University of Louisiana Monroe - Chacahoula Yearbook (Monroe, LA)

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Just after being indicted by a federal grandjury, Gov. Edwin Edwards, dressed in a jogging suit, informed re- porters that he would reserve comment until he had a chance to see the indict- ment. Citizens of Columbia grieve after seeing the bodies of their friends and loved ones who were victims of the eruption of volcano Nevado del Ruiz. 20 Current Events

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Victor Amburgy, one of 30 hostages from TWA Flight 847 by Lebanese cap- tors, hugs his niece on his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in July. President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev walked together in the garden of the Villa Fleur d’Eau dur- ing a break in their talks in Geneva. Courtesy Of News Star World ao RT NEN Courtesy Of News Star World Student Life 19 x etal ! : eee s | Se RO KEIR Oe Rat OT EN ECT Prd pe 7 —E 20 ate lg sede ss, ——

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bias axel Severe ee Perce se ote a Se ee oe eg tents eres 2 Be pueoes = A change in the traditional Coke formu- la resulted in ‘‘new’’ Coke, Coca-Cola Classic, and consumer unrest. tar World =!mages (cont.) Another disease, Acquired }imune Deficiency Syndrome, ‘at ran rampant in the gay Blommunity, caused much con- om. Aids became an even bigger art of the spotlight when mov- actor Rock Hudson disclosed 5} s condition to the public and 2d from the disease. Mother Nature caused na- nal concern, too. An earth- take in Mexico killed as many 20,000. And mud slides, jused by Columbia’s volcano levada, claimed up to 25,000 2 Bes. j As famine swept through Af- y (ca, an effort known as Live d was organized to alleviate }inger. The Live Aid Concert, ) ganized by Bob Geldof, fea- opted the world’s greatest mu- iz stars. It was seen by over a (ame people and millions of lollars were raised to alleviate Inger. ar Wor A change in a traditional American product, Coca-Cola, caused a consumer uproar. When faithful Coke customers protested the new Coke, the old Coke was reintroduced as Coca-Cola Classic. Where American attitudes are concerned, there was a shift toward patriotism and conservatism. The divorce rate decreased slightly and the fam- ily became even more impor- tant. Overall, traditional Ameri- can values became stronger. Closer to home, Gov. Edwin Edwards made state and local headlines by being indicted for fraud and racketeering charges. After 13 weeks of tes- timony, what was billed as the “trial of the century’’ ended with a hung jury. Hurricane Danny caused damage to the Louisiana gulf coast, causing power shortages and many residents of the Lake Courtesy Of Photo Lab Charles area to find temporary shelter. Due to mandatory state bud- get cuts, NLU certainly felt the pinch. The cuts affected virtu- ally every aspect of the univer- sity from frozen salaries and setbacks in academic depart- ments, to athletics and library fund cuts. While 1985 and 1986 brought tragedy and tribulation to many, there were more up- lifting aspects like peace talks, optimistic attitudes and the ten- dency of Americans and people all over the world to ban togeth- er in times of crisis. While these things may have gone unno- ticed at times, they offered hope and promise for a brighter tomorrow. — Amber Baldwin