World Events It seemed that big headlines were the order of the day. Some stories would arrest the public's attention only to be forgotten in the wake of still bigger news. Others hung on until their catchwords became household terminology. One such story was Reaganomics, President Ronald Reagan's plan to restore health to the national economy. Equal Rights Amendment marches and rallies were supplemented by fasts as the deadline for ratification quickly approached. After prolonged testing and disappointing last-second delays, the space shuttle Columbia roared its way into the history books as the first reusable manned spacecraft. Rising above a thick cloud of smoke on a pillar of flame, the space shuttle opened a new era in space exploration and technology. From farther out in space, Voyager 2 returned a mass of photographs and other data on Saturn, revealing it as one of the most beautiful planets in our solar system. And a theory known as the Jupiter Effect predicted these very same planets would be the culprits in bringing an end to life on Earth. Closer to home, Reagan made yet another big stir with his sale of five American AWAC planes to Saudi Arabia. On the lighter side, the Soviets were red with embarrassment as one of their submarines ran aground off Swedish shores while spying in the region, and Prince Charles and Princess Diana proudly announced England's next royal generation was on its way. It was a year of turmoil and unrest around the globe. Lech Walesa led the Polish trade union movement "Solidarity" in strikes and protests in behalf of the oppressed workers in that Communist bloc country. But under Soviet pressure the government declared martial law under General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Walesa was arrested, and all communications into or out of Poland were effectively silenced. Americans lit candles over Christmas to show support for the Polish people. Economic woes beset most of the western world and also saw to the decline of public support for British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's government. Double digit unemployment, soaring interest and inflation rates, declining industrial production and increased public spending were common indicators of the economic strife that hit especially hard on English shores. Terrorist activity reached new highs as teams of hitmen were reportedly dispatched by Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafi against President Reagan and other top American officials. Italy's Red Brigade kidnapped Brigadier General James Dozier, a high-ranking NATO officer, and the whole world mourned the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat by four soldiers during a military parade. Top Left: CAIRO: Gun carriage bears the coffin of slain President Anwar Sadat to his burial at the Pyramid-shaped Tomb of the Unkown Soldiar. Heavy security kept crowds away from the processional route. Bottom Right: WAR-SAW, POLAND: Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is carried by supporters in front of the Polish Supreme Court after the court rejected a bid for legal registration of a Rural Solidarity independent farmers' union - a move that could trigger widespread protest strikes by the Solidarity's 10 million members around the country.