Week of January 23, 1991

Iraqi scud missiles hit Tel Aviv - three are dead with most devastation coming

from a crippled apartment building.

French warplanes join allied forces in the Persian Gulf theater.

Japan announces that it will add $9 billion to its support of U.S.-led forces in the

Middle East and supply military cargo aircraft to transport refugees.

An angry President Bush - in his first speech since the U.S. and allied forces

attacked Iraq - said “No one should weep for this tyrant when he is brought to

justice. No one - anywhere in the world.”

State of the Union address - President Bush called on Americans to “accept our

responsibility to lead the World away for the dark chaos of dictators” and “we will

succeed” of the allied commitment to expel Iraqi President Saddam Hussein from

Kuwait.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein

indicates that he will use chemical

weapons only as a last resort, asserting

that he and his military have maintained

“our balance” by employing only

conventional weapons thus far in the

Persian Gulf conflict.

Allied forces recapture much of the

Saudi area of Khafji after Iraq’s first air

strike. 12 U.S. Marines are dead.

A major containment effort is under way

to hold back massive surges of crude oil

unleashed in Kuwait - the largest oil

spill in history. The slick is 30-miles long

and eight-miles wide and spreading at

an alarming rate. As much as 6 million barrels of crude oil had been pumped into

the Gulf. Iraq is blamed for unleashing the oil from five huge oil tankers moored

off the Kuwaiti coast.

In Israel - Patriot missiles shoot down Iraq scud missiles.

Lt. Gen. Stanislav Petrov - a top Soviet chemical warfare officer says that Iraq

had more than 2,000 tons of chemical and biological weapons before the start of

the Gulf war and it’s likely that only a portion has been destroyed.

Week of January 23, 1991

Ricky Abeyta surrenders to authorities - a day after he allegedly killed seven

people - including a baby - in the worst mass slaying in New Mexico history.

Interview with Barbara Walters - Russian republic President Boris N. Yeltsin says

Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev should abandon “his attempts to set up a

dictatorship or resign.”

The American Cancer Society says that one out of nine women risk breast

cancer during her lifetime. It’s been a slow increase - about .5% a year for the

last 30 to 40 years.

AIDS is now the #2 cause of death of young men - according to federal health

officials. The disease has killed more than 100,000 Americans since it was first

reported in 1981.

Marriott Corp says it’s selling all 104

Bob Big Boys restaurants for $65

million. Most - if not all - will be

converted to Carrows or Coco’s

restaurants. This could be the end of the

cherubic big boy. Buyer is Restaurant

Enterprises Group.

Fighting in San Salvador as 25

casualties - dead and wounded - are

reported.

Beginning Feb. 3 - It’ll cost 29cents to

mail a first-class letter.

Technology -

Apple Computer asks the FCC to set

aside a small portion of the radio

frequency spectrum to allow personnel

computers to communication wireless instead of over phone lines.

Sports - Super Bowl XV - The New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20-19 at

Tampa Stadium - the closest game yet in Super Bowl history. It all came down to

the Bills’ Scott Norwood missing a 47-yard field goal attempt with four seconds

on the clock! The game was almost postponed because of the Persian Gulf War.

Texas Rangers - Pitcher Bobby Witt aggress to a three contract of $7.3 million.

Week of January 23, 1991

Radio news - (trend) Music radio stations are signing up to get news from radio

networks such as CNN and ABC. Most are doing it for the Persian Gulf War.

Music news - Produced for the armed forces is “Cher’s Video Canteen” a two-

hour special to be distributed by AFRTS - the military radio and television

network. Look for videos by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, Traveling Willburys

and Bonnie Rait.

Speaking of Cher - at bookstores now “Cher Forever Fit:” The lifetime plan for

the health fitness and beauty. By Robert Haas. The book is featured on Oprah

Winfrey this week.

N.W.A. released and EP - “100

Miles and Running.” They really

didn’t have enough material for

a full album - so they

resurrected the EP format.

Guess what? It’s selling like

hotcakes and other rap labels

such as Tommy Boy may do

the same.

American Music Awards -

Rapper M.C. Hammer receive

five awards - most popular

single, album rap artist and

album, Soul/R&B artist - wow!

Only Michael Jackson did better

- seven awards back in 1984.

Television news -

CNN - once again - is in the spotlight due to the Persian Gulf War. Lots of new

subscribers it seems. CNN and Headline News are doing badly at all. In 1989 -

they did $130.1 million in gross business.

AIDS activists disrupt two newscasts this week - one with CBS’ Dan Rather and

PBS’ “MacNeil” Leherer NewsHour. As Rather was beginning the CBS Evening

News - a man jumped out and shouted, “Fight AIDS, not Arabs.”

Wednesday night television -

CBS - 48 Hours, Lonesome Dove, America Tonight

NBC - Unsolved Mysteries, Night Curt, Seinfeld, Hunter, Tonight Show

Week of January 23, 1991

ABC - Wonder Years, Growing Pains, Doogie Howser, Married People, Equal

Justice, Nightline, Into the Night

PBS - Smithsonian World, Making Sense of the Sixties

HBO - Rick Ducommun: Piece of Mind, 1 st & Ten

A&E - Steve Allen & The Improv

Tonight Show - Jay Leno hosts with the Indigo Girls, Anthony Edwards, Edie

McClurg.

Into the Night w/Rick Dees - Heather

Locklear and Corin Nemic.