University of Arizona - The Desert Yearbook

“Colin Powell Hurricane Opal President Clinton Rolling through 1995, between storms and derailments, the Clintons held the reins To The News Colin Powell At 58, General Colin Powell of Persian Gulf fame was a possible presidential candidate as election year approached. Hurricane Opal Causing nearly $1.8 billion in property damage, the third most costly storm in U.S. history also cost 20 lives in four states. President Clinton With a Republican ruled congress to work with the President con- quered welfare and tax reform, then made formal his decision to run for re-electio n. Amtrak Not far from home was the derailment of an Amtrak train crossing Arizona from Los Angeles. A letter left at the scene by an anti- government group and suspicion of sabotage brought fear to Americans . %MuU{l. Y he talk of the town, or country in this Meanwhile, Americans tried to put fears case, remained in the White House. In generated from the Oklahoma City bomb- September alone,the First Lady attended ing to rest as yet another attack was made the Woman ' s Forum in Bejing and the on the government. An Amtrak train was President hosted a historical peace-making for the Middle East. As re-election time neared, the President worked with a Republican ruled congress and announced his plan to run again. Next in line, Bob Dole made his candidacy public. The Re- derailed near Phoenix and a let- ter signed by an anti-govern- ment group left many unan- swered questions. The letter in- cluded references to federal sieges at Waco, Texas, and Ruby Ridge, Idaho. In the midst of a war against First Lady After the Clinton administration ' s failed heath-care reform, First publican Kansas Senator will Lady Hillary Rodham the government natural disaster Clinton took on a more make his third attempt for a traditional role as the struck the nation. Hurricane new home in the White House. Opal claimed lives and prop- At 73, he would be the oldest newly elected erty in the south eastern portion of the President. Colin Powell looked like an- country. Effort went towards repairing the other prospect, but late in the year he for- damage and once again Americans proved mally announced that he was not entering that in extreme situations, it is possible to the Presidential race. work together as a united nation ”