Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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PLUNGING CRASH Stock prices shocked millions as the Dow Jones industrial average fell 508 points on October 19. DEADLY DISEASE Proclaimed “Public Health Enemy No. 1” by President Reagan, AIDS has killed nearly 25,000 Americans in the six years since it was discovered. The disease, which has no cure, robs the immune system. FREE SUNDAYS Instead of fighting the club owners, the NFL players union went to court to set an agreement on their salaries. The strike lasted 24 days, ending in mid-October. PERSONAL ESCORT Protecting ships from Iran, the Unit¬ ed States began to escort vessels through the Persian Gulf in July. The U.S. Navy blew up an Iranian ship that was laying mines and confiscated several mines. World News 25

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m am and Joy Newsworthy advances and setbacks stir emotions The hearts of Americans everywhere experienced both sorrow and joy as they turned on their televisions every night to watch the evening news. People felt their hearts pulled in opposite directions as stories both positive and negative were brought into their homes. Investors everywhere were horrified as the stock market plunged over 500 points on Black Monday in late October, far exceeding the famed crash of 1929. Billions of dollars went with the wind as com¬ puters struggled, then failed to keep up with the record vol¬ ume of trade. Restrictions have since been integrated into the system which are de¬ signed to prevent a similar di¬ saster in the future. A slow re¬ covery marred with frequent pitfalls increased confidence in the economy. Nightmarish images of a second Vietnam flashed through the mind of the coun¬ try as tensions in the Persian Gulf sparked increased American involvement. The damaging of an American ship by an Iranian mine was the fi¬ nal straw. President Reagan responded with an assault of several offshore oil platforms; the U.S. Navy flexed its mus¬ cle by sinking three Iranian ships that tried to save the platforms believed to have been used as bases for covert terrorist activity. The whole incident seemed to stun the greatly inferior forces. The gulf returned to normal only a few days after the show of A PREMIER WELCOME During arrival ceremonies, President Reagan talks with Soviet leader Mik¬ hail Gorbachev at the White House. A three-day summit meeting in Decem¬ ber ended with the signing of a nuclear arms control agreement by the two su¬ perpower leaders. force, setting American minds at ease. In December the entire country was moved by the courage and determination of a small Texas town to help res¬ cue Baby Jessica McClure from the depths of an aban¬ doned well. After accidently falling into the well, Baby Jes¬ sica was trapped in the shaft for more than 36 hours before rescuers emerged from the shaft to cries of jubilation. Jessica survived the ordeal to become a living American hero. A small step toward peace between the superpowers was taken when Soviet Premier Gorbachev came to the United States with the purpose of having a summit with Presi¬ dent Reagan. Both nations came very close to agreeing on a treaty to abolish short range nuclear weapons. The summit in January also laid the ground work for a future sum¬ mit in the Soviet Union. Many people found them¬ selves captivated by the Sovi¬ et leader and his wife and many delusions of a cold Com¬ munist leader were forgotten as Premier Gorbachev became a darling of the American me¬ dia. From February through June, the greatest spectacle in the news media was the presi¬ dential primaries. A field of several candidates for each party was narrowed down to a one-man race for the Republi¬ can nomination and a two candidate dog fight for thej Democratic nomination. George Bush quickly pulled past all competition for the Republ icans. Michael Duka- kis found himself neck and neck with Jessie Jackson, who } had found new support since 1 ' his dismal ’84 campaign. The eyes of the nation will be on Atlanta and New Orleans, the sites of the party conventions j which will nominate the next president of the United; States. The year’s good news uplift- ! ed the hearts of the people watching it. The bad news - brought everyone back down to earth, causing everyone to ■ remember that the world is far J from perfect. 24 World News

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p antasy land Fairy tale setting lends romance to Turnabout As the couples entered the cafeteria for the annual Turn¬ about Dance, their minds probably wandered back quite a few years to the familiar childhood fairy tale, “Cinder¬ ella.” As everyone knows, in that famous Mother Goose tale, Cinderella was swept off her feet by a handsome prince at the ball. The Turnabout Dance is the one chance the girls have to choose who that handsome prince may be. The theme of the dance, “Crystal Ball,” was quite ap¬ propriate for this storybook evening. Cotton clouds hung from the ceiling of the cafete¬ ria and pink, lavender, and sil¬ ver helium balloons floated from the center of each table. Silver slippers representing Cinderella’s slipper, clouds, and stars were found around the room with couple’s names on them. Silhouetted scenes from “Cinderella” decorated the walls surrounding the dance floor. The backdrops provided by Mid-States pho¬ tographers coordinated well with the decorations. The dee jay, “Jukebox” provided the music. The cheerleaders were sponsors again as they have been in the past, but instead of the dance being held prior to the Christmas holidays, its date was moved to January 16. There were a few reasons for the change of date, but the most important one was that the students indicated that if the dance was held after Christmas break, they would have something to look for¬ ward to. Senior Kelly Robinson said, “Having the Turnabout Dance to look forward to when we returned from the holidays definitely brightened up those typical winter blahs that set in the first of January.” The date of the dance also had a large effect on the attendance. About 75 more couples at¬ tended than the previous year. Senior Charles Smith and his date junior Celenne Mar- giotta were named prince and princess of the dance. Theji were chosen by a random drawing of their ticket num¬ ber. They received Cinderella books and a monetary giffe which was presented to them by the cheerleading sponsors, Mrs. Rae Jean Zea and Mrs, Nancy Halfman. f f AFTER BEING NAMED prince and DANCING TO THE BEAT of “Old princess Celenne Margiotta and Time Rock and Roll” by Bob Segert, Charles Smith dance to the theme Kathy Fletcher and Jason Andrews song “Only in my Dreams” by REO enjoy the music provided by Jukebox. Speedwagon. 26 Turnabout