Week of December 8, 1987

Russia - Commuters crowd a television store and gather in front of a four-story

high screen on snowy Kalinin Prospekt to watch Mikhail s. Gorbachev being

welcomed at the White House.

President Reagan and Soviet

leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev

sign a historic treaty to

eliminate intermediate-range

missiles and together vowed to

work toward a more ambitions

arms control pact during their

three days of summitry.

Bystanders who lined up along

a busy downtown DC Street for

a glimpse of Mikhail S.

Gorbachev’s motorcade got a

big surprise when the Soviet leader’s car stopped and he got out and began

shaking hands campaign. The motorcade carrying Gorbachev and Vice

President George Bush from the Soviet embassy to the White House at midday

suddenly stopped in front of a popular lunch spot frequented by capital city power

brokers.

Raisa Gorbachev dismissed reports of tiffs with Nancy

Reagan and used a 45-minute tour of the White House to

express her wishes for improved relations with the “honest

and friendly” American people.

In Washington - President Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev

conclude their third summit meeting. Progress was made

toward a treaty to slash the superpowers’ arsenals of long-

range nuclear weapons. “A good deal has been

accomplished,” said Gorbachev and President Reagan

announced the talks “a clear success.” That brought progress

but no breakthroughs on reducing long-rage missiles.

A Pacific Southwest airlines commuter jet carrying 43 crashes near San Louis

Obispo. An investigation says there was a crime scene aboard the plane and that

a former USAir employee may have caused the crash by firing a .44 magnum at

the boss who fired him. Someone entered the cockpit and the same gun could

Week of December 8, 1987

have taken out the pilots. The plane was flying from Los Angeles to San

Francisco.

The Supreme Court rules unconstitutional a law requiring some girls under 18

who sought abortions to wait 24 hours after telling their parents or a judge.

Sports - The Buffalo Bills trounce the Indianapolis Colts 27-3. Running back Eric

Dickerson was held to a career-low 19 yards in 11 carries.

Pete Rose confirms his retirement as a player: “I will not bat again. I’m 46 years

old and if I’m not retired, I should be.”

Entertainment news - $50 million - Joan Rivers is suing GQ Magazine,

outraged at her characterization in an article saying she was an exploitive widow

who had wished her husband dead days before his suicide.

Television news - On Saturday Night Live -

Angie Dickinson hosts with musical guests

David Gilmour and vocalist Buster Poindexter.

New York City reaches an agreement with NBC,

giving the network millions of dollars in tax

abatements to keep it from leaving its

Rockefeller Center headquarters. New York real

estate developer Donald Trump courted the

network for his enormous “Television City”

project envisioned to stretch along the Hudson

River on Manhattan’s Upper West Side; But

Trump gave up in October, blaming the city for

snarling his dream in red tape.

Passing Jascha Heifetz - hailed as the world’s greatest violinist. He was 86.

Fox debuts the “Wilton North report” which replaces its “Late Show.”

Saturday Night Television -

CBS - Movie, West 57 th

NBC - Facts of Life, 227, Golden Girls, Amen, Hunter, Crime Story, Saturday

Night Live

ABC - Who’s The Boss? Dhara, Sable, Hotel

HBO - Direct From Broadway - Whoopi Goldberg

Showtime - Superdave

Week of December 8, 1987

MTV - Guest VJ: Spuds MacKenzie , Club MTV, Closet

Classics Capsule

Who’s The Boss? - Mona falls for one of Angela’s clients.