Week of April 1, 1986

The White House ends Secret Service

protection to deposed Philippine

President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos and

his wife, Imelda, landed in Hawaii

February - 26 a day after his 20-year

rule collapsed. Mrs Marcos reportedly left

behind 3,000 pairs of shoes when she

fled Manila.

A bomb explodes in a TWA 747 flying

over Southern Greece killing four when

they were blasted out of the plane. Police are hunting for a mystery woman

suspected of concealing the bomb under her plane seat.

At Tierra Verde, Florida, a woman with a car full of children backs her car over a

sunbather’s head and stops it on his chest. The sunbather, Thomas DeMartino is

listed in stable condition. Carol Rhodes of Fort Wayne was charged with careless

driving. “I didn’t see him lying there, none of us saw anything, I swear.”

Hundreds of fans by tribute to James Cagney at his funeral in New York City.

Cagney died last week at 86.

Fire sweeps through the 16 th -century

Hampton Court Palace of Henry VIII,

killing one person. The fire gutted the

south wing, damaging works of art from

the royal collection. The palace is owned

by Queen Elizabeth II.

Morning Disc Jockey Carolyn Fox at

WHJY-FM in Providence announces that

the “Providence Labor Action Relations

Board Committee had decided that the

city would be closed and people should

go home” and then gave the phone

number of rival WPRO-AM. Hundreds of

listeners called the authorities and the

other radio station to see if they had Monday off. After letting listeners know it

was just an April Fools prank, she announced, “by the way, Providence is open.”

Week of April 1, 1986

Apple Computer reduces the number of dealers authorized to sell its products.

Apple hopes the move will strengthen remaining outlets.

Kent State football coach Dick Scesniak (45) dies while exercising at the

university. He had been the coach at the school for three seasons.

IBM unveils its first Laptop computer. Called the PC Convertible , its

briefcase-size and weighs less than 13 pounds.

Passing - Jerry Paris (60) - best known for the role as the

zany neighbor on the old “Dick Van Dyke” show. He recently

directed “Police Academy” 1, 2 and 3.

At the mart - Cling Free Fabric Softener - 36count - $1.69 … New

York Steak - $3.79 … Lowenbrau Beer - 6(12oz) Bottles - $2.59

… Tropicana Orange Juice - 64oz - $1.49

Week of April 1, 1986

Polaroid introduces a new camera - the “Spectra.” Its instant

pictures rival the images produced by 35mm cameras, according

to a company spokesperson.

Pat Robertson announces the layoffs of 41 employees at his

Christian Broadcasting Network. Robertson blamed the church-building boom,

falling oil prices and his interest as a presidential candidate for the drop-offs in

contributions.

Rona Barrett says she is quitting Entertainment Tonight

to peruse other interests. Barrett had been with the

program for nine months.

CBS announces two new shows

- “Bridges To Cross” starring

Susan Pleshette and Leo & Liz

in Beverly Hills starring Harvey

Korman and Valerie Perrine .

The network says that “Mary”,

Foley Square” and “The Twilight Zone” will go on

hiatus.

TV Ratings- The Cosby Show (32.0< Family Ties

(28.5), Academy Awards (27.3), Murder, She Wrote

(23.7), Who’s The Boss (22.6), Cheers (22.3), Golden Girls (21.8), Perfect

Strangers (21.3), Movie-Mrs Delafield Wants To marry (21.0), 60 Minutes (20.9),

Barbara Walters Special (20.9), Dynasty (20.2), All If Forgiven (19.1),

Moonlighting (18.2), Knots Landing (18.1), Hunter (18.1), facts Of Life (18.0), The

A-Team (17.2), MacGyver (17.1), All Is Forgiven 16.9)

Friday Night TV - CBS - Twilight Zone, Dallas, Falcon

Crest … NBC - Riptide, Knight Rider, Miami Vice …

ABC - Webster , Mr. Belvedere, Mr. Sunshine, Joe

Bash, The Fall Guy.

Twilight Zone - A death row inmate is convinced

everything is a dream.

Knight Rider - Michael comes up against a voodoo

princess, who can turn men into robots.

Week of April 1, 1986

Ricardo Montalban is the spokesperson for Chrysler

Miami Vice - Our stars try to protect a Latin American author, whose daughter

gets kidnapped.

Pop music this week in 1986 -

“Rock

Me Amadeus” - Falco, “Greatest Love Of

All” - Whitney Houston, “Kiss” - Prince &

The Revolution, “Sara” - Starship,

“These Dreams” - Heart, “R.O.C.K. In

The USA” - John Cougar Mellencamp,

“Manic Monday” - The Bangles, “Secret

Lovers” - Atlantic Starr, “What You Need”

- INXS, “Sanctify Yourself” - Simple

Minds, “Let’s Go All The Way” - Sly Fox,

“King for A Day” - Thompson Twins,

“Nikita” - Elton John, “This Could Be The

Night’ - Loverboy, “I Can’t Wait” - Stevie

Nicks, “Calling America” - ELO