Valley Park High School - Val E Vues Yearbook (Valley Park, MO)

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were severely damaged. On the national scene, the ex- plosion of the space shuttle Chal- lenger devastated Americans. Sev- enty-four seconds after lift-off the right rocket booster caught fire and ignited the whole Challenger. All six astronauts were killed along with Christa McAuliffe, a teacher from New Hampshire, who was to be the first common citizen in space. In the midst of tragedy charity reached an all time high. Live-Aid in July, produced over $81 mil- lion. Farm-Aid, raised over $10 million, and on May 25, Ameri- cans joined in the Hands Across America to raise money for the homeless. Even though the chain stretching from New York to Cali- fornia was not complete, the event was branded a success because at- tention was drawn to a serious na- tional problem. Ferdinand Marcos, of the Phil- lipines, was dethroned by Corazon Acquino. The United States of- Meramec Bridge opened June 3. Halleys Comet returned. fered Marcos refuge. He accepted it and is currently living in Ha- waii. President Ronald Reagan had surgery for colon cancer. Ac- tor Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California. For the state of Missouri the year marked the enactment of sev- eral new legislations. The wearing of seatbelts became mandatory, horseracing became legal, and a Missouri lottery was established. The city of St. Louis saw the ren- ovation of Union Station and the opening of the St. Louis Centre. Missouri also dominated the baseball scene. It was an 1-70 World Series. The St. Louis Cardi- nals lost in the 7th game to the Kansas City Royals. Philadelphia’s manager player Pete Rose broke Ty Cobb’s record of “Most Hits, Career,” with 4,192 hits. Rock Hudson died shortly after shocking the world with news he had AIDS. Yul Brynner (65), and Orson Wells (70), were also a great loss to the entertainment indus- try. Karen Ann Quinlan (31), was who a center of the right-to-die issue, passed away of a 10 year co- motose struggle. Samantha Smith (13), who wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, Soviet Premier, asking for peace, died in a plane crash after making her debut as an ac- tress. Diane Bradford (12) reads the tragic news about the shuttle explosion during Mass Me- dia. At 2 p.m. CST people joined hands and sang We Are The World . xA fjt tn i it Q

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 L 61 i oil IV n in A ' ..ft' 1 F The year was filled with fear and uncertainty Horrifying headlines like “Vol- cano Kills Thousands,” and “Nu- clear Meltdown Endangers Lives,” covered newspapers around the world. Natural disas- ters included a Columbia volcano erupting and leaving more than 20,000 dead or missing, and earth- quake that devasted Mexico City killing over 7,000 and the continu- ing drought plaguing Africa. Man-made disasters also took place. The most dangerous was the nuclear meltdown at the pow- er plant in Chernobai, U.S.S.R. The effects of which will be felt for who knows how many years. Terrorism was the cause of sev- eral other tragic incidents. Ameri- cans in airports, discos, and air- planes were all prime targets. There was the hijacking of TWA flight 847, in which hostages were taken, and the sabataging of TWA flight 840, in which a hole was blown into the side of the plane by a bomb hidden under one of the seats. Terrorist acts became an everyday occurrence. As a result of Libya’s participation in terrorist activity the United States launched an air attack against Ka- daffi. In the air raid on Libya, one U.S. F15 fighter plane went down claiming the life of the two pilots aboard. Kadaffi’s military bases n I ST LOUIS rtJST-DISPATCH SHUTTLE EXPLODES I •• I Nil'll M 1 WMt , rrlii I'llMi ”

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John Garza (9) escorted by Julie Chadd (9). Brian Felgate (9) escorted by De- anna Walker (9).