Week of August 6, 1984

Atty Gen. William French Smith says the Soviet KGB fabricated the bogus Ku

Klux Klan threats that were sent to Asian and African countries planning to

participate in the Olympic games.

hunger strike. Now friends say, he and his wife have

been charged with anti-Soviet slander.

At Egypt’s request - The United States begins airlifting

special navy helicopters to conduct a search-and-

destroy hunt for suspected mines threatening shipping

in the Gulf of Suez and the Red Sea.

Fed Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker calls for a

new approach in dealing with Third World debt

problems. He said countries showing adequate

economic progress should be permitted to voluntarily

restructure foreign debt to stabilize their economics.

Wholesale prices, after holding steady since April, edge up .3% in July

The House and Senate vote to provide el Salvador with $70 million in additional

military aid this year - a compromise that brings the 1984 total to more than

double last year’s figure.

Record set - Summer Olympic attendance in Los Angeles tops 4.5 million, with

several days to go.

and gets another gold medal.

Interior Secretary William Clark, intending to

resolve conflicts over offshore wells, offers to

give the states more than $890 million to settle

their claims.

The House gives final congressional approval to a bill designed to give women

equal pension rights with men. President Reagan is expected to sign it.

Week of August 6, 1984

Immigration officials detain 59 people from the tiny Polynesian kingdom of Tonga

in what officials charge is an attempt to smuggle illegal aliens in by portraying

them as tour guides.

The 1984 Olympics end with the closing ceremony produced by David L. Wolper

(who produced the opening ceremony).

Nationwide promotion - McDonald’s

restaurants are awarding Big Macs and other

food items every time a U.S. athlete wins a

medal. Business is way up. No doubt, they’ve

given away a lot of food because of a number

of U.S gold medals.

A 12-½ foot alligator grabs an 11-year-old boy

in its draws and drags him down the St. Lucie

River in Florida and kills him. It’s the fifth

verified fatal alligator attack in the state since 1948.

Ling-Ling - the giant panda, gives birth to a stillborn male cub at the National

Zoo, thwarting scientists in their decade-long quest to produce the nation’s first

healthy panda cub.

Entertainment -

Yakov Smirnoff has come a long way in his seven years here in the States. He’s

working on his third movie - “Brewster’s Millions” with John Candy.

hemorrhage at a hospital in Geneva. He was 58.

His death was very sudden.

Richard Burton is buried after a private funeral

service in Celigny, Switzerland. “The play is over,

the curtain shut, but it is not the end.” Said the

Rev. Arnold Mobbs.

Shares of MTV Networks Inc go on the market for

the first time. The 5.125 million shares drew an

initial bid of $15 each.

singer who hires private detectives Lynda Carter and

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…Loni Anderson in a new NBC series - “Partners in Crime” this fall.

known for his role as Mel Cooley on the Dick Van Dyke

show. Some say he was a master at deadpan.

Sports - New York Mets brilliant outfielder Daryl

Strawberry is fined heavily and is suspended indefinitely

because he arrived late at Shea Stadium.

Dies - Cartoonist Virgil Partch, creator of the “Big

George” comic strip in a car crash. Known for years by

his “VIP” signature.

Top TV -

Positions 1-7 Olympic Coverage various nights 27.0-23.3 ratings

A-Team - 13.8

Cagney & Lacey - 13.0

Remington Steele -13.0

Simon & Simon - 11.7

Newhart - 1.5

Movie-wait Till Your Mother Gets Home

- 1.4

One day at a Time (Mon.) - 11.2

60 Minutes - 1.1

Facts of Life - 11.0

Trapper John, M.D. - 10.7

Jennifer Slept Here - 10.6

Family Ties - 10.5

Scarecrow & Mrs. King - 10.4

Alice - 10.3

Gimme a Break - 10.1

Double Trouble - 10.1

Movie-At Your Service - 9/9

Mama’s Family - 9.3

Jeffersons - 9.2

Magnum, P.I - 9.1

Week of August 6, 1984

Wednesday night television -

CBS - AfterMASH, Movie

NBC - The A-Team, Riptide, Remington Steele, Tonight Show, Late Night With

David Letterman

ABC - Olympic Games From Los Angeles

PBS - Nova, Vietnam: A Television History

AfterMASH - Dr. Pfeiffer has had it with a demanding patient, who apparently

has no ailments.

Nova - Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence.

Tonight Show - Guest host Joan Rivers with The Gogos, Ron Leibman, Wil

Shriner

Music news - ABC is using “Sweet Dreams” by the

Eurythmics in promos for a new primetime soap -

“Paper Dolls.”

from complications of liver and kidney ailments.

She was 48.

The Jacksons perform at

Madison Square Garden,

where tickets topped at

$30. Attending their

opening night post

concert bash - Andy Warhol, Richard Pryor, Steven

Spielberg, David Lee Roth, Bill Murray, Magic Johnson,

Bette Midler, Quincy Jones, David Bowie and Donna

Summer.

New Frank Sinatra album - “LA Is My Lady” -

produced by Quincy Jones.

Week of August 6, 1984

Bachelor Party

The Neverending story

Joy of Sex

Ghostbusters - Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver

Red Dawn

Grandview U.S.A. - Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze

Barkin

Week of August 6, 1984