Central High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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J oining 7 jgether ( i 1 7 ven its wildest projections of 100 I i million dollars would only provide beds for two million people for two nights, said Washington D.C. organizer Mitch Synder. Some believed that Hands Across America was a waste of time and energy, however, this is not true. Any so;t of help is good help — especially for homeless people of the U.S. Hands Across America enabled others to participate in helping thousands of people. On May 26, 1986, a 4,152 mile chain of six million people spread across the nation between Battery Park in Manhattan, NY to Long Beach, CA to raise fifty million dollars to aid the hungry and the homeless. Each of the members of the human chain donated ten dollars or more in order to participate. Corporate sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Citibank, pledging over three million dollars each, with other donators spent fifteen minutes of their time singing America the Beautiful, We Are the World, and Hands Across America to help relieve the never- ending plight of poverty. Celebrities like Bill Cosby, Kareem Alxlul-Jabbar, anil even President Reagan, joined together to say I love you to the millions of people across the U.S. Ken Kragen, chief organizer said, “Kids see it as a party. Yuppies see it as a return to activism. The elderly see it as neighbor to neighbor, Democrats as a challenge to grass-roots organizing. Republicans as volunteerism.” Together, they saw it as a way to become one with six million others. Although there were many gaps in the line, especially in the desert, it was beneficial. It proved its |X int — people will join together for a worthy and needed cause. As one sociologist noted, The nation has finally outgrown the “Me Decade and has decided to give to the people that need it most. Ax the tun xctx over New York Harbor, the Statue of Ijberty enters her 150th year as a symbol of the American spirit. With brilliant displays of fireworks and celebration, the U.S. came together in early July to honor the l-ady Liberty. Alter a two year renovation, the statue was unveiled to over six million spectators. Over 20,000 boats from around the world ruined a fiotilla to wish tlte statue a luppy birthday. Only America could raise such a tribute to the people who made the country so fruitful, the immigrants. Peace t i f nc- story that press overlooked this J year is that peace got a chance.” said William Greider in Rolling Stone Magazine. Lost year, more that four hundred people left their jobs and spent eight months marching the 3701.4 miles from Lis Angeles to Washington D.C. Why.' They marched for peace and in support of global nuclear disarmament. They marched through eigh- teen states and picked up 600 more mar- chers along the way. The going was definitely not easy. ’Iliir- tcen days after starting out from Los Angeles, pro-peace, the organizing group that dealt with the supplies and funding for the march, went bankrupt. Yet, the 400 marchers, camped out in the California desert, were too stubborn to quit and slogged on, dealing with problems as they got to them. But the fun wore thin quickly for the marchers — they walked about fifteen miles a day, slept in tents and lived on a diet of beans and rice. Somehow, the marchers did it. One of the motivations involved was the people that they met along the way. School children ran out of schools to greet the procession, people stopped what they were doing to watch the marchers. Everywhere they went, they planted a seed with the people they talked to. It gives people a shot of energy, a feeling that it’s really possible to achive global disar- mament, said marcher Kevin Deaine. However, some people were not as receptive. We get an occasional food donation at fifty miles per hour, explained Dc-ame. They give you the one-finger peace sign,” said walker Diane Clark. Bor every one of those, there are ten good moments, added Deame. The March sent ripples through the towns as it passed through. The marchers hope that politicans will hear the voices of discontent with Washington's constant escalating of the arms race and take some real action towards disarmament.

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9 Days 3 Minutes 44 Seconds t X r«u arc cleared, Edwards to Ed- i wards, radioed the tower con- troller. And with that, the Voyager began its journey to break one of the last firsts of avia- tion. A flying fuel tank with a wingspan longer than a 727, the Voyager weighed less than a subcompact car. The flight had troubles from the start of the mission. Due to a miscalculation at takeoff, the wings dragged along the ground for fourteen thousand feet before the Voyager lifted off — minus seventeen inches from each wing. Stuffed into a bathtub-sized cabin, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager spent nine days, three minutes and 44 seconds in the air as Voyager circled the earth over the Christmas holiday. The trip was full of small incidents that threatened to end the odyssey, and, at one point, doctors were worried that Rutan and Yeager might lose 30% of their hearing. Flying at altitudes between 8,000 feet and 15,000 feet at speeds of 115 miles per hour, storms buffeted the tiny crew cabin for as long as eighteen hours at a time. The most alarm- ing moment, however, came over Mexico when the only engine that was running died, causing the plane to plummet over 3,000 feet before the crew was able to restart it. The entire mission was completed without any government funding. Voyager, first designed by Bert Rutan on a napkin, took five years and over two million dollars to build. A plane using conventional aircraft technology would have to be the size of an air- craft carrier to carry the fuel necessary. This flying fuel tank was made of space-age com- posite materials, which made it light enough to make the trip. The Voyager should be memorialized as the first step towards the next generation of aircraft technology, com- mented Dave Werker. After making the 23,000 mile flight around the world, the Voyager was retired to more peaceful journeys. The Voyager will travel to the Smithsonian Institute, along side other famous setters of milestones, such as Lindburgh's Spirit of St. Louis and the Mer- cury capsule. One of the most grueling flights in history ended with the smashing of a goal that pilots have dreamed about since the Wright brothers first flew at Kitty Hawk. In the midst of one of the worst presidential scan- dals ever, the Voyager was a light of hope. Betsy Kemp concluded, On the whole, the Voyager is a major advantage for the U. S. because it hasn't been done before ami if we keep on working and improving the systems, it can be a huge benefit to America. the Clip is home In 1983, the unthinkable happened. After resting comfortably in the U.S.A. for 132 consecutive years, the silver trophy known as the America's Cup was taken away. After a three to one race deficit, the Australian boat, with its revolutionary winged keel, had come- back to a breath-taking win in the last race in the best of seven series to wrestle the Cup from the Americans. Forty months ago. American skipper Dennis Conner swore to avenge its loss and return the Cup to its home. Provoked more and more by haughty commercials saying, Tell them Australia is where the Cup is! Conner began the long process towards victory by designing and testing a total of three yachts and crew as well. The result of the hard work — Stars and Stripes '87! Most of the country sat glued to to radio late night and television broadcasts as Con- ner beat challenging yachts one by one in the Defender and Challenger series. Stars and Stripes, a boat even the experts said could not win, faced its biggest threat. Kiwi III, a New Zealand fiberglass boat heavily favored. Stars and Stri|xrs beat them convincingly with a four to one race score and, in turn, won its right to challenge Austrailia's Kookaburra III, skippered by Lan Murrey, to race for the Cup. In the heavy winds of the Indian Ocean off the coast of Freemantle, Australia, Dennis Conner's dream came true. The tiny fishing town of Freemantle was thrust into the spotlight as thousands of tourists and film crews poured in from all parts of the world. Each and every one of them participating in the race activities. A master captain, Conner immediately headed out to the race lead by outmaneuvering Kookaburra III. A second, third and fourth race followed-leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that indeed Stars and Stripes was number one. By beating his opponent, four races to none, with over a minute to spare in each race, Conner was not only the only skipper to lose the Cup, he was also the only American to bring it back. Much to the nation's delight — 'Ilie America's Cup has returned. VOYAGER: Non-stop, non-refueied global flight airplane constructed of lightweight composite materials

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Triumphant Transition Adjusting to a new position and situa- tion is difficult at anytime for anyone. I)r. Tom Davis, a Ph.D. in colonial athletics, in his first year as head coach of the Univer- sity of Iowa mens’ basketball team, made the transition to the new program seemingly with ease. After former coach George Raveling left Iowa for USG, Davis came from Stanford with a coaching record of 273 wins and only 125 losses. I was very skeptical because he was someone that I hadn’t heard of before, stated Louis Redmond. Davis and the Hawkeyes hurriedly buried doubts. The Hawkeyes triumphed in the longest winning streak in Iowa's basketball history. As the team climbed the polls, the skepticism was erased and rewritten with pride. Pam Mc- (barrel stated, “The new coach really turned the attitude around and they play with more intensity. Stacie Sherwood added, The played together and worked as a team. The eighteen game winning streak sent the Hawks to the top. They earned a number one ranking in the Associated Press poll, the first time the team had ever been ranked so high. When they were first, I didn't think that they deserved it until they beat Purdue and Indiana. Then I started to think that maybe they were a number one team, stated Redmond. Unfortunately, just five days after the polls came out, the Hawks lost to Ohio State and fell a notch. Sherwood said, It caused them to work harder the next game against Michigan State. The fact that they out rebound everyone else shows their determination and hustle. The team battled to become one of the two Big 10 teams in the final sixteen of the NCAA tournament. After crushing Santa Clara in the first round and stopping UTF,P in a 84-82 heartstopper, the Hawks moved on to meet Oklahoma in the West Regional Semi-Final. Iowa seemed to lx- reaching their peak, but three games still lay between them and a national championship. With the help of Davis, this dedicated team has brought a new level of excellence to Iowa athletics. Even downtown businesses were not safe from the Mississippi flood waters that ruse to a crest of 19 3 feet flood stage in October. 1986. Photo: Courtesy of QC Times. Floods along the Mississippi River are nothing new. They come, to some ex- tent, every year, and although riverside residents are accustomed to them, they never quite get used to the problems they cause. The fall of ’86 brought the third largest Hood in Quad City history, wreaking more havoc than usual. Contaminated water, river animals forced from their homes, and flooded houses and businesses were just a few of the difficulties the swelling river caused. People living in flooded areas were warned about the risks of using well water that had not been first boiled or chemically treated. They were told Murky Monster not to allow it to get into ojx-n cuts or scrapes because of fears of contracting tetnus. Christopher Wightman, environmental health superviser for the Scott County Health Department, stated, We consider any fioodwater to lx- contaminated. Family residents were not the only ones to face major problems because of the Mississippi flood. Oscar Mayer was forced to pull out some of its equipment and flood 5,000 square feet of its basement to keep walls from crumbling under the outside water pressure. The Dock restaurant, overlooking the river, had to close complete- ly for the second time in a year when it became impossible for customers to reach its doors. In lieu of their regular jobs, employees had to lay sandbags around the exterior and construct pump pits. Touched by Class Actor Cary Grant was in Davenport on November 29 for a tribute called, A Conversation With Cary Grant. This presentation consisted of film clips followed by an informal questioning period. While pre| aring for the show. Grant complained of chills and nausea. Later that night, he suffered a fatal stroke. The news was a shock to most who were planning to alien- ed. The nation will now remember Davenport as the death site of Cary Grant. Brad Darrah from People Magazine wrote, “The king of hearts, the mirror of charm, the most glamorous leading man of his generation, convicted to meet his end in an unglamorous burg called Davenport, Iowa. Tlte people of the Quad Cities and the surrounding area revolted against this statement and a care package, containing photographs and letters, was sent to the magazine via KIIK 104. Grant, born on January 18, 1904, in Bristol, Fngland, was christened Archibald Alexander Leach. He arrived in Hollywood in 1931. and signed a contract with Para- mount Pictures in 1932. His five year con- tract included changing his name to Cary Grant. His secret to his work — I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be like until I finally became that person. Or he became me. Although his movie credits were outstanding, he never won an Oscar for any particular role. He did, however, receive a special Academy Award for his life’s work in 1980.