Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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nly hurt Africa's blacks but by a 8-Zl vote, the Senate overrode ie President's veto. Americans egan to see apartheid not as a treign policy issue but as a uestion of basic civil rights. Demonstrators picketed South frica'a embassy in Washington, 1d college students around the ountry called for U.S. divest- tent of holdings in South Africa. ly the end of 1986, two dozen arporations, including IBM, loneywell and Coca-Cola said iey would pull out of that ountry. Economic sanctions and riots iay have hurt South Africa but Iorazon Aquino, president of ie Philippines, helped to settle wings down in her country. turing her presidential cam- aign, Aquino was put down by erdinand Marcos' contention iat a woman's proper place was 1 the bedroom, but Aquino cleaned up the mess in the 'hillipines. She made a 60-day 'uce with communist rebels to ease-fire. The rebels were eager J make this agreement and howed that they would like a 'ZA world fhirsly for peace and justice has become poorer, said Brandt. lng term cease fire. l Aquino was also named Time llagazine's Person of the Year nd Newsweek's Woman of ie Year because of her unend- ig efforts to improve the condi- on of the Philippines. She rought democracy and respect tr her country back after she as elected. Her victory marked 20-year end in the Filipino overnment of ex-president Fer- lnand Marcos. Marcos fled to awaii and remained in exile. As Aquino cleaned up the ICSSH in the Philippines, Presi- ent Reagan and Mikhail Gorba- hev met in Reykjavek, Iceland t set a date for a new summit id negotiate an arms deal. The arms control deal included heavy cuts in strategic nuclear weapons and the complete elimination of medium range missiles in Eu- rope. Gorbachev demanded tough limits on Reagan's Strate- gic Defense lnitiative fSDli but President Reagan refused, caus- ing the negotiations to come to a halt. The two leaders were also unable to set a date for the full scale summit in the U.S. Gorbachev stated after the meeting This has been a failure and a failure when we were very close to an historic agreement. ln a year that was full of different types of disasters, cele- brations came on few occasions. One event calling for celebration came up was the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Fer- guson. The couple tied the knot in July and rode down Fleet Street after the ceremony. Overall, the year's events in- fluenced our lifes. The events will always be remembered because they added dimensions to the everyday life of everyone in the world. Like all other years i986 brought laughter and tears to the people of the world, these events will always remain in our memor- ies. by Kuldip Kaur 1. While some American businesses pulled their companies out of South Africa, the Africans protested against the government. 2. Britian's Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson fide through Fleet Street after the wedding ceremony. 3. Corazon Aquino, President of the Philippines, 2n.l0ys victory over Ferdinand Mar- cos while she cleans up his mess. World Essay 297

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World shares disaster, jo As the year progressed, many events occured throughout the world that touched and changed peoples' lifes. From the marriage of Prince Andrew to Sarah Fer- guson to the terrorist attacks in Paris. These events added di- mensions and to the world's everyday life. The year was one full of agreements on arm con- trols to cease-fire agreements in the Philippines. Headlining news of the year concerned the increasing amount of terrorism that affected the world. ln September terrorists struck in Paris. On a Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m. a black BMW with two men inside drove up the Rue de Rennes, a busy thoroughfare crowded with shops and cafes. Near Tati, a clothing discount store, a man got out and tossed a package into a garbage can and calmly walked away. Five minutes later the bomb exploded. Five people died in the blast including three women and a boy, more than 50 others were seriously injured. ln all, five bombs killed eight people and wounded more than 150 people. The French gov- ernment fought back by tighten- ing borders, mobilizing security patrols, and staging bomb squads at airports. But still ter- rorists succeeded by bombing the Paris city hall and the Paris police headquarters. The terror- ists vowed to strike again until Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, Le- banese terrorist was released. The next victim of terrorism was East Beirut, where gunmen shot and killed military attache Col. Christian Gourtierre outside the French Embassy. The first fatal explosion on Sept. 8 was due to the failure of the French authorities to comply 4. As the terrorists struck in Paris they killed five people in bombing. This child, one of the more than 150 injured, receives medical at- tention. 5. President Reagan and 296 O with a deadline for the release of Abdallah and two jailed assas- sins. The target was the post office of the Hotel de Ville, in the city hall where Prime Minister Jacques Chirac held office as mayor of Paris. Soon, after the deaths of many Americans, the United States took action against terrorism. The U.S. bombed Libya after picking up communications ty- ing Libya to the bombing of an American GI hangout in West Berlin. American F-1 1 1's streaked over Tripoli and Beng- hazi on April 14, shelling the cities with 2 thousand pound laser-guided bombs. The 11 minute raid killed some 37 Lib- Mikhail Gorbachev converse on the steps of the Hofdi House in Reykjavik before the Iceland Sum- mit. yans and two Americans. How much the raid could accomplish was questionable since Syria's Hafenz Assad and lran's Ayatol- lah Ruhollah Khomeini had at least as much to do with terrorist attacks as did Kaddafi. The action was condemned by many Amer- ican allies, but Libyan sponsored terrorist attempts decreased. Nearby in Sweden, Olof Palme, Prime Minister was shot and killed by a mysterious gun- man. Hours later, police received an anonymous phone call telling them that the murder had been committed by the Holger Meins Kommando. History shows that Holger Meins was a member of West Germany's Baader- Meinhot gang who was convict- ed of attempted murder and died in a German prison in 1974. Later, after the gang demanded the release of 26 of their com- rades from prison, Palme refused to let these people out. Members of the gang are a still in prison. Swedish police, however, dis- missed the call as a hoax. The death shocked Sweden, which had not suffered an assassination for over 200 years. After the death of Olof Palme, Willy Brandt, a fellow socialist, said A world thirsty for peace and justice has become poorer. Violence also errupted in South Africa as anti-apartheid riots grew larger and bloodier. Last year, political unrest killed at least 1,300 South Africans, most of them black. President Reagan, saying he was second to none in detesting apartheid, appointed a new black ambassador to South Africa. President Reagan insisted that economic sanctions would

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. Sean Gorley For many, 18 years is not enough time for a person to live a complete life in hopes of accomplishing a per- son's dreams. But within these short years, Sean Corley was able to grow as an individual and pursue his dreams. Sean, a senior, died last November from injuries suffered from a single-car accident. Sean accomplished things that some of us will never be able to complete in our entire lifetime. He came to Tokay in 1983 and had been an asset to the school from the begin- ning. He participated on the football and track teams both his freshman and so- phomore years while main- taining his grades. Sean, of course, wasn't just a list of activitiesg he was a kind, loving person with a unique personality. Many people didn't see the sensitive side of Sean because he hid it with a rough, protective exterior. He changed our lives by adding joy and excitement and supported us in every- thing we did. He taught us all to keep the faith in what we believed in and inspired us with his never give up altitude. Sean was able to touch the lives of many he came across, whether it be family, friends or new aquaintanc- es. Sean's vital organs were donated for transplant pur- poses. His death affected many of us who knew him. For those who received his organs his death meant something more. That something more was a chance for others to have a renewed life, a chance for a complete life. by Kuldip Kaur