Roncalli High School - Lance Yearbook (Aberdeen, SD)

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Trivia becomes fad as Jacksons fade Excitement sizzled throughout the nation as Michael Jackson and his brothers hit the road on the Victory Tour. But soon the Jackson craze died down, and stars like Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Cindy Lauper and Tina Turner started climbing the charts with their music. How long does Boy George say it takes to apply his makeup? This and many other mind racking questions were asked as trivia became a fad in 1984-85. Trivial Pursuit and other quiz games appeared all over. Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters! This phrase and the movie Ghostbusters became a hit during the year. Many borrowed the idea and incorporated it into sayings like Reaganbusters and Fritzbusters during the election campaign. Wendy’s commercials made Clara Pellar and the phrase “Where’s the Beef?” famous to hamburger eat- ers everywhere. Footbag more commonly known as “hacky sack” was played almost anywhere two or more people gathered. This game was played by kicking a small round bag to each other. The Cabbage Patch Doll craze continued in the nation. People waited in line for hours and often fought to get their hands on one Cabbage Patch Kid. Thirty-seven popular British musicians gathered togeth- er to record the single Do They Know It's Christmas?” Band Aid was the name of this effort to help raise money for the famine victims in Ethiopia. 1. Gertie Lindi, Wallis Tommy and Essa Catherine all Cabbage Patch Kids from the Mattern family, pose for the camera. 2. Tim Heinz and Jim Kokales play hacky sack during their free time in the student center. 3. Anne Schmitz. Stewart Bohle, Michelle Rost. Paul Nikolas and Skip Krueger play a game of Trivial Pursuit during their study hall. 4. Clara Pellar asks Where's the Beef? in a Wendy's commercial. 4 Entertainment (Pages by Patty Mattern)

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jwmpu? Americans focus on election, Olympic Games 1984 was a presidential election year. Democrats nominated Walter Mondale as their presidential candidate. Ronald Reagan was renomi- nated as the Republican candidate, and he went on to win a landslide victory. Although Mondale lost the election, he helped open a door for women in politics. History was made when Mondale chose Geraldine Ferraro as his vice-presidential running mate. (Photos 1 and 2.) The Olympics once again united American citizens as they took pride in hosting the 1984 Summer Games. The Soviet Union as well as other communist countries boycotted the games, nevertheless, the most countries in history participated in the Los Angeles Games. Mary Lou Retton and Carl Lewis became American heroes during the games. (Photo 4.) Much controversy was caused when a team of doctors transplanted a heart from a baboon into the body of a dying baby. This baby known as Baby Fae” died after only weeks with the baboon heart. The reputation of the Miss America Pageant was marred when porno- graphic photographs of the once-reigning Vanessa Williams appeared in Penthouse magazine. Williams was pressured into giving up her crown to first runner-up Suzette Charles after the incident. Leadership in the Soviet Union once again changed hands as Yuri Andropov died after only 15 months as the Soviet leader. He was replaced by Konstatin Chernenko, a top official in the U.S.S.R. but thought to have limited powers. Relations between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. remained quite cool. Presi- dent Reagan’s position of his new Star Wars plan for defense clouded relations. New efforts were being made in January to start arms-control talks in Geneva. (Photo 3.) Indira Ghandi. leader of India, was assasinated by her own guards. Her murder sparked many riots and disorder throughout India. The world sympathetically turned their eyes to the hungry and starv- ing people of Ethiopia as drought and famine swept the country. Aid started pouring in. but for many Ethiopians it was too late. 6 Introduction (Page by Patty Mattern)