Controversy Rocks The White House A Year of Champions It was the big event of Summer '87. OUie North was a common America had reason to be proud of most of household word and a familiar it's athletes in 1987. There were winners in face which preempted weeks of everything from sailing to . daytime television. The America's Cup race held in Australia Lt. Colonel Ollie North was on was one of the greatest victories. Dennis trial for planning unauthorized Conner, captain of The Stars and Strips won back the cup by taking a 4-0 sweep over convert operations, selling arms to Australia's Kookaburra III. Conner lost the Iran and taking the proceeds to cup in 1983. purchase arms for the Contras. In baseball the won the But Ollie wasn't the only one in . They beat the St. Louis Cardi­ nals in the seventh and final game 4-2. Our the spotlight. Fawn Hall, Ollie's own Detroit Tigers made it to the finals only secretary at the National Security to lose to the Twins early on. Council and a daughter of an As the seasons changed the emphasis was Admiral, conveniently shredded on football but the players were not on the documents believed to incrimi­ field they were on the picket lines. The NFL players went on a 24 day strike which inter­ nate North. rupted the season for the fans. The teams As the trial wore on, North's continued to play with those players not on villonistic characteristics slowly strike but the stadiums were not full. transformed into heroism at least, With the beginning of the year America for some. With smooth talkers has already gotten off to a good start in sports. No doubt 1988 will be a year of testifying, the trial dragged on Champions too! and still did not reach a verdict. '87 had yet another "mysterious duo" which captured the interest of many Americans.

Kirby Puckett and Jeff Reardon of the Minnesota Twine celebrate their World Series victory over the St. Louis Cardinal.. The Twine won the seventh and final game of the series 4-2.

Dennis Conner, the man who lost the America's Cup in 1983, won it back four years later. The Stars * Stripes completed a 4-0 sweep over Australia's Kookaburra HI in the race that took place in Australia.

A 24-day strike by the NFL players ended in mid- October when the union capitulated and went to court instead of trying to fight the club owners at the bargaining table.

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