Occopodian 1997

Taking over the yearbook this year has been quite a challenge, b
there have been many people who have helped make this book a su
cess. These two pages of students have given many hours of their time
help in the production of the book. Special thanks would like to be givt
to these students and faculty members as well: Jim Arnold, Ryan Golu
David Garchar, Terre Vacheresse, Scot and Andrea Bertolo, Brian Ralp
Dr. James Lichniak, Donna Perzeski, Shelley Muchnicki, Sonya Grar
Rachel Costanza, Bob Waugh, Bennie Owens, Louise Callahan, Gail W
son, and all of you who put up with the flashes and many pictures beir
taken.

Jon Logan
Sophomore Layouts

Hudson Deeter
40 Sophomore Photography

Kent Picklesimer
Freshmen Layouts

Megan Evans
Freshmen Layouts

Brian Opensky & Harry Papagianis
Freshmen Photography

Ves Srey 41
Freshmen Photography

(back)
Rush Chair - Kristine Strauss
Treasurer - John Taylor
Journal Club- Jen Aspinal

Lynae Pierson
Clinic Coard- John Stevelinck
Rad Conference Dir - Jean Vitulli
Vice Pres - Jim Arnold
President - Sean Laghaeian
Secretary- Ketan Patel

Mark Massie's birthday was the same day

4"2

Flag football champions!

1st years signup to join K'TE

East Side Catholic Clinic

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(front) Secretary- Shannon McFeaters
Mascot - Eugene
(back) City Mission Dir - Dora Achille

Sam Kulick
Vice Pres - Ryan Golub
President - Jeremy Mcvay
Park Lane Dir- Jody Rose
Treasurer - Billy Smith
City Mission Dir Elect-Angela Smith
Park Lane Dir - Dennis Vaughn
Eledt - Tina Demou

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Pat gets down!

Initiation '96!

Goodfellas

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The International Food Fest was enjoyed by all! President- J. Chris Wright
Vice Pres - Chassitty Loving
Secretary- Talia Hyde
Treasurer - Michelle Murray-Clark

Delegate - Tanya Johnson

These 3 aren't sure what's going on
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Treasurer - Jim Arnold
Vice Pres - John Miller

Secretary - Jeff Ali
Pres of Sports Med - Michael Lowe,

DPM
President - Peter Galea
Fundraising - Billy Smith

"So, you say this will take care of my problem."

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Public Relations - Wendy Visingard
President - Jean Vitulli

Vice-President- Scot Bertolo

Fundraising Coord - Doug Dockery
Sergeant of Arms - Soula Sarros

SchoVSponsorship - Nancy Domanowski

Secretary - Paul Perns



Captain - Andrew Saffer '99
Captain- Bob Sage '98

Allan Dzambo '97
Mark Eaton '97
Jeff Szczpanski '97
Kirt Miller '97
Caesar Zuniga '97
Jamie Duncan '99
Rick Jennings '99
David Garchar '99
E.J. Nemet '00
Jeff Agricola '00
Jose Rivera '00
Alternates - Jeff Baker '00

Randy Hall '00

Andrew takes it to the hole! It's gotta be the sneakers

"Alright everyone show your best side to the cam-
era."

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Basketball Tourn

Coed division champions!

Tournament Champions!

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(front) Bronwyn Wilke '00
Captain - Denise Kohler '97

Sylvia Loving '00
Roxanne Burgess '00
(back) Heather Whitesel '01
Rene Peterson '96
Sue Rosso '99

The Girl's basketball season was successful!

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President - Mitch Hilsen
Vice Pres - Brent Bender

Secretary - Kirt Miller
Treasurer- Chris Walker
Ball Boy - Eric Buchbaum

Tournament Games

President - Sean Colsen
Vice Pres- John Taylor
Secretary- Vern Chuba
Treasurer - Eric Richardson

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OCPM Players
Brad Mehl - '99
Randy Carlson- '00
John Brem- '99
Rodney Carlson - '99
Bryan Danhires - '99
Captain - John Miller '98

Randy gets ready for the tip off

John M. plays a little defense
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S. m.JL~t ijff
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"I think the ball went thatta way!"

These two are well hydrated.
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The walk-a-than was held on an early Saturday
morning in September. The SK walk took less than
two hours, and the participants were provided a
picnic following the walk. The six other podiatry
schools held similar walk-a-thons across the coun-
try. Even though mother nature was not kind to
the walkers the students showed up in strong
numbers and raised a lot of money for the ADA.

Rich draws the raffle. Maggi, Carolyn, Tina, and Tom helped
to coordinate a success.

The persistant rain didn't turn these dedicated walkers away!

The bike winner!

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Dennis gets down! Harry serves the volleyball

These three found where the food was.
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Take picture, please "Angie, whose your cute friend?"

Who invited these people? "Sit right back and we'll tell a tale ...

Jolly green giant & his pea in the pod!

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Ryan & Drew enjoy the bubbly at the after dinner party
This place is insane!

Happy holiday's to you too! Wildthings - Bart & Paul
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SENIORS

From first grade through your
whole educational career to to-
day, I have always been proud
of you. As you receive your
medical degree, I burst with
pride. You will always be my
"little angel". I love you forever.

Mom

Denise Kohler

Dawn, Gabrielle Summers
You have far exceeded all the
dreams we ever had for you. To Spike's Mother,
Words can't express how proud May your life be filled with
we are of you, or how much we corns and bunions.
love you. Best wishes for your
future. With Love,
Mom, Dad, Gary, and Marc
Love,
Mom and Dad

Dawn Dryden

Dear Patrick, Kelly, It meant taking risks and
You have made me very making sacrifices - So wear
proud! Congratulations! your honors proudly ... Now,
everyone knows of your suc-
Love, cess, but we've known it all
Mom
along!
Patrick Felton "Tough Times Never Last,
Tough People Do!"

Love,
Mom and Dad

Kelly Rader

Today husband, you will Dear D'Wayne,
achieve yet another of your The journey has been long,
life goals. You have shown but love and faith have sus-
courage, perseverance and tained - May the future be
humor along the way. Savor rewarding.
your moment of triumph -
Love Always,
Salute! Mom&Dad
Your Loving Wife

D'Wayne Tupper

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Ralph J. Napolitano, Jr. D.P.M.

To Our Dear Son Ralph,
Your implementing the "3 D's" Desire, Determination and Discipline have enabled you to reach the pinnacle of your
life's goal. Now you can "Live the Dream". We are proud to introduce you as our son the doctor. BUNONA FOR-
TUNA.

We love you,
Mom&Dad

Viedra & Peyman Elison Gretchen L. Heutsche

Congratulations to Viedra and Peyman Elison on your Congratulations Gretchen!
graduation. Best wishes for your future together. It's all downhill from here.
We wish you the best for everything,
Love, you deserve it. We're very proud of you.
Mom, Dad, Dwayne, Wesley, Marc, Shayna, Alicia, Good Luck & God Bless.
Amalia, Beth, Mary, and all the nieces & nephews.
All our love,
Mom, Dad, Anne, Susan, & Ted

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Congratulations, Cathy, on your
stellar achievement and all good
wishes for success in your fu-
ture aspirations and challenges.

Love, Mom, Dad, & brother

Jerome

Narin Singer Cathy Bulanda

August 1992 we became friends. Over the years we grew Lorne,
closer together, though not effortlessly. June 1, 1996 we Congratulations! We are so very
became husband and wife. Today May 23, 1997 we are proud of everything you have
colleagues. I love you, Narin. Congratulations! Lisa accomplished. You will be as
great a doctor as you are a son.
Dear Niccole, #1!
Congratulations, you've reached
the mountain top. Your family, With all our love,
friends and especially mom are Mom&Dad
sincerely PROUD of you.
Lome Zielaskowski
We all love you,
Mom Brock,
You are a wonderful man and
Niccole Corbin a magnificent doctor. Your pa-
tients are very fortunate. We
are very proud of you.

Love,
Me and the girls

Brock Liden

Jose Javier,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
Proverbs 1:7 You are our pride and joy.

We love you,
Mamiy Papito

Jose Javier Barreto

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Mark Massie Rich LaTour

Mark, Richard,
Congratulations to a wonderful son & brother. We It's been a long haul and you have done an out-
love you and are very proud of all your accom- standing job.
plishments.
We love you,
Love, Mom, Dad, David, and Grandpa
King, Queen, and all your family

Dear Eric, Dear Greg,
Congratulations on your perse- Congratulations! We are all so
verance in becoming a doctor. proud of your wonderful
May a thousand feet beat a path achievement. Love and best
to your future. wishes for continued success
and happiness.
Proudly,
Mom and Dad Love,
Dad, Mom, Bruce, & Tamara

Steve & Ellen & Pugsly

Eric Strifler Greg Somer

Ignazio Perna Ignazio,
To a wonderful son and brother whose hard work has earned our great respect
and love.

Congratulations
Mom, Dad, and Aldo

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Roger Zema

ROGER, YOU

ALWAYS AIMED Brad Herbst

HIGH AND FOR Dear Brad
We know how long you've been waiting for May 27, 1997. Well
THE BEST! WHAT A guess what, we've been waiting for this date. We are extremely
proud of our O.A.O. child. During these past four years, you
TREMENDOUS have said to us that you'll always be a winner. To us, you have
always been that winner. You will always have our support in
ACCOMPLISHMENT, LOVE every foot step that you take wherever that path will lead. May
WE ARE SO PROUD your future be filled with health and happiness.

OF YOU. DAD, MOM, SUE, Feetrnorn and Jeffrph

DAVID, DEL AND

TIFFANY

Christine,
Congratulations! You have a lot
to smile about -DOCTOR.
May God bless your successful
future like He has blessed you
in the past.

Your loving husband,
Fred

Christine Siggers-Thomas

Congratulations Maria Cedeno
Tracy
Maria,
We love you, From kinder to D.P.M. you always gave us your best and
Mom&Dad we are proud of it.

We love you,
Mom, Dad, Wiyie, Brenda, Linda

Tracy Gaines

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Glenn Gregg,
We all love you and are
VERY proud of you. Now -
go out and make a million!

Love,
Morn, Dad, Patti, and Kids

Glenn Petty

Patty Casey

Dear Patty,
We are so proud of our daughter the doctor.

Love,
Morn &Joe

Brian,
All your hard work has paid off.

Congratulations - We are so
proud and happy for you. Be
the best D.P.M. that you can be.

We love you!
Love,

Morn and Bill

Brian Ralph

Patty Casey

Dear Aunt Patty,
See these feet?
They are happy feet!
Now you can make all feet happy too and won't miss

a beat!
That'll be neat.

Love,
Conall Rose Casey-Waid

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John,
Congratulations to a fine son

and brother.
With love and best wishes,
Dad, Mom, Kay, Bill & Sandy

John Killough

John, Shaun Limon
Congratulations! "Great victories come, not through ease
Congratulations Shaun!
but by fighting valiantly and meeting hardships May the future bring you much happiness and success.
bravely." I am very proud of you for all your
Keep up the good work. We are so proud of you.
accomplishments. You never case to amaze me and you Congratulations to a fine son & brother.
never disappoint me. Joyce & Mel, Larry, Jill, & Ross
I love you.
Lisa

John Killough

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Brad was so excited he got a Seniors happy for
residency graduation!

Good friends -
Peyrnan, Ralph,
Viedra, & Gretchen

Jean and Sam need to
catch up on their
charts

Mai in Pod Med

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Tracy & Garrett enjoy "I am so cool!"
some refreshments
before a workshop

Kyle in Radiology looks a bit too
happy

Too close for comfort!
Dawn assist with a workshop
The human pretzel - Brent &

Tan!

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CONGRATULATIONS

Class of 1997

FROM THE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine

OFFICERS:
Donald R. Farley, D.P.M.

President

Heather P. Grant, D.P.M.
President Elect

James 0. Hall, D.P.M.
Vice President/Treasurer

Joseph D. Pasquino, D.P.M.
Recording Secretary

Stephanie A. Sentle
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BOARD MEMBERS:
Harry B. Burke, D.P.M.
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Selena, Jason, & Robert Rich and Ralph
in Ortho seem to be
enjoying
"How much longer
until graduation!" themselves too
much!

Caesar and
Suhad

Roger gets
ready to see
some patients?

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Mike looks so excited
Once again, Cathy gives some

advice
Denise and Dawn share a shot

together

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Kurt and Patty are caught in the gait
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These four, Kurt, Roger, John, &
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Security guards - Devon and
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WORLD

flash ~ King Hussein of

In November, a hijacked 7
Ethiopian airliner crashes
after running out of fuel. ~ Jordan (right]
The crash occurs near a visits the West Bank of
resort beach in the the Jordan River in
Comoros Islands in the October to show
Indian Ocean. At least support for the
123 of the 175 people Palestinian-Israeli peace
on board die, including talks and the
the hijackers. establishment of an
independent Palestinian
After 36 years, Central state. It is Hussein's
America's longest civil first visit since Jordan
war ends when Indian lost the territory to
rebels and military Israel in the 1967 Arab
leftists sign a truce Israeli War.
in Guatemala.
,Ji. Russian
British Telecommuni- 7
cations agrees to
purchase MCI ~ President Boris
Communications for up Yeltsin wins reelection i
to $21 billion in July, despite persistent
November. The deal is health problems. After
the biggest foreign successful heart
purchase of a U.S. surgery in November he
company ever concluded. returns to work.

A U.N.-negotiated treaty ~ The Miss World beauty Reuters/Archi ve Photos
banning chemical
weapons worldwide is set ~ pageant, held in Bangalore, ~~ A pipe bomb explodes in
to take effect in the ~ Centennial Olympic Park after
spring. The treaty India in November, raises a storm of the first day of competition at the
prohibits the protests, some violent, including one Summer Olympics in Atlanta . Flags fly
development, production, by a group threatening to stage a at half-mast to mourn the 1 person
stockpiling or use of mass suicide during the pageant's killed and more than 100 injured.
chemical weapons, and telecast. A new Miss World is crowned
calla for the destruction without incident. ~ Pope John Paul II undergoes
of existing supplies. The
treaty is signed by 160 ~ surgery for an inflamed
nations, including the U.S.
appendix in October. His chief surgeon,
Or. Francesco Crucitti, announces that
the 78-year-old leader of the Roman
Catholic Church is free from "previously
undiscovered serious ailments. "

~ In a group so ~ Mass graves containing the

~ large it could be ~ bodies of Muslims, allegedly

tracked by satellite, murdered by Serbs in 1992 during the
hundreds of thousands Bosnian civil war, are excavated in
of refugees abandon Bosnia-Herzegovina throughout the
camps in Zaire in year as a shaky peace negotiated in
November and begin a 1995 continues.
journey home to
Rwanda, which they had
fled to escape a civil
war. Closing of the
camps forces the
refugees to flee.

On July 17,

Trans World

Airlines Fr19ht 800feet

lodes 13,700

exp • the Atlantic ~ More than 300 Tutsi refugees

above killing all 230 ~ in the African country of

Ocean, d crew I •. • I • Burundi are slain by Hutus, a rival
engers an ethnic group. The covered bodies,
Mourners grieve at a mostly women and children , illustrate
pmaesms bers. The Boeinugte memorial service held in the ferocity of the conflict.
Khobar, Saudi Arabia .
747-100 was en ro ~ A lone

to Paris from New ~ gunman kills

k The cause of 16 kindergartners,
tYhoer e.xplosi·on remains their teacher, and then
himself, at a 0unblane ,
a myste~y: Scotland school in
March 1996. A month
;~?if.'i$i a~er the tragedy,
officials tear down the
Prince Charles, school gymnasium in
,,: heir to the which the shootings
occurred .
British throne, and
· na Princess of

WOraales', are divorced on
August 28.
According .to .one
observer, "The
most
spectacularly
miserable

marriage of th~.
century is over.

..d_ Israeli right-wing leader
~ Benjamin Netanyahu wins

the May 1996 election for
Prime Minister, defeating Prime
Minister Shimon Peres, whom
many Israelis think is making too
many concessions to Israel's
Arab neighbors.

NATIO

flash ~ Former U.N . ambassador ~ Binti Jua , a
~ Madeleine Albr ight is ~ gorilla at
The U.S. Army issues nominated for Secretary of State by Chicago's Brookfield
strict new policies for drill President Clinton on December 5 . Zoo, becomes a hero
instructors and female Confirmed in office in January when she rescues a
trainees, as hundreds of 1997, Albright is the first woman 3-year-old boy knocked
complaints of sexual unconscious a~er falling
harassment are revealed 18 feet into the ape
in November. Drill enclosure . The boy
instructors are now suffers brain contusions
required to leave their but soon recovers .
doors open if a
female is inside, ~ One of the
and women must
travel in pairs. '7"7 longest armed

After thousands of ,,-J. Seven-year-old pilot Jessica stand-offs in U.S.
veterans complain of history occurs outside
illnesses since the 1991 ~ Dubroff is killed when her Jordan, Montana
Persian Gulf War, the Cessna airplane crashes shortly between the FBI and
Pentagon warns they members of an anti-
may have been exposed a~er take-off in bad weather from government group
to chemical weapons. the Cheyenne , Wyoming airport. calling itself the
The Pentagon reveals Her flying instructor and her father, Freemen. The 81-day
that up to two tons of the plane's two passengers, are siege ends peacefully
sarin nerve gas may have in June .
been released. also killed in the April 1996 crash.

Six-year-old beauty ~ On August 11 , a
pageant queen JonBenet ~ boater rescues
Ramsey is found 10-year-old Taylor
murdered in the Touchstone from the
basement of her parents' snake- and alligator-
Colorado home the day infested waters of a
after Christmas. Her Florida swamp 14 miles
death raises a nationwide away from where he
awareness of disappeared August 7.
controversial youth Although exhausted
beauty pageants. and badly scratched ,
the autistic boy
Speaker of the House ~ Theodore Kaczynski , alleged recovers fully.
Newt Gingrich (A-Georgia)
is fined $300,000 in a ~ to be the "Unabomber," who
bi-partisan vote after the
House Ethics killed 3 people and wounded
Committee's year-long more than 20 others with mail
investigation into alleged bombs since 1978, is arrested in
financial improprieties. Montana in April 1996. Information
provided by Kaczynski's brother
leads to the arrest.

~ William ~ A civil jury finds former football

~ Jefferson Clinton ~ star O.J. Simpson liable for the

defeats Republican Bob June 12, 1994 wrongful deaths of his
Dole and Independent ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and
H. Ross Perot to her friend, Ronald Goldman. In a
become the 42nd unanimous verdict, the jury awards
president of the U.S. $8.5 million in compensatory damages
and the last president of to Goldman's parents. The Brown and
the 20th century. Goldman families are each awarded
Clinton is the first $12.5 million in punitive damages.
Democrat since
Franklin Roosevelt to
be reelected to a
second term .

,J. . Nationwide, drop out, citing harassment A__Topsail Beach , a town on an
and "sadistic" hazing.
~ forest fires ~ island off the coast of North
blacken more than ,,..L. All 110 people aboard a
twice the acreage lost Carolina, is one of many Eastern
to fires in an average "'f' ValuJet DC-9 are killed in locations hit hard by Hurricane Bertha
year. Ca lifornia, in July. Six powerful hurricanes, all with
Montana and Oregon May 1996 when a fire breaks winds over 110 miles per hour, made
are particularly hard hit. out in the cargo hold . The plane, 1996 a near-record year doing $3. 5
en route from Miami to Atlanta, billion in damage in the U.S.
Schwarz, Gamma/Liaison crashes and disappears almost
completely into the Florida
Everglades, making it difficult for
workers to retrieve wreckage.

NATIONAL

~~7 American
astronaut

Shannon Lucid (right)

spends 1BB days in

space, breaking

American space

endurance records

after joining the crew of

the Russian space

station Mir.

flash ~ Videogame giant Nintendo

A 9,300-year-old ~ releases its long-awaited
skeleton discovered in Nintendo 64, a new hardware
July near Richland,
Washington is the oldest system that draws players into the
and most intact set of
human bones ever game and moves three times
discovered in North
America. Research is faster than any existing system .
suspended, however,
as the tribes from the ~ The Mars
Native American ~ 7 Surveyor Trolley,
grounds where it is named Sojourner, is
found claim the carried on-board
skeleton as an Mars Pathfinder, an
ancestor and want the unmanned spacecraft
bones buried. launched in December.
Sojourner, a free-roving
Trauma Seal, a new ,,.l. An expedition to raise the probe the size of a
medical adhesive that is child's wagon, will
applied like a lip-balm ~ Titanic, the legendary photograph the Martian
stick, is in clinical trials at surface and determine
10 hospitals and health "unsinkable" ocean liner that sank the composition of
care institutions on its maiden voyage in 1912, rocks on Mars.
nationwide. The from its North Atlantic grave more
biodegradable adhesive than two miles deep, ends in failure
could eliminate stitches in August due to rough seas.
and return visits.

New York Police ~ In August, scientists ~ Satellite dishes
Department canines
begin wearing three- ~ discover evidence of ~ become one of
pound, infrared cameras,
scouting out potentially bacteria-like life on a meteorite the year's hottest-selling
dangerous areas before electronic consumer
police officers enter the found in 1984 and believed to be products. Owners find
scene. Handlers are the savings of not
developing bullet-proof part of the crust of Mars 4.5 billion paying for cable
vests for the dogs services cover the cost
to wear. years ago. It is the first possible within a few months.

A new category of animal proof that life is not unique to Earth. Echostar Communications Corp.
is discovered in the form
of bacteria that live on
the lips of lobsters.
Symbian pandora, which
lives on food scraps
from lobster lips, is called
"the zoological highlight
of the decade."

~ California's A__ The Hubble Space Telescope
~ captures new images of
~ Monterey Bay
quasars, the universe's most powerful
Aquarium opens a new and baffling phenomena. Previously
wing in March 1996. thought only to exist in colliding
The million-gallon indoor galaxies, new pictures indicate
ocean showcases the quasars can also exist in undisturbed
marine life of the galaxies-causing astronomers to
outer reaches of revisit their theories.
Monterey Bay, 5 to
60 miles offshore.

Toront.o, Canada allows A__ The Smithsonian Institution
patrons to pay $16 to spend
20 minutes breathing pure ~ celebrates the 150th
oxygen. The owners of the O,
Spa Bar claim the treatment is anniversary of its founding with a
a healthy way to reinvigorate nationwide tour of prize exhibits ,
the body and offer fruit "flavors" including this stovepipe hat worn by
to liven up the experience. Abraham Lincoln .

L..I...__ Paleoanthropologist

~ Mary Leakey, shown with

husband Louis Leakey in a 1959
photograph, dies in December.
Discoveries by the Leakeys
throughout their careers are

some of the most important
in paleoanthropological
history. Her greatest
discovery was a trail
of 3. 7-million-year-
old footprints, which
proved that

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flash ~ Mother Teresa , 1979 ~ 'The Late Show"

Former NFL ~ Nobel Peace Prize winner, ~ host David
commissioner Pete
Rozelle dies on December suffers a heart attack in late Letterman (right), who
6. Rozelle is credited December. It is the 86-year-old had been hinting at
with transforming Roman Catholic nun's fourth retirement, re-signs
professional football into his contract with
America's top spectator CBS, keeping him at
sport, and with inventing 'The Late Show"
the Super Bowl. through 2002.

Basketball megastar ,..--it In April 1996, singer ,.J.,. Regis Philbin
Michael Jordan ~ Michael Jackson is seen ~ appears with
launches his own
cologne: Michael escorting a woman later identified host Rosie O'Donnell on
Jordan Cologne. Demand as Debbie Rowe , an employee of ABC's "The Rosie
for the fragrance is so Jackson's plastic surgeon. In O'Donnell Show." The
high that manufacturer November, Jackson announces talk show, which
Bijan Fragrances limits that he and Rowe are married and premieres in 1996,
sales to 12 bottles that she is carrying his child . gains quick popularity
per customer. and respect.

The ever-present Cindy
Crawford releases a
book on applying
make-up. Basic Face
enjoys a long run on the
best-seller lists.

The National Women's ~ Music megastar Madonna
Hall of Fame opens in
Seneca Falls, New York, ~ gives birth to Lourdes Maria
inducting 11 women,
including author Louisa Ciccone Leon, a 6-pound , 9-ounce girl ,
May Alcott, and Oveta on October 14. Madonna's big year
Culp Hobby, the nation's continues when she wins a Golden
first female colonel. Globe for her role in Andrew Lloyd
Webber's on-screen rendition of the
Archbishop of Chicago, musical Evita.
Cardinal Joseph
Bernardin dies of ~ - In October, TV talk-show host
pancreatic cancer in
November. Bernardin ~ Jenny Jones testifies during the
was known for being a
reconciler in churches Michigan murder trial of Jonathan
torn between tradition Schmitz. Schmitz was accused of killing
and modern culture, as Scott Amedure, who revealed romantic
well as for speaking out feelings for Schmitz during a March
against physician- 1995 taping of a "Jenny Jones Show."
assisted suicide.

~ Ina small,

~ secret ceremony

on an island off the
coast of Georgia, John
F. Kennedy Jr. marries
Carolyn Bessette, a
Calvin Klein publicist, in
September. Kennedy,
who dated Bessette for
two years, had long
been considered one
of the world's most
eligible bachelors.

~ New York Yankees fan Jeffrey

~ Maier interferes with a fly ball

during game one of the American
League Championship Series on
October 9 . The hit is ruled a
home run, tying the game 4 to 4 in
the eighth inning and making Maier
New York's hero for a day.

necklace .of simulated pearls ~ Veteran comedian George Burns
shown in this 1962
photograph. The fake pearls, ~ dies in March 1996, just weeks
valued at $500 to $700, sell
for $211,500, bringing the after reaching the age of 100. The
auction total to $34.5 million. legendary Burns won an Oscar, an Emmy
and a Grammy Award in an illustrious
career dating back to vaudeville.

~ As a stand against the invasion

~ of his privacy, George Clooney,

star of NBC's "ER," boycotts
Paramount's "Entertainment Tonight"
after its sister show "Hard Copy" runs
unauthorized footage of the actor's
private life.

Universal City from Shooting Star

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