Channel Islands High School - Raider Yearbook (Oxnard, CA)

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I 1 Il YEAR' TOP TORIE AMERICA 'S INNOCENT VISION OF SPACE TRA VEL ENDED ON JANU- ARY 28, 1986 On that date, Challenger burst into flames one minute and twelve seconds after what looked to be a perfect take off. In that instant, seven men and women fone of whom Judith A. Resnik, was a teacherl simply vanished. The other Astronauts included: Ellison S. Onizuka, Crista McAuliffe, Gregory B. Jarvis, Mi- chael J. Smith, Franci R. Scobee and Ron- ald E. McNair. The tragic shock the ameri- can people experienced was compared to that of John F. Kennedy's assassination. 218 YEAR'S TOP S'I I U if HALLEYYS COMET WELCQMED AS mixture of ice, frozen gases rocks and dust THE SCIENTIFIC EVENT OF THE was viewed closer than ever before. YEAR. With the aid of spacecraft, this

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GENEVA HOSTS SUMMIT MLZET- A handshake ends the first day of talks. ING BETWEEN REGAN AND GOR- BACHEV NEVER ENDIIVG SPY STORIES Anthony Walker, nl- leged head of a family spy ring, is accused of SUDDlying vital codes to the Soviets. VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA CONTINUES Police subdue a young antiapartheid rioter during protests in a Capetown suburb. FEAR SPREADS FOR A MODERN DA Y PLAGUE The search for a cure intensifies as a rising number of victims succumb. ,Q 1 2 lx? Nj , '1 iv 5 '! -. ri' 'it fag' , f' 1.3, f ACTS OF INCREASE A decade ago the world experienced an average of 10 incidents of terroist violence per week. The average now is nearly 10 a day MEXICO CITY DEVASTA TED BY EARTHQUAKES Masked against dust, a nurse joins workers digging for victims in rubble. REAGAN T0 CONTINUE STAR WARS DEFENSE PLAN In Star Wars test at White Sands Missle Range, experimental laser beam destroys Titan Booster rigged to simulate a Soviet missle. YEAR'S TOP STORIES 219