Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Let It Snow. Tucson didn't have to dream of having a White Christmas in 1987. A reported five inches of snow fell, blanketing the city on the morning of Christmas Eve. The rest of the state also experienced an unusually cold win- ter ...................Bruce On The Loose! Former Arizona governor Bruce Babbitt announced candidacy for the Democratic party nomination for Presi- dent. He increased his notoriety by mak- ing a special appearance on NBC's Saturday Night Live ............. . . . Skiers Caught In Snowstorm. Mirac- ulously surviving freezing temperatures for 10 days, Lisa Barzano and Jami Goldman were found January 2nd by vacationing snowmobilers. They lived on a single sweet roll, bag of peanuts and melted snow for water. Luckily, they only suffered severly frost-bitten feet.................The Joshua Tree. On December 19th and 20th, the Irish rock band U2 performed live at Ari- zona State Sun Devil Stadium. The pur- pose of the special concert was to film a documentary detailing their world tour. The tickets, only $5 each, turned out a sell-out crowd at both shows. MECHAM MESS Ever since Gover- nor Evan Mecham was elected in No- vember of 1986 he had been under seige. Mecham was either attacked by the press, the recall campaign, and late- ly, an Arizona grand jury. Even though the odds were against him, he refused to re- sign saying the good people of Arizona would sup- port and back him during a recall elec- tion. King Holiday Fewer than seven days after Evan Me- cham took office, he rescinded the Martin Luther King Jr. state holiday. Mecham de- fended his decision saying he was legally obligated because Governor Bruce Bab- bitt initiated it illegal- ly. Governor Me- cham was also per- sonally opposed. On ABC's Nightline , the governor was quoted as saying Martin Luther King, any way you justify it, is not entitled to a national holiday . 15,000 angered citi- zens marched in pro- test calling for con- vention boycotts of Arizona and the rein- statement of the holi- day. Attempting to please Arizonans, Mecham declared the third Sunday in January as the offi- cial state holiday. The Recall In July, Ed Buck launched the recall campaign. Many didn't care that he was gay, only that someone took the ini- tiative. Mecham was also spoofed in Doonesbury and made fun of in songs. Grand Jury A letter from the governor was sent to 25.000 people na- tionwide asking them to sell their houses and move to Arizona to fight the recall. A few months later at- torney general Bob Corbin released in- formation that Me- cham had failed to report a $350,000 campaign loan on his financial statement that he was required to file by law. By December, the governor's support had dropped sharp- ly. Earlier, Ed Buck delivered nearly 400.000 names on recall petitions when only 217,000 were needed. Signs like these went up all over the state as the recall began to push for petition sig- natures. GOTCHA Peoples Q iews Students decide Mecham's worst: Rescinded King Holiday - 38% His Racist Comments - 17% Ran For Office • 14% Letter and Loan 11% Press Relations - 6% H FOP GOVERNOR sign petition here 42 S tudent Life

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 afe ex Approximately 20 years after the first di- agnosed case, people had finally become aware of the fatal dis- ease AIDS. By means of research and educa- tional programs many learned that AIDS af- fects more than homo- sexuals and intraven- eous drug users and that safety precautions must be taken. The frequently said term, Safe Sex , was a motto for the cautious public of the 80's. The best protection against AIDS and other sexual- ly transmitted diseases was complete abstin- ence. However, safety was obtained through contraceptives, the most popular being the con- People's Q iews Dobson says: Would you use a Reason for use? condom? Yes - 63% A ids disease - 6% No - 9% Pregnancy - 14% other means - 28% both - 80% dom. 70 percent of lb- 19 year olds surveyed in May 1987 said they were sexually active. Despite teaching about the dangers of AIDS, however, only 15% of the sexually active teens GAZETTE From PTL to Playboy en years later when on March 20, 1987, when the Charlotte Observer revealed her secret. Once her story was publicly known, Hahn remained in her apart- ment alone except for a few telephone friend- ships. One was Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner. Suprisingly, Hahn posed in the November issue of Playboy. In the interview, Hahn gave a detailed description of her sexual encounter with Bakker. Hahn said posing made me feel closer to Cod. At age 14 Jessica Hahn fell in love with a neighborhood pente- costal church. Conse- quently, Hahn devoted much of her time to aid- ing the church and its ministers. After becom- ing church secretary in 1977, Hahn was asked by evangelist John Wes- ley, to attend a PTL tele- thon in Florida. Hahn jumped at the chance, knowing she would meet her idol, Jim Bakker. The 1980 telethon was nothing like Hahn dreamed it to be. She was sexually abused by Bakker and another PTL minister, John Fletcher, in a Florida hotel room. Ashamed and em- barrassed, Hahn ac- cepted a settlement of $265,000 for her si- lence. Not even Hahn's parents knew until sev- The Gulf Wars used a condom or an- other means of protec- tion. Unfortunately, few knew of the necessary precautions needed to avoid transmission of the deadly AIDS virus. From on S80 o week church secretory to the hottest property on television folk shows, Jessica Hohn hod to deal with overnight fomc. Go On In July of 1987 the U.S. began escorting re- flagged Ku- waiti tankers in the Persian Gulf. Rea- gan offered support be- cause of the I r a n -1 r a q i war that threatened U.S. trade oil tankers in the Middle East. Many felt this put U.S. sailors in too much dan- ger. 37 sail- ors were killed aboard the USS Stark, attacked by an Iraqi fighter. The attacks still continued, coming to 150 in 1987. N A T I O N M ini-Mag 41

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Anxious Arizonans awaited Pope John Paul ll'S visit on Sep- tember 14, 1987. The Pope visited Arizona to meet with Native He may look like a million bucks, but the Pope rung up a $200,000 bill on his trip to Arizona. Americans, visit the sick, address Catholic health care workers and cele- brate mass at ASU sta- dium in Tempe. Preparations had to be made before the Pope celebrated mass. The word devil in Sun Devil Stadium had to be covered as well as the horned football mas- cot. Organizers thought a devil to be an inap- propriate backdrop. To ensure the safety of the Pope, each person at- tending the mass had to go through a metal de- tector. When the metal detectors failed the lines grew to an estimat- ed two miles. Conse- quently, people be- came impatient as they waited in the Arizona heat. However, for most, the wait was worth it. The surroundings alone were breathtaking. Dominating the mass site was an alter featur- ing an 84 foot wide colorful backdrop with a Phoenix bird rising up from the Arizona moun- tains. Towards the mid- dle of the stadium, a cross of cooper and steel rose 70 feet into the air. The crowd was entertained by dancers and mariachi bands un- til Erma Bombeck intro- duced the Pope. He cir- cled the stadium in his pope-mobile as the crowd cheered John Paul II, we love you . John Paul then gave a moving Homily on the mystery of the victory of the cross and anointed the heads of 25 sick people, one of whom was the Mesa Police Chief paralyzed in a car accident. For the annointed and the spec- tators, Pope John Paul's visit was a spiritual and beautiful experience. People’s Views I think the Pope's visit brought many differ- ent kinds of people to- gether. -Ni- cole Ange- lierei It was a commer- cial circus with a truly spiritual backbone. Dove Robin- son I don't think Ari- zona should have spent as much money on his visit as they did. Heather Reine GAZETTE Crash, Flight 255 The summer of 1987 come to an end, and most returned from their vacations to re- sume their lives. Many, however, were not so fortunate. Flight 255, en route from Detroit to Phoenix on August 16, never got more than 100 feet off the ground. It crashed as a result of a flap malfunction. The aircraft carried 155 people and all but one perished in the crash. The sole survivor, four year-old Cecelia Cichan of Tempe was protected by her par- ents who were blanket- ed over her, preventing any fatal burns. After the initial shock. Northwest Air- lines employees sifted through the wreckage to locate personal items of the victims. Student Life