Week of December 27, 1993

The Vatican and the State Of Israel ratify a landmark agreement to establish full

diplomatic relations - ushering in a new era in the often-contentious 2000-year

relationship between the Jews and Christians. The 15-article agreement provides

for the immediate exchange of diplomatic representatives and the appointment of

ambassadors.

The “Guns For Toys” program in New York is so

successful over the holiday season that organizers

plan to take it nationwide. The four-day program

netted 317 guns - from hunting rifles to machineguns.

Lines of gun owners lined-up in front of police stations,

to exchange their guns for $100 gift certificates from

Toys R Us.

Pop music star Michael Jackson is hit with a $20

million lawsuit in a fraud and breach of contract claim by the promoter of the

canceled “Dangerous” world tour. The suit alleges the Jackson refused to

reimburse Marcel Avram, the owner of Mama Concerts, the money for debts

resulting from cancellations on the tour.

DJ Howard Stern does his first pay per view special on New Year’s Eve. Stern

made his grand entrance on a rising toilet quipping “Forty bucks to watch me

take a dump!”

Passing - actor Cesar Romero (86)

Passing - Lyricist Mack David - wrote the words for more

than 100 pop and film tunes including “Gone With The Wind”

and Walt Disney’s Cinderella.

Quoted in a French magazine, Disney leader Michael Eisner

says Euro-Disney in Paris could close if efforts to improve

the park’s financial health fall through. The park lost $920

million in its fiscal year ended September 30. Analysts say

it is unlikely that Disney will close the park. The company’s reputation is at stake

in the venture

more serious than first reported. After several days

in intensive care, Danza underwent back surgery.

He had 5 broken ribs, internal bleeding and bruises.

He’s expected to remain in the hospital for several

Week of December 27, 1993

more days. The accident occurred several days ago.

Actress Kim Basinger seeks further Bankruptcy protection. She’ll convert a

chapter 11 filing earlier this year to a chapter 7. Under chapter 7, her estate will

be subject to liquidation by a trustee and distributed to her creditors. Basinger

lost a case with Main Line Productions because she reneged on a word of mouth

agreement to appear in the film “Boxing Helena.” The jury awarded Main Line 8

million dollars. Under chapter 11, the court would have required her to pay back

a substantial amount, if not all of it.

TV Ratings - 60 Minutes - 20,4,

Home Improvement - 19.5, Monday

Night Football - 17.2, Roseanne -

Coach - 15.5, Seinfeld - 15.1,

Murder, She Wrote - 14.9, Rescue

911 - 14.4, Fresh Prince OF Bel-Air

- 13.7, Moment Of Truth - 13.0,

Murphy Brown - 12.9, Prime time

Live - 12.8, Dave’s World - 12.6,

Blossom - 12.5, NFL Football -

12.5, Evening Shade - 12.4, Full

House - 12.2, America’s Funniest

Videos - 11.8.

On TV - (CBS) Rescue 911, Movie ... (NBC) Legend to Legend Night, Dateline

NBC ... (ABC) Full House, Phenom, Roseanne, Coach NYPD Blue ... (Fox) Tina

Turner Special, America’s Most Wanted.

Fox’s start-up network (FX) acquires Hart to Hart, Mission Impossible, Batman

and Dynasty. Each of these series will be

part of the new basic cable channel’s lineup

at debut coming up June 1.

Pop charts - “Hero” - Mariah Carey, “Again”

- Janet Jackson, “All For Love” - Bryan

Adams/Rod Stewart, “Breathe Again” - Toni

Braxton, “What’s My Name” - Snoop Doggy

Dogg, “Let It Snow” - Boys II Men, “I’d Do

Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” -

Meat Loaf, “Shoop” - Salt-N-Pepa, “Come

Week of December 27, 1993

Baby Home” - K7

Country - I Don’t Call Him Daddy” - Doug Supernaw, “My Second Home” - Tracy

Lawrence, “Honky Tonk Christmas” - Alan Jackson, “A Little Less Talk And A Lot

More Action” - Toby Keith

Top Albums - “Vs” - Pearl Jam, “Music

Box” - Mariah Carey, “The One Thing” -

Michael Bolton, “Duets” - Frank Sinatra,

“Doggystyle” - Snoop Doggy Dogg, “Bat

Out Of Hell II” - Meatloaf, “Janet” - Janet

Jackson, “River Of Dreams” - Billy Joel,

“Beavis & Butt Head Experience” -

Beavis & Butt Head

Barbra Streisand performs her first paid

concert in 22 years in Las Vegas.

At the movies -

“The Pelican Brief” - Julia Roberts,

Denzel Washington

“Mrs Doubtfire” - Robin Williams, Sally Field

“Tombstone” - Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer

“Sister Act II” - Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Najimg, James Coburn

“Beethoven’s 2nd” - “Charles Grodin, Debi Mazar, Chris Penn.

“Grumpy Old Men” - Jack Lemmon, Walter

Matthau, Ann Margaret.