Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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We ' re All Touched Terrorism, earthquakes, floods, erupt- ng volcanos, violence surrounded elec- tions, starvation, and more. It sometimes eit like too much, but we are human. We ire touched, and we care. These things were what everyone in the world would like to prevent or help stop. The Mexico earthquake was terribly di- sastrous and so was the Colombian volca- no eruption. Thousands died or were nev- er found by rescue units. And while these people died close to home, across the world, Ethiopians continued to starve. It sometimes seemed that our efforts were too little too late, but Aid is being sent and will continue as the needs have touched the generous hearts of people throughout the world. The country of the Phillipine Islands, long friends with the U.S., had a hotly con- tested Presidential election with Presi- dent Ferdinand Marcos getting strong op- position from the wife of his former politi- cal rival, Corazon Aquino. Finally, after many charges and counter charges of fraud and the convenient death or disap- pearance of outspoken opponents, Cora- zon was declared the winner and Marcos and his family left the country. We do need to care about what is going on around us, both at home and around the world. If we harden our hearts to the loss of others, ultimately we will be the losers. But when we care, it makes the problem less and the future brighter. A series of devastating earthquakes rumbled through Mexico City. The first registered 8.1 on the Richter scale the second was 7.5. Mud slides caused by the eruption of the Colombian volcano took thousands of lives. Two of millions who can ' t get food in Ethiopia. Mrs. Leon Klinghoffer received a flag after the burial of her husband who was killed on the Achille Lauro. International

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finally. Corazon Aquino was declared tl winner in the Philippines ' Presidential ele tion. After removal of a cancerous tumor. 74- year old President Reagan was quickly back on the job. Sheite hijackers forced a Trans World Airlines jet to fly to Beirut and then to Algeria and back to Beirut. One American hostage was killed. A newly recruited Filipino ' f guerrilla wears the uniform of his first victim. It only took four Palestinian terrorists to hijack the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro. Again one American was killed.

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