Ramona High School - El Ano Yearbook (Ramona, CA)

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1984-85 In Review POLITICS Ronald Reagan and running mate George Bush, were re-elected in November. The Rea- gan Bush ticket won by a landslide . . . Geraldine Ferraro made history by becom- ing the First woman vice-presidential candi- date to represent a major political party . . . Nuclear Arms talks resumed between the Soviet Union and the U.S. Many citizens throughout the world formed large protest groups in favor of an Nuclear Arms freeze . . . Many abortion clinics nationwide were bombed or vandalized by pro-life supporters. The pro-life coalition was organized by peo- ple marching and sitting in the nation's cap- ital . . . Nicaragua's civil war raged during 1985. The U.S. and other world powers were in a quandry as to what action to take . . . Federal officials made major drug orien- tated arrests in Cuba and Columbia. In retali- ation. narcotic bosses in Mexico and Panama waged a personal war against Drug Control Officers and tourists . . . Plague and famine struck civil war torn Ethiopia . In response, world food organiza- tions came forward and tried to remedy the problem . . . San Diego's mayor, Roger Hcdgecock, was indicted by the district attorney and the fiar political practices board for receiving il- legal campaign contributions . . . The Senate thought that Edwin Meese, the Attorney General, was using his office to gain extra income. They held an investigation, and found that Meese was innocent. SPORTS Mark Menotti became the First wrestler from Ramona to place higher than Fifth in the San Diego Section CIF masters tournament. He went to the state wrestling tournament in Stockton at the University of PaciFic campus. Menotti then proceeded to advance all the way to the quarter finals before Finally being eliminated . . . BYU took on Michigan in the 1985 Holi- day Bowl. BYU won and solidified their number one ranking for college football in the country .. . The United States had the honor of host- ing the 23rd Summer Olympics in Los Ange- les. Our own American athletes dominated the high diving, men's and women's gymnas- tics, and the track and field events . . . The National League Champions, San Diego Padres, took on the American League Champions. Detroit Tigers, in the 1985 World Series. Four games were played in which the Tigers won three and became the World Champions. This year's world series had added excitement for all of us here in San Diego County since the First two games were played at San Diego's Jack Murphy Stadium The 19th Super Bowl was played at Stan- ford University in Palo Alto. The San Francis- co 49ers took on the Miami Dolphins. The 49er quarterback, Joe Montana, led his team to a great victory. Current Events 29

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BEST and WORST of 84-85 Movies best worst Beverly Hills Cop Bachelor Party Friday the 13th party Beat Street Ghostbusters Best Defense Into The Night Breakin' Places In The Heart Gremlins Porky's Revenge New Kids Protocol Purple Rain Revenge Of The Nerds Sheena Sylvester Starman The Breakfast Club The Killing Fields The Flamingo Kid Tomboy The Karate Kid Top Secret The Sure Thing 2010 Witness Vision Quest