Southwest High School - Wagistanian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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JANUARY 5 -Rudy Perplch is sworn in for his third term as governor. 8 -The Dow Jones industrial average breaks 2,000. 10-The Marine Corps discloses that Sgt. Clayton Lonetrce. a former guard at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, was arrested in late December on espionage charges. 13-West German authorities arrest Muhammad Ali Mamadi, believed to be one of the four men who hijacked a TWA Jet to Beirut in June 1985 and killed a U.S. Navy diver. The United States seeks Hamadi's extradition. 20-Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite, on his fifth mission to negotiate with the kidnappers of foreign hostages, disappears in Beirut. FEBRUARY 24-A massive exploding star is discovered by astronomers. It is the nearest supernova in almost 400 years and is labeled Supernova 1987A. 26- The Tower commission, appointed by President Reagan to investigate the Iran-Contra affair, issues a report finding that Reagan failed to control his administration and was badly served by his advisers. 27- Moward Baker replaces Donald Regan, who was criticized by the Tower commission for ' chaos” in the White Mouse, as White Mouse chief of staff. 6 -The British ferry Herald of Free Enterprise sinks off Zeebrugge. Belgium; 189 die. The temperature in the Twin Cities hits 67°F, making it the warmest March 6 on record. 18- Former Reagan aide Michael Deaver is indicted on five counts of perjury. Me is accused of lying to a federal grand jury and to Congress about his lobbying activities. 19- Jim Bakker turns his $172 million PTL ministry over to the Rev. Jerry Falwell after exposure of sexual indiscretions. 20- Azidothymidine, or AZT, an antiviral drug that inhibits the ability of the AIDS virus to duplicate inside body cells, becomes the first drug to be given federal approval for the treatment of AIDS patients. 31-A judge upholds a surrogate-parent contract in the Baby M case, awarding custody of the child to father William Stem and ending all parental rights of mother Mary Beth Whitehead. AFRIL 16-St. Paul playwright August Wilson wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Fences.” 22-After more than 25 years without a national Basketball Association franchise in the Twin Cities, the MBA votes to expand by four teams. The Minnesota Timber-wolves are set to begin play in the 1989-90 season. 26- The Minnesota zoos two beluga whales are shipped to Sea World after It is determined that one of them has an Irreversible bone infection. 27- Austrian President Kurt Waldheim is barred from the United States because of his alleged wartime activities in the Mazl army. May 5 -Congressional committees investigating the Iran-contra affair begin hearings. 6 -Former CIA director William Casey, believed to have had extensive knowledge of the Iran-contra dealings, dies of cancer. 8 -Gary Mart quits his presidential race after reports that he spent a weekend with Miami model Donna Rice. 17- The USSR Stark, a Mavy frigate on patrol in the Persian Gulf 19-A Judge rules that Bible Speaks church must return $6.6 million that Dayton heiress Elizabeth Dovydcnas testified she was duped Into giving to the organization. 23- Billy Glaze, a suspect in the mutilation-style killings of three Minnesota Indian women between July 1986 and April 1987. is arrested in Albuquerque. M.M.. on a drunken driving charge. Mpls police forward a criminal case against him to the Hennepin County attorney s office. Me had not been charged by the end of the year. JUnE 4 -The Minneapolis law firm of Dorsey and Whitney announces that former Vice President Walter Mondale is moving back to Minnesota to practice law. Mondale says he is not planning to run for political office. 8 -The State Department announces that the new U.S. Embassy complex being built in Moscow is riddled with listening devices planted in precast concrete pillars and beams. 11-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher wins a third term. 13-Minncsota humorist Garrison Keillor gives his final performance of A Prairie Home Companion. Keillor says he wants to return to writing. 16-A Mew York jury acquits subway gunman Bernard Goetz of attempted murder in the shooting of four black youths on a subway train in Dec. 1984, but finds him guilty on a weapon charge. 18- South Korean students riot to protest the nation's military regime and electoral process. 24- The West German government announces it will not extradite Hamadi, but will try him for air piracy and murder. 25- The Minnesota Legislature, called into special session after Dayton Hudson Corp. appeals for help in fighting off a takeover attempt, passes a bill against hostile corporate takeovers. 26- Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell, a moderate who played a pivotal role on the court, retires. JULY 1 -The U.S. Bankruptcy Court closes the financially troubled Carleton Celebrity Theater in Bloomington. 2 -Klaus Barbie, the Mazl official known as the butcher of Lyons, is convicted by a French court of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment. 20-28-A heat wave in Greece leaves nearly 900 people dead. 22-The United States begins escorting reflagged Kuwaiti tankers in the Persian Gulf. The Reagan administration says the move is necessary to protect freedom of navigation. 30-Perpich orders control of Minnesota's veterans' homes in Minneapolis and Hastings transferred to the Department of Mu-man Services after state officials cite the Minneapolis home for many health care violations. AUGUST 7 -Five Central American presidents, led by Costa Rica's Oscar Arias Sanchez, sign a preliminary peace plan calling for ceasefires and democratic reforms in the region. 16- A Morthwest Airlines jet carrying 157 people crashes shortly after takeoff from Detroit. Four-year-old Cecilia Cichan is the sole survivor. 17- Rudolf Mess, 93, the last survivor of the Mazi officials convicted by the Nuremberg tribunal in 1946. kills himself with an electrical cord in his Spandau Prison cell. 24-Lonetree becomes the first Marine ever convicted of espionage and is sentenced to 30 years in prison. 27- A federal appeals court strikes down a 1981 Minnesota law that requires women under 18 to either inform both parents or obtain court approval before getting an abortion. Chicago-based Carson Pirie Scott and Co. confirms that it is buying Donaldsons Department Stores for $163.5 million. SEPTEMBER 4 -Morthwest Airlines becomes the Mo. 1 target of consumer complaints, according to the Department of Transportation 7 -Erich Monecker becomes the first East German head of state to visit West Germany. 16-The United States celebrates the 200th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. 28

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23-Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., quits the presidential race after revelations that he had exaggerated his educational credentials and used parts of speeches by other political figures without crediting them. 30-Researchers report that the ozone shield over Antarctica has dwindled to the lowest level observed since measurements began more than 10 years ago. OCTOBER 13-Arias-Sanchez wins the Mobel Peace Prize. 16- Jessica McClure, 19 months old. Is rescued from a well in Midland, Texas, after being trapped for 58 hours. 19- The Dow Jones industrial average drops a record 508 points, spreading panic to financial markets worldwide. 20- Dart Qroup Corp. announces that it Is selling its 4.7 percent stake in Dayton Hudson and will drop its attempt to acquire the company. 23-Judge Robert Bork's nomination to the Supreme Court is defeated in the Senate 58-42 after an acrimonious debate about his stand on controversial Issues such as civil rights and abortion. 25-The Minnesota Twins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals in Qame 7 to win the WORLD SERIES. 27- About half a million people jam the streets of downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul to cheer the Twins. 28- Authorities raid the biggest marijuana plantation in Minnesota history about 48 tons of marijuana was seized at the 275-acre farm near Hew York Mills. riOVEMBER 2 -In a speech marking the 70th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev attacks the Stalin and Brezhnev eras. A federal Judge dismisses the last lawsuit brought against Scott County by 24 residents who claimed that their civil rights were violated when they were accused in the Jordan sexual-abuse cases. 5 -The South African government frees Govan Mbeki, a former chairman of the African national Congress, who had been In prison for 23 years. 7 -Judge Douglass Ginsberg withdraws his nomination to the Supreme Court after admitting marijuana use. 11-Vicent van Gough's Irises is sold for $53.9 million dollars, making It the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Reagan nominates Judge Anthony Kennedy to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. 17- The F.B.I. confirms that it is investigating whether Duluth Mayor John Fedo violated federal law when he was involved in an unreported $13,500 cash transaction. 18-The Iran-Contra committees release their final report, which say cable of zealots” ran U.S. policy and places much of the blame for the affairs on Reagan. Eight dissenting Republicans publish their own report. 21-Cuban detainees riot In Oakdale L.A., protesting a U.S.-Cuba agreement to return some Cuban refugees to their homeland. Inmates in Atlanta riot two days later. 27-David Emmerson. a missionary from Oskais, Minn., and 15 other people are killed by rebels in western Zimbabwe. 29-Haiti's first free elections in at least 30 years are called off after Duvalier loyalists unleashed a wave of terror during which at least 34 are killed. DECEMBER 1 -Duane Bicek is sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of two counts of second-degree manslaughter in the explosion deaths of his wife and daughter in 1986. 8 -At a summit meeting in Washington. D.C.. Reagan and Gorbachev sign a treaty banning intermediate-range nuclear weapons from Europe. 15- Saying he has the power of ideas,” Gary Mart reenters the 1988 presidential election. 16- Roh Tae-woo. candidate of the government party, wins South Korea's first direct presidential election In 16 years. Deaver is convicted on three counts of perjury. 18-Arbitraguer Ivan Bocsky is sentenced to three years In prison for conspiring to falsify stock trading records. 20-A passenger ferry and an oil tanker collide and sink in the Philippines 1,600 people perish. 29-Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko ends his record 326-day flight. •All information taken from the Minneapolis Star and Tribune January 1, 1988 29