Week of January 23, 1987

President Reagan says that the U.S. government has repeatedly advised

Americans to get out of Lebanon and that those who ignored the warnings

“clearly did so at their own risk.”

President Reagan previewed his State of the Union address for congressional

Republicans this morning and was told that most Americans ‘were tired of

hearing” about the Iran-contra scandal believing his Administration.

Mikhail Gorbachev calls for sweeping democratic changes in Soviet society -

things such as giving voters a choice of candidates, allowing secret ballots and

promoting non-Communist Party members to high-level jobs.

President Reagan tells Congress in his

State of the Union address that the

nation and the world are watching to se

“if we go forward together in the national

interest or if we let partisanship weaken

us.” “Much is at stake,” said the

President.

Spokesman Larry Speakes says

President Reagan has the “utmost confidence” in Secretary of State George P.

Shultz and is “mightily ticked off” that some White House officials were quoted

anonymously as saying Shultz was not a team player and was trying to shirk

responsibility for the Iran arms deal.

Manila - Government soldiers open fire on thousands of leftist peasant

demonstrators as they approached the presidential palace. At least 12 are dead

and 94 injured.

Christa McAuliffe’s brother (Christopher) accuses NASA of exploiting his sister

for the sake of publicity and calls on the government to abandon for new

programs to put everyday people into space.

Maureen Reagan , the President’s daughter, is elected co-

chairman of the republican National Committee despite the

reservations of some conservative party members.

The U.S. economy grew at an anemic annual rate of 1.7% in

the last thre months of last year, down from 2.8% in the

previous quarter.

Week of January 23, 1987

Entertainment -

Liberace is gravely ill with anemia, emphysema and heart

disease, a publicist said in a reversal of previous reports that

the entertainer was suffering only from anemia brought on by

a strict watermelon diet.

Technical news -

JVC says a Super-VHS tape is on the way. It’s supposed to

deliver a taped picture comparable to that of wider one-inch broadcast-use

recorders. It provides more than 400 lines of resolution, compared to the 240

lines on current VHS decks. But, you’ll need a new VCR.

Sports -

New York Rangers’ General Manager

Phil Esposito will coach the National

Hockey League team the rest of the

season. But Esposito said that tom

Webster “is the coach of this team and

will be the coach in September.”

Chris Evert Lloyd says this will be her

final year of full participation on the

women’s tennis tour. She will continue

to play selected tournaments, including

Wimbledon and the French U.S. and

Australian opens.

Super Bowl XXI - The New York

Giants defeat the Denver Broncos 39-

20 as QB Phil Simms led four straight

scoring drives in the second half. The

first half was dominated by Denver QB

John Elway who completed 13 of his

first 17 passes. The Broncos led 10-9

at halftime. Simms was named most

valuable player. /

Thousands of boisterous fans gather in Giants stadium to greet the New York

Giants to celebrate their first national football championship in three decades.

Week of January 23, 1987

New York Mets pitching ace Dwight Gooden was placed on probation and

ordered to perform community service with the Police Department after pleading

on contest to battery on a police officer and violently resisting arrest.

Music news -

On MTV Saturday night - Gene Loves Jezebel in concert.

Whitney Houston and Lionel Richie are

the big winners at the American Music

Awards.

Television -

Victoria Principal says she is quitting

“Dallas” at the end of the season.

ABC News Capitol Hill correspondent Charles Gibson is named host of “Good

Morning America” replacing David Hartman.

On “Saturday Night Live” - Paul Shaffer hosts with musical guests Bruce

Hornsby and the Range.

Veteran news correspondent Roger Mudd is leaving NBC

in a bitter dispute over his canceled news magazine show

“1986” and will join “The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour” on

PBS.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Mike Hammer, Movie

NBC - Highway to Heaven, Gimme a Break, The Torellis, St.

Elsewhere, Tonight Show, David Letterman

ABC - Perfect Strangers, Head of the Class, Dynasty, Hotel, Nightline

PBS - America’s Civil Rights Years

A&E - Evening at the Improv, The 20 th Century.

HBO - Billy Crystal in concert

Showtime - Shirley MacLaine in concert

St Elsewhere - Craig gets angry when a mental patient who stole his manuscript,

uses it to become a top-selling author.