University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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2 ,VUE A WD W . - . , , Qt 'The names, faces and events that created-I 65. Staff Lime.: I I Along with good times, there were usually sad times. The saddest memories of the year consisted of deaths and disasters. One of the most noted deaths was Samantha Smith's. 13 year old Smith died in a plane crash approximately one year after she had visited the So- viet Union. The Soviets named a rare Siberian diamond in the Kremlin collection after the young girl, who was nicknamed Little Peacemaker. Actress Ruth Gordon died at the age of 88. She appeared in nu- merous movies, including Every Which Way but Loose and Maxie. Children's story writer, E.B. White also died this year. Other deaths in- cluded opera star and actor Yul Brynner, actor Orson Wells and actor Lloyd No- lan. The death that seemed to hit the headlines, however, was that of actor Rock Hud- son. His death spurred a rash of concern among Hol- lywood. All these deaths brought much publicity. The death of an animal could be just as sad, as proven by police officer Alan Keith. The death of his partner, a horse named Tivoli brought tears to his eyes. Tivoli had been injured and had to be put to sleep. Disasters such as the Delta Air crash brought feelings of sadness to many families. The bursting of a dam in Italy sent a whole village trouble. The Village of Stava di Tesero was blanketed with a 100-foot avalanche of water. The owners of the dam were arrested. Actor Yul Brynner died at the age of 65 in late 1985 from cancer. ,ll 1111 R - was Rocl-c Hudson, 59, died from in late 1985. Hudson, a actor, starred in many T.V. and played major roles in

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November 19, 1985, marked the date of the Geneva Summit talks. President Reagan and Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev talk in front of a fireplace at the Fleur D'Eau in Geneva, Switzerland. 21

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