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Coke tampers with a classic oke is it, was it and is it again. The decision made by Coca- Cola executives to change the QQ- year old formula was just one battle in the war of the colas. The new formula of Coke offered the soda drinkers of America a sweeter and less carbonated version of an American Tradi- tion. The executives had planned for an attack from other cola companies, but not from the American public. People were outraged with the change. Letters and phone calls poured into Coke offices daily. People began storing the old Coke in wine cellars, basements and ga- rages across America. Cases of the old Coke had a value of thirty dollars and more. ln one of many commercials making fun of the Coke change, Pepsi-Cola, long time rival of Coke, boasted, ln the showdown between colas, one fact stands clear: One cola's changed and one coIa's chosen. Pepsi, the choice of a new generation. The Coca-Cola executives brought back the old Coke under a new name, Classic Coke. They also decided to keep the new formula on the market. But old Coke easily outsold new Coke. The cola wars weren't limited to planet Earth. Space was a battle field between Coke and Pepsi. Coke was chosen to take part in an experiment taking place on board the space shuttle. Pepsi complained about the exeriment taking place without them. The shuttle officials, who said that they had no preference which cola went on board, took Pepsi along. The experi- ment had nothing to do with the colas but the dispensers they were in. During the summer, Coke introduced 5 Pv- 5 L Cherry Coke, a fountain drink popular in the '50s. People who were once loyal to Pepsi or Coke switched to the fruity-fla- vored cola. The makers of Pepsi earlier introduced a citrus drink called Slice, an uncola with 10 per cent real fruit juice. The official uncola, 7-Up, was facing some tough competition between Pepsi's Slice and Coke's Sprite. 7-Up made one last attempt to get out of its slump in the spring by launching a new advertising cam- paign to compete with the bigger soft drink companies. At the same time, Pepsi was considering the purchase of the 7-Up Com- pany. Coke tried to counter Pepsi's move by attempting to purchase the Dr. Pepper Company. A larger variety of soft drinks came into the market. There were colas, and there were uncolas. There were sugar free, caf- feine free and sodium free soft drinks. lf you didn't have a favorite, a lot of time was spent on deciding what to drink. If you wanted a Coke you had to make more than one decision, Patti O'Keefe '86 said. There was the choice between Classic Coke, New Coke and Cherry Coke. If this was too much, there was always Pepsi. However, Pepsi wasn't much better. There was Pepsi Light, Pepsi Free, Diet Pepsi Free and plain Pepsi. At this point, some people may long for a simpler time when they could order a Coke and actually get one. But for now, it's only a dream. on the outside!S9

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Channel 42 was on the UHF television KPTM DAILY P l4PTIvl hits Omaha maha's got a new t.v. station. KPTM, channel 42, signed on the air at six o'cIock on Sunday morning April 6, 1986. Its first program was Po- peye. The first independent station to serve viewers in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, KPTM offered a variety of program- ming, from comedy to drama. band. For cable systems, KPTM was located on channel 12 for United Cable of Sarpy County, channel 4 for Douglas County, Cab- levision and channel Q for Cablevision of Lincoln. lt's different from the other channels. There are fewer commercials and a variety of different movies and t.v. shows, said senior Kim Reed. When I first heard about the channel I wasn't expecting to see such quality programming. In a two-page advertisement in the World-Herald, the purpose of the station was explained, As an Independent, KPTNI 38 f on the outside nu! SARNDIV SUNDW Mwmv YIIWIIIDQY 'W EQ 1EY3-I..20f'.EYL G 30 Qqqsgqwv 'rustmc wot woo aiyggggiqs OF HANNA 1 so sygtggs amaerui wo amtusmn no GA,-ACWA JERRY mwsu. I 00 from is -el sm tttex ENQUQH - 'OOO einem az ,O 30 SCEHCE DANIEL noone D mms it oo fiction Qiscp gig n ao MOVIE mg BLFLEM! I2 oo Mivmsisi '- ,Z ,O CINEMA 4, PERRY MASON :gg CIIHIITE42 SLIQQQQS BARNABY Jones :gg sizmzns CINEMA 42 IRAPPER Joiiu, M o. 3 W Sutton 3 30 Mmmzs c ii I PS ciritm 42 ' if surioiiv 5 0 aucx nosms MAIINEE sun mix ciiizm 42 -- PREMIER , ,O CINEMA az MOVIE cmsm 42 PRIME time i-- PRIME time MOVIE einem 42 MOVIE PRIME TIME oumcv Movie ouiiicv Pusuc rirmtzs - ,, oo cmwi 42 U 30 cuissic Mmmx -- - -- - tiiwen iwimiix waves with classical, comical format The channel adds a new form of entertainment to cable besides watching videos and independent stations from other areas . . Jerry Wall '88. will be able to give you the kind of televi- sion programming you want, not the kind of programming network executives back in New York think you want. We will bring you more of your favorite programs and more of your all-time favorite movies. KPTM offered viewers such syndicated television series as Eight Is Enough , I Love Lucy , Leave it to Beaver , The Brady Bunch , Dallas , Diff'rent Strokes and many more. The channel adds a new form of enter- tainment to cable besides watching videos and independent stations from other areas like Chicago and Atlanta. I can't wait until they start showing sports events, Jerry Wall '88 said. Fifteen movies were shown every week. Five movies were shown every Saturday I and Sunday, and one prime-time moviei was seen every week night. Classics like 2001 Dr. ZHIVAGO, HDDLER ON THE ROOI-1 NET WORK, and ONE FLE W OVER THE CUCK- OO'S NEST were just a sample of the fifty- five movies shown on KPTM from Sunday, April o, to Friday, May 2. Other moviesi included PLAY IT AGAIN SAM: FOUL PLAIG SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and NATIONAL LAMPOONS ANIMAL HOUSE

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Christa McAuliffe holds her training uniform as she packed for o trip to Houston where she began training for her trip into space. McAuliffe was a high school teacher from Concord High School in Concord, N.H. Photo by World Mde Photo. of Seven 'Spirit The space shuttle disaster on January 28, 1986, took the lives of seven astronauts and touched many lives, including those of the students and teachers at Gross High. When the students first heard about the explosion in their period 8 class, they had feelings of sadness. I felt really sad for the families of the astronauts, especially for Christa McAuliffe's youngest daughter who didn't want her mom to go, said Sue Ku- sek '87 who was in her English class when she heard about the explosion. Devon Nie- bling '88 said, lt affected me in the same way that l4ennedy's assassination affected the country in 196-B. Students in Mr. Mick I4rupski's classes watched the replay of the explosion and couldn't believe what happened. He said that the students had mixed reactions. They had a sense of awe and tragedy at the same time. Mr. Krupski said that Dave 40fon the outside The space shuttle Challenger exploded over the At lantic Ocean on January 28, 1986. The lives of seve astronauts, including one teacher, were lost in th accident. Photo by World Mde Photo, ' lives beyond disaster ' Leahy came into his Current Events class and told them about the disaster. Mr. Krupski said he replied, You'd better not be kidding, or that's a pretty sick joke. Mr. Krupski said he didn't want to accept the fact that the space shuttle exploded, taking seven lives. He said he kept looking for a parachute or something that would give everyone hope that someone had survived. The astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger were Commander Francis Pl. Scobee, pilot Michael J. Smith, Judith Reznik, Ronald E. McNair, Ellison S. Onizuka, Greg- ory B. Jarvis, and Christa McAuliffe, a social studies teacher from Concord, New Hamp- shire. She was chosen from 11,146 teachers who applied to be the first civilian in space. The space shuttle explosion was the first disaster in 55 manned space flights. When the shuttle exploded it was 10.4 miles up and 8 miles out over the Atlantic Ocean. lt was accelerating at a speed of 1,977 m.p.h. The mcyor blast came from the large exter- nal fuel tank when the two solid-fuel rockets brake loose. President Reagan was very saddened by the explosion. He expressed his feelings by saying, We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, as they prepared for theiriourney and waved goodbye, and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God. Despite this tragedy, many students feel that the explosion should not stop the space program. Bob Kahout '88 said, lt was a terrible accident, but I think NASA should continue with the space program because it's a good one.