Gwinn High School - Gwinner Yearbook (Gwinn, MI)

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS DENVER BRONCOS The twenty-second annual Superbowl was against the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins. Tickets began selling at a starting price of $100 but, because neither of the two teams were considered to be a ‘great team, the prices stayed reasonable. The final score of the game was 42 to 10 in favor of the Washington Redskins. From now on . . . there is one order of battle, defend yourself, defend American lives,” said President Reagan over the conflict in the Persian Gulf. The United States and Iran are at constant differences over a battle fought for control. Attacks were conducted by both sides and often innocent passenger and cargo ships were the victims of a rage of violence in the Gulf. The people of both countries sat in horror of what might have come about from this dispute. Each country pleaded innocent and denied starting what could have led to an international crisis. We can be proud of planting this sapling But it is probably still too early to bestow laurels upon each other, said Mikhail Gorbachev after a summit meeting between the United States and the Soviet Union. This treaty represents a landmark in postwar history, concluded Ronald Reagan, joining Gorbachev at his side Reagan and Gorbachev have met a number of times to come to terms on several international matters. They have taken the big step towards international peace through their summit meetings and through com- munication. Each of the Superpower leaders is determined to make a compromise that will satisfy each of the two world powers. 8

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There was celebration all over the United States of America as the Constitution reached its 200th anniversary. “Something this unusual does not happen everyday,” said a Moscow pedestrian after Mathias Rust landed his plane in Red Square, Russia. “This is the nearest thing to a financial meltdown that I ever want to see,” John Phelan was quoted as saying after the stock market plunged 508 points. Many were left wondering if history, the Depression of 1929. would repeat itself. Panic-struck throughout the stock exchanges as this unexpected de- cline left the market and its buyers in a state of confusion. “I assumed that the President was aware of what I was doing and had, through my superiors, approved. — Oliver North The Iran-Contra Hearing continued through the year as new documents and the facts were discovered. The trials droned on, stories were changed and accusations were made. The true story of what actually happened may never have been known but the effects and results have left an impression on us all. After the Iran-Contra hearings, John Lee and Shana Hudson tried to market an Oliver North doll. But America wasn’t as interested in a doll Ollie as they were in the real Ollie. Mr. and Mrs. Hudson have decided to sell their dolls in a different light and as a different person! The unsold Ollie dolls have been sent back to the South Korean factories where they were made to be given a new head and a new outfit. Ollie will become Mikhail Gorbachev. 7

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The principal. Joe Clark, from Eastside High in Paterson, New Jersey, has set fire under people that are both for and against his actions that he has taken at his school. Clark has a trademark of a bullhorn and, occasionally, a baseball bat. It is said that he charms and bullies his way through school. He claims. “In this building, everything emanates and ultimates from me. Nothing happens without me. He believes in being strict, tough and enforcing. Discipline is everything he says. He has received positive reactions from his students as they begin to “shape up and “follow the right road.” He's tough but he is fair, students claim. He has received mixed opinions from other school officials, adults, and government officials but nobody can deny the results. They just want to know when too much is too much and when things will stop Baby M is now a 22-month old child, also known as Melissa Stern, and is the center of a bitter battle. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled the contract between Mr. and Mrs. William Stern and Mary Beth Whitehead, paying Whitehead $10,000 to bear a child conceived with Stern through artificial insemination, invalid. Mary Beth Whitehead refused to give up custody of Baby M. A lower court awarded custody to the Sterns last March, but in the Supreme Court decision, Whitehead’s maternal rights were re- stored. A battle for visitation rights is now being fought. Jon Lester. 18. was one of the three white teenagers convict- ed in the 1986 attack on three black men in Howard Beach, New York. He was sentenced to a maximum of 30 years in pris- on, in New York City on January 22. He and the other two youths involved were found guilty on December 21 in the death of Michael Griffith, 23, who was chased onto the high- way by them. “Whatever I could do to make the minister's job easier, I did. They represented God, and I love God so much,” said Jessica Hahn over the controversy of her and Jim Bakker. She had the whole country shouting, I'm no Bimbo!” as she defended herself from topless playboy photos. 9