Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1998, World Beat 4

Description:	Brooks Kraft. SvsmaOn July 23 suspected murdererAndrew Cunanan, 27, commits suicidein Miami Beach. Cunanan was theprime suspect in a cross-country killingspree that left five dead, includingfashion designer Gianni Versace.Once-mighty Apple Computer isclose to failure when arch-rivalBill Gates of Microsoft rescuesit with a $150 million bail-out inAugust. The event opens a newera of cooperation betweenformerly fierce competitors.In April 1997, floods ravage the entire Red RiverValley between Minnesota and the Dakotas.Ninety percent of downtown Grand Forks, NorthDakota, is under water.Reuters/Archive PhotoI Americans joinStop the Violencecampaigns nationwidein an attempt to generateawareness of and solutionsto the problem of violencein America.BBIan Elderfield. Gamma/LiaisonJoe Camel is snuffed out as theFederal Trade Commission banstobacco advertising aimed at minorsand institutes sweeping tobaccoadvertising restrictions.British nanny Louise Woodward, 19,is convicted in Massachusetts ofmurdering a child in her care.The judge later reduces the chargeto involuntary manslaughter andreleases her.Timothy McVeigh is convicted ofmurder and conspiracy in June forthe April 1995 bombing of the AlfredR Murrah Federal Building inOklahoma City. McVeigh is latersentenced to death.Theodore Kaczynski admits he isthe Unabomber responsible forkilling 3 people and injuring 29others in an 18-year bombingcampaign. His January 1998 guiltyplea spares Kaczynski the deathpenalty but condemns him tolife in prison with no possibilityof release.UPS workers take to the picketlines in an August strike lasting15 days. The eventual settlementis seen as a major labor victory.First Lt. Kelly Flinn accepts a generaldischarge from the Air Force, avoidingcourt-martial for lying about an affairand disobeying orders. Flinn had beenthe first and only female B-52 pilot inthe service.
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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