Hanks High School - Shield Yearbook (El Paso, TX)

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Shuttle tragedy sh cks world Although it was a brief era, 74 seconds to be exact, it was an era that will be one of the most memorable in the history of space aviation. The space shuttle Challenger, America's grand symbol of advanced technology, shot into the clear morning air on Tuesday, January 28, at Cape Canaveral. Seconds after the take off the shuttle exploded and America's dream turned into a white cloud of smoke marring the blue sky. The crew on board was killed 1 instantly. r When President Ronald Reagan chose a teacher as the first ordinary citizenxtog fly in the space shuttle, X X history was in the making. Christa McAuIiff was the pioneer and symbol of civilian flight. She was a high school teacher in Concord, New Hampshire, and was going to conductitwo 15 minute classesin space.. g McAuliff joined six other crewmembers who were veterans in the field asgwell ..,, A as some of America's fihestfg They were iFrancis Scobee, L xx A I E Iectiahsll ca uses, ri f For over 20 years President by l Ferdinand Marcos ruled the Philippines with an iron fisted autocratic regime. When Opposition Leader Corazon Aquino ran against him in the 1986 presidential election, corruption and widespread fraud by the Marcos government dominated the polls. After the votes were counted lby computer in the cities and by hand in the rural areasj, both candidates declared themselves the winner despite the National AssembIie's shaky projection of 13 million votes for Marcos and 11 million for Aquino. Aquino's supporters promised to take to the 250 World News thousands if she didn't win. 2 TMS caused worrggiafra civil .war developing in the archipelago. Marcos' ailing condition didn't stop his A714114-O5 1 ? 1 1 v. Michael Smith, Judith Resnik, Ellison Onizuka, kflarvis. For all of them ,Arherica mourned. Nevertheless, President Reagan made it clear that evensuch an awesome tragedy as this one could not A .hinder ?pYogress when he said, Weill continue our quest in space. There will be more shiuttlegflightsl andX, moregshuttle crews, and yes moregvolunteers, more civiiiansqmoye teacher-sfin space. ,..:f1 i.,. H ' vw ' . Km , X. gr I NNN country Tfruthless behavior in the eleetiom lggte buying, ballot box stuffingfand many other forms of fraud developed into civil disorder. The United States did not favor any particular candidate so long as the balloting was fair. Richard Lugar headed the official delegation of American observers which tried to maintain a fair election. Campaign supporters from both sides were slain indicating the unrest that developed in the Philippines. Ronald McNair, and Gregory

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