Week of April 15, 1984

Eight children and two young women are slain in a Brooklyn apartment in what is

believed to be the city’s worst mass murder. Said a witness - “It was like a wax

museum. They were still sitting up lie they were watching TV. One woman still

had a glass in one hand, a sandwich in the other. They each had a bullet hole in

the head.”

Two American enjoys involved in monitoring the pullback of South African trips

from southern Angola are killed in the explosion of a bomb near the Angolan-

Namibia border.

A gunman inside the Libyan

embassy in London opens fire with a

machine gun on a crowd of masked

demonstrators in the street chanting

“Kadafi’s murderer” killing a

policewoman and injuring at least 11

other people.

A bomb explodes at London’s

Heathrow Airport, injuring about 20

people. It’s not immediately linked to

the police siege around the Libyan

embassy in the center of London,

now in its fourth day.

President Regan begins his trip to

China - his first visit to a communist

nation and proclaims “a real

American comeback’ and pledges to

pursue better economic ties with

Peking.

The Supreme Curt rules that federal immigration agents may conduct surprise

inspections of factories to seek and question suspected illegal aliens.

The economy grew at a rapid 8.3% annual rate - and some say the rapid pace

could drive up inflation.

Caucus - Walter F. Mondale gets 45 of Missouri’s 75 pledged delegates.

Week of April 15, 1984

says Britain will hand over Hong Kong to

China I 1997 without retaining an official

presence in the country. He said Britain will

resist a sellout and is optimistic that it will

reach agreement with China for Hong Kong’s

5.5 million residents to have ‘a high degree of

autonomy under Chinese sovereignty that

would preserve the way of life in Hong Kong

together with essentials of the present system.

In Springhill Louisiana - It took a few hours,

but they finally raised the body of 4-ton Ellie

the Elephant from on top of her dead trainer.

Both were killed when a high-power lined

plopped the elephant on top of her trainer.

A study undertaken by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of

Communications says television preachers do not siphon money or members

away from local churches or make many converts to their cause. The Rev. Jerry

Falwell, leader of the Moral Majority whose fundamentalist church services are

telecast under the name “Old time Gospel hour,’ said he was pleased to have

scientific data to try to silence critics. But, he added,” My enemies won’t be

convinced.”

led the first American assaults against German and

Italian forces in World War II. Also signed documents to

end the Korean War.

Radio news -

Frazer Smith is dismissed from mornings at KLOS Los

Angeles. He had been with the station since 1979.

to direct the Cars “Hello Again” next month.

Michael Jackson is “awake and doing fine” after undergoing surgery to

reconstruct a patch of scalp burned Jan. 27 during filming of a Pepsi Cola TV

commercial. “Hopefully, he’ll have a full, complete head of hair said plastic

surgeon dr. Steven Hoefflin.

Week of April 15, 1984

Mick Fleetwood files for bankruptcy, citing debts of more than $3.5 million.

Fleetwood is currently on tour with his solo band, Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo.

Television news -

was with WKRC-TV Cleveland, is joining KNBC-TV Los

Angeles as anchor.

Look for a new Jim Henson show - “The Muppet

Babies” on CBS Saturday mornings.

At the movies -

Romancing the Stone

Against All odds

Splash

The Blade Master

The Big Chill

Police Academy

Hand to Hold