Tempe High School - Horizon Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Pope’s visit, Governor Mecham’s problen governor had hardly been sworn in when peti- tions for his recall began circulating. Hut before The visit of Pope John Paul II to the Valley of the Sun was one of the top news events of the year. Drawing the largest crowds of any digni- tary ever to visit Tempe and Phoenix, the globe- trotting head of the Roman Catholic church said a mass in Sun Devil stadium and had his first meeting ever with American Indians. The seemingly endless problems of Governor Kvan Mecham completely upset politics in the state and severely polarized the electorate. The the number of petitioners was ever certified as sufficient to force the recall election, the govern- or was indicted on felony accounts by a Grand Jury and was impeached by the Arizona House of Representatives. In December, the heads of state of Russia and the United States gave the world hope for a peaceful future when they signed a treaty ban- Pope John Paul IIbleses the sick at the mass he said in Sun Devil Stadium during his iwn day visit to the Valley 20 - News

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Guess who! Modeling their Guess outfits were Junior De9try Wozencraft and Senior Nicol Saliba. No, it8 not Superman, it’8 Steve! Being highly original with his haircut was Senior Steve Pochiro. Watch out! Watches were worn by nearly everyone. The most popular was a Swatch Watch. It’s in the bag! A wide variety of purses could be found on campus. Studtnt Life - 19

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top local news stories of school year ‘88 ing intermediate nuculear weapons from urope. Talks continued on the ban of other capons from both nation’s arsenals. A tragedy in Detroit in mid-August had strong ‘percussions in Tempe and the Valley as an irliner bound for Phoenix crashed shortly after ikeoff killing 156 people, many from this area, was the worst aircraft disaster in US com- mercial airline history. A mnn(f tho main cnnvtc ctnripc Was the defeat of the Denver Broncos for the second straight year in the Super Bowl and the come-from- behind victory of the Minnesota Twins in the last game of the World Series. But the biggest sports story of all for Tempe and the V alley of the Sun was the decision of the owner of the St. Louis Cardinals to move his professional football team here. They are sched- uled to play their home games in ASU’s Sun Devil Staduim. Governor Gran Mecham faced recall, felony counts and impeachment. Photos courtesy of Mesa Tribune News - 21