Oil City High School - Oil Can Yearbook (Oil City, PA)

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 We Are The World. The past year will always be remembered as a time of unity. Not only did citizens of the United States come together, but also citizens of the world. Bob Geldof's Live Aid concerts in Philadelphia and London designated July 13, 1985 as the day the world came together. All proceeds from these concerts and others around the world, including one in Russia, went to the aid of those starving in Africa. This event inspired many other performers to raise money for or support other causes. These included Willie Nelson's Farm Aid, which was to help American farmers, Dionne Warwick's recording of That's What Friends are For to support Aids research, and Steven Little Steven Van Zandt's recording of Sun City , Artists Against Apartheid in South Africa. Performers weren't the only ones who united throughout the year. A series of earthquakes rumbled through Mexico City in September and left thousands dead. The recovery was accelerated through efforts of volunteers from around the world. Another maj°r accomplishment was pKe N,jVnmber meetin8 of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and the Soviet leader Mi-ka.l Gorbachov in Geneva, Switzerland. The parting of the two was hopeful as '° Va‘k 3«ain y«r also of [hedslHe 10'h anniversaty of the fall cheered together over Pete Rose's record breaking hit which broke Ty Cobb's 1982 record. Amidst all the positive aspects of the previous year there was the inevitable sour note. Terrorism continued throughout the world. A Trans World Airlines jet was hijacked by Sheite hijackers in June, and one American was killed. Four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro, and another American was killed. Despite the threat of terrorism, the feeling of unity and the spirit of cooperation gave hope for the future. LS Bruce Springsteen was the undisputed Boss of rock n' roll. Many of his concert proceeds benefited unemployed steelworkers in many cities. The Vietnam Memorial in Washington is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 dead or missing soldiers from the Vietnam War. Ceremonies were held at various times during the year to honor the veterans of that war. 4

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Smiling ingenuously. Bob Stahlman looks like he is trying to hide something. Summer afternoons are spent by gathering at the Ramage-Hasson Pool with the gang; pictured here are D.J. Persing, Anne Shoaff, Lori Radack, Mary Pikna, Stacey Grieff, and Jennifer Nale.

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A white man runs from a jeering group of stonethrowing blacks in downtown Johannesburg. Riots were an almost daily occurrance in South Africa as blacks protested Apartheid. Mud trapped many people in Ameri, Columbia after a volcano erupted. Along with the Columbian Red Cross, hundreds of volunteers aided in rescuing people. A Sheite hijacker waves a gun from the window of the Trans World Airlines jet hijacked in Athens, Greece in June. Most of the hostages were released within days, but the remaining 39 hostages were held for 17 days. f 5