Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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t: f: 9 :3 i r r t: Twa: e. -xy,nyy After the Mexico City earthquake, rescue crews dug bodies. The earthquake left thousands dead or through the remains of the city hoping to locate missing unaccounted for. A tragic death came to the seven member crew of the space shuttle Challenger only minutes after lift off. Aboard the shuttle was the first teacher in space, Christa McAuliffe of Maine. Well known for The War of the Worlds, actor, director, producer, Orson Wells died of a heart attack on October 10, 1985. Margaret Hamilton, who flew her way into acting as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, passed away in 85.

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iving for weekends is a big part of student life at CHS Land with weekends comes entertainment. Music, sports, and movies are all a major part of the entertain- ment world. Closest to home was the University of Louisville NCAA victory over Duke in the 1986 champi- onship, 72-69. The Kansas City Royals proved to be the Kings of Baseball as they took the 1985 World Series and the Chicago Bears shuffled their way to Louisiana for a Super Bowl victory. For the first time in eight years the Statler Brothers made a live performance in Louisville. WAMZ won an academy award for the best radio station. On the rock side, Motley Crue jammed with Theatre of Pain. Even though David Lee Roth left Van Halen, Sammy Hagar took over the group and they made their appearances across the country boasting their latest album, 5150. John Cougar Mellencamp came to Louisville and sold out three weeks before the concert Scarecrow. Fat Boys and Whodini led the rappers while Janet Jackson was a hit with her new album Control. In the movie theatres, Back to the Future, Goonies, The Color Purple, and Wildcats proved to be box of- fice hits as did St. Elmo's Fire. A movie with individuals but one group of friends, St. Elmo's Fire was a story that teens across America related to. 1986 proved to be a busy year for entertainers and spectators. Success was a story for several singers, actors, and athletes as each made a special contribution to make our lives more enjoyable. Quarterback Jim McMahon prepares to do the Super Bowl shuffle. He led the Chicgo Bears to Louisiana for the championship. Thousands of fans gathered for an outside Live Aid concert which raised money for the Ethiopians. Many of the superstar singers who helped sponsor iiHands Across American join together to raise funds for homeless peo- ple throughout the United States. The trail goes from Los Angeles to New York. The Statler Brothers iiStatlers , Motley Crue's iiTheatre of Pain , and Johnny Cougar Mellencampis t'Scarecrow , were hot items in record stores throughout the country. As always, music was a popular sort of entertainment. ummu ullu m m m :nvILMiD mu. t xvmuis nun- numuu ltluaulloul llcmil um um vol- u an- mmna mun- ulol Lllv Som- Illn JI-islnn mullrs M iSIuICI a .. um-I tullt '0- hi JBII unn- uwunvalnn D'UIIIH IIOIII'BUS nvllsluls m i vuln- nuns

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a I ,. DICIO' ..IuII a...st 0-i't - b . O . C tilt errorism rocked the world in 1985. People could not look at the morning paper or watch the evening news without being informed of another terrorist attack. Not just the United States, but the world felt the pain, suffering and loss that came ' with these attacks. These same feelings were found with the White family of Kokomo, Indiana as they fought case after case trying to return to school. Ryan White, a fourteen year old hemophiliac, contracted A.I.D.S. through a blood treatment and was removed from school. On the other side of the world, Rock Hudson suffered and died from AIDS. Hollywood lost a lot of fine actors and ac- tresses in 1985-86. Orson Wells and Yul Brynner both died on October 10. Disneyis voice of Donald Duck lives on though the original, Clarence Nash, died of leukimia. Two of the most tragic deaths in the US. were not that of an actor or actress but of a young girl trying to promote world peace and a woman taking a chance for educa- tion. Samantha Smith, 14, whose corre- spondence with Soviet leader Yuri Andropov launched her on a tour of the So- viet Union for world peace, was killed in a plane crash. Christi McAuliffe, a Maine school teacher, died with seven crew members aboard the space shuttle Challenger only minutes after take off. Colonel Khadafy, leader of Libya, has given terrorists a place to hide.