Big Horn High School - Big Horn Yearbook (Big Horn, WY)

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The Iran-Contra Hearings The rise and fall Hearings began last summer on the involvement of Lt. Col. Oliver North and other National Security Council staff in the sale of arms to Iran; the profits of the sales were used to aid the Contras fighting the government of Nicaragua. Col. North was praised of Ollie North ted and will stand trial, by many as a patriot, and condem- ned by others as a symbol of secre- tive dealings by government officials in general, and dealing with Iran, a country the U.S. condemned as ter- rorist. North and others were indie- ?V and „ tyjtL b£Of «”.»04, tt)aior «e Stlc nh ' e ca»‘Zy »'?' „„ US, Russia Sign Missle Pact In December, Soviet leader Mikhail Gor- bachev and U.S. President Ronald Reag- an reached an historic agreement in Washington, D.C., on the mutual elimi- nation of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Europe. The treaty was ap- proved in the Senate and signed during Reagan’s return visit to Moscow in May. Review Bla ekma.il!!!!! Governor Sullivan, legislators, and students looking forward to legal drinking protested federal pressure that led to drinking age rise to 21. My favorite songs were: My favorite musicians groups were: My favorite movies were: My favorite movie star was: My favorite hangout was:

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Miner’s strike dominates local news The Accusations of violence and van- non-striking miners to continue to dalism flew back and forth as local work, and hired additional em- members of the United Minework- ployees to maintain operations. In ers struck local operations of Peter June, the striking miners agreed to Kewit. The Company permitted return to work unconditionally, but few have been rehired. Stock Market Crash Some investors feared a repeat of the Great Depression when the Stock Mar- ket crashed in October, bringing back memories of 1929. Though it set many records for numbers of shares traded and the points lost, the market has remained stable since spring. Year s % 7 '%■ - . j v. e(N c0t ° 0' t: V ’ In Noriega: Is He Drug Kingpin or Soldier? General Manuel Noriega, Com- mander of Panama’s army, was in- dicted by the U.S. government on drug charges. He was accused of us- ing his influence to launder money and ship drugs to the United States. The CIA was said to have paid him for several years. See Iran-Contra. 9 w . f ■ O , 'T r, W ■ ? ? ()

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Fads and Fashions Fads and Fashions Fads a Someone made these old and worn jeans into originals. Old tenny shoes and tee shirts were written on. Friends signatures, favorite beverages, one’s class number, favorite sayings were popular. At the beginning and end of school, shorts, tee shirts, sunglasses and tenny shoes were a common sight. Tempera- tures were unbearable in school when the weather was warm, causing considerable difficulty for teachers trying to instruct and students wanting needing to learn. Mary Lassiter and Vicki DeTavernier (right) enjoyed the nice weather last fall. Other fads and fashions common and popular with stu- dents in school were: Wrangler jeans, Reebok shoes, Levis, bleached or acid-washed jeans, Coca-Cola clothes, Swatch watches and clothes, Guess jeans. Esprit, Bennelton, OP, T C, rolled-up pant legs, designer socks, patches on jackets, Levi Jackets, desinger boots, loafers, and hightops (unlaced, of course!). 8 Fads and Fashions Fads and Fashions Fa