1985 Miracle Yearbook

Mission specialist Bruce McCandless takes a walk in space in early 1984. In the photo he is seen using the so- called manned maneuvering unit as he moved away from the Shuttle Challenger during the eight-day space mission. The Statue of Liberty cele- brated her 98th birthday in 1984 and she began to show her age. The statue was worn from constant pummeling by wind, salt air and acid rain, and the iron ribbing support- ing the copper covering was badly corroded. A two-year restoration began in July 1984. It included a new gold- plated torch. Louisville, Kentucky, March 12, 1985. Murray Haydon, right, was moved out of the intensive care unit at Humana Hospital Audubon, and into a room next door to William Schroeder, left. The two are recipients of permanent artifi- cial heart. Surgeon William DeVries performed the trans- plants. 124 Current Events