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  • January 17, 1980/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/Page 5 J 070 Uncertainty, good-byes and unification The year in review By Lee Grant News Editor Nineteen hundred and seventy-nine was a year filled with turmoil, disbelief, and at times, hope and promise. The world said good-bye to many of its dominant leaders of times gone by and tried to figure out who to support. The Shah of Iran left home for a vacation from which he will in all probability never return. The Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran after years of exile in France to takeover as Iran's ruler for life. While the Shah's regime was labeled "Sadistic", the new leader wasted no time in disposing of his own rivals in the same fashion as the Shah. It was a vear of tension again between Egypt and Israel. Fighting resumed in southern Rhodesia and Northern Ireland with innocent by-standers sutfering the most. Lord Mountbatten was killed by the IRA and for the first time the royal family of Great Britain realized that they were not invulverable to terrorism. At home Salt II looked like it was gaining ground until it was discovered that Russian troops were being stationed in Cuba. President Carter went on television and stated that this action taken by the Soviets was totally unacceptable but the troops remain. As the situation remained in a stalemate Carter ordered that American troops practice landing maneuvers at the U.S. military base at Guantanimo Bay. Gas lines ended for the time being but so did $1.00 a gallon gas. Economist kept on predicting a recession but sales on manufactured goods continued to rise. Unemployment for the year equaled that of 1978 but could have been worse if Congress had not kept the Chrysler Corp. from going under. For the first time ever American Motors was the only big four corporation to show a substantial profit. Profit was the main concern of the president and the rest of the nation as we were informed of the oil companies' enormous record setting profits. President Carter proposed an energy bill to Congress which called for a wind falls profit tax on the oil companies but it was shot down as well as a bill by Sen. William Proxmire calling for drastic cuts in spending to create a balanced budget in 1980. The year was not too friendly to world leaders as several saw their reign come to an end, some more tragically than others. Tanzanian troops forced Idi Amin to flee from Uganda, Sandinista rebels ousted Nicaraguan President Somoza and South Korea's President Park was assasinated. There were some peaceful changes as Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. Joe Clark took over as Canada's Prime Minister replacing Pierre Trudeau. Back in the United States, Senator Talmadge and Representative Flood were investigated and though no official action was taken. Flood retired from the Senate. Congressmen were not the only ones subject to criticism. Hamilton Jordan was accused of using cocaine at Studio 54 and Andrew Young resigned after being criticized for meeting secretly with the PLO. Disasters made the news frequently in 1979. Hurricane David swept through the Caribbean leaving over 1200 dead in its wake. Three Mile Island's nuclear disasters put fear of nuclear contamination in the minds of many. The plight of the Vietnamese Boat People came into focus and campaigns to help save these people from certain starvation sprung up around the country. Traveling was fashionable for world leaders. Chinese Prime Minister Deng Xiaoping visited the U.S. much to the displeasure of the Soviet Union. President Carter shuttled across the Middle East trying to find a way to peace and during a world-wide tour the Pope came to the United States followed ironically by Fidel Castro who addressed the UN. In science we celebrated a hundred years of Einstein and developed a new medical wonder in the CAT scan. And after watching all of those rocket launchings we watched and waited the return of Skylab. In sports Pittsburgh became the city of champions as both the Steelers and the Pirates became world champions. Tracy Austin unseated Chris Everett Lloyd at Wimbledom and Bjorn Borg remained on top. Larry Bird led Indiana State to the NCAA Basketball finals but they got lost in the "Magic" of Michigan State. In North Carolina the ERA bill was rejected by the N.C. Constitutional Amendments Committee. The revival of the KKK in Greensboro brought with it death Photos courtesy of TIME and NEWSWEEK 1
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