Edison High School - Edisonian Yearbook (Lake Station, IN)

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STOCK MARKET CRASH JIM AMD TAMMY FAYE BARKER IMAGES IMAGES IMAGES IMAGES 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1988 1988 1988 ROBERT H. BORK GARY HART STOCK MARKET CRASH: The Dow Jones industrial stock average dropped 508 points, the largest in history, on Monday, October 19. It stripped $500 billion from the market value of U.S. securities. GARY HART: Democratic presidential candidate Gary Mart was forced to drop his bid for the presidency after it was reported that he was romantically involved with Donna Rice. Me later re-entered the race. JIM AMD TAMMY FAYE BARKER: The well known TV evangelists said farewell to the PTL ministry. Jim Bakker resigned after con- fessing to a sexual encounter with a young wom- an. Tammy Bakker bowed out to undergo treat- ment for drug dependency. ROBERT H. BORK: The Senate rejected President Reagan s nomination to the Supreme Court by a 58-42 vote, which ended a long con- tentious debate over the judge ' s record.

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Seniou enjoy the pep i eaion with Gumby. Bob Haigy, John Bahtin, who wah elected Homecom ing King that night and Steve Catherman htand on the hidelineh.

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WORLD SERIES CHAMPS TOP EHTERTAIITER WELCOME HOME WELCOME HOME: President and nancy Reagan wave to well-wishers from the South Portico of the White House. Reagan escorted his wife back to the White House from the Bethesda naval Hospital where she underwent breast cancer surgery. Later in the year, she was honored for her anti-drug campaign. The program ' s goal was to cre- ates Drug-Free America ' ' . WORLD SERIES CHAMPS: Kirby Puckett and Jeff Reardon of the Minnesota Twins celebrate their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Twins won the sev- enth and final game of the series 4-2. TOP ENTERTAINER: Whitney Houston received honors as the top female performer. Bon Jovi and U2 were two of the top rock bands, while Randy Travis became an award winning sensation on the country music scene.