Montevallo High School - Montala Yearbook (Montevallo, AL)

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NEE re Violence breaks out in a South African street as angry blacks hurl rocks at passing vehicles Workers at London's Wembley Stadium set up for the 16-hour Live Aid concert that raised approximately 40 million for the starving African nations 2 Seeouiell CURRENT EVENTS 23

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And On Into The Year Last seen 76 years ago in 1910, Halley’s Comet showed its sweep- ing tail again this April. The comet was visible w ith powerful telescopes early in the year and brightened gradually until it could be seen easi- ly with the naked eye by spring. The comet was named for the English Astronomer, Edward Halley, who studied the comet. Some believe that the comet may hold secrets about the origin of life on Earth Since the comet only appears in our skies at intervals of 75 to 76 years, it is considered a great phenomenon. One of the most promising events in the news this year were the Gene- va talks. This was the first U.S.-Sovi- et summit in over 6 years. These peace talks between Ronald Rea- gan, President of the U.S., and U.S.S.R. leader, Mikhail Gorbachev will hopefully bring goodwill be- tween the two nations. The two leaders discussed ‘‘Star Wars’’ and +. ROYALS 4 other concerns. Reagan promised a “fresh start’? which would make the world a safer place. On Tuesday, January 28th many Americans plus students of Christi McAuliffe, a New Hampshire school teacher, awaited the lift-off of space shuttle Challenger. After the lift-off from Cape Canaveral, FL the space shuttle made a flight of only 73 sec- onds, due to a disasterous explo- sion that shocked the viewers world wide. Six astronauts and one civilian — the first to ever travel in space were lost in the tragedy. The cause of the accident was believed to be connected with the rocket boosters Americans have traveled safely into space 55 consecutive times, but this time the astronauts’ safety was tak- en for granted Another disaster that saddened many Americans last Christmas was the fatal DC-8 plane crash. On the ! ! ! ! ! ' ' PP Ea ta! ;, Reagar pe aC e ta way to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, 248 U.S. soldiers were lost. The DC-8 crashed in Newfoundland on De- cember twelfth For the first time ever, Princess Diana of Wales traveled to the Unit- ed States for a brief vacation. She and Prince Charles visited with the President and toured various sites of the country A funny thing happened this year in sports, the two best teams in baseball came from the same state, Missouri. The St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals went head to head for a world, not to mention state, championship. The Royals claimed the World Series title for a 5-4 win. Quite a series of events were out- comes of the 1985-86 school year They sum up hope fo r the future, grievances for losses, and opportu- nities to learn from mistakes. and Gorbachev s about their CURRENT EVENTS 25