Week of April 1, 1987

It’s disclosed a Marine spy ring at the U.S. embassy in Moscow has enabled the

Soviet Union to intercept and read virtually al the embassy’s coded

communications to Washington for as long as a year, maybe longer. The

Scientists used access to embassy offices given them by marine guards to obtain

the identities of virtually every Soviet contact from American intelligence agents

in Moscow.

U.S Army soldier pfc. Wade E. Roberts of Apple City, CA and his wife have been

granted asylum by the Kremlin in the first known defection of an American

serviceman to the Soviet Union since the Vietnam War.

efforts in fighting the AIDS and says, “We’ve

thrown everything we have into it. “I’m convinced

we’ll find a cure for AIDS,” he told a medial

audience in Philadelphia, declaring the disease

“public health enemy No. 1.”

Weekly radio address - President Reagan said

that he is optimistic his talks with Canadian Prime

Minister Brain Mulroney will pave the way for a

“mutually beneficial and advantageous” free-trade

agreement this year.

New York Rep. Jack Kemp formally announces

his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential

nomination. Kemp, one of the prime instigators of President Reagan’s “supply-

side” tax cut, warned that the central dilemma in our day is that we are

defenseless against Soviet missiles. To meet that challenge, Kemp calls for rapid

deployment of the Strategic defense Initiative, the President’s space-based

missile defense program.

President Reagan he may tear-down the unfinished $191 million U.S. Embassy

in Moscow if it can not be secured against Soviet eavesdropping and that the

U.S. will not be run out of town due to Soviet spies. He also said that Soviet

diplomats would not be allowed into their new office tower in Washington until the

Americans occupy their new U.S. facility in Moscow.

Week of April 1, 1987

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who had planned to seek the 1988

Republican presidential nomination, announces he will not run after all, blaming

the difficulties of raising funds for his dark-horse candidacy.

The unemployment rate fell to 6.5% the lowest in seven years.

Tammy’s love by making her jealous. Seems she was

“infatuated” with Gary Paxton, a pop music producer of the

1960’s. Paxton insists they were “just friends, never more than

that.” But he conceded that the relationship at times go too

close for comfort. Gary and Tammy spent hours together

alone, sometimes all night in studio recording sessions

according to Paxton’s ex-wife Karen.

General Motors, saddled with large car inventories, says it will

temporarily close six assembly plants, idling 23,000 workers. GM’s car sales are

down 25.4% from a year ago.

Technology -

Clone resistant - IBM introduces a new line of personal computers with key

proprietary components that the company hopes will be far herder for

encroaching “clone” imitators to duplicate. For models of the Personal System 2,

are priced from $1,695 to over $10,000. Analysts believe they might stabilize

IBM’s PC market share, but won’t reverse the situation.

Watchers Inc. and its magazine, claiming her photo was used

in an advertising brochure without her consent.

Passing - Buddy Rich - perhaps the best drummer of them

all.

More than 3,000 people crowded St. Patrick’s Cathedral for a

memorial mass for Andy Warhol, who died Feb. 22 of heart

failure at age 58.

episode of “Amazing stories” this Friday on NBC-TV.

Touring - The Psychedelic Furs with special guest Andy Taylor. Also Howard

Jones on the one-to-one tour.

Week of April 1, 1987

U2 lead singer Bono requires stitches in his chin after taking a fall during a

rehearsal on Phoenix.

Elton John and his wife, Rennie separate. She was a no-show for Elton’s star-

White Soul - Robbie Nevil says he’s always done

things in a simple way. “I pride myself on not putting

on airs and trying to be something I’m not. But now

people are treating me like I’m an idol or a star. Me a

star? C’mon!” Nevil’s “C’est La Vie” hit #2 nationally

and it looks like he has another hit with “Dominoes.”

His debut album “Robbie Nevil” has sold over the

half-million mark.

Television news -

Fox debuts “Married With Children” and The Tracy

Ullman Show” this week (Sunday).

31. The ratings should be good.

to the air this week with yet another trial run.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Roxie, Take Five, Magnum, PI. Houston

Nights, Adderly

NBC - Highway To Heaven, Night Court, The Tortellis,

Bronx Zoo, Tonight Sow

ABC - Perfect strangers, Head of the Class, Dynasty, Mariah, Nightline

PBS - Live From The Met

Night Court - Harry’s temporary replacement offers Dan a bribe.

HBO - Barbara Steisand: Once Voice

Disney Channel - the Olson Twins, Danger Bay, New Animal World, Ozzie &

Harriet.

Week of April 1, 1987

Top movies -

Police Academy IV: Citizens on patrol

Blind Date

Platoon

Lethal Weapon

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