Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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3119, New 155011: $11an Vol. 7 New York, NY May 2, 1987 Bahher Won't Fight to Regain PTL Disgraced tetevahgetist, Jim Bathei and his wife, Tammy, says he won't tight to regain leadership afh $129 PTL empire and that he, most likely iw'ti never minister again, Bahker. in his first he ws conference since the disciosure at the sex scandal that fed to his downfall. at said that he has never been to a prostitute or engaged in Wiferswappt'ltg and denied accusations that he is homosexual Fettowmg this. the Reverend Jerry Faiweii that control of the PTL in March at Bahker's request aft Bahher had admitted he had had a sexual tryst with church secretary, Jessica Hahn in 1980. The new Pi board severed ah' ties with Bahher fottowing revelations that Bahkei and his wife were paid $1.6 mhtioh 1986. in a report pubhkhed h y The Charlotte. A112, Observer, it was established that 3 H50, 000 fund was set i from which Jessica Hahn received a monthly payment at $800 to $1,200. in addition to a $115,000 peyme; to her representatives in February at 1935. Mrs. Hahn, who had a sexuai encounter seven years ago with Bahher, would have gotten the enti. $150,000 after 20 years it she did not sue Bahher ar reveal the iiaisah. 1,1,, 35m, Bahker remains in seciesmn in Palm Springs, Caiit, with his wife, Tammy Faye, saying it was the only wt to stop a diabolical plat by another evangeiist to seize his 51 T2 mittioh empire. Bahteris attarhe y later identihed the evangelist as Jimmy Swaggert Swaggert denied trying to bring don the PTL but admitted tethhg Assemblies of God leaders what he knew about Bather's sexuat encounter wii Hahn. the hvhehimgthh 390,51 Vol. 8 Washihgton, 0.0. May 7, 1987 New AIDS Virus May Cause Worldwm'e Epidemic A iethei retative at the AIDS virus is hirehi to spread from Africa to the rest of the waria', which could serioushi camphicate the already Witcutt job of hndihg an AiDS vaccine The microbe HtV-Z, else cauid raise questions about the accuracy 0! AIDS tests. HIV-Z, discovered in 1984, genetieaiw resembles HIV-t, the virus that causes AIDS 10th in the United States, and SW, the virus that causes an AiDS-iihe disease in monkeys. in a report in tadayk New Ehgtahd Journal of Medicihe, doctors train the Pasteur institute in Paris shows that HIM can cause hauired immune Dehcency Syndrome indistinguishable from that triggered by HtV-t. Doctors relay that the virus has been iaeah'zed tor the most part in West Africa, but that there is no reason why this epidemic could not spread over Attica and Europe GI other countries like HIM did, Earlier, Pasteur reseeiehers reported hndihg HIV-2 in two AIDS patients and another 30 documented cases at HIV? infection, pro vidihg strong evidence that the virus ecthah'y causes the cheese. The two viruses appear to attach the body in similar ways. just what this means for hhding an AIDS vaccme is unclear. Drug manufactur- ers may he able to base a vaccine on parts at the two viruses thataie geneticahy 1 identical, so one vaccine would block hath AIDS viruses. Another camptieetien includes the fact that the standard screening test to check blood for AIDS Witt etten miss the HtV-Z virus. So these tests, at least when used in Africa, should he modified to ihciude senshivity ta HtV-Z. i it was aisa theorized that both VfFL'SES he ve tong existed in rural parts of Africa 26 HtV-t in Centrai Africa and ittV-Z in West Attica, but that AIDS was not noticed because it struck sporadieatiy, moving to cities in recent years. $- ehh. A Agnew. tee-T... :55

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ray I ted ch- hhe mhhhmglhm huh Vol. 5 Washmgton, 0.6. December 18, 1986 North Only One Who Knew Alt Attorney Genera! Edwm Meese ttt says he now has more details on the diversion to Mcaraguan rebels ot prohts from Iran arms sates and Lt. Cot. Oliver North stht stands stone as the scheme's prime mover, But Meese admits he still can't trace the money trait of the arms prohts, and can't be sure the Contra rebels math! renewed the moneyt Members at the Senate Intelligence Committee continue to debate whether North, a mtd-tevet aide on President Reagan is Nattanat Security Council, acted atone or was spurred by higher authority when he sought to holster the Contra rehets with arms sales pmh'ts. Senators familiar with the investigation said Meese strtt g3 ve them no hard facts that would indicate money tram Iran went to Central America. One source said Meese apparenth reveateo' the diversion scheme in November based sateh' ah EUH'VEFSEHDHS he and his aides had with North and Woe Adm. John M! Pothdexter, then national security adviser. fired hatfaoat security ante, ti. Cut Ohm North pause: to lath with reporters and photographers as he leaves his GtEat fatrs. Wrgrma home. SA TODAY Vol. 6 Washington, 0.6. April 14, 1987 Rural Interstates Bumped Up to 65 MPH The speed limit on tthnais' mat interstate: mitt he humped up to 65 mph at the end of Apnt, 36611!ng to state transportation and puttce othctah. The new speed limit wilt he attowed for cars, vans, and pickup tracts about 1.400 mites at rural and semf-urhan interstate. The current 55 mph hmit wilt apply to art vehicles an alt other state high ways. Trucks weighing in at more than tour tans, campers, tratters, and motor homes will he limited to 55 mph even on interstate: where the 65 mph speed ts allowed tor cars. State Transportation Department workers will begin putting up 55mph speed limit signs ah Aprft 27 and have the fab completed by April 29. At the same time, poh'ce will begin tougher enforcement of the seat heft taw, issuing :25 tickets instead ot warnrhg: for first time attenders. troopers witt enforce the seat hett taw only it they stop a motorist for another he the violation The W speed hrmt. allowed m tttmurs and at! other states because ate recent change In tederat tam W m ! the same 550 tine set how for drmng over the med him!

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he so er FL in '10 fit FE In th em mleijingien 33351 Vol. 9 Washihgton, 0.0. May 8, 1937 Hart Broken hy Miami Rice .4 defiant Gary Hart abandoned the race far the 1933 Democratic presidentiat nomination refusing to submit his tarniiy to further gossip. Mth his wife, tee, b y his side, Hart announced the end to what was one tar and away the troht-rahning campaign for the 1985 Democratic nomihation. He withdrew aniy 26 days after he tarmaiiy entered the race. His decision left the fieid without any troht-run- her, ahiy a pack at h'ttte hna wn Democratic hapet'uts Hart admitted mistakes in his actions, referring to his reiatihnshth with Donna Rice without ever naming her, Hart also insisted that issues are more important than personalities, regardless of what was initiah'y reported in the Mami Herald. The former Catarada senator began his appear- ance on national tete mien b y saying he intended to do more than simphr read a short statement of withdrawal. Hart says he thinks he could have won the homi- nation and the presidency. Hart also said that these events should not deter young peapte tram continu- ing to enter public service. Gary Hart argued that just because he was run- ning for president that he should retain some sem- hiance ot a private tile. Another Democratic candidate, Massachusetts go vernar Michaei Dukahis, had a different view when he visited Davenport on March 25 during his thst iawa campaign swing. Addressing 3 cm wet of Democrats in the basement of the itaiian Wikige Restaurant, Duhakis said Ameri- cans shauia' judge presidential candidates on charac- ter, competence, values, andihtegrity Anything they at their iamities do might be subject to public smite ing and deservedhi so, the the said. He iiitistratea' his point that hat anty presidential aspirants have to be careful about what they do and say he recounting a story Davenport Mayor Thain Hart taid him. Shartiy after he was elected mayor in 1935, Mr. Hart got in a h'ap when he used some barnyard language while addressing a group at high schaai students. He, like Hart, learned the hard way. the character issue which degged Gary Hart since the Marni Herald disclosed that aspiring ac- tress Danna Rice had visited his Washington town- hause last weekend never came up when the farmer Caiorado senator last visited .05 venpart April 30. Gary Hart tee Hart Danna Wee Lee Han Donna Rice 6511:: New 15 ark 551an Vol. 10 New York, NY May 8, 1987 Hart Dukahis Differed on Private issues Miami ttetatd' editur Heath Meriwether reads the story that ted in Hait's politics! dn wntatt. 27