Coronado High School - Legend Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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 Over the Iasi year, in- creasing tension has occurcd in the West Bank and Ga .a Strip be- tween Isreal and the Palestinian people living there. The Pales- tinian people have been uprising in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip. In retaliation, the Isreali government has been continuing a military crackdown on the Palestinian people. Origi- nally, Isreali troops responded to rock throwing with bullets. Since then, Isreali troops have increased their attacks on the Palestinians, including many brutal beatings. The government of Isreal has come under fire for the way it has handled the situ- ation. Day after day, many Pales- tinian people are reported dead after confrontations with Isreali troops. The uprisings continue, however, and a solution docs not seem near. George Shultz, Secre- tary of State of the United States, went to Isreal to offer a peace plan, but it appeared as though both sides would reject the offer. It is clear that both sides will need to compromise on some issues before peace can be maintained. One of the biggest controversies of the past year was over Judge Robert Bork and his nomination to be a Supreme Court justice. A Senate select committee recommended that Bork’s nomi- nation be denied. When the vote went to the full Senate, Bork fell short and his nomination was denied. Opponents of Bork felt that he was too conservative, and certain special interest groups felt that Judge Bork was both a racist and a sexist. He was considered by many, however, as the most qualified man for the job. His quali- fications spoke for themselves, but members of the Senate thought more of his political beliefs than his judiciary ones. After the elimination of Judge Bork, President Reagan named Douglas Ginsburg as his next nominee. Judge Ginsburg was forced to end his nomination attempts after discrepancies arose about his past. The third nomination went to Judge Anthony Kennedy. Judge Kennedy’s nomination was passed easily through the Senate, and he became the next Supreme Court justice. In February 1988, there was a very heated interview on the CBS Evening news between Vice President Bush and anchorman Dan Rather. Rather, like many other members of the news media, has often been blamed for being liberally biased in his newscasting. After this incident with George Bush, many of those allegations about Dan Rather returned. The interview was scheduled for Dan Rather to discuss Bush’s aspirations to be the next President of the United States. Bush expected to be interviewed on the issues con- cerned in the primary elections; however, his expectations were wrong. Dan Rather asked questions continuously on the Iran- Contra scandal, and not on the actual issues involved. Rather interrogated Bush question after question on “Iranscam , and in return Bush fought back. Bush attacked Rather, and in the process ended his “wimp image. Most people watching the heated ex- change fell that George Bush came out ahead in the end. NEWS