Loretto High School - Mustang Yearbook (Loretto, TN)

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A World View LIFE IS NOT RIGHT: They call it crack on the East Coast and rock on the West Coast. Whatever its name, this refined, smokable form of cocaine may be the most addictive and deadly narcotic sold on the streets of America. BELOW RIGHT: A drought spread throughout the Southeast during 1986. It was the worst dry spell on record. At the peak of the drought, crops wilted from southern Penn- sylvania all the way into northern Florida. ABOVE: The New York Mets won an 8-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the seventh game of the World Series. RIGHT: 1700 people died within minutes when a scalding hot cloud of carbon dioxide gas rose from the depths of Lake Nios in Cameroon and drifted over their villages. Also among the casualties were a large group of cows. 14

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Lunch is a groat time to socialize as well as ©at (or whatever else y ou want to dol). BELOW: Teresa Ezell. Kristi Wiggens, Donna Roberts, and Teresa Purcell enjoy time out from class for lunch and more than a little conversation. The salad bar can be a Godsend! On days when the thought of school food is unbearable, the salad bar comes to the rescue. At least soybeans can't be substituted for lettuce. — Anita Allen The lunchroom is where I go to eat what they call food that you can't eat anyway. — Jimmy Rogers Dear Yearbook, Lunchrooms are fun. You get to talk to your friends that you don't see during the day. — Bonnie Davis 13

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LIMITED TO LHS LEFT: President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikail Gorbachev met in Reykjavik, Iceland for a two-day summit in October to discuss arms control. The two leaders reached an impasse on the testing of the U.S. Star Wars weaponry. BOTTOM LEFT: Miss Tennessee Kellye Cash was crowned Miss America 1987. She received the crown from out-going Miss America Susan Akin. BOTTOM RIGHT: U.S. Air Force and Navy jets attacked five targets inside Libya under cover of darkness in April 1986, delivering a response to what President Reagan called the monstrous brutality of Libyan backed terrorism. Despite the show of force, terrorism continued to plague the world throughout 1986 and 1987. Obituaries Among the celebrities who died in 1986 were singer Kate Smith; Benny Goodman, known as the King of Swing; James Cagney, one of the famous movie tough guys, and Ted Knight, known for his role in the Mary Tyler Moore Show Kate Smith Benny Goodman James Cagney Ted Knight 15