Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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To symbolize the beginning ol warmer relations between (he United States and the Soviet Union President Ronald Reagan gives Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko a friendly pal on the back Nuclear arms reduction talks began this year in Geneva. Switzerland At a campaign rally m Chicago. Illinois, Representative Paul Simon and vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro wave to the crowd Mrs Ferraro, who ran with Walter Mondale, was the fust woman to run for vice-president New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev emphasises his policy of discipline during a visit to Rome Mr Gorbachev succeed ed Konstantin Chernenko as the premier of Russia The smoking rums of three blocks of housing in West Philadelphia are all that is left after police tried to evacuate MOVE, an obscure cult that was disturb mg neighborhood residents A bomb dropped by the police started the blaze which killed eleven people and left 250 residents homeless Off©

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Bernhard Go ti created quite a con troversy when he shot lour black youth in a New York Gty subway car. claiming that his act was in self-defense Some citizens condemned his actions, while others applauded him for taking the initiative against crime tn order to raise money for those statv ing in Africa, forty three American musl cians formed the group USA for Africa and recorded the song We are the World iirrent event Currents in the news In the movie Besie fy Miffs Cop. Eddie Mutphy plays Axel Foley, a Detroit policeman who goes undercover in California to solve the mutder of his friend Although many students were busy with school, work, and friends, and were not always aware of world affairs, current events played an important part in shaping the school year In national affairs, the 1984 Presidential Election saw the victory of Republicans Ronald Reagan and George Bush over Democrats Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. the first woman ever to be a vice-presidential candidate At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, many athletes won gold medals for the United States, including Carl Lewis. Mary Lou Retton. and the men's gymnastics team On the international level, the death of Soviet Premier Konstantin Chernenko precipitated a change in leadership His successor. Mikhail Gorbachev, age 54. was the youngest leader to be in the Kremlin for over a decade President Reagan was especially interested to see if Mr Gorbachev had any new policies regarding the nuclear arms reduction talks being held m Geneva. Switzerland India also suffered the loss of its leader The assassination of Prime Minister Indira Ghandi by Siekh terrorists came as a great shock to the country Another tragedy occurred in Bhopal, when a fatal cyanide gas leak from a Union Carbide plant killed over 2500 people The U S company faced millions of dollars in compensation charges for the largest industrial accident in history The country of South Africa received extensive media attention because of black nots against the all-white government The apartheid system also came under attack in the United States, and many U S citizens voKed their opposition by demonstrating Bishop Desmond Tutu, however, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his attempts to find a peaceful solution to the violence in South Africa A large portion of East Africa, primarily Ethiopia, was affected by severe drought and famine Many relief projects were organized, such as Band Aid and USA for Africa, which combined the musical talents of many popular groups to raise money for the famine-stricken countries Other musicians who dominated the music scene included Prince. Madonna. Bruce Springsteen. Cyndi Lauper. Tina Turner, and Julian Lennon And despite a Hollywood writers' strike, the movie industry still flourished Some of the box office hits were Ghostbusters. Beverly Hills Cop. Witness, and The Breakfast Club In the field of medicine. William Schrocder was the second patient to receive an artificial heart, the Jarvik-7 Murray Haydon also underwent a mechanical heart transplant as part of the Humana Hospitals program. A medical controversy ensued after a baboon's heart was implanted m Baby Fae. a child who had a fatal congenital heart defect. Unfortunately, the baby did not survive, but the operation raised many questions concerning ammal-to human heart transplants Locally. Home State Savings banks closed ail over Ohio. leaving depositors stranded without their money Legislation was passed let ting various corporations take over the thirty-three branches that closed Names in the news included J T Will, arrested for possessing cocaine. Michael Swango. a former Ohio State doctor accused of poisoning several of his patients, and Harold Hal Hyme. accused of embezzling UA city funds In the area of sports, the Ohio State Buckeyes made it to the Rose Bowl only to lose to the University of Southern California. Hale Irwin won the Memorial Golf Tournament held at Muirfield Country Club In Super Bowl XVII. the San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins The Detroit Tigers won the 1984 World Senes, and the Los Angeles Laker triumphed m the NBA playoffs In the NCAA, Villanova University won the basketball division, while Brigham Young University won the football division The Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup for being the best in the National Hockey League The high school made the newspapers when an explosive device was found in the west cafeteria on the evening of May 1 The police safely removed and detonated the device, and no one was injured Whether world affairs cropped up m a casual conversation or the outcome of a presidential election determined the leader of the country. the currents in the news took students with them 24

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