alleged crimes he committed against the people of Iran. In return for such a favor, the Council offered to whoever was successful an allexpense paid trip to Mecca, the holiest Muslim shrine. The nagging reports from Iran, on the economy and on whether Ken-

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