Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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lowcin Coucuses 'V ' Mft' ,,,,,,..,,, . Choose Ccinclidotes ' u The people of lowa again had the awe- some responsibility of selecting candi- dates who will serve their country well. These citizens of Iowa influence many other people's votes in other states indi- rectly by choosing certain winners and losers. ln the Republican caucus, the voters simply vote by secret ballot, and candi- dates were ranked by the number of votes. The Democrats, however, formed groups within their towns, and the small groups were disqualified, These noncom- mitted people were then asked to join other groups: those who didn't, formed their own. A quota of delegates from each group was sent to the next level to start over. Both sides did their best to insure that a good future Chief Executive won. il .. KA Al-BKT a LJUA I MARIQGNV C GANIIQ 5 10031 o ITV nn-LAND , wA1em,oo ' 2517395 ks? N.: F4390 KHIPPAI rl-su .....t.M F9 I-T Ml-DWDM ,PlGn,Q.CtC1Sh?S..Fill.Airy-q,.sMeCham,S Job It seemed that plane crashes filled the news airways in 1987-88. It all start- ed with flight 255 from Detroit to Phoe- nix, where the plane crashed into an overpass. The crash killed all the pas- sengers aboard except for Cecilia Sheehan, a young girl traveling with her parents. Cecilia received burns on her skin but recovered quickly. This was fol- lowed by several crashes involving smaller planes. Finally, there was a large crash near a rural town in Califor- nia in which the entire plane exploded, scattering debris all over the ground. lt was said that this crash was caused by a bullet shot into a cockpit of the plane by a disgrunted former employee. Yes, this was the year for plane crashesg hopefully, there won't be any more. Stock Mcirket Plunges, 508 Points rig., he stock market may not appeal too much to high school students, but it has an extreme effect on the adult population. While some invest in stock for speculation, others take it far more seriously. When one invests, a high risk is taken. Although the stock market had been steadily rising during the past few years, there always existed the possibility of a fall. In October of 1987, the stock mar- ket plunged. Stock owners paniced and sold stocks, causing the Dow-Jones ln- dustrial Average to sharply decline. Monday, October 19, 1987, was the biggest one-day point loss in history, dropping five hundred and eight points. The frustration of the crash was so dev- astating that fifty-three-year-old Arthur Kane went into an office after finding out about the crash and shot his two brokers and himself. President Ronald Reagan said the stock market plunge has alerted us of potential dangers on the economic hori- zon. Continued instability characterized the American exchange for several weeks as American and foreign inves- tors waited for Congress and President Reagan to take steps toward reducing the nation's deficit. Tenatively, inves- tors regained confidence, and growth seemed promising. ..,... In eo ard ..,. Having won a majority with only 4O0lo of the vote, a newly-elected Governor. Evan Mecham immediately faced prob- lems. An initial lack of support bal- looned, when he rescinded the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday established by ' former Governor Bruce Babbitt. With ' the growing lack of cooperation with . the media and haphazard slurs against ' blacks, jews, women, and homosex- . uals, to name a few, the alienation ' grew until a recall effort successfully collected enough signatures for a May ' 17 recall election. As if that were not enough, Mecham was indicted on ' charges of campaign fund fraud, and after a 46-14 vote in the State House, - faced an impeachment hearing by the ' State Senate. This decision brought - great controversy even by recall sup- ' portors. - While awaiting the Senate's im- peachment decision, the law dictated - that Governor Mecham step aside and . the Secretary of State function as act- - ing governor. Once notified, Rose Mof- f ford accordingly stepped in and as- - sumed the reins, leaving no doubt who ' was in charge and moving to reunite - the turmoil-filled state. ' If j Mini Magazine 0 43 WISC 5

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Ircin!Contro55 I W i- WW-r,. g The lran!Contra affair is often re- - ferred to as the Watergate of the '8O's. - lt involved a secret sale of arms to Iran, - supposedly a trade for the release of -i hostages, though officials denied that U- this was the case. To add to the confu- -1 sion, the profits made were placed into - a bank account, and the money was -, then transferred to key Contra figures - to aid in their fight against the Sandin- -h istas. - There are many possible reasons -. the money was kept so secret, one be- - ing the obvious public opinion of Iran -U and the Contras. Another was the fact - that Congress had not passed aid to .- the Contras, therefore making it illegal - to give money to the Freedom Fight- -v ers directly through the government. - One of the key witnesses in the Sen- -, ate Hearings was Lt. Col. Oliver North, .- who was accused of being one of the -n main designers of the lran!Contra D- schemeg his testimony confirmed the - chaos and confusion which surrounded tlllglqfi' . 1 ' iff- ll.lxl'Hllyijlh' p ,J ' F' O f' 419 psi .fn r D'-1 ' i ' QI 'Q f l it ll L V 1 0 ' 9- 1 1 'ill 1 1 llxx if ' ' ' 'L me .L if l if it 2. the affair. S .' ln general,this storybroughtconsid- X Ei X 1. erable embarrassment to key mem- .:. ' X 0 PZ. .i bers of the already-scrutinized Rea- I.: J 121' 1. gan administration. 'w----. -. .Z ' 1' X 9 ff Po e Ro' e S ' 't Te et citSur1 Angel Stadium f During the month of September, - 4 1987, Pope John Paul ll arrived in -, America. While on his American tour, Q the Pope visited four states, including 4 Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. f- On his tour of the Phoenix area, Pope -f John Paul ll followed an extremely - busy itinerary from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 g p.m., September 14 through Septem- g ber 15. -, Many faces of Arizona were at Sky Q Harbor Airport representing Arizona. Q Among these faces were Governor .' Evan Mecham, Senator Dennis DeCon- -, cini, Senator John McCain, and U.S. .' Representative John Rhodes. Pope '. John Paul ll began his day at St. Mary's - Basilica, where he gave a small . speech to all the bishops and other - clergy. The Pope also visited a hospi- -f tal and talked with children insideg in ' 42 ' Mini Magazine addition, he appeared at the St. Simon and St Jude Churches. Throughout the day, Secret Service men checked streets for any arms or explosives to insure the Pope's securi- ty. Two men who were carrying arms were arrested early in the day: these two men claimed they had no intention of hurting the Pope. The papal mass was by far the high- light of the Pope's journey to America. This mass was held at the Sun Angel Stadium in Tempe. Thousands of peo- ple showed up hoping to catch a glimpse of the Pope in his Pope-mobile or during the mass. During Pope John Paul ll's American tour, he stated that he was glad he had a chance to come to America because it meant an opportunity to minister to his American flock and to learn from it. JeSSiCc1 Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jessica Mc- Clure fought for her life in a deep, dark hole in the ground for 58 M hours. The lively eighteen-month-old Jessica brave- ly survived an ordeal that ended the life of a young boy several years earlier in Spain. On October 14, Jessica was playing in the back yard of her home in Midland, Texas, with two other youngsters, when she fell into an eight-inch-wide aban- doned well. Reba McClure, Jessica's 17- year-old mother came back from answer- ing the telephone and found her daugh- ter's playmates staring down the well. She immediately called the police, who got together a rescue team. For over two days, volunteers drilled through solid rock with a high-pressure hydraulic drill flown in from Houston. Dur- ing the ordeal, Jessica was heard to sing Pooh Bear nursery rhymes and call for her mommy. Finally, as the entire nation watched via the three networks, parame- dics entered the shaft, and using petrole- um jelly, freed the girl and pulled her to safety, bandaged, muddied and bruised. Miraculously, Jessica received no in- ternal injuries, fractures or major cuts. She lost four of her 21 M lbs and showed faint signs of dehydration. Doctors had little doubt she would recover quickly, but were concerned that her right foot had not received blood or oxygen and might require amputation. Doctors did not know if the foot could be saved. In addition, the doctors said she would need minor plas- tic surgery on her forehead. Newsweek quoted the McClures' fam- ily physician, Dr. Carolyn Rhode, as say- ing Considering the time she was in, she did great. Jessica 's a real spunky girl. Jessica received many gifts from well wishers, including a giant Winnie the Pooh bear from Disneyland. In mid-November, a little more than a month after her rescue, Jessica McClure returned home and slept in her own bed. The hard work of dedicated physicians insured her remarkable recovery. Re- markably, Jessicals only permanent in- jury was a the loss of a toe because of lack of circulation. With a smiling Jessica in his arms, her father thanked the nation which had lent emotional and financial support to the McClure family throughout and after the ordeal.

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