Millikan High School - Aries Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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V v N.. X S - - v V A nuclear arms race is unneces- sary. We already have enough nu- clear weapons and could use the money on something else. Kristen Lockridge If we put a freeze on nuclear weapons, we run the risk of losing our greatest deterrent to war. . Bob Shockney

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Duke, Nukes To Falklands And Lebanon The cicclion ' H2 ballot gave Californians th ' chance to express their views on issues rangin; from gun control to nuclear war. Proposition 15 which called for a ban on the sale of new handguns was defeated by a wide margin. Commented senio Art Kitano, If we had limited the number of guns the number of violent crimes would have de creased. No Nukes! was the overwhelming response t( Proposition 12, the nuclear freeze initiative, whicl required Governor Brown to send letters to Presi dent Reagan and members of Congress, expressing the fears Californians felt about nuclear war. Rick Battenfield said, There are fifty-thousand nucleai warheads on this planet; I see no justification for building any more. The race for the office of Governor between Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley and George Deukme- jian was hotly contested. A resident of Long Beach, Governor Duekmejian planned to install the death penalty and curtail government spending. World news that captured headlines for over a month was the war in the Falklands. In an attempt to reacquire the Falklands, Argentine military troops landed and took control. Tempers flared un- til British Prime Minister, Margret Thatcher, fi- nally decided that the British would no longer take the Argentine aggressiveness and sent British troops to regain the islands. A short war broke out that was finally ended when Argentine soldiers were forced to surrender. Isreal was also a turbulent spot in the world as Menachem Begin ordered his armies to drive Pa- lastinian terrorist out of Lebanon. Begin ' s military tactics were criticized throughout the world, espe- cially by President Reagan who ordered American troops to go to Lebenon and restore peace. Ameri- can soldiers controlled much of the fighting, how- ever, a brutal masacre, killing many innocent Le- banese people occurred. Defense Minister of Isreal, Ariel Sharon was eventually released due to his neglcgcncc concerning these terrorist attacks. ABOVt; SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT— During the Novem- ber election. Brian [.ungrcn ' s poster remind.s people to capita- lize on their freedom and cast their vote MIDDI.F. RIGHT: INFLATIONAL RESCUE— Senior David Carver stares in shock as he contemplates buying gasoline under a dollar at the local Shell station. MIDDLE: ESCAPE FROM?— During fourth period lunch, junior Randy Rodngue? secretly attempts to make a break for the local McDonalds restaurant. Due to many problems in area stores, lunch passes were checked more carefully and the issue of a closed campus resurfaced once again RIGHT: HE MADE IT!— In the library. Senior hd Lorin takes time to show Dave Corvelli that Cieorge Deukmc- jian won the governorship. Dcukmcjian started his political career as an Assemblyman in Long Beach twenty years ago. OPPOSITH TO BE OR NOT TO BE— Mike Barbcc cannot decide on the nuclear arms situation. 12 Activities Issues

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Student Tastes Show Diversity Students found pleasure, this year, in both mod- ern progressive trends and the resurgence of older ones. A wide variety of tastes was present as each individual found his own place in the crowd. The musical preference was very diverse. Pro- gressive bands with computeristic sounds like the Human League achieved popularity with hit songs such as Don ' t You Want Me. Roc-a-billy music, a ' 50 ' s style, made a strong comeback with the popular Stray Cars singing Rock This Town, and Stray Cat Strut. Conventional rock music stayed popular with The Who, Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne playing concerts for hundreds of thousands of people. Tal- ented bands like Rush and Police proved to be the most popular with their catch-all style of music and albums containing top songs. MTV. the cable network which aired video mu- sic, brought a new dimension since the top bands had to write not only quality music, but also had to come up with good visual effects to make interest- ing videos. Popular videos were David Bowie ' s Ashes to Ashes, Peter Gabriel ' s Shock the Monkey, and Billy Idol ' s White Wedding. The movie industry found success in new films with old actors, modern science fiction, and sequels to older films. Dustin Hoffman and Paul Newman achieved great success in Academy Award winning films Tootsie and The Verdict. Box office smash E.T. had unprecedented success with a heart warming, sentimental story. Airplane and Jaws III were also successful as sequels. Classic novels were the Ram favorites. Books such as Catcher in the Rye and Rebecca were checked out time and time again. GQ was the newest magazine to achieve popularity while others like Seventeen and Sports Illustrated rcmalntd fa- vorites. Day in and day out. hundreds of students fiocked to various fast food places to get a quick bite of inexpensive food. Naugles and McDonald ' s were traditional choices, but Pup ' n Taco became an- other favorite. Bobby McGee ' s was still the most popular dining out experience along with Oriental restaurants like the Happy Buddah. Culturally speaking there were no clear favorites amo ng students, but a very wide range of tastes. RIGHT: MODERN ART?— John Walkins has a tough time believing that this outdoor display at the Long Beach Museum of Art could be any form of art as he inspects the museum on an April afternoon. MIDDLE RIGHT: THE LIZARD KING— Vo One Here Here Gels Out Alive, the biography of Jim Morrison (the Lizard King), is particularly interesting to Steve Keller as he scrutinizes the novel in his room late one Sunday evening. 14 Activities Culture