Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Bests and Worsts Omar’s Predictions The Year in Sport .jj to0 Utal In in ’86 t rWinfnent News Current Events Vital Statistics A year of diversity from terrorist bombings and kid- nappings to Lady Liberty’s one hundreth birthday. Tragedies to celebrations all made Nine- teen Eighty Six a year of far- reaching consequence. January Space shuttle Challenger explodes minutes after takeoff, killing all seven crew members. Bears win Superbowl XX against the New England Patriots. The first national celebration of Martin Luther King Day. February President Duvalier flees Haiti end- ing a 28-year reign. Ferdinand Marcos wins Phillipine elections. Marcos fless the Phillipines and Corizon Aquino is recognized as President. March U.S. Navy hits Lybian ships in the Gulf of Sidra. South African government lifts state of emergency. Republican-controlled Senate ap- proves aid to Contras. April U. S. aircraft bomb Lybian land tar- gets in a surprise attack against ter- rorist strongholds in the country. Chernobyl, Russian nuclear power plant explodes. West Berlin Disco is bombed by terrorists two killed. May South African government troops make air and ground strikes against outlawed African National Congress strongholds. June Alleged Nazi war criminal, Kurt Waldheim, elected President of Aus- tria. After starting 1986 with the shuttle tragedy. Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager ended the year with an air triumph by flying around the world without refueling. Warren Berger resigns as Chief Justice of Supreme Court. President Reagan has operation to remove polyps from colon. July America and the world celebrate the Statue of Liberty's 100th birthday. Southern farmers plagued by one of the century's worst droughts. Pop-star Boy George arrested for possession of heroin. August Ex-C.I.A. agent seeks political asy- lum in the U.S.S.R. September Russian officials detain American reporter Nicholas Daniloff as sus- pected spy. Twenty-one die in hijacking of Pan- Am jet in Kirachi. Terrorist kill 21 in attack on Istan- bul synagogue. South African police kill 20 in Soweto riot. Reagan vetoes proposed South Af- rican sanctions. The National Crusade against drug abuse, “Just Say No , begins full force. October Reagan and Gorbechev hold mini- summit in Iceland. Congress overides South African sanctions veto. Nicaraguans down U.S. plane, charging C.I.A. with supplying the Contras — two killed; Eugene Hase- fus taken prisoner. November Reagan confirms arms shipment to Iran. Senate investigates the secret arms sell to Iran and the link to Contras. December Reagan requests independent commission to probe the Iranian arms affair. U.S. violates the unratified S.A.L.T. II Treaty. Aircraft Voyager circles the globe non-stop. 1986 35

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 Omar Cowpieski Predicts Editors note: Four years ago the Accipi- tor staff invited noted psychic and parapsy- chologist, Omar Cowpieski to make his pre- dictions for the upcoming year of 1983. His uncanny sense of the future and accuracy made his predictions a popular aspect of that yearbook. We have invited Mr. Cow- pieski to once again make his predictions for 1987. Shirley MacLaine will produce a sequel to her television mini-series, this time based on her encounter with an amputeed alien in Southern America — the show will run off PBS and be entitled “Out on an Artifical Limb ’. Twisted Sister in an unusual move will team up with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir to record the album “The Greatest Hit of Debby Boone”. A disaster of major proportions will hit Salt Lake City in 1987. A tidal wave originating from a ruptured pump at the Great Salt Lake will sweep through the downtown area knocking over several tall buildings and leav- ing heavy salt deposits on the Main Street Brigham Young Statue. A new toothpaste wil be marketed for wild birds — Falcon Crest. Joan Collins will appear on talk shows ad- vocating her new exercise program. The program will consist of erotic and sexually oriented, x-rated moves to lose weight while stripping. Her new video casette Joan Collins Disrobics will be a top-ten seller. Tom Cruise, riding on the popularity of his number one movie of last year will star in a similar vehicle for '87.; This time Tom will play the part of an internationally fam- ous sewer skimmer. The movie, Top Gunk will come out in the fall. Literally, a new miracle drug will be li- censed by the F.D.A. ... This new drug, a mixture of Miracle Whip and super glue will be brushed inside the nostrils. Sinus troubles and hayfever symptoms will be relieved and nose hairs will be condition- ed at the same time. Lee lacoca will receive mystical mes- sages from an outer space planet name Raylon. These voices will advise him against running for President of the Unit- ed States and to seek a position on a local school board. Nell Carter and Pavaroti will become the official spokespersons for Sun Valley Water Beds. Big and Tall Shops. The surprise winner of the national search for a Michael Jackson look alike clone will be Janet Jackson. Pupils who need pupils are the luckiest pupils ot all. DEATHS Wallis Simpson. Duchess of Windsor — 89 Benny Goodman, King of Swing — 77 Ricky Nelson, '50's teen idol — 45 James Cagney, actor — 86 Marlin Perkins. Host of Wild Kingdom — 81 Cary Grant. Hollywood's leading man — 82 Shigehiyo Izumi. oldest known person — 120 WEDDINGS Prince Andrew and commoner Sarah Ferguson Diana Ross and Norwegian “zillionaire Arne Naess Jr. Caroline Kennedy and author artist Edwin Schlossberg Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger John McEnroe and Tatum O’Neal Marie Osmond and record producer Brian Blosi Motley Crue's Tommy Lee and Heather Locklear Zsa-Zsa Gabor, wedding 8 Giving into tradition and the cheering crowds. Prince Andrew and Princess Fergie share a royal kiss after being wed at Westminster Abbey. 36 1986