Week of April 12 1985

The space shuttle Discovery thunders into space. The crew includes Sen. Jake

Garn (R-Utah) - the first elected official to travel into space... Later in the week,

the crew tries to save an $80 million Hughes satellite. The crew whacked a lever

on the side of the satellite, thought to be stuck. It turns out; the satellite was just

not working.

that his decision to raise the quota of Japanese

auto exports into the U.S. was an “error of

judgment” resulting from a misreading of potential

American reaction. The Us. Congress, angered by

Japan’s $36.8 billion trade surplus and what it

perceived as Japanese cars flooding the U.S.

market, recently passed a non-binding resolution

to retaliate against Japan if it refused to open its

markets to more American competition.

AT&T gets permission to raise rates by up to

26.7% for long-distance interstate calls between

parties less than 55 miles apart.

For a call of one to 10 miles, the day rate for the initial minute would increase to

38 cents from 30 cents. Each additional minute would increase to 19 cents from

15 cents.

For a call from 11 to 22 miles - the day rate for the initial minute climbs to 46

cents from 38 cents. Additional minutes would now be 25 cents each - up from

21 cents

For a call from 23 to 55 miles - the day rate for the initial minute would rise to 51

minutes from 45 cents. Initial minutes would be raised to 30 cents from 26 cents.

the South), saying he always wanted to own his own

network, launches a hostile bid totaling nearly $3

billion to take over CBS. The deal to shareholders is a

complicated package of stocks, bonds and other

securities for a 67% stake in the network. Analysts

say the offer comes to about $150 per stock. CBS

vows vigorously to fight the takeover saying “The

unusual number and complexity of Turner’s proposed

securities make it difficult for CBS to comment at this

time. Once we have evaluated the materials, CBS will

inform its shareholders of the merits of Turner’s proposal.” None of Turner’s offer

Week of April 12 1985

is in cash. CBS stock closed at $106.25 a share - down 3 1/2 points.

mastectomy surgery this week. She plans to return to

work in the near future.

Passing - actor Scott Brady (60) - appeared in a number

of movies and television shows. His more recent movies

included “The China Syndrome” and “Gremlins.”

In a nationwide survey by the Roper Organization - Clint

Eastwood is the No. 1 hero of America’s 18 to 24-year-

olds. He was followed by Eddie Murphy, President

Reagan, Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Pope John Paul II, Mother

Teresa, Michael Jackson and Tina Turner.

Bestsellers -

Inside, Outside - Herman Wouk

Proof - Dick Francis

The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy

Mindbend - Robin Cook

The Tenth Man - Graham Greene

Queenie - Michael Korda

Thinner - Richard Backman

The Lonely Silver Rain - John D. M

MacDonald

Family Album - Danielle Steel

Hotel Du Lac - Anita Brookner

Help The Poor Struggler - Martha Grimes

Breaking With Mosco - Arkady Shevchenko

Iacocca - Lee Iacocca

Smart Women, Foolish Choices - Connell

Cowan/Melvyn Kinder

Nothing Down - Robert G. Allen

1985 Physician’s Desk Reference

Distant Neighbors: Portrait of the Mexicans - Alan Riding

What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School - Mark H. McCormack

Citizen Hughes - Michael Drosnin

Loving Each Other - Leo Buscaglia

Week of April 12 1985

One of the bigger hits so far this year - “Like a Virgin”

personal experience. I wasn’t just trying to somehow get

that racy worked virgin in a lyric. I was saying, from

personal experience, that I may not really be a virgin.

I’ve been battered romantically and emotionally like

many people, but I’m starting a new relationship and it

just feels so good, it’s healing all the wounds and

making me feel like I’ve never done this before, because it’s so much deeper and

more profound than anything I’ve ever felt.”

years ago is returning. The question is - what’s going to

happen to her replacement - Donna Reed?

Loretta Young - who had been set to return to series

television after 24 years, drops out of the Aaron Spelling

show “Dark Mansions.” Young (72) was set for a get-

acquainted meeting with the other cast of the new

Gothic serial that ABC plans to introduce next season.

Her agent says she is dropping out because of “creative

differences over the story.”

Howard Cosell hosts the last season installment of “Saturday Night Live.” There’s

a very good change Billy Crystal and Martin Short will not return next season. His

Fernando character is famous for the line “You look mahviluss.” Martin Short’s

nerdy character “Ed Grimley” has been very popular.

arbitration that will require ABC-TV to run the entire

200-minute version of “Reds.” ABC wanted to cut 10-

minutes out of the broadcast so that it would not

spillover into the news. Beatty’s position was that, yes

- you could cut or edit films for nudity etc - but you

can’t cut movies like sausages to fit preconceived time

slots.

Week of April 12 1985

The Cosby Show - 27.5

Dynasty - 24.5

The A-Team - 23.6

Family Ties - 23.5

Who’s The Boss - 22.5

Dallas - 22.1

Hail to the Chief - 22.0

Cheers - 20.6

Movie - Wallenberg - par 1- 20.2

Hotel - 20.0

Knots Landing - 19.9

Movie - Wallenberg - 19.7

60 Minutes - 19.5

Movie - Space - part 1 - 19.4

Newhart - 19.2

Kate & Allie - 19.1

Simon & Simon - 19.0

Night Court - 18.8

Falcon Crest - 18.5

Scarecrow & Mrs King - 17.7

MacGruder and Loud - 17.3

Cagney & Lacey - 16.9

Movie - Playing With Fire - 16.9

TV Bloopers & Practical Jokes - 16.9

Hill Street Blues - 16.7

Friday Night Television -

CBS - Detective in House, Dallas, Falcon

Crest

NBC - Knight Rider, Half-Nelson, Miami Vice

ABC - Webster, Mr. Belvedere, Benson, Off

the Rack, Me and Mom

PBS - Washington Week in Review, Wall

Street Week, Frontline, FDR: An American

Hero

Disney Channel - Movie- “Tiger Town,”, Still

The Beaver, Movie-Never Cry Wolf, DTV.

HBO - Best of Brain Games, Movie-Hard to

Week of April 12 1985

Knight Rider - Michael and KIT track a gang of diamond thieves into the wine

country where surprisingly, the criminals are involved with a group of winemaking

monks.

Dallas - J.R. and Bobby prepare to meet Cliff and Jamie in court: Pam stays in

the fight against her ex-husband and his brother.

Benson - Benson decides to run for Lt Governor

The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson - Joan Rivers

Dennis Blair and sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer.

Pop music this week in 1985 -

We Are The World - USA For Africa

Nightshift - Commodores

One More Night - Phil Collins

Crazy For You - Madonna

I’m On Fire - Bruce Springsteen

Missing You - Diana Ross

Rhythm of the Night - DeBarge

All She Wants To Do Is Dance - Don

Henley

Some Like It Hot - Power Station

Obsession - Animotion

One Night In Bangkok - Murray Head

Missing You - Diana Ross

Everything She Wants - Wham!

Top Albums -

No Jacket Required - Phil Collins

Beverly Hills Cop - soundtrack

Like a Virgin - Madonna

Make It Big - Wham!

Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen

Wheels Are Turning - REO Speedwagon

Diamond Life - Sade

We Are The World - USA for Africa

Centerfield - John Fogerty

Private Dancer - Tina Turner

Week of April 12 1985

More albums:

Chicago 17

Vox Humana - Kenny Loggins

The Allnighter - Glenn Frey

Star Search Winners - includes

Sawyer Brown

Behind The Sun - Eric Clapton

Solid - Ashford & Simpson

At the movies -

James Woods, Alan King, Kenneth

McMillan, Robert Hays, Candy

Clark

McGillis, Alexander Godunov

The Breakfast Club

Woodward, Jonathan Silverman, Helen Hunt

Anthony Delongis, Harry Townes

Care Bears

David Graf, Michael Winslow, Bruce Mahler, Colleen Camp, Art Metrano, Marion

Ramsey, Howard Hesseman, George Gaynes

Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice,

Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay

Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern, John Wood,

Ken Hutchison

The Killing Fields

Viveca Lindfors

Week of April 12 1985

Julious J. Carry III, Christopher Murney, Leo O’Brien, Faith Prince, Vanity