Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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In The News A Delta Airlines jet crashed near Dallas in August, killing 137. The plane was on a flight from Ft. Lau- derdale to Los Angeles. The plane encountered a severe wind shear as it plunged to the ground. — Dr. Josef Mengele, former Nazi head of Auch- witz and better known as the Angel of Death , was believed to have died during the year. — Marcos was overthrown as longtime head of the Phillipines. He was allowed to enter the U.S. in Hawaii while our government investigated his misuse of funds the U.S. had sent over in the past. — One of the most exciting events of the year was the drop in the price per barrel of oil. Americans were elated as the price of gas plummetted. (right) An entire city block was destroyed in Phili- delphia. Police tried to evict members of the radi- cal group MOVE by dropping a small bomb on the building. A fire resulted and about 60 houses were destroyed. — Marcos requested political asylum from Spain and was refused. At the same time it was discov- ered that his wife had left behind an astounding number of designer gowns and shoes. —On April 14 at 6:00 pm CST, U.S. Naval and Air forces attacked strategic military points in Libya in retaliation to terrorism toward Americans abroad. — Britain and Denmark took steps to send Libyan Foreign Nationals out of their countries to protect their citizens. (left) A resident of Armero, Columbia is helped by the Red Cross on November 15 after a severe mud slide down the Columbian mountains. 20 World News

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— In July, silver screen heartthrob Rock Hudson was diagnosed with AIDS. This caused a stir in the television and movie industry about pas- sionate scenes with known homosexual actors. — Summer 1985 was a time for disasters as singer Simon LaBon (Duran Duran) was nearly drowned as a result of a sailing accident. — Young women around the world were devastated by the marriage of Bruce The Boss Springsteen to Julianne Phillips in early summer ' 85. — Summer seemed a popular time for weddings as lust object Madonna married Brat Pack member Sean Penn. — President Reagan underwent surgery in July to remove a cancerous tumor from his colon. The President was back on the job within weeks after the operation. —One of the most exciting events (and to many the dissappointment of the year) was the return of Halley ' s comet. — In August, Hurricane Elena ravaged the Mississippi coast. The hurricane teased residents from New Orleans to mid-Florida before coming ashore in Biloxi. (above) Blue-collar troubadour Bruce Springsteen was the undisputed Boss of rock ' n ' roll. His songs hit responsive chords with all Americans. — The space program moved ahead. Space walker James van Hoften repaired the robot arm of Discovery in September. (above) Four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian ship Achille Lauro while on a Mediterra- nean cruise. One American was killed. After the ship was released the Egyptian government agreed to return the hijackers to the PLO. The hijackers were intercepted by American jets and returned to Italy to stand trial. (above) Kansas City Royals pitcher Bret Saberha- gen embraces third baseman George Brett after winning the World Series over the St. Louis Cardi- nals. World News 19

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(left) On November 19, President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met in Geneva. They are shown here talking in front of a fireplace at the Fleur D ' Eau on Tuesday. —Ceremonies were held at various times during —In April, Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of the year at the Vietnam Memorial to commemo- Carmel, California, rate the 10th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. — Israeli agents were asked to leave this country on charges of espionage. — Former Mississippi Governors Ross Barnett and Cliff Finch died during the year. — High school teacher Christa McAuliffe was to be the first teacher to be a member of the Shuttle program. She was scheduled to teach class from the shuttle during its mission. Christa was killed in the explosion. (above) Seconds after liftoff, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in mid- air, killing all 7 astronauts. The cause was believed to be a leak in one of the booster rockets. The bodies of the crew were later found in the ocean. (above) Jim McMahon, QB of the world champion Chicago Bears, is shown here wearing his headband to support Children ' s Hospital. McMahon won the hearts of many as he advertised for many causes on his sweatbands. (above) A white man flees from a jeering group of stone-throwing blacks as protests against Apartheid continued in Johannesburg, South Africa. — In late April, there was a severe meltdown at a nuclear plant near Kiev in the Soviet Union. High radiation levels were detected by Swedish and Finn- ish authorities several days after the meltdown began. This caused a distur- bance worldwide that the Soviets were trying to hide the disaster instead of warning other nations. World News 21