AP Historical Hard Drive 1996

Condemned murderess Velma Barfield is shown during the taping of an interview in October of 1984. (AP Photo)

American evangelist Billy Graham and his eldest son, Franklin, at the Novosibirsk baptist Church in Siberia, Sept. 1984. (AP PHOTO)

Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole acknowledge the cheers of the Republican National Convention in Dallas on...

Senator Bob Dole with his wife Elizabeth in Dallas Texas on August 21, 1984. (AP Photo/stf)

Elizabeth Dole seen in Dallas, Texas on August 21, 1984. (AP PHoto/stf)

A lone horse rider participates in the closing ceremonies for the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, August 12, 1984. (AP Photo)

Athletes from all countries march together during closing ceremonies for the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, August 12, 1984. (AP P...

Runners are shown at the start of the men's marathon in Santa Monica during the summer Olympics August 12, 1984.(AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

Greg Louganis dives during the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Ca., Aug. 12, 1984. (AP Photo)

Fireworks light up the sky over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics, August 12, 1984. (AP Photo)

Fireworks burst over the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics, August 12, 1984. (AP Photo)

Scoreboards atop the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum look forward to the next Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, during closing ceremonies of the XXIII Oly...

Green lasers project into the sky over the Los Angeles Coliseum during closing ceremonies for the Summer Olympics, August 12, 1984. (AP Photo)

Carl Lewis of Houston, Texas, takes the baton from teammate Calvin Smith of Bolton, Mississippi during the semifinal Saturday of the 4x100-meter relay...

Carl Lewis takes the baton from U.S. teammate Calvin Smith on their way to a gold medal in the 4 x 100-meter relay at the Summer Olympics in Los Angel...

Stefan Edberg of Sweden played Francisco Maciel of Mexico during finals competition in men's tennis in the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug...

The United States' Frank Tate of Detroit, celebrates his gold medal Saturday, August 11, 1984 after beating Canada's Shawn O'Sullivan in the Summer Ol...

Evander Holyfield of Atlanta, Georgia, waves the American flag on Saturday August 11, 1984, after receiving the bronze medal in the 178-pound class at...

USA Boxer Henry Tillman celebrates his 91 Kg class gold medal, silver medalist Willie de Wit, right, Canada, and bronze medalists Angelo Musone, Ita...

American distance runner Mary Decker falls to the side of the track midway through the race as other runners in the Olympic women's 3,000-meter run pa...

Medical attendants work to resuscitate American distance runner Mary Decker as other runners in the Olympic women's 3,000-meter run past the spot wher...

United States' Mary Decker (373) and Great Britain's Zola Budd (151) lead the pack in the summer Olympic's 3,000-meter race August 10, 1984 in Los Ang...

Mary Decker of the U.S. cries in pain as trainers attend to her after she fell during the 3,000-meter run during the summer Olympics in Los Angeles Au...

Mary Decker is helped beside the track after being crowded by Zola Budd and injured during the women's 3,000-meter final in the Coliseum Friday night,...

Jonathan McKee and William Buchan from the U.S. compete in the Flying Dutchman Yachting event in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, August 9, 1984....

Wrestler Dave Schultz from Palo Alto, Calif., is shown at the Olympics in Los Angeles in this Aug. 9, 1984 photo. Schultz won an Olympic gold medal in...

Great Britain's Daley Thompson, West German Guido Kratschmer and Siegfried Wentz, Grady McStravick, also of Great Britain, Canadian David Steen, and W...

Nawal El Moutawakil, is shown with her country's flag, rejoicing after winning the first ever Olympic gold medal for Morocco. The event was women's 4...

Great Britain's Zola Budd (151) leads the qualifying third heat of the women's 3,000-meter race August 8, 1984 in Los Angeles.(AP Photo)

America's Carl Lewis wins his heat in the men's 200-meter dash to qualify for the finals and an anticipated third Olympic gold medal Wednesday, August...

Great Britain's Daley Thompson clears the bar in the high jump part of the decathlon event August 8, 1984 during the 1984 Summer Olympic games in Los...

Medalists in women's 400-meter race react to their honors Monday, August 7, 1984, in Los Angeles. From left: Great Britain's Kathryn Cook, bronze; U...

USA's Edwin Moses, Laguna Beach, Calif., walks with his wife, Myrella, Sunday, August 5, 1984 after winning the men's 400-meter hurdles in the 1984 Su...

Cheryl Miller, left, and Carol Menken-Schaudt celebrate their victory at hand in the closing seconds of Sunday's basketball game against Canada at the...

United States team member Edwin Moses jumps a hurdle on his way to winning the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles in Los Angeles August 5, 1984. (AP...

Edwin Moses clears the hurdle during his gold medal effort in Los Angeles at the Summer Olympics on August 5, 1984. (AP Photo)

Joan Benoit is shown waving to the crowd moments after she won the Olympic gold medal for the women's marathon in Los Angeles, August 5, 1984. (AP Pho...

Joan Benoit, who won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, takes a victory run with a U.S. flag August 5, 1984...

Carl Lewis of Houston, Texas runs around the track with an American flag after winning the gold medal the men's Olympic 100-meter dash Saturday. (AP...

Lou Yun, China, left front accepts the gold medal for the horse vault Saturday in Los Angeles during the Summer Games. Koji Gushiken, Japan, right...

British runner Sebastian Coe (359) sprints toward the finish line among other middle distance runners, including John Marshall of Plainfield, N.J., (9...

Matthew Dryke, from the U.S., shown Skeet Shooting at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Ca. Aug. 4, 1984. He won the gold medal. (AP Photo)

This is the 1984 Olympic mascot Sam, The Eagle, shown at a press conference in New York City, August 4, 1984. (AP Photo/ Perez)

Mary Lou Retton reacts to applause after her performance at her Olympics gymnastic event on Aug. 3, 1984 in Los Angeles. She scored a total of 79.175...

Mary Lou Retton celebrates her balance beam score at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles on Aug. 3, 1984. Retton, 16, became the first American wom...

Romania's Ecaterina Szabo performs on the beam during women's finals gymnastics competition Friday, Aug. 3, 1984. She won a Gold Medal in the Floor Ex...

Carl Lewis, one of the cornerstones of the American team, crosses the finish line Friday, August 3, 1984 to win the 100-meter qualifying heat during t...

Julianne McNamara performs on the balance beam during the Olympic women's team gymnastics in Los Angeles Tuesday, August 2, 1984. McNamara fell off t...

Mark Breland of Brooklyn, N.Y. lands a right to the jaw of Puerto Rico's Carlos Reyes, left, during their 147-pound bout at the Olympics in Los Angele...

U.S.A.'s Michael Jordan is airborne, center, as Spain's Juan Antonio San Epifanio, left, and Fernando Romay, right (face obscured) move in defensively...