Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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A. Global View President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Iceland for the Summit talks. After eleven hours, however, the Summit collapsed. The deadlock came about over the “Star Wars” issue. Reagan’s determination to continue development on the space- based defense against a nuclear attack and Premier Gorbachev’s determination to stop its research for ten years became the stumbling block that deterred agree- ment on any other issues. The world’s reaction was one of great disappointment. Tragedy struck on October 10. San Salvador, El Salvador, was hit by a ma- jor earthquake. The quake was followed by aftershocks during the night and the next day. The International Red Cross reported nearly 400 dead and 600 wounded. It also reported that the quake left more than 20,000 people homeless and about 600 hospitalized. The seven year-old war fought against the U.S.- supported government by leftist rebels was declared an indefinite ceasefire because of the quake. 1986 was the year that terrorism reached new heights in France. Paris went under a ten-day seige of terrorist bombings causing residents to fear for their lives when leaving their homes. In all, five bombs killed eight people and wounded more than 150. France, in its attempt to fight terrorism, tightened its borders against foreigners, staged police roundups, and began requiring visas for all foreigners entering the country ex- cept citizens of Switzerland and the Common Market countries. In 1986 polls showed that drugs were the nation’s largest worry. In the past ten years, the use of cocaine escalated dramatically. Statistics indicated that twenty-two million Americans, and 15.7% of American high school seniors had tried cocaine. A new, cheaper form called “crack” now put cocaine within the financial reach of adolescents. Despite the deaths of star athletes Len Bias and Don Rogers, young cocaine users ignored the fact that cocaine was one of the most dangerous drugs on the underground market. The crack down on crack became the nation’s number one goal. In September, Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked in Pakistan. As Pakistani com- mandos considered a rescue attempt, the power generator on the plane failed, causing the lights to go out. The ter- rorists panicked and opened fire on the 390 passengers and flight attendants. Seventeen were killed and one hundred wounded. More than 100,000 Russians were exposed to high levels of radiation when the Chernobyl power plant erupted in April. Many of the victims that were close to the plant died within the first two weeks. Today many of the victims are still suffering both physically and mentally from the traumatic experience. Many bone marrow transplants that were vita! to replace the loss of red cor- puscles were performed by American and Soviet doctors. The victims also suf- fered from massive radiation burns and other side effects such as hair loss and extreme nausea. The tragedy itself had put a new emphasis on the worldwide concern about nuclear power. It was with due cause for all the English in Great Britain to celebrate the joyous occasion of a royal wedding in all its extravagance. Sarah Margaret Ferguson married Prince Andrew on Ju- ly 23, 1986. The newly-made Duke and Duchess of York were married in the 13th century Westminster Abbey as the invitees could easily hear the masses cheering outside the church walls. After a long process of restoration, the Statue of Liberty celebrated her one hundredth birthday in July. $252 million was donated through private gifts to help the restoration project. Chief ar- chitect Richard Hayden stated, “There’s no reason the statue shouldn’t last a thousand years.” An estimated two million people watched the fireworks from boats, parks, streets and rooftops. There were an estimated 30,000 vessels in New York harbor for the celebration. For the first time in nearly fifty years, the Goodyear airdock was opened for public viewing. Swarms of people crowded the grounds to see the huge air- dock and a blimp, the “America,” close-up. 14 A Global View

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ABOVE :Army styles teamed up with blue jeans were worn in the 70 s mostly on or around college and high school campuses. LEFT: In 1913 the same fashions were worn by young and old, such as easy fitting dresses. FAR RIGHT :ln the 1900’s women’s dresses were ultra- frminine and impractical. MIDDLE TOP :ln the 1920’s men’s clothes became far less for- mal. Baggy plus fours” were worn with fancy patterned pullovers and matching long socks. ABOVE :The spring dresses of 1957 showed the styles becoming more simple and short. RIGHT :Wide deep hats accom- panied by long flowing dresses were the style of 1909. A Basic Fashion What do a Davy Crockett coonskin cap, a Nehru jacket, and denim bell bot- tom jeans have in common? Believe it or not, these are just some of the surprises that students in Cuyahoga Falls have ac- tually worn over the years. It’s difficult to understand now how previous students may have thought they were “cool” when wearing such wacky fashions. The point is, however, there has been a tremendous change in fads and fashions. Within twenty years, for instance, hair has gone from Beatle cuts, to the hippie styles of waist length, to mohawks, crewcuts and even to no hair at all — as some chose to shave all or most of their heads (males and females alike). Female fashions changed repeatedly. Perhaps nothing better represented this than hemlines, which underwent cons- tant change. The ankle length dresses of the early 1900’s finally rose to daring knee length in the 50’s and even risked further heights with the arrival of the miniskirt in the early 70’s. Yet, by the - Change 1980’s the hemline problem was solved — women wore what they liked, not what the fashion world dictated. Male dress also varied. Can any guy today imagine wearing knickers to school? Males have been seen wander- ing the hallways with wooden clogs, flowered shirts and plaid slacks-(not necessarily together) in recent years. Through all the times, one fashion rule remained the same- CHANGE was required. Fashion 13

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LEFT: The disastrous nuclear power accident at Chernobyl, Russia, leaves the world in shock. Health agencies from many countries, including the U.S., rush to help victims. RIGHT: The celebration of the Statue of Liberty’s 100th birthday is extended over the long Fourth of July weekend. New York harbor was the focal point of nation-wide television extravaganzas, tall ships review and an enormous fireworks display. ABOVE: Heavy media coverage of the Iceland Summit builds up the hopes in the U.S. for possible resolu- tions of major issues like disarma- ment. Its abrupt end, however, brings worldwide disappointment. LEFT: The Royal wedding holds as true to its extravagant and luxurious form as it did hundreds of years ago in England. Upon marriage. Prince An- drew and Sarah Ferguson obtain the royal titles of Duke and Duchess of York. RIGHT: The Goodyear blimp is usually seen on television and football games from a great distance. But hun- dreds take advantage of the first open- ing of the Goodyear airdocks in nearly fifty years to get a close-up view of the blimp and the airdock itself. The opening of the gigantic airdock doors was accompanied by the Akron Sym- phony Orchestra playing the theme from 2001: Space Odyssey. i 1T7 ✓ A Global View