Week of February 22, 1988

Outraged Republicans complained of “banana republic” tactics after armed

Capitol police broke into GOP Sen. Bob Packwood’s locked office, arrested him

and hauled him feet-first into the Senate chamber during an all-night filibuster

over Democratic campaign finance legislation.

Navy Secretary James Webb resigns with a blast at Defense Secretary frank

Carlucci’s budget-cutting decision to postpone plans for a 600-ship American

Navy by the end of 1989.

South Africa bans all political activities by 17 opposition groups including the

country’s largest anti-apartheid organization, the United Democratic Front.

Deposed Panama president Eric Delvalle goes into hiding hours before the

military moved to order him into exile.

The Reagan Administration declares that it still recognizes Eric Delvalle as the

President of panama, but rules out any military intervention.

120,000 Soviet Armenians demand reattachment of a small mountainous region

to the Armenian republic.

South Africa - Riot police arrest Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu and two

dozen other church leaders as they marched with Bibles in their hands toward

parliament to protest bans on black opposition activity.

wimp” in the war on drugs after taking out a full-page

newspaper ad urging the President to cut economic aid to

drug-producing countries. “We are truly in a war with the

drug pushers, but the President is not acting as the

commander in chief. If anything, He’s acting as a wimp,”

said Koch on CBS This Morning.

Former Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger is

joining the law firm of Rogers and Wells as a Washington-

based specialist in international law and finance.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan says that U.S. economic

growth will slow this year but that he sees no indication that the country is slippng

into recession.

Week of February 22, 1988

Sports - Winter Olympics at Calgary - Figure skater Katarina Witt gets a gold

medal.

Bonnie Blair sets the 500-meter Olympic speed skating and wins a gold medal.

She crossed the finish line in 39.10, defeating Christa Rothenburger of East

Germany by two/100ths of a second.

Donald Trump announces that the fight between unbeaten heavyweights Mike

Tyson and Michael Spinks will be held in Atlantic City on June 27.

Larry Bird makes two free throws with 39 seconds left and the Celtics overcome

the New York Knicks 95-93.

Reeve, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, Hal Holbrook and Dana Carvey. On CBS-TV.

of songs - “Down in the Grove.”

Arizona: “I represent the Wild party, and I even

have a campaign slogan: Alice Cooper - a

troubled man for troubled times.”

Reinhold hosts with musical guests 10,000

Maniacs.

Sports announcer Bob Costas will get his own

late late night talkshow with “Later With Bob

Costas” on NBC. It’s set to debut August 22.

CBS confirms that Wheel of Fortune host will

conduct a late-night weeknight talk show

opposite NBC’s late-night champ. Sajak says he will leave NBC’s morning

version of “Wheel” in December, but will continue the syndicated evening

version.

Actress Susan Dey of “L.A. Law” marries Warner Bros executive Bernie

Sifronski.

Candice Bergen gets her own series as “Murphy Brown” - described as a

“famous and controversial on-air personality” with a get-tough style.”

Week of February 22, 1988

CBS - 48 Hours, Jake and the Fatman, Simon

and Simon

NBC- Matlock, Cheers, Night Curt, L.A. Law,

Tonight, David Letterman

ABC - Winter Olympic Games

Fox - Late Show

PBS - Nova, Mystery!

MTV - Club MTV, Monty Python, Closet Classics

Capsule

Nick - You Can’t Do That On Television, Dennis

the Menace

Late Show -

Host George Carlin with Stephanie Kramer,

Katey Sagal, Barry Marder.

David Letterman - Jeff Altman, Mary Steenburgen.

At the movies -

Good Morning, Vietnam

Shoot to Kill

Moonstruck

Action Jackson

Three Men and a Baby

She’s Having a Baby

School Daze