1986 Year

Two bright, young faces splashed onto the Orange County sports scene in 1986, breathing new life into the county's two professional teams and new hope for area fans. Wally Joyner, baby-faced 23-year old with a sweet swing, joined a gang of aging Angels and led them to the American League West Division championship.

Can we squawk? About Joan Rivers? In May she dumped Johnny Carson and now we get her five nights a week on "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers," all makeup and hair spray, coming out in several thousand dollars' worth of clothes and clapping like a seal. Rivers just can't seem to get used to the idea of having her own show and can't stop talking about how much it means to her.

The early returns Tuesday night from the 1986 midterm election, like the campaign tactics that preceded them, pointed up a major challenge to Democrats and Republicans alike: As the focus shifts to the 1988 presidential campaign, both parties have failed to develop the compelling national messages they need to help win the White House and govern the country afterward.