East Gaston High School - Imprimis Yearbook (Mount Holly, NC)

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The year of 1987-88 brought a series of political and religious scandals that shocked the American pub- lic. The rash of moral situa- tions began with the fall in power of Jim and Tammy Bakker, founders of the PTL network and Heritage, USA. The Bakkers fled PTL when it was revealed that Jim Bakker had had a sexual en- counter with church secre- tary, Jessica Hahn. The feuding and accusations con- tinued throughout the year between the Bakkers, Jerry Falwell Ctemporary head of PTLJ, PTL officials, and Vir- tually all of the western world. On the political front, presidential hopeful Gary Hart dropped his bid for the presidency when it was dis- covered that he had commit- ed adultery with aspiring God, Sex, And Politics 1987-88 Proves That The Three Do Not Mix Miami actress and model, Donna Rice. Senator Joseph Biden was next to withdraw when it was revealed that he had plagiarized a campaign speech by British Labour Party Leader Neil Kinnock. Then it was revealed that two top aides of presidential candidate Michael Dukakis has exposed Biden's plagia- rism and undermined his campaign, which Dukakis promptly denied. The next politicians to get blasted were the Supreme Court nominees. Nominee number one, Robert Bork. What it boiled down to was the typical right-wing radi- cals vs. left-wing liberals bat- tle that Americans have grown so used to. Bork, a for- mer socialist, raised fears as to the unusual ways he may apply fundamental princi- ples of the constitution. Af- ter four months of fierce de- bating, zealous vote- plugging, and mass participation on both sides of the political fence, Bork was defeated. Nominee number two, Douglas Ginsberg. Along with various other charges, Ginsberg was accused of in- experience, a conflict of in- terest over an investment, destruction of Justice De- partment documents, and improperly side-tracking laws limiting the use of as- bestos, but the final blow to his nomination was his con- fession that he had smoked pot in the 60's as a college student fgaspll. 1987-88 were banner years for covert operations. Father and son spy team, John and Michael Walker, were sen- tenced to a total of two life terms, one twenty-five year term, and three ten ye terms for leaking Naval i telligence to the KGB. Jon than Jay Pollard got life prison for selling secrets our ally, Israel. In additio Lieutenant Colonel Oliv North, with the approval top officials in the Admini tration, sold U.S. arms Iran, a country known f terrorism and towards Ame icans in particular. The mo ey was then secretly diverti to aid the contras, an actin prohibited by the Bola amendment of 1984. A lo series of congressional he ings were held to sort it z. out. Oliver North, incide tally, received public acc mation, a mini-series in honor, and probably a lar and lucrative book contraa r . w---fm 4-yr Milk'

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,f W A I . -sv... 1 'M ,iss H X Trey Rankin seems to be en- joying what seniors would most like to change about East Gas- ton. President Ronald Reagan was voted the favorite unethical andfor unintelligent political of- fice holder. Gary Hart came in second. Besides the Cosby Show, Moon- lighting is the favorite television show. Running close seconds were ALF and Growing Pains. An epicurean delight! Eric Sherrill takes advantage of the opportunity.

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Aff li. Presidential candidate Gary Hart dropped his bid for the presidency when it was discov- ered that he had committed adultery with Miami model, Donna Rice. I don t have to an- f Gary Hart LK 7 swer that question. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North is sworn in before the congressional committee. North was tried for selling arms to Iran and diverting the money to the nnutvmf- .M TxT.,..1,-.1.v..n puuuao Au Vunalagua. SE ,asf 1 N512 si' ' and Tammy Bakker, heads the PTL ministry, fell from grace for adultery, greed, d various other things. if ...i I f K It took months for Congress to select a new Supreme Court Jus- tice. Robert Bork was the most controversial of the three.