Pulaski County High School - Cougar Pinnacle Yearbook (Dublin, VA)

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The Great Dallas Mystery As they came down the stretch Kristin and Miss Elly were neck-to-neck. Dusty was tar behind running third, and Sue Ellen was running fourth Bobby, Ray, and Pam were trailing the pack. Then Miss Elly guickly gained ground and was the winner. This was not a horse race or a track meet. It was the results of a poll taken at school. The question- Who Shot J.R. Ewing? He was the villain on the popular television series Dal¬ las.” He was known as the man you love to hate. He was shot on the last show of the 1980 season, and the mysteri¬ ous murderer was to be identi¬ fied months later in the new season. It was like a second shot heard round the world, as people across America and England placed bets on who pulled the trigger. In England Dusty Farlow, who might have died in a plane crash, was the favorite with odds at 6-4. Sue Ellen, J.R. ' s wife and Dusty ' s mistress, had odds of 25-1. Cliff Barnes, a devout enemy of J.R., had odds of 16-1. The Roanoke Time World News had a reader survey in July. Of the 177 re¬ sponses, 48 voted for Dusty Farlow. Miss Ellie received 25 votes, and Sue Ellen ran a close third with 21 votes. Kris-;[ tin Shephard, Sue Ellen ' s sister | and J.R. ' s mistress and secre¬ tary, had 10 votes. The wondrous night finally arrives. On November 211 America was told the answer to that intriguing and provoca¬ tive question. Kristin Shephard! shot Ewing. According to the Nielson ratings, about 83 mil¬ lion people watched the show. It had the highest ratings in the history of television of a single show. The show was highly rat¬ ed because so many people wanted to know who did in J.R. Ewing. 24 Student Life

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Thespians Robin Quesenberry, Greg Bolden, and Patrice Carmichael slave through the cuts and actions of the play Our Town, produced in February. Student Life 23

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A new Dallas fad, Who Shot J.R. Ewing T-shirts, is very popular. One is modeled by Brad Nester. Survey Results Baby John 14 Himself 20 The Banker 6 Ray 4 Dusty 68 Lucy 10 Dr. Elby 29 Alan 4 Kristin 195 Pam 3 Bobby 4 Cliff 9 Sue Ellen 30 Miss Elly 305 Jack 13 Linda 1 J.R. ' s illegitimate son 1 Mary Stone 9 Fred Silverman 1 Val Ewing 1 Businessman 1 Others 6 Forget the dance! Curious viewers to the identity of J.R. ' s assailant, gather in the gym hoping for a clue as Student Life 25