Mount Carmel High School - Horizon Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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The year of 1984-85 was a year of political breakthroughs. Our President, Ronald Reagan, was elected to office for a second consecutive term. Reagan beat his opponent, Walter Mondale, by a landslide. However, Mondale made his own headlines when he chose a woman runningmate. Geraldine Ferraro was the first woman to be on the ticket of a major political party. Ferraro's candidacy opened political doors that were once closed to women. 1984-85 was also o year for medical advances. Doctors performed two more artificial heart implant operations and the patients are doing well, Remarkably, doctors at Loma Linda Medical Center implanted the heart of a baboon into the body ofa baby girl born with a defective heart. The baby girl, known as Baby Foe lived for about a month. The nation was deeply saddened by her death. Unfortunately, 1984-85 was also a year marred by tragedies. Ethiopia was hit by an intense food shortage. Millions of people have, and still are starving to death. Yet, many generous countries have sent money and supplies to the needy in Ethiopia. Tragedy also befell Bopahl, India. A holding tank filled with toxic gas exploded and thousands were killed and severely injured. Closer to home, in San Ysidro, Caifornia, a mad gunman walked into a McDanald's restaurant and at point blank range, shot and killed 21 people. lt was the largest single massacre in the history of the United States. In New York City, a man dubbed The Subway Vigilante, now identified as Bernhard Goetz, shot and wounded 5 black youths, who supposedly tried to rob him. This incident wrongly sparked public support for such acts. So far, taking the law in your own hands or being a vigilante, has generated much controversy around the nation. Clockwise from upper left: President Reagan, Geraldine Ferrara, Baby Fae, Ethiopia, Bernhard Goetz