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and pleads with the government to do what it can to

free him. Anderson was kidnapped by Muslim

extremists in West Beirut on March 16, 1985. He is the

longest-held hostage in Lebanon. “Mr. President, I say

again this cannot continue. This is my third Christmas

as a hostage. Others have been held nearly has long.

Surely it’s enough? It has to be. Our condition is not

great. There’s a limit for how long we can last and

some of us are approaching their limit very rapidly.” In

addition to Anderson, there are seven other Americans and at least 12 other

foreigners known to be held captive. Anderson was on assignment for the

Associated Press when he was captured.

In Arkansas - suspect R. Gene Simmons (47) is ordered held without bond and

ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation in one of the worst killing sprees this

decade. 16 bodies have been found in an Ozark Mountain killing spree -

including 14 from one family.

The Commerce Department says the barometer of economic trends took a

plunge in November - falling 1.7% - a drop a little bigger then expected. Most of it

was due to the stock market crash at the end of the month - and it’s the largest

plunge in six years.

the Alderson Federal Prison for Woman in West Virginia.

Fromme is serving a life term for attempting to assassinate

President Ford in 1975. She is described as a follower of

convicted murderer Charles Mason.

Later on this week - Lynette Fromme is recaptured in a remote

area two miles south of the prison. She offered no resistance.

Mikhail Gorbachev is named Time magazine’s 61st man of

the year. “A symbol of hope for a new kind of Soviet Union.”

In Washington - a woman missing for seven days is found at

the Lord & Taylor’s store in which she was dropped off.

Brigitte Pierre (71) was found in a little -used stairway and

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told her rescuers she was waiting for her husband. Her husband says she was

becoming very forgetful and that recently, she was found to be suffering from

shrinkage of the brain. She’s being treated for dehydration.

Marries - Former “Starsky and Hutch” costar David Soul

Blood Part II.” It’s his fourth marriage.

Bestsellers - “The Tommyknockers” - Stephen King,

“Kaleidoscope” - Danielle Steele, “The Bonfire of the

Vanities” - Tom Wolfe, “Time Flies” - Bill Cosby, “Family” -

Erma Bombeck, “Trump: The Art of the Deal” - Donald

Trump, “Perestroika” - Mikhail Gorbachev.

TV mogul Merv Griffin purchases the Beverly Hilton Hotel

in Bevery Hills for $100.2 million. Hilton Hotels will continue to manage the 592-

room facility under a long-term contract with Griffin.

TV Ratings - NFL Football (Sunday-NBC) (28.3), The Golden Girls (25.4),

Murder, She wrote (25.2), Rose Bowl Football-NBC (22.5), 60 Minutes (22.0),

Once Upon A Texas Train (21.2), Orange Bowl Football (20.8), The Cosby Show

(19.8), Amen (19.60, My Two Dads (19.5), Family Ties (19.4), 227 (18.8),

Growing Pains (18.5), Who’s The Boss? (18.4), Movie-An Officer and a

Gentlemen (18.3), A Different World (17.50, Scared Sexless (17.5), Matlock

(17.50, Unsolved Mysteries (17.5), Movie-Roman Holiday (17.0), Valerie’s Family

(16.9), Facts of Live (16.40, Hunter (16.4), ALF (16.4), Head of the Class (16.3),

Cheers (15.9), JJ Starbuck (15.9), Perfect Strangers (15.4).

Thursday Night TV (New Years Eve) - CBS - Bugs

Different World, Cheers, Night Court, King Orange

Jamboree Parade ... ABC - Sledge Hammer! Movie ...

PBS - Live From Lincoln Center, Happy New Year U.S.A

Live From Lincoln Center - New Year’s Eve celebration

w/ the New York Philharmonic

King Orange Jamboree Parade - Leslie Uggams and Joe

Garagiola host from the festivities in Miami.

Later on - CBS - “Happy New Year, America” - hosted by Gladys Knight and the

Pips from The Waldorf Astoria.

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Later on - ABC - “Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve

Performances by Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, Los

Lobos, Barry Manilow, Restless Heart, The

Temptations and Jody Whatley.

Pop charts - “Faith” - George Michael, “Is This Love” -

Whitesnake, “Shake Your Love” - Debbie Gibson,

“Don’t You Want Me” - Jody Whatley, “Catch Me (I’m

Falling)” - Pretty Poison, “Should’ve Known Better” -

Richard Marx, “Valerie” - Steve Winwood, “So

Emotional” - Whitney Houston, “Cherry Bomb” - John

Cougar Mellencamp, “Got My Mind Set On You” -

George Harrison, “Animal” - Def Leppard

Top Country - “Do Ya’ - K.T. Oslin, “Somewhere Tonight” - Highway 101, “I Can’t

Get Close Enough” - Exile.

Billboard Magazine releases it’s top hits of 1987 ...

Top Singles

“Walk Like an Egyptian” - The Bangles

“Alone” - Heart

“Shake You Down’ - Gregory Abbott

“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” - Whitney Houston

“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” -

Starship

“Here I Go Again” - Whitesnake

“The Way It Is’ - Bruce Hornsby And The

Range

“Shakedown” - Bob Seger

“Livin’ On A Prayer” - Bon Jovi

Billboard’s top albums for 1987:

“Slippery When Wet’ - Bon Jovi

“Graceland” - Paul Simon

“Licensed To Ill” - Beastie Boys

“The Way It Is’ - Bruce Hornsby And The

Range

“Control” - Janet Jackson

“The Joshua Tree” - U2

“Fore!” - Huey Lewis and the News

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“”Night Songs” - Cinderella

“Rapture’ - Anita Baker

“Invisible Touch” - Genesis.

Billboard’s top country albums for 1987:

“Storms Of Life’ - Randy Travis

“Ocean Front Property’ - George Straight

“Wheels’ - Restless Heart

“The Touch” - Alabama

“Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc, Etc” - Dwight Yoakam

Billboard’s top country singles for 1987:

“Give Me Wings” - Michael Johnson

“Half Past Forever” - T.G Shepard

“What Am I Gonna Do About You” - Reba

McEntire

“Fishin In the Dark” - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

“The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder’ - Michael Johnson.

Billboard’s top black singles for 1987:

“Stop To Love” - Luther Vandross

“Always’ - Atlantic Starr

“As We Lay” - Shirley Murdock

“Victory” - Kook and the Gang

“Control” - Janet Jackson.

Billboards top Black/R&B albums for 1987:

“Just Like The First Time” - Freddie Jackson

“Give Me The Reason” - Luther Vandross

“Rapture’ - Anita Baker

“Word Up” - Cameo

“Control” - Janet Jackson

Billboards top dance singles for 1987:

“Only In My Dreams’ - Debbie Gibson

“Brand New Love’ - Dead or Alive

“Fascinated” - Company B

“Come Go With Me’ - Expose

“Someone Like You” - Sylvester

Week of December 25, 1987

At the movies -

“Pinocchio And The Emperor Of The Night” - featuring the voices of Edward

Asner, Lana Beeson, Tom Bosley, Linda Gary, Scott Grimes, Jonathan Harris,

James Earl Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Don Knotts, Frank Welker, William

Windom.

“Three Men And A Baby” -

Tom Selleck, Steve

Gunnenberg, Ten Danson

“Raw” - Eddie Murphy,

Richard Tienken

“Throw Mamma From The

Train” - Danny DiVito, Billy

Crystal

“Broadcast News” - William

Hurt, “Albert Brooks, Holly

Hunter

“Wall Street” - Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen

“Good Morning Vietnam” - Robin Williams

“Plains, Trains and Automobiles” - Steve Martin, John Candy

“Overboard” - Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell

“Batteries Not Included”