Paoli High School - Hillcrest Yearbook (Paoli, IN)

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World A Look Around in 1985 Elections, human nature highlight world news As the 1984 Olympics wound down with the United States capturing a record number of gold medals, the country beamed with a new sense of patriotic fever. Politicians dragged out their soap boxes and presidential can- didates were off and running. Ronald Reagan kept his loyal supporter, George Bush, at his side. Walter Mondale gave ERA a charge by picking Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. In the Reagan campaign, the American people were again asked if they were better off today than they were four years ago. Apparently they were quite pleased as national newscasts told of Wall Street gains. Chrysler’s Lee Iacocca became a national hero as his company hiked its 1984 earn ings 204 per cent. And he did it with millions of dollars lent by the US government. As we settled down to reruns of Ronald Reagan and Nancy, city-dwellers argued over whether Bernhard Goetz should be proclaimed a hero or a vigilante for shooting four teen-aged youths in a New York subway. A radical back-to-nature group in Philidelphia staged a shoot-out with city police that ended in the burning of over 80 neighborhood homes. And a bizarre rape recant story left a question of how to decide truth in all such cases. As the nation continued on the road to wealth, farmers felt abandoned. Many farmers had borrowed large sums of money on a weak dollar only to see the dollar rise in value while farm commodity markets declined in price. Some experts estimated that rural banks would be crushed when foreclosures were necessary on many family farms. To many Americans the roughest days since the depression had arrived. While most Americans had plenty to eat, brothers and sisters in Africa were not so lucky. Over 200,000 people died of starvation in Mozambique. This was surpassed by Ethiopia, which lost 300,000 people from hunger while the US government tried to figure a way to eliminate overproduction in US agriculture. In one of many acts of charity, British, American, and Canadian rock stars donated proceeds from record sales to their neighbors in Africa. Election officials at November polls Mi mi Weeks learns government first-hand 16 OUR TIMES, 1985

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OUR TIMES Earth 1985 Technology cannot prevent disasters

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United States saw one of its companies, Union Carbide, blamed for the death of 25,000 citizens of Bhopal, India. An accidental gas leak was the villian. Orange countian Larry Bird made the cover of Time as he fulfilled his potential as an athletic performer. Paoli joined the nation in declaring the Bird “most valuable player” in the nation. Another Russian leader — Konstantin Chernenko — died. His successor made the fourth new leader in 28 months. The only question left for the world would be whether Mikhail Gorbachev would last long enough for diplomatic relations to start anew or continue in a cold silence. Indira Ghandi died at the hands of one of her own countrymen. The US lost a much needed, some times friend. Medical controversies arose in 1984 as the country questioned if science had truly gone too far. In California “Baby Fae” was kept alive by using the heart of a baboon, which sparked debate concerning whether it was ethical to sacrifice a baboon for the life of a little girl. Humana Hospital in Louisville began implanting artificial hearts in human beings. Of the first five, only Jasper native Bill Schraeder, the world’s second recipient, has been able to live outside the walls of a hospital. Bobby Knight returned from coaching in the Olympics with high hopes for his 1985 Indiana University basketball team. But this time IU’s red and white Knight could not push, pull or pommel his squad beyond the NIT. Bobby unleashed much of his frustration during a confrontation with Purdue when he hurled a folding chair across the floor. Critics said it may be the end of a career, but Bobby only recieved a one-game suspension. Stars Wars became more than Luke Skywalker and fantastic movie fare, but sometimes those who run the world’s nations seemed to view the new international show with no more concern. And while the US thought it was carefully guarding its Pandora’s box of military knowhow, a corps of servicemen was selling our secrets to the Russians. This has been a year for marking anniversaries — remembering times that many would just as Old traditions ... a new way of life Coca-cola shocked soft drink lovers by changing An album to feed the hungry soon forget. 1985 marked the fortieth anniversary of the Holocaust, bringing bitter memories to those who lived through it, and shocked realization to those too young to remember. And ten years ago we ended a conflict in Vietnam that is still recalled with turbulent reactions. the 99-year-old formula for its popular beverage. Many fans rebelled. OUR TIMES. 1985 17