Week of July 16, 1989

President Bush makes a last-minute pitch for full funding of the stealth bomber.

“I justify it because I think the prime responsibility of a President is the national

security of the United States and I’m determined to put forth a program that is

sound in every way...when you look at the full defense program, I want to have

maximum flexibility as we have in arms control negotiations.”

In Smyrna, Tennessee, Nissan employees reject United Auto Workers

representation by a 2-1 margin, turning back a drive to make their plant the first

fully Japanese-owned auto factory in the U.S. to unionize.

Bench are inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in

Cooperstown, NY...A clothes manufacturing firm

owned by former tennis star Bjorn Borg is on the

verge of Bankruptcy. After rejecting an offer for new

financing because he feared losing control of the

company, Borg was negotiating other financing to

keep the business afloat.

Ringo Star (49) opens his “Tour For All Generations”

in Dallas. It’s the first time Ringo has toured since

the break-up of the Beatles Children 12 and under

get to see Ringo at no charge...Miami Vice star

Phillip Michael Thomas loses his appeal of a $14 million libel suit against the

National Enquirer...More than 40 members of the Kennedy clan gather at

Hyannis Port to celebrate the 99th birthday of matriarch Rose Kennedy.

Dies - Janet Lee Auchincloss Morris, the mother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis

(81) of Alzheimer’s disease.

and the Palladium in the 80’s of aids.

having her neighbor’s donkey

castrated because it was

getting too friendly with her

own donkey. Jean Pierre

Manivet, who lives next door to

the French star’s exclusive resort home in

St.Tropez, said his donkey, Charley, had been

Week of July 16, 1989

castrated while Bardot was looking after it for him. The reclusive Bardot has

become France’s best-known defender of animal rights.

Polygram records agrees to buy Island records for $300 million. Island’s biggest

artist is U2.

Show. In a news conference, Downey

says he will continue in television and

that he will have a radio feature coming

soon...

“Pirate Radio” - KQLZ Program Director

Scott Shannon is nominated for a

Marconi award in the “personality of the

year” category. The first ever Marconi is

sponsored by the National Association of

Broadcasters.

At the mart - Nabisco Nilla Wafters - 12oz pkg - $1.79... Nabisco Newtons

Cookies - 12oz pkg - $2.19...Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies - 15oz pkg - $2.55.

Bestsellers include - “The Russia House” - John le Carre’, “It’s Always

Something” - Gilda Radner, “A Woman Called Jackie” - C. David Heymann, “The

Joy Luck Club” - Any Tan.

Top TV shows - “Cheers” (17.4), “Roseanne” (17.4), “A Different World” (16.5),

“The Cosby Show” (16.4), “Dear John.”

Wednesday night Prime-Time

Wiseguy...(NBC) Unsolved

Mysteries, Night Court, Knight &

Dave, Miami Vice...(ABC) Growing

Pains, Just The Ten Of Us,

Hooperman, The Robert Guillaume

Show, China Beach.

(Fox) - no Wednesday night

schedule.

On Miami Vice - Tubbs and

Crockett investigate an attorney

who defends large-scale drug

Week of July 16, 1989

dealers then steals and resells their merchandise.

Know Me By Now” - Simply Red, “Toy Soldiers” -

- Madonna, “On Our Own” - Bobby Brown, “So

Alive” - Love & Rockets, “Lay Your Hands On Me”

- Bon Jovi, “Miss You Like Crazy” - Natalie Cole,

“What You Don’t Know” - Expose.

Loveless, “A Letter To You” - Eddy Raven, Cathy’s

Clown” - Reba McEntire, “What’s Going On In

Your World” - George Straight, “Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That” -

Dolly Parton

Top Albums - “Batman” soundtrack - Prince, “The Raw

and the Cooked” - Young Cannibals, “Hangin’ Tough” -

New Kids On The Block, “Repeat Offender” - Richard

Marx, “Full Moon Fever” - Tom Petty, “Keep On Movin’”

- Soul II Soul.

Premiering at the movies - “License To Kill” -

Timothy

James Bond

Playing -

Turner & Hooch

- Tom Hanks

and a dog

Glover

Keaton.