Week of August 1, 1985

The Reagan Administration will seek still more funds next year in a bid to double

the size of the contra army and build it into a fighting force capable of threatening

the Managua leftist regime. Congress just approved some $27 million in aid for

Nicaragua’s anti-Sandinista rebels.

Seven persons including a lieutenant colonel attached to the Army’s materiel

command in Washington are charged with conspiracy to illegally export missiles

in an alleged nationwide scheme to sell thousands of sophisticated U.s. and

French weapons to Iran for $140 million.

A Delta L-1011 jetliner bound for Los

Angeles crashes on approach to

Dallas/Ft. Worth - killing 122 with at least

27 survivors. The plane was going

through a thunderstorm. Later, it’s

determined wind sheer caused the

accident.

Claiming that the economy’s batteries

have been recharged, President Reagan

says he intends to launch a “major fall

offensive” for tax reform, a balanced

budget amendment and a line-item veto.

President Reagan tells reporters that a

pimple removed form the side of his nose last week turned out to be skin cancer,

a “basal cell carcinoma,” the most common form of cancer. He’ll require no

further treatment.

The FBI reports that 43 persons including 12 doctors and 13 pharmacists are

indicted on fraud charges in an alleged international scheme to obtain

prescription drugs at discounted prices and resell them for substantial profits.

The low cost drugs were “obtained’ from manufacturers by claiming that they

were intended for use in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, Third World and other

foreign countries.

Thousands of law enforcement officers in all 50 states begin a series of raids on

marijuana fields in remote areas in the nation’s largest effort to eradicate

domestic cultivation of the crop

Week of August 1, 1985

Gunmen kidnap Shakib Humaidan, a veteran Lebanese worker for ABC News in

Beirut.

AIDS - In Kokomo, Indiana - officials bar 13-year-old Ryan White from school

after learning that he had contracted AIDS during treatment for hemophilia,

saying the school cannot cope with the necessary precautions and that other

pupils could be at risk. “I’m pretty upset about it. I’ll miss my friends mostly,” said

the young teen.

More AIDS - Federal, state and local public health officials meeting this week to

evaluate the effectiveness of the new AIDS blood screening test, overwhelming

declare it a success in protecting the nation’s blood supply.

The nation’s unemployment rate stays at 7.2% for the sixth straight month.

Montgomery Ward, the nation’s sixth-

largest retailer announce that it is ending

its famous catalogue and going out of the

mail-order business, bringing and end to

an era that began in 1872, when the store was founded.

CBS Inc says that it has successfully concluded its offer to buy back 21% of its

common stock under a financial reorganization, ending Ted Turner’s hostile

takeover bid.

Technology -

Apple Computer Inc says it is suspending sales to South Africa because of the

nation’s apartheid policy and political pressure on it in the United States.

baseball strike - less than 24 hours after it officially began.

It was the second baseball strike in the history of the

game.

his career.

New advertising campaign - pairs Dr. Pepper with

Godzilla - leading up to the Aug. 23 release of “Godzilla

1985.” The soft drink makes a cameo (product placement)

appearance in the movie.

Week of August 1, 1985

three radio stations from Capital Cities/ABC. They are - KZLA and KLAC Los

Angeles and KSRR-FM Houston. It’s a record price paid.

More Los Angeles - as KIQQ (100.3) switches out of top-40 and into “Lite-100.”

LA still has 3 other top-40 stations - KIIS-FM, KKHR and KMGG. Gone is the

morning team of Bruce Chandler and Tony St. James, program director Paula

Matthews and general manager George Wilson. The last ratings period for KIQQ

saw a dismal 1.5% of the total audience.

the UCLA Medical Center, where he is being treated for AIDS.

Everyone is talking about the Aug. 16 marriage of

by the media?

Speaking of Madonna - she files a lawsuit seeking to

bar the release of a 5-year-old soft-core porn movie in

which she stars. “A Certain Sacrifice” features lady

Madonna in an orgy scene. She also is seen being

raped in a coffee shop restroom. This comes less

than a month after nude pictures of her appeared in Playboy and Penthouse

magazines. She said she had no objection to those pictures and that she was

“ashamed of nothing.” The movie is a different story. She said it was a poor

quality film with an even poorer plot. She contends that if producer Jon Lewicki

releases the film with her identified as Madonna, it will damage the image that

she has fought to create. Made in 1980, Madonna was paid $100 for her

performance.

was the invention of some journalist and I don’t consider those

people my peer group. I don’t like being lumped in with a heard of

people… I have my own thing to say.” Hall’s fourth movie “Weird

Science” is being released this week.

Music news -

Some six months after “We Are The World” hit the top spot on

the record charts, USA for Africa - the organization that it

spawned, decides to disburse $17 million it has earned from

Week of August 1, 1985

records sales to 8 drought-ravaged African nations. With record sales and

merchandising, the organization has some $30 million (total) in the bank.

Opening for Ratt in their latest concert tour - A New Jersey rock band called Bon

Jovi.

Television news -

“Dance Fever” judges this week - Casey Kasem, Marla Gibbs and Charles

Nelson Reilly. Denny Terrio hosts.

On MTV this week - Don’t miss the Dire Straits concert!

Saturday night television

CBS - Airwolf, Movie

NBC - Out Time, it’s Your Move, Gimme a Break, mama’s family, Hunter,

Saturday Night Live Film Festival

ABC - T.J. Hooker, Love Boat, Finder of Loves Loves

ESPN - Sportscenter - National Sports Festival VI

T.J. Hooker - Hooker discovers that a protégé has become a

cocaine addict.

Hot Hits -

If You Love Somebody Set Them Free - Sting

Shout - Tears For Fears

You Give Good Love =- Whitney Houston

Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen

Never Surrender - Cory Hart

The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & The News

Get it On (Bang a Gong) - Power Station

Who’s Holding Donna Now - DeBarge

Sentimental Street - Night Ranger

A View To Kill - Duran Duran

People Are People - Depeche Mode

Freeway of Love - Aretha Franklin

Summer of ’69 - Bryan Adams

Raspberry Beret - Prince & The Revolution

Week of August 1, 1985

You Spin Me Around (Like A Record) - dead or Alive

St. Elmo’s Fire - John Parr

We Don’t Need Another Hero - Tina Turner

19 - Paul Hardcastle

Sussudio - Phil Collins

Rock Me Tonight - Freddie Jackson

The Search is Over - Survivor

Just As I Am - Air Supply

You’re Only Human - Billy Joel

Would I Lie To You? - Eurythmics

Don’t Lose My Number - Phil Collins

Mystery lady - Billy Ocean

Invincible - Pat Benatar

Week of August 1, 1985