Crescenta Valley High School - Yearbook (La Crescenta, CA)

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ith foreign struggles, internal disasters, and problems with the leaders of the country covering the headlines, the year's news events thrust themselves into the lives of all students. ln 1988 the Winter Olympics and Presidential race hit the scene as major events occurring only once every four years. Locally, a number of freeway shootings made it a little more frightening to go for a drive. Forty-five people were killed close by in a PSA airplane crash that was caused by the mid-air murder of both pilots. Police forces were involved in an attempt to stop the increase in L.A. gang warfare. All were shook up when a 6.1 earthquake rocked the campus in October. Pope Paul ll also made a historic visit to Los Angeles, bringing much local celebration. On the national scene, President Reagan met with Soviet leader Gorbachev in Washington, D.C. to sign an arms reduction treaty. The lran- Contra hearing dominated summer television air time as well as it did the interest of the country. Judges Robert Bork and Joseph Ginsburg were both rejected by the Senate as Supreme Court Justice nominees. AIDS remained the most feared disease as it took the lives of many. Economic panic also resulted from the record-breaking stock market decline in October. The importance of morality in America's leaders became evident as many political and religious celebrities fell from their loftiness. Gary Hart dropped out of the 1988 Presidential race but soon reentered due to the exposure of an affair he had with model Donna Rice. Religious figures Jim and Tammy Bakker were forced to resign from the PTL ministries due to an intriguing sex scandal. Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, soon after denouncing the Bakkers, was also caught in an embarrassing situation as he admitted to being in a motel with a prostitute. Prayers were answered, however, as 18 month-old Jessica McClure was rescued from a well in Midland, Texas where she spent two and one half frightening days. ln the sports world, the Lakers looked to repeat as basketball champions. The Minnesota Twins enthusiastically won the World Series, and quarterback Doug Williams led the Washington Redskins to a Superbowl victory. The Miami Hurricanes won the Orange Bowl and the national college football title, while the Kansas Jayhawks behind All- American Danny Manning surprised the world when they captured the college basketball championship, Across the globe, foreign tensions heated as the Ll.S. became involved in flareups in the Persian Gulf. Troops were sent into Central America to intervene in the battling in Nicaragua. National uprisings in Panama also caused this country some concern. With the headlines filled with such triumphs and tragedies, one could hardly escape from the presence of the current news events. Wow, what a year! by Joel Larson tock market panic, the Dow Jones industrial stock average plummeted 508 points, the largest in history, on Monday. October I 9. Current Affairs

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