Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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in Many Current Events pation was farming. Today, the Constitution successfully presides over a country comprised of fifty states that is very much industrialized. The Constitution of the United States of America is an important document in the U.S. government, and it deserves a good deal of recognition. Up With People Up With People visits Alliance once every two years and this was the year. The Up With People assemblage made appearances in Alliance from September 21 through September 24. Participants in the group represented over half of the states and many foreign countries. Local families extended their hospitality, warm meals, and extra rooms for the troup's four-day stay. Up With People gave two evening performances to full houses on the twenty-third and twenty-fourth. Baby Jessica's Miracle Chip and Cissy McClure certainly had something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving: their daughter's life, lessica McClure, a nineteen month old child from Midland, Texas, plunged down a water well in her parent's backyard in the morning hours of October 13,1987. Fifty-eight and one half hours after falling down the well, rescue workers retrieved lessica, who had been wedged twenty-two feet deep in an eighteen inch pipe, by digging through solid rock. She was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital where she spent the next thirty-five days. During her stay, Jessica underwent operations in an attempt to save her right foot, which had been wedged in an awkward position, due to circulation problems. Thankfully, only a little dead skin and her right little toe were removed, lessica left the hospital on Friday, November 19, wearing a cast and limping slightly, but she was walking. Her doctor. Doctor Shelton Viney, told reporters that Her long-term prognosis is excellent. She's a young child, and she ought to be able to walk without any kind of a noticeable limp. lessica McClure is a miracle for her family to be thankful for. Stock Market Plunges Major history was made this year when the stock market plunged on Monday, October 19, 1987, in a selling panic comparable to that of the infamous Great Crash of 1929 that helped trigger the Great Depression of the 1930's. The Dow Jones Industrials fell 508.32 points, a loss of nearly one thousand points since the market's peak on August 25, 1987. This decline left the Dow industrial average about thirty-six percent below its peak of 2,722.42 points on August 25, and at its lowest point since April of 1986. The volume of trading reached 604.4 million shares, surpassing the record of about 330 million shares set the Friday before. Shares that lost in value outnumbered those that gained by fourty-eight to one. This sharp decline in the stock market marked the second Black Monday in United States history. Carhenge Under Construction Alliance area residents may have thought Alliance had been moved to England for a time when Jim Reinders, from Texas, first began erecting his Carhenge, on land he owns just north of town. Reinders got the idea to build his masterpiece after visiting the Stonehenge. The Stonehenge is an ancient monument on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The replica of the nearly four-thousand year old monument is designed exactly the same except that the blocks of gray sandstone were replaced with old cars. Many hours of hard work went into the construction of Carhenge, and it certainly didn't go unnoticed. |im Reinders' replica of the Stonehenge lies about four miles north of Alliance. ‘ Carhenge” has received nationwide recognition. Current Events 9

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Signs of the Time Are Present The Iran-Contra Scandal One of the biggest Presidential scandals, the Iran-Contra scandal, occurred in 1987. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North was charged with using-profits from U.S. weapons sold secretly to Iran to send military supplies to the Contras who were fighting the Sandanista government of Nicaragua. North claimed that he assumed that the President was aware of what he was doing, and it had been approved through his superiors. North was quoted by Newsweek magazine as saying Using the Ayatullah's resistance... I think it was a nice idea.” Americans were left to form their own judgments. Twins Take World Series The World Series has a tendency to capture and hold the attention of many avid sports fans during the late summer-early fall sports season, and the 1987 World Series was no exception. The battle was fought by the St. Louis Cardinals and the Minnesota Twins, who could hardly be compared with the Twins of 1982 who lost a hundred and two games. The first two games of the series were played in Minnesota, and the Twins were victorious over the Cardinals in both games. The competition was then moved to St. Louis for the next three games, all of which were won by the Cardinals, making the record three to two in favor of the Cardinals. In the final two games, played in Minnesota, the Twins were victorious and won the series four games to three. This was the first time in World Series history where the home team has won every game. Frankie Viola, Minnesota Twins pitcher, was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1987 World Series and had his cap put in the Hall of Fame. Alliance City Council is Recalled An event striking a little closer to home was the Alliance City Council recall. Mayor Dick Zellaha was petitioned successfully for a recall vote held in mid-December, with fellow councilmen Duane Worley and Wendy Firestein's set for lanuary. Worley did not seem bitter about the recall and said It's an example of law and democracy in action for the whole community. It is not a common occur-rance, and however it turns out, it will prove that the system of checks and balances works. He ended the discussion by quoting from the JayCee's Creed, Government is of laws rather than of men. That is why there is a constitution; a successful country or organization needs a set of guidelines to go by. Pope Visits U.S. Pope lohn Paul II made his second journey to the United States in September of 1987. He made his first visit to the United States as the first Polish pope in 1979. Since then, he has become the most traveled, most televised, and most talkative pope in Roman Catholic history. Pope John Paul II was the first pope to tour the South and was pleased overall with the friendly greetings he received all across the United States. U.S. Constitution Celebrates 200 Year Anniversary In September 1987, the United States celebrated the bicentennial anniversary of her Constitution. The Constitution of the United States of America went into effect in 1789 over a country comprised of thirteen Atlantic seaboard states whose main occu- Mayor Dick Zellaha greets councilman Tom Podhaisky as he enters the meeting room. Zellaha, Wendy Feirstien, and Duane Worley were all successfully petitioned to a recall vote to be held in December and lanuary. 8 Current Events

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How Does a Teenager Spend the Friendship is one of the most important requirements for having fun. Nikki Pierce and Jenny Bolen are obviously good friends. Box Butte Avenue seems to be one of the most popular hangouts for Alliance teens. It's also a terrific place to find out what everyone else is doing. Nicole Neafus and Caitlin Gallup prepare to hit the bricks'' again after stopping at Seven-Eleven for a quick snack Of course, having fun can take a lot of money Jesse Renteria takes care of produce at Shop 'n' Save to earn his spending money. Cory Kammerer is caught entering Seven-Eleven on a Saturday night What could Seven-Eleven possibly have that everyone seems to want? 10 Opening