Forbes Road High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Harrisonville, PA)

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AT 1984 and Fads the U.S. was involved overseas in the battle for GRENADA and in Lebanon For a while, it seemed that American armed forces could only stand still and take casualties. But then the 82nd Air- borne swooped down from the skies over the island of Grenada in what undoubt- edly would have been described as a text- book operation, if there had been any reporters along to witness it. Suffering only minimum losses, the 6000 Ameri- can troops overcame the surprisingly fierce Cuban resistance to retrieve the more than 600 American medical stu- dents who were stranded on the island. The Middle East was old news for Americans, but it suddenly seemed clos- er to home. U.S. Marines died in Beirut after a suicide attack on their headquar- ters, and 63 died in the earlier bombing of the U.S. Embassy. MICHAEL JACKSON’S Pepsi ads “YOUR A WHOLE NEW GENERA- TION” have changed the image of T.V. commercials, while his album Thriller has sold more than 25 million copies. You’re gonna get it with the KODAK DISC ... the newest type of camera to- day. JOAN RIVERS ... So good at replac- ing Johnny Carson during his many ab- sences, she was made permanent substi- tute. Now whenever Johnny’s off, Joan can talk (and talk). VIDEO YEARBOOKS ... Now found on a few college campuses, the “Year- book” is a 35-40 minute video that cap- tures the school year’s biggest moments. FLASHDANCER Jennifer Beals set a fashion trend in a ripped sweat shirt, while on Broadway a reunion of dancers from “A Chorus Line” filled the stage in honor of the longest-running show ever. EDDIE MURPHY — 84’s most versa- tile comedian. Who else could convinc- ingly portray personalities such as Mr. T. Velvet Jones, and Gumby?

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A LOOK Happenings ROCK VIDEOS, miniature three to five-minute movies that transform a song into a sight unexpected, have capti- vated our attention on cable's MTV Mu- sic Television and NBC’s Friday Night Videos. We found ourselves gasping at the explosive power of Def Leppard in Rock of Ages, laughing at Thomas Dolby’s zany images of a nutty professor in She Blinded Me with Science, and overwhelmed by Michael Jackson’s pas- sionate intensity as he prevents a gang rumble from taking place in Beat It, a video without actors but real, off-the- street gangs from the toughest neighbor- hoods of Los Angeles, 1984 a year of Presidential Election ... Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, and Jessie Jackson ran for the Democratic nomina- tion against President Reagan. The newest trends include EAR WRAPS — small earrings that clip on the side of the ear ... TUBBLE GUM — soft, squishy bubble gum that comes in a tube ... and SOAPS by PHONE, a service that provides 24-hour updates on every soap opera. Come on Feel the Noise by QUIET RIOT just one of the rock bands that made our days less boring. CULTURE CLUB the most popular group in Eng- land. led by vocalist BOY GEORGE (O'Dowd) set the fashion scene on its ear with his braided hair, painted eyes and lips. NUTRA SWEET, the substitute for su- gar, changed lives in our fitness-crazed life style. “Break dancing”, it all started when city street kids began performing fantastic athletic maneuvers to heavy sounds, spinning on their heads and shoulders, whirling on their hands or miming robot- like moves in the “electric boogie”. The 1984 OLYMPICS held in Los An- geles this summer... everything was the official something, except for the coun- tries that did not participate. This year

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A LOOK AT 83-84 Happenings and Fads LACE WEIGHTS ... The newest craze for professional and amateur athletes. The weather our senior year was rough with one of the worst droughts in the SUMMER of '83 and a harsh WINTER setting graduation back 7 days, while the SPRING brought floods, volcanoes, tornadoes, and earthquakes to all parts of the world. In 1984 we are considered part of the COMPUTER REVOLUTION ... even Forbes Road had 7 comput- ers for student and faculty use. Two hundred and sixty-nine died when a Soviet fighter shot down a KOREAN airliner ... YURI AN- DROPOV was conspicuous in his ab- sence until Soviet Officials confirmed his death. The television mini series, THE DAY AFTER a graphic depiction of nucle- ar war drew 100 million viewers. Three California teens made national headlines after having their home computers siezed by federal officials when they gained access to secret government files. The fatal affliction known as AIDS, killed many but this spring, advance- ment was made. Nasa is still advancing in 84 with space shuttle Columbia and the first American woman in space ... Sally Ride. Fashion trends at Forbes included PUNK. PREPPIE, and NEW WAVE, and of course T-SHIRTS, LEVIS, and SNEAKERS. After twenty short years the entire nation paid tribute to President John F. Kennedy.