88 Memories

CLASS OFFICERS

President – Debra McKinney

Vice President – David Caldwell

Secretary – Melissa Williams

Asst. Secretary – Treva Coward

Treasurer – Kenneth Walker

Asst. Treasurer – Sherry Thorpe

Sgt. at Arms – Konrad Riles

USM Representative – Kesha Rose

Parliamentarian – Kenneth Janifer

Top Television Programs 1987-1988

Results are courtesy of Nielsen Media Research.

01. The Cosby Show	11. ALF
02. A Different World	12. Moonlighting (tie)
03. Cheers	12. L.A. Law (tie)
04. Growing Pains (Tuesday)	14. N.F.L. Monday Night Football
05. Night Court	15. Matlock (tie)
06. The Golden Girls	15. Growing Pains (Wednesday) (tie)
07. Who's The Boss	17. Amen
08. 60 Minutes	18. Family Ties
09. Murder, She Wrote	19. Hunter
10. Wonder Years, The	20. The CBS Sunday Night Mov

Top Grossing Films for calendar year 1988.

Gross		Movie
172,825,435		Rain Man (1988)
154,222,492		Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
128,152,300		Coming to America (1988)
114,968,774		Big (1988)
111,936,400		Twins (1988/I)
109,305,000		'Crocodile' Dundee II (1988)
80,707,729		Die Hard (1988)
78,222,753		Cocktail (1988)
78,041,829		The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
73,450,885		Oliver & Company (1988)

World Events

US and Canada reach free trade agreement (Jan. 2). Background: NAFTA
Terrorists kill nine tourists on Aegean cruise (July 11).
Benazir Bhutto, first Islamic woman prime minister, chosen to lead Pakistan (Dec. 1).
Pan-Am 747 explodes from terrorist bomb and crashes in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 aboard and 11 on ground (Dec. 21).

U.S. Events

U.S. Statistics

President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 244,498,982
Life expectancy: 74.9 years
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000): 56.6
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000): 50.3

Robert C. McFarlane, former National Security Adviser, pleads guilty in Iran-Contra case (March 11).
US Navy ship shoots down Iranian airliner in Persian Gulf, mistaking it for jet fighter; 290 killed (July 3).
Democratic convention nominates Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts for President and Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen for Vice President (July 17 et seq.).
Republican convention nominates George Bush for President and Indiana Senator Dan Quayle for Vice President (Aug. 15 et seq.).
Republicans sweep 40 states in election, and Bush beats Dukakis (Nov. 8).

Economics

US GDP (1998 dollars):   $5,049.60 billion
Federal spending:   $1064.14 billion
Federal debt:   $2601.3 billion
Median Household Income
(current dollars):  $27,225
Consumer Price Index:   118.3
Unemployment:   5.5%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.22 ($0.25 as of 4/3/88)

Sports

Super Bowl

Washington d. Denver (42-10)

World Series

LA Dodgers d. Oakland A's (4-1)

NBA Championship

LA Lakers d. Detroit Pistons (4-3)

Stanley Cup

Edmonton d. Boston (4-0)

Wimbledon

Women: Steffi Graf d. M. Navratilova (5-7 6-2 6-1)
Men: Stefan Edberg d. B. Becker (4-6 7-6 6-4 6-2)

Kentucky Derby Champion

Winning Colors

NCAA Basketball Championship

Kansas d. Oklahoma (83-79)

NCAA Football Champions

Notre Dame (12-0-0)