Week of August 30, 1996

Democratic convention in Chicago - President Bill Clinton accepts renomination

and bows to protect popular programs and lists new goals.

Clinton and Democratic strategist Dick Morris resigns in response to reports he

had shared campaign secrets with a $200-an-hour prostitute.

President Clinton orders the U.S. military to prepare for possible action in the

Persian Gulf region after concerns on Iraqi troop movements.

U.S. forces strike Iraqi targets again - as part of an operation that President

Clinton pledged would continue until Iraqi President Saddam Hussein complies

with standards of international conduct.

President Clinton says that Iraq appears to be withdrawing its troops from Irbil -

the Kurdish city that Iraqi forces invaded last week. The President declared the

two rounds of U.S. missile strikes against Iraq this week a success.

former Whitewater investment partner of

President Clinton and the First Lady,

refused a judge’s order to testify before a

federal grand jury about the Clinton’s role

in the case.

Presidential Campaign as President

Clinton and Bob Dole hit the mid-west.

Dr. Jack Kevorkian helped a Tennessee

man with pancreatic cancer commit

suicide.

Business- Staples will purchase Office

Depot for $3.5 billion in stock.

General Motors agrees to sell its stake in rental car company Avis Inc to HFS Inc.

for about $800 million.

A recovery expedition lifts a giant slab of the Titanic’s hull from its ocean grave.

The RMS Titanic Inc. is sponsoring the expedition. Plans call for the piece of

debris to be taken to Boston then New York.

Week of August 30, 1996

Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan proclaims himself honored to accept a

human rights award named for Libyan ruler Moammar Kadafi, but turned down its

companying $250,000 prize to avoid legal problems in the U.S.

Radio news -

MSNBC begins to experiment in broadcasting Don Imus’ morning radio show -

live - beginning 6am eastern time.

Music news -

Paul McCartney announces that his wife Linda, has made a full breast cancer

recovery - after undergoing surgery in December.

MTV Music Awards- Smashing Pumpkins get sever awards - including video of

the year for “Tonight Tonight.” Alanis Morissette got three awards including best

female video and best new artist.

Pearl Jam begins a tour on Sept 16.

Look for the “Beatles Anthology, Vol. III” in the fall.

A&M Records will released a lost Karen Carpenter album, but look for the album

“Karen Carpenter” in October with 12 unreleased songs.

Television news -

this week!

MTV Networks announces plans to spend more

than $420 million on animated series and films

over the next five years for MTV and

Nickelodeon.

David Letterman will air an entire show - but

without regular commercial breaks on Sept 20.

Letterman will simply billboard sponsors - four in

all.

Jenny McCarthy is leaving as co-host of MTV’s

“Singled Out” to begin her own weekly comedy-

variety series. That will begin in December.

Look for the Fox News Channel to launch Oct. 7.

Week of August 30, 1996

Nick at Night is adding “Happy Days” to its lineup beginning Sept. 9.

Margot Kidder talks to Barbara Walters on her battles with mental illness and her

recent “dazed and confused’ incident in S. California. On ABC-TV.

CBS is delaying “Ink” starring Ted Danson. The four episodes already shot are

being scrubbed and Dreamworks will have to start over.

which had halted production for

Kinnear to do a movie - is back. The

movie is “A Smile Like Yours.”

Republican presidential hopeful Bob

Dole interviews with Leslie Stahl on

“60 Minutes” this week.

Ross Perot plans to mix his homespun

message with his ever-present charts

in a paid 30-minute TV advertisement

- to air on ABC this week.

On E! this weekend - “The Life and

Death of Sam Kinison.”

Now that she’s hotter - Janeane Garofalo, whose movie career took of with “The

Truth About Cats and Dogs,” will make less appearances on HBO’s “The Larry

Sanders Show.”

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Queen, David Letterman

NBC - Wings, NewsRadio. Dateline NBC, Law & Order Jay Leno

ABC - Ellen, Grace Under Fire, Drew carey, Prime time Live, Nightline

Fox - Beverly Hills 90210, party of Five

UPN - The Sentinal Star Trek: Voyager

MTV - The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, Post Show

E! - Cool Clubs, Howard Stern, Talk Soup

Hot albums -

Nada Es Igual - Luis Miguel

Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette

Submlime - Submlime

Falling into You - Celine Dion

Week of August 30, 1996

Tragic Kingdom - No Doubt

Secrets - Toni Braxton

Beats, Thymes - A Tribe Called Quest

It Was Written - Nas

311-311

Keith Sweat - Keith Sweat

Hot Hits -

Macarena - Los Del Rio

Loungin’ - LL Cool J

Only You - 112

Twisted - Keith Sweat

Hit Me Off - New edition

Elevators - Outkast

Change the World - Eric

Clapton

I Love you Always -

Donna Lewis

How Do You Want It -

2pac

It’s All Coming Back -

Celine Dion

At the movies -

The Crow: City of Angels

The Cup

First Kid

A Time to Kill

The Island of dr. Moreau

Jack

Independence Day

A Very Brady Sequel

Emma

The Fan

The Spitfire Gill

Week of August 30, 1996