Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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SQ . by Sarah Massengill AIDS PREVENTICDN As we all know, AIDS is a terminal disease whose death toll rose rapidly in these years. This past year, many safeguards were taken to try to prevent any unnecessary spreading of the contagion. Hrst, everyone knows that the music that teens listen to has a great influence upon their actions. Performers such as George Michael, who promoted monogamy, and Madonna, who promoted Safe Sex on her tour, tried to make the public aware. Another way to prevent the disease was to stop it before it happened. People in N. Y. offered free, sterile needles to drug addicts in turn for their old, infected ones. Another way to prevent the disease was through the use of condoms. ln some of the more elite hotels people could hnd in the bathrooms a free shower cap, shampoo and a condom. These steps helped us take a huge step in halting the spread of ATDS. CAUGI-IT IN THE ACT Towards the end of the summer, American warships were called upon to escort US-flag tankers safely through the Persian Gulf These measures were taken to prevent attacks on the ships from lran. Early one morning, exactly two months later, an Iranian cargo ship awoke to hnd their ship ablaze from machine gun rounds and rockets. On September 22, l987, US helicopters tired upon a ship which was laying mines in the central Gulf. Although the Iranian 'S admitted that it was indeed a military ship of theirs, they denied that their job was sowing floating mines. However, US military officials who later boarded the boat, found lO mines aboard the l,662-ton lran ATR The US helicopters had originally discovered them as they were patrolling the heavily congested Persian Gulf. Iran felt that the impromptu attack was highly unnecessary and chose to respond with a vowing to retaliate to the attack and that the US has turned the Gulf into a 'powder-keg. ln otherwords, it aggravated a peaceful environment which once existed in the Mddle East. Now the waters are no longer a peaceful passageway for trading ships. Safe Iranian Mines found in Persian Gulf. 340 Current Events A bewildered lessica is rescued from a well. BABY IESSICA This year our country was given the opportunity to demonstrate our ability to sympathize when someone was feeling pain. Early in October, our country cried with the family of Baby lessica. The l8-month toddler had been playing around a well located in Midland, Texas when she was accidentally knocked into the well. For almost SO hours, lessica McClure was cramped in a tiny space 22 feet below the ground. Families from all over the state sent equipment while other Americans sent money. Hremen came from the area to free the child from what could have been her death trap. At times, the situation seemed grim. lt was even reported thatlessica exclaimed, Leave me alone. But just when everyone was feeling fatigued, shouts were heard as they lifted the child from the well. ROYAL ADDITIQN We all know that the Duchess of York, Sarah Fergusen, was the good friend of Diana, the Princess of Wales. Now it seemed that Fergie was taking another step in her friends footsteps. lt was announced early in l 988 that Fergie was pregnant. Although it wasn't announced until lanuary, the press had an idea for several weeks before the official an- nouncement. Still the Royal Family stated, ' 'lf she lFergiel was pregnant we 'd make a formal announcement to ofh- cialize the statement. But we haven 't, therefore it's not true. When born, the child would be nfth in line for the throne.

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11 PTL SCANDAL m nn, 8 bimbol According to PEOPLE magazine, the thing that people trusted the least was the big money spender, the PTL minister, Iim Bakker. This year he was accused of keep- ing homosexual relationships and raping his church secretary, Iessica Hahn. Iim and Tammy were forced to give up their T. V. ministry and auction off their valua- bles such as their air-conditioned dog house. However, the Lord must have given the Bakkers a second chance beca use they are now recuperating and are raising money with the hope of building a religious park in Palm Springs. One way that they were raising money was by having their good friend, Mickey Rooney, talk to us through our TVs, asking us to call and give the couple support through a Dial-the-Bakkers telephone line, KPHS, let your parents know before you callj. Still, the one who gained the most fame Tammy Faye shows signs of defeat. was not Tammy norlim. She was one ofthe three most popular young women of the year, besides Donna Rice and Fawn Hall. It was lessica Hahn, the supposed victim of a rape committed by lim Bakker. Iessica made an ample 51,000,000 for posing topless for Playboy magazine. Still she maintains, I am not a bimbo! So now, the choice is yours, do you agree with the PEOPLE poll, or do you trust the people with the double eyelashes? A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS In the past years, m usicians have banded together to make albums CRAIG PEYER TRIAL On December 2.7, IQSS the body of 20-year-old Karen Knott was found dead beneath a 65-foot-high bridgejust off of the deserted Mercy Road exi t. On that evening several police officers, including EX-officer Craig Peyer, were questioned as to the safety of women traveling alone at night. Within a week Craig Peyer was arrested as a suspect in the murder case. He was accused of pulling Knott over with his patrol car, ordering her to travel down the secluded Mercy Road exit, strangling her, then throwing her body over the bridge. Peyer insists that he was innocent. About a year later, the trial came to court to determine the fate of the former CHP ofhcer. Prosecuters provided almost one hundred female witnesses who all claimed that Peyer had pulled them over and insisted that they continue down the Mercy exit. Then, they claimed, he would proceed to talk to the women for hours and usually only give them a minor citation. Defense provided the evidence that there was a crazy man lunging at traffic that night. Perhaps Peyer had no con tact with Karen. The defense ended their argument without Peyer ever having to take the stand, although the defense did have his wife testify on his behalf. The trial ended with a hung jury. to benefit the world's less fortunate. Some events have been Live- Aid and Hands Across America. Often the songs have had a very political tone. However, in the l 987 holiday season, an album, A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS, was released. It was nothing more than an album hlled with favorite holiday carols. According to pro- ducer limmy lovine, The message is very simple, it's the kind of album you can play while you're putting up the Christmas tree. Some of the performers were Sting, Bon Iovi, and U2. Some of the Stars unite to benefit Special Olympics tunes sung were Winter Wonderland, and ISawMommy Kissing Santa Claus by Iohn Cougar Mellencamp. Mellencamp, who had two vertebrae removed when he was less than a month old, had a more personal motive to participate in the project. When I see people in wheelchairs, I think that could have been me, thus, he is eager to assist with productions to beneht the Special Olympics. IfWthin the hrst month that the album was released, 52.5 million had been raised. According to TIME magazine, Even the Grinch might agree that there's plenty of holiday cheer in that. Current Events 341