Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Television evangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker said farewell to the PTL ministry in March. Jim Bakker resigned after confessing to a sexual encounter with a young woman. Tammy Baker bowed out of the broadcasts to undergo treatment for drug dependency. AP PHOTO In an effort to keep the Persian Gulf open to navi- gation, the U.S. began in July to escort vessels to protect them from Iran. In September the U.S. Navy blew up an Iranian ship that was caught laying mines in the Gulf. Several mines were con- fiscated, AP PHOTO President and Mrs. Reagan greeted Pope Paul II when he arrived in Miami to begin a nine-city tour 0fthe U.S. AP PHOTO World Events 175

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Events 1 74 World Events continued evangelist and head of the PTL tPraise the Lordi Club had been involved with Jessica Hahn, a church secretary, in 1980, and had paid her to keep her quiet. Bakker stepped aside in favor of Jerry Falwell, but later tried to regain power. Ru- mors of sexual misconduct and misdirected funds surfaced and kept Bakker out. In February '88, Jimmy Swaggert, another T.V. evangelist, was accused ofinvolvement with pros- titutes. Swaggert admitted to unspecified sins be- fore his congregation in a television broadcast. Certain photographs of Swaggert entering and leaving a prostituteIs room were brought before the leader of his denomination, the Assemblies of God, which is also Bakker's denomination. Swaggert, who was involved in ousting Bakker and another minister who was involved in sexual misconduct, was given a three-month suspension from preaching and was put in a two-year rehabili- tation program. His punishment was later in- creased to a one-year suspension from preaching. In April, when church leaders decided to dismiss Swaggert from his ministry, he resigned in order to save his Bible college and ministry. Another man with a past was Supreme Court nominee, Douglas Ginsburg, whose nomination was withdrawn after he admitted to smoking mari- juana. Before Cinsburgis nomination, President Reagan chose Robert Bork, who Congress voted against. Reagan,s third choice was Anthony Kennedy, who is expected to be confirmed. Other garbage that made the news was on a barge from Islip, Long Island, that traveled for six months, from March to September, looking for a port to accept its cargo. It was rejected by ports from North Carolina to the Bahamas. Eventually the barge returned home where the garbage was burnt in a Brooklyn incinerator and buried in an Islip landfill. Further on the same trashy note, the National Football League went on strike. The strike lasted 24 days. The teams missed two games, returned too late and missed a third. Scab, or replacement, teams played in the strikers absence. Free agency was the major issue of the strike, but the owners would not be moved. Players kept compromising until they eventually gave in and returned to the field. A number of presidential candidates have been working the field during this year of primary elec- tions. Democratic candidates include: Bruce Bab- bit, former governor of A2,, who has dropped out of the race; Michael Dukakis, governor of Mass; Jesse Jackson, a black minister; Richard Gephardt, a representative from Mo.; Paul Simon, a senator from 111.; Albert Gore, a senator from Tennessee; Joseph Biden, a senator from Delaware, who dropped out of the race after admitting to plagia- rizing his speeches, and Hart. Republican candidates are: Vice-president George Bush; Jack Kemp, a representative from N.Y.; Alexander Haig, former secretary of state who dropped out of the race; Pierre du Pont, for- mer governor of Delaware; Pat Robertson, former T.V. evangelist and head of the Christian Broad- casting Network, and Robert Dole, a Kansas sena- tor and congressional minority leader. Other political moves included sending 3200 US. troops to Honduras in March to show solidar- ity against the Marxist regime in Nicaragua. At the beginning of April, major moves towards a peace treaty between the warring factions in Afghanistan were announced. Gorbachev announced the' planned pull out of Soviet troops by May 15, if the treaty is signed. The Iran-Contra scandal was a major headline story. Details of the event can be found on pages 170-1 71. Other events included Superbowl XXII. The Washington Redskins beat the Denver Broncos 42- 10. Also the fifteenth Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta in Canada from Feb. 13th to 28th. Alumnus Brian Shimer was on the second American bobsled teams In Kentucky, the governoris race was held. Wal- lace Wilkinson - D was elected over John Harper - R. Also John Brock ofMorehead was elected State Superintendent ofPuinc Schools. Faculty and stu- dents alike fought for higher education at a rally in Frankfort. They story can be found on pages 176- l 77. All the events that occurred are too numerous to mention here; those that were and many others helped to shape our world. - By: Suzanne Smith

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176 Why Johnny canWread 4,900 students from Kentucky colleges marched on Frankfort's Capitol Building F eb. 16 to protest Gov. Wallace Wilkinsons budget proposal. Students from Morehead carried signs and balloons to support higher education. PHOTO BY: Kevin L. Goldy In a style reminiscent of a political convention, complete with banners, bal- loons and streamers, the 1988 Rally for Higher Education in Kentucky com- menced. Although the rally is an annual event, this year it held special signifi- cance. About 4,900 students, representing all of Kentuckyis colleges and its eight state universities, traveled to Frankfort on Tuesday, February 16. Approxi- mately 450 of these students were from our university. The purpose ofthe demonstrators was to show their disapproval of Governor Wallace Wilkinsonis 1988-1990 budget proposal, which includes only a .5072; in- crease for higher education. Experts have projected that colleges will not have suflicient funds to cover inflation without a larger appropriations increase during those two years. The rally was preceded by a parade through downtown Frankfort, high- lighted by speeches from such digni- taries as former University President A. D. Albright. Many students carried plac- ards conveying the message, iiEducation cuts never healf, which was the rally,s slogan. Prior to the rally the Universityis cam- pus was buzzing with excitement. Con- tests were held for the best banner and for prominently displayed bumper stickers. Campus organizations were of- fered prize money for taking the largest showing to the rally. The symphony band prepared two selections from its winter concert to perform for the rally participants. Student Government Association president Steve Strathmann, whose or- ganization planned the trip to Frankfort, had much to say about the students par- ticipating in the rally. 1 was very proud ofthe way we went as a unit, came back as a unit and were prepared to sacrifice as a unit. The rally was a very progressive moment, not only for Kentucky, but also for M.S.U. I ran for S.G.A. president because Iwanted to help unite students and faculty. On February 16 I think we made a lot of ' progress in that direction? said Strath- mann. Strathmann said that he was not the only person at the rally who was im- pressed with the Universityis showing. TI overheard two legislators talking about us, he said. itOne told me that we outnumbered all other school,s show- ings two to one, and another said he