Week of August 23, 1985

Thousands of South Africans defy the law by marching to demand freedom for

jailed black leader Nelson Mandela. Police broke it up with whips, tear gas and

rubber bullets.

Police detain Trevor Tutu, the eldest son of black Anglican Bishop Desmond Tutu

for allegedly swearing at a white policeman and then announce they will hold him

in prison for 14 days.

Manchester, England - 54 people aboard a British-operated Boeing 737 jetliner

are killed after one of the plane’s engines exploded and caught fire as the plane

was speeding down the runway on takeoff. 83 survived.

President Reagan freezes salaries of federal white-collar employees at the

present levels for the next fiscal year (beginning Oct 1). He had originally

proposed a 5% reduction.

An official investigation clears France and its intelligence officials of responsibility

in the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, but the report identified

six people implicated by New Zealand in the July 10 attack as French secret

service agents.

The Defense Department announces

that it will require all military recruits to

undergo blood testing for an antibody

that can indicate exposure to AIDS.

Police in Los Angeles issue an all-

points bulletin for the so-called “Night

Stalker” whose seven-month rampage

of murder is the talk of Southern

California. The suspect is Richard

Ramirez.

whose wish for peace led to a highly

publicized tour of the Soviet Union in

1983 as the guest of Yuri V. Andropov,

is killed along with her father and six

others in a plane crash in Maine. She

was 13-years-old.

Week of August 23, 1985

Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger says he is scuttling production of the

Sgt. York air defense gun on which the Army has sunk $1.8 billion because it

doesn’t work much better than the weapons the service has now.

President Reagan says evangelist Jerry Falwell’s description of South African

Bishop Desmond Tutu as “a phony” was an unfortunate choice of words and he

is glad that Falwell apologized.

Hurricane Elena heads into the Gulf of Mexico with 100mph winds.

The Census Bureau says that the number of people living in poverty declined in

1984, the first significant improvement since 1976 - 14.4% or 33.7 million live

below the official poverty line which is now $10,609 for a family of four.

Entertainment news -

screen. She was 88.

Steve Van Zandt has organized “Sun City” - a

record that attacks apartheid in South Africa. More

than two dozen rock, soul, jazz and reggae artists

are on the song including Bono Hewson, Jackson

Browne, Miles Davis, Lou Reed, Ruben Blades,

George Clinton and Bobby Womack. The record is

scheduled to reach stores September 22.

CBS Records is releasing “I’m Going Down” the

sixth single from “Born in the U.S.A.” The album is

still in the Top 10 after 62 weeks on the national charts.

EMI-America Records after leaving the E-

Street Band didn’t get much radio airplay.

Some blame the heavy political tone of both

albums.

Bruce Springsteen concert tickets are being re-

sold by many for a quick buck. And there’s

always room for takers.

Week of August 23, 1985

On MTV Saturday night - REO Speedwagon in Concert.

Viacom International has agreed to take steps to buy MTV, Showtime and the

Movie Channel 100%.

Television news -

Morning News.” She has been on the troubled

program since January.

Tuesday night television -

NBC - A-Team, Riptide, Remington Steele,

Tonight Show

ABC - Who’s the Boss? Three’s a Crowd,

Moonlighting, MacGruder and Loud, Nightline

PBS - Nova, Frontline, Latenight America

Showtime - Weird Al Yankovic

Apt 2-C stars George Carlin.

Tonight Show - Smokey Robinson, Carol Alt and Bob Uecker.

At the movies -

Return of the Living Dead

Back to the Future

Godzilla 1985

Flesh and Blood

American Ninja

Volunteers

Cocoon

Teens Wolf

Year of the Dragon

Summer Rental

Compromising Positions