Alcalá 1986

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PASSING FACES

1985 saw the passing of many great entertainers and notables. The most pub– licized death was that of 59 year old Rock Hudson. The former Hollywood heart throb brought AIDS to the front pages with his death. He became the most fam - ous victim of the disease. Orson Wells, 70, died in Hollywood. He was remembered for his movie mas– terpiece Citizen Kane and to a younger generation as the spokesperson for Paul Masson wines. One day after Welles' death, Yul Brynner lost his long battle with lung cancer. Brynner was known for his 4,625 stage performances as the King in The King & I. He won an Oscar for the same role in the 1957 film . Other celebrities who passed away were actresses Ruth Gordon, Simone Signoret and Margaret Hamilton who gained fame as the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. Samantha Smith, 13, was killed in a plane crash. She became known as America's youngest diplomat when visit– ing the Soviet Union at the invitation of Yuri Andropov. She had written the o– viet Premier asking for peace in the world, when invited. Karen Quinlan, 31, died after being

comatose for ten years. She became the center of the right-to-die issue in 1975 when her parents asked the courts to al– low her to be taken off the respirator. She lived for several years after she was taken off the machine. Other notables that passed away in– cluded author Taylor Caldwell and American Cuisine expert James Beard. Laura Ashley was at the height of her career as a fabric and textile designer when she was accidently killed when fall– ing down a flight of stairs. Pelle Lindbergh, 26, of the Philadel– phia Flyers was killed in a car crash. He was driving home from a bar. Olympic Medalist & Volleyball champion Flo Hy– man died suddenly when she collap ed after a volleyball match in Japan. The cause of death was heart failure . The saddest deaths were that of the 7 crew-members of the Space Shuttle Challenger. They were all killed when the shuttle exploded seconds after lift-off. There was world -wide sadness for the death of the crewmembers and a civilian, Christa McAuliffe, who was a ew Hampshire schoolteacher. The lift-off was carried live by cable television. Mil - lions were witne s to the deaths including her students.

Again, South Africa has become a center of world attention. The Botha government con– tinued its use of apartheid to control the black ma JOrity. Despite efforts by the Africa a– cional Congress, the white domination concin. ued. It is the continuation of control that

sparked violence throughout the year. In spite of the petition of obel Peace prize win – ner Bishop Desmond Tutu, Botha continued actions that tried the spirit of the black com. munities. The curtail– ment of freedom of movement continued. The strangle hold of the white government upon the economies of the so – called "'free nations·· of Lesotho, Transky and

Swaziland brought increa ed unrest and un . employment to these regions. All of these actions brought ancrea ed protest from other nations. , cudencs groups throughout the UC system and other college campuses pro – tested the apartheid prarnced in ouch Africa. These groups protested the ··constructive en– gagement·· policy of the Reagan Administra – tion practices in the region. The e demonscra - cion were similar and dissimilar co those of the early Seventies. They were humane in what their cause wa , but they were orderly and in cooperation with the university officials. The problems of uch Africa did bring to light one aspect of American society chat 1s now taken for granted. This is the Civil Rights movement of the sixties and the actions of the Reagan toward civil rights since he took office. Many watch– ing the actions of Tutu and Winnie Mandela are reminded of the actions Dr. Martin Luther King. There is much respect and interest an the events of this movement. The troubles of South Africa continue to fascinate America and the world. Bue more importantly, the pre ence of apartheid and discrimination make America more conscious of the path we have taken in the past. In the

Riots erupted throughout South Africa during the year.

Orson Welles and Yul Brynner

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