Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL Statue of Liberty remodeled new Miss America assumed title Atlantic City, N.J. — (Sept. 15, 1985) The new Miss America, Sharlene Wells, is the daughter of a Mormon missionary. The 20 year old, 5 ' 8 strawberry blonde is currently a junior at Brigham Young University. She is studying broadcast journalism in hopes of becoming a television news anchorwoman. One of seven children, Shar- lene was born in Paraguay and lived there until she was seven. Her father was supervising mis- sionary work there. The deterio- ration of the family is one of her greatest concerns. Sharlene ' s interests include crocheting, harp playing and soap collecting. Below she is crowned by the 58th Miss Amer- ica, Suzette Charles. %Tj C3 1 felflj?|f v. •%. 2f Jj| ■ } M The most inspirational lady in the United States after celebrating her 98th birthday was having trouble keeping the torch lit. The Statue of Liberty was worn from pummeling by wind, salt air, and acid rain. In July of 1984, reconstruction began with aid- ed donations. It included a new gold- plated torch. Many efforts to per- serve her were evidenced by a multi- ple of commercials and publications asking the American public to sup- port her remodeling expenses. hit musicians It was a year of success for many musicians, among them be- ing Michael Jackson who ended the Jacksons Victory Tour with six shows at Dodger Stadium. (Jack- son is pictured at right) After making his film debut in ' Purple Rain ' , Prince and his band, The Revolution, traveled the states conducting their sold out Purple Rain Tour, including six shows at the Forum in Los Angeles and three at the Long Beach Sports Arena. Lionel Richie also made head- lines back in January when he won six awards at the 12th annual American Music Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium. Popular female vocalists included Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. 246 Mini Gazerre 0I1VN 1VNOLLVN IVNOLLVN IVNOIIVN 1VNOI1VN IVNOIIVN 1VNOIJ

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)NAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL INTER z advanced technology lifts space travel Mission specialist Bruce McCand- less takes a walk in space in early 1984. McCandless used the so- called manned maneuvering unit as he moved away from the Shuttle Challenger during the eight-day space mission. Throughout the year, NASA launched many astronauts into space, and planned a special mission in late 1985 which will in- clude a civilian school teacher. They ' ve come a long way since the early 60 ' s when they sent a monkey up the first time. U.S. Marines leave Beirut The United States Marines ar- rived in Beirut in 1982. Lebanon was torn by civil war and foreign invasion. In 1984, when the ma- rines left, more than 260 marines were dead, and Lebanon was still at war with most of its territory occupied by foreign troops and its government was tottering. The price of President Reagan ' s com- mitment was too high and the ma- rines left Beirut. There was a feel- ing of dissension among the American people who felt Reagan shouldn ' t have involved our armed forces into the numerous disputes in the Middle East, but Reagan stood strong on keeping troops posted throughout the re- gion. El Salvadorians elect president In June, the most free and open elections in fifty years were held in El Salvador, and civilian Jose Napoleon Duarte became president of a shaky nation that has been in a civil war for five years, and in which 50,000 civilians have been killed. Four months later, on October 15, the populist presi- dent met with marxist FMLN rebels for a five and a half hour turning point peace meeting in LaPalma. The photo shows a government soldier reading a newspaper at the Rio Lempa checkpoint near El Salvador. The headline reads, There is Faith in the Electoral Process. o z m Z H O Z m Z Inrernorionol 4j Z H IVNOI1VNU31NI l NOIl NH31NI 1VNOI1VNH31NI 1VNOI1VNH3

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TIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL NATIONAL N Democratic candidates, Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro wave to supporters at the 1984 Democratic Victory Gala. ' 84 presidential election candidates Democratic presidential candi- date Walter Mondale made history when he chose a woman, Geral- dine Ferraro, as his vice-presiden- tial running mate in the November 6. 1984 election. This was the first time a woman had attained such a high political position. The Demo- cratic ticket lost to re-elected President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush, who received the biggest electoral vote in the nation ' s history and won 49 states with 49 percent of the total vote. President Reagan had ran on his record of the pre- vious four years. Although Ferraro failed to attract the massive number of female voters that the Democratic Party had hoped for (an estimated 55 percent of the women ' s vote went to Ronald Rea- gan), her nomination stimulated public awareness of women in poli- tics and strengthened the possibility of a female vice-president in the future. recognition from Oscar in ' 84 and ' 85 For many stars, the night of the Oscars was a glamorous evening as well as one to remem- ber, espe- cially for Robert Du- vall and Shir- ley Ma- cLaine, who both won awards. Duvall received an Oscar for his role as a washed up country singer who overcomes alcoholism in the film ' Tender Mercies. ' MacLaine won best actress and Jack Nicholson won best supporting actor as an eccen- tric mother and pot bellied ex-astro- naut in ' Terms of Endear- ment. ' which also won for best picture. Linda Hunt won best supporting -jf ' 7 actress in ' The Year of £ i Living Dan- L gerously. ' In 1985, best picture went to Ama- deus , best actress went to Sally Fields ( Places in the Heart ), and best actor went to F. Murray Abraham ( Amadeus ). ' 84 in review 1984 was a year of much ex- citement. First of all, Los Ange- les was the site of the Summer Olympics. Next, President Rea- gan ran and was re-elected to his second term in the White House. Prince stimulated much of the music industry. His movie ' Purple Rain ' grossed over a million dollars. Making medical history, Baby Fae became the first hu- man to receive a baboon heart transplant. The events of 1984-85 pro- gressed the country to new heights, and the advances have benefited every American. Norionol 247 M IVNOIIVN 1VNOI1VN IVNOIIVN IVNOIIVN IVNOIIVN IVNOI1VN