Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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In The Year Of 1983 David Bowie. 36, shucked liis androgynous persona and emerged as a cultural icon. Besides a pair of movies. The Hunger and Merry Christmas. Mr. Lawrence, the former Ziggy Stardust pumped his smash LP, Let ' s Dance, with a nationwide concert tour (his first in five years) that grossed over $30 million. . iiK The New York Islanders ' cup ran over in the hands of superstar Bryan Trottier as hockey ' s new dynasty won its fourth con- secutive Stanley Cup, one shy of the Mon- treal Canadiens ' record the Isles are skat- ing after this year. ipHrsBA Dr. Sally K. Ride, 32, became America ' s first woman to go up into space. As a physicist, it was a great achievement for her, and she demonstrated plenty of the right stuff along the way. Boy George, Culture Club ' s flamboyant front man, keeps you guessing sexually, but there ' s no doubt about his popularity. The band scored three top ten hits off its first album. Kissing to Be Clever, thanks to Boy ' s soulful tenor and flashinthe-Pan-Cake looks. As Rolling Stone Ron Wood commented, Boy, can that girl sing! Current Events 143

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y ttitudes Reflect Good News Michael Jackson was one of this year ' s most popular video and recording artists. Thriller, which included the hit song Beat It , was the bestselling LP of the year. His high-budget gangland vid- eo set the standard for audiovisual MTV excitement. Six random numbers added up to $8.8 million for retired Harrisburg, Pa., steelworker Nicholas Jorich. He scooped up the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history. His wife. Marvein, immediately quit her job as a night-shift waitress. ,,? » ' , The Cabbage Patch doll was 1983 ' s most popular toy. Each doll, which is different from the rest and has its own name and birth certificate, brought joy to the hearts of those children who had the opportunity to buy one. These so called Christmas angels were request- ed so much that they were actually be- coming rare to obtain in the U.S. One of 1983 ' s top grossing films in the early part of the year was the hit Tootsie. In this comical movie, Dustin Hoffman ' s struggling actor found star- spangled success as a woman. 142 Current Events

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Cum Events Reveal Devastating, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became III on a flight from Minnesota to South Dakota. Later, auth- orities searched his bags and scored less than a gram of heroin. The late Senator ' s son, 29, checked himself into a drug treatment center. Everyone was in a state of shock when a Soviet fighter shot down a Korean airliner in October of 1983. This news filled the U.S., Korea, and the rest of the world with feelings of rage and bewilderment. Two hundred and sixty-nine people were reported dead and the Soviet Union denied knowing the fact that it was a commercial flight. 144 Current Events