Niles Township High School North - Saga Yearbook (Skokie, IL)

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 Ronald Reagan, for he swept to victory in the election in 1984 with a supposed mandate. The country has also become very conservative thanks to his views. This change in view will have great effect upon us for years to come. ' senior Michael Goroff Geraldine Ferraro, because of her. the politics in the 1980’s will be changed. The concept of a woman or any other minority will be able to hold the highest office of the land. junior Howard Ankin Indira Gandhi, late Prime Minister of India, influenced the United States, mostly in her relations with Russia. For this reason, she bought numerous weapons from Moscow, bringing India close with Russian troops. Dur- ing this time India was slowly moving away from the U.S. Indira Gandhi helped influence this change in poli- cy and due to this she influenced world events. senior Sharon Sylan Margart Thatcher. Prime Minister of Britian. She is the leader of a very powerful and influencial nation. She proved herself many times and received the nick name of the Iron Lady. senior Vicky Kalogrit Photo Opinion Who Is The Most Significant Person In The 1980’s? And Why?

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Fads Teenagers Are Always Getting Into Something New Teenagers are always into something new Fads in cloths, music and even what ts 'cool to eat are always changing The Beatles were the rage in the 60’s, but in 1984 Michael Jackson and Prince were the hottest sounds around Michael’s in- famous glove became a status symbol and copies of it were sold fn many stores Both entertainers appeared in Chicago and the week after the concerts, many North students wore official concert shirts The possibility of one glove in a student s wardrobe was joined by neon colors that seemed to glow in the dark

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Question In your opinion, who is the most influential person in the 1980‘s, and why? ‘Ronald Reagan, since during the course of his first term in office. Reagan has established a very unique economic and foreign policy. He has begun to set the course for new government policies that will last well into the twenty-first century.” sophomore Joseph Weiss “Ronald Reagan, the reasons for this are varied and many. The first is the fact that Reagan has increased the power of his office to the extent where he can wage war without the consent of the people. Sec- ond. he has followed an unwritten policy of covert aggression toward foreign governments making these countries and the region in which they are located unstable. senior Leonard Becker Dr. Carl Sagan because not only does he impress one as being knowledgeable in the field of science, but also inspires one with his moralistic and philo- sophical viewpoints of life junior Andrea Brostoff “Pope John Paul II. he has an enormous multitude of followers all over the world to both Catholics and non-Catholics who look to him for guidance and faith. sophomore Cheryl Cohn “The computer Due to recent technology, the com- puter has enabled us to do things faster, easier, and more efficiently. 1984 came and past, and as Orwell predicted, the computer has now taken over not only human life, but our total existence.” junior Adam Stone