Green Farms Academy - Excalibur Yearbook (Westport, CT)

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TERRORISM It is no longer somebody else's problem. From London to Cairo, terrorism was the headline story of the year. Many Americans were forced to abandon plans for travel abroad this year as department store bombings, airline hijackings, and shipboard sieges became a commonplace occurrence. The use of terrorism became an official gov- ernment policy in countries such as Libya. We've begun to learn that terrorists, those who have nothing to lose, are the ones to fear. The struggle for freedom should be something more than a contest between their terrorists and our terrorists. - Representative Gerry E. Studds QD.-Mass.J Hello, my dearest wife. I am 0. K. - CNN correspondent Jerry Levin, in a note to his wife after he escaped terrorists who had held him prisoner in Lebanon for nearly a year. Get down! If you don't, he's going to blow your head of and mine too. -- stewardess on TWA Flight 847, speaking to a passenger during the Beirut hijacking. I never thought I would be glad to see Germany - Rich- ard Herzberg, who had been separated from other TWA hostages because of his Jewish-sounding name, as he ar- rived in Frankfurt. After seeing the movie Rambo, I'll know what to do the next time something like this happens - President Rea- gan, commenting on the TWA hostage crisis. I was lying withfour orjivefriends in a row but I was the only one picked. fHef looked at me without expression and shot a burst at me. - Mario Orellana, 22-year-old student, after a terrorist attack on a San Salvador cafe that killed 13, including four U.S. Marines. Maybe it's time to stay home. I tell you, as far as I'm concerned there are crazies walking around and normal people can't cope with them. - Achille Lauro passenger Anita Rosenthal. 77

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THE SCENE IS SET NEWS '85-'86

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The plight of the Ethiopians drew the world together in an efort to relieve hunger as groups such as Live Aid and USA for Africa raised millions for the cause. FACES OF '85-'86 Shoot the queers. - Houston mayoral candidate Louie Welch, thinking he was of the television camera, suggest- ing how to curb the spread of AIDS. The adminstration has refused to treat this disease with the urgency with which it should be dealt. Representative Henry Waxman KD.-Caljj, urging more funds for AIDS research. The plight of American farmers attracted the sympathy of country singers, leading to Farm Aid, still another musical fundraiser. The world held its breath as the space shuttle Challenger exploded ninety sec- onds into flight, kill- ing all seven astro- nauts. Among them was the first civilian in space. Muammar Qadhafis omcial use ofterrarism struck fear and disgust in the hearts of many Americans. 78 The Material Girl hit it Big in '85, with a 7541 album Ind Sean Penn. It makes you want to go out and kill a Commie. f Mo- viegoer after seeing Rambo: First Blood Part ll. Movie theatre owners across the country attribute their decline in Friday night al- lendance to the nation's newest obsession: Don John- son, Philip Michael Thomas and Miami Wcef' Charles wins the cup, and the royal couple wins the hearts ofAmericans on their '86 tour. The best use of fat since the invention of bacon. - Chi- cago columnist on the Chi- cago Bears Superbowl su- perstar, Wiliam The Re- frigerator Perry. Patrick Ewing, the happy Hoya, goes pro, signinga re- cord SI7 million contract with the New York Knicks.