Althoff Catholic High School - Crusader Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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DECEMBER -Reagan asks independent counsel to probe Iran affair, names Carlucci as national security advisor. -Poindexter and North plead the Fifth Amendment. -U.S. violates the Salt II arms pact. -Actor Cary Grant dies. -Reagan asks Congress to grant immunity to Poindexter and North in return for testimony. -Nicaragua pardons American Eugene Hasenfus, and sends him home. -Corazon Aquino was named TIME magazine ' s Woman of the Year. -Sakharovs were freed from their exile. -The experimental aircraft Voyager circled the world with¬ out refueling, in nine days and three minutes. JANUARY 1987 -Reagan undergoes prostrate surgery. -Senate panal report of Iran-contra arms scandal is pub¬ lished by the New York Times; found no evidence that Reagan knew of the diversion of funds to the contras. -Evangelist Oral Roberts told T V. audiences that unless he received $4.5 million in donations by March, God was going to call him home. -R. Budd Dwyer, Pennsylvania state treasurer, convicted of bribery, put a pistol in his mouth and killed himself on live T.V. -Anglican envoy Terry Waite is in Beruit trying to negotiate the release of Western hostages, fear mounts that he may have been taken hostage himself. -N. Y. Giants rout Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI, 39-20. FEBRUARY -Philippine voters new constitution -Liberace dies of AIDS. -Former national security advisor Robert C. McFarland at¬ tempts suicide. -U.S. yacht, STARS STRIPES wins the America ' s Cup. - Amerika mini-series is aired, portraying the U.S. 10 years after a Soviet takeover. -Donald Regan resigns as White Ffouse Chief of Staff, and is replaced by Sen. F-loward Baker. Russians By Sting In Europe and America, there ' s a growing feeling of hysteria Conditioned to respond to all the threats In the rhetorical speeches of the Soviets Mr. Krushchev said we will bury you I don ' t subscribe to this point of view It would be such an ignorant thing to do If the Russians loved their children too How can I save my little boy from Oppenheimer ' s deadly toy There is not monopoly of common sense On either side of the political fence We share the same biology Regardless of ideology Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children, too There is no historical precedent To put the words in the mouth of the President There ' s no such thing as a winnable war It ' s a lie we don ' t believe anymore Mr. Reagan says we will protect you I don ' t subscribe to this point of view Believe me when I say to you I hope the Russians love their children, too We share the same biology Regardless of ideology What might save us me and you Is that the Russians love their children, too. 2 1 Deadly crack hits streets. 2. After Iranscam: new Chief of Staff Howard Baker and new NSC Director Frank Carlucci. 3. Harvard celebrates its 350th. 4 England ' s Prince Andrew weds Sarah Ferguson. 5. Can Gorbachev really implement reforms?

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1 Violence erupts in S. Africa as attempts are made to abolish apartheid. 2. The two superpowers quibble over Star Wars in Iceland pre-summit. 3. Khadafy, mad dog Lybian leader, supports the defeat of America through terrorism. 4. Nick Daniloff is taken hostage in Moscow, becomes pawn in superpower game. 5. America celebrates 4th in show-stealing fashion, with Lady on center stage. -Reagan orders drug testing of federal employees holding sensitive positions ' ' . -177 die in South Africa Gold Mine, the country ' s worst gold mine disaster, as a result of poor safety conditions. -Reagan vetoes South African sanctions. -U.S. expels 25 Soviet diplomats. OCTOBER -Reagan and Gorbachev agree to confer in Reykjavik, Ice¬ land Oct. 1 1-12, to establish a framework for a possible summit in the U.S. -Daniloff and Zakharov are set free. -Congress overrides South African sanctions veto, Reagan nominates Edward J. Perkins to be the first black Ameri¬ can ambassador to South Africa. -Nicaragua shot down a U.S. plane carrying contra sup¬ plies, kills two Americans on board, one parachuted and was captured, Eugene Hasenfus, an ex-Marine, CIA de¬ nied any role. -U.S. was accused of deceiving the press about future re¬ taliatory strikes against Lybia. -Reagan and Gorbachev hold Reykjavik prep summit, Star Wars ' issue blocks a sweeping arms agreement. The leaders blamed each other. -U.K. cuts all ties with Syria. -Vatican removes the authority of Seattle Arch-bishop Raymond G. Hunthausen because of the bishop ' s liberal policies from liturgy to sexual matters. -N.Y. Mets defeat the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. NOVEMBER -American hostages are freed in Lebanon, U.S.-Iran arms deal is revealed. U.S. shocked because this violated the administration ' s vow never to negotiate with terrorists. -Reagan confirms the arms shipment to Iran, but denies the deal for hostage releases. -The Federal fight against AIDS is called lacking by the Na¬ tional Academy of Sciences. -Reagan defends the Iran policy, and ends the arms sales. -Eugene Hasenfus is convicted by the Sandinistas to 30 years in prison. -U.S. Catholic Bishops meet in N.Y. approve a pastoral letter on economic justice. -White House says that profits from covert U.S. sales of arms to Iran were secretly diverted to contra rebels. -Reagan says that he was not fully informed. Vice Adm. John Poindexter, the national security advisor, resigned, and Lt. Col. North was fired. 9

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-Tower Commission Report is published, revealing the ad¬ ministrations role in the Iran-Contra dealings. MARCH -Moscow urges accord on the elimination of medium- range missiles in Europe, drops its insistence on restricting Star Wars testing. -Reagan admits mistakes in Iran Arms-for-Hostages trade in national speech. -NCAA bans Southern Methodist University 1987 football season because of outrageous violations. -TV evangelist Jim Bakker resigns his ministry after admit¬ ting to a sex scandal and blackmail. He accuses rival evangelist Jimmy Swaggert of attempting to take over his PTL ministry. -Florida greyhound race track owner given Oral Roberts $1.3 million, so that God doesn ' t call him to Heaven.