Week of July 17 1986

NASA Administrator James Fletcher announces that

the next space shuttle launching has been rescheduled

to early 1988 from July of 1987 because of delays in

redesigning the solid rocket booster that caused the

Challenger disaster. Fletcher also denied that the

Challenger disaster signaled the United States’ loss of

space leadership to the Russians.

In their experimental plane “Voyager,” pilots Dick Rutan

and Jeana Yeager break two international records by

flying nearly 12,000 miles and staying in the air 5 days without refueling. Both

emerged from the plane gaunt and dehydrated, but felt “great” despite

confinement in the cockpit. Jeana is not related to celebrated test pilot Chuck

Yeager

Officials of Wal-Mart stores pull Rolling Stone and other

rock magazines and record albums from their shelves

after evangelist Jimmy Swaggart criticized the sales in a

sermon last month. Swaggart said that he mentioned Wal-

Mart in a sermon delivered on June 1. That sermon was

broadcast in southern markets June 22; 10 days after

Wal-Mart circulated an internal memo ordering store

managers to remove 32 magazines.

For the first time in 74 years, a deep-sea camera gets its

first good look at the sunken Titanic in what the Navy

heralded as a major advance for marine science and exploration.

Sean Penn is charged with battery in the

alleged punching of a musician during an

argument at a nightclub in Los Angeles. David

Wolinski (37), formerly of the group “Rufus,”

told police that Penn accused him of trying to

kiss Madonna as they were leaving the club.

The actor hit him on the side of the face, struck

him with a chair, kicked him and would have

thrown a piece of furniture at him if other

patrons had not intervened. The incident took

place on April 12.

Week of July 17 1986

Weds - Caroline Kennedy (28) to Edwin Schlossberg

(41). Best man was John Kennedy Jr. Schlossberg is

president of Edwin Schlossberg Inc., a New York City

company specializing in the design of museum interiors

and exhibitions. The bride was given away by Senator

Edward Kennedy. Jackie appeared to be biting her lower

lip to hold back tears. Reception was on the family

compound grounds at Hyannis Port.

A five-tiered 240-pound wedding cake and an identical

backup cake are delivered to Buckingham Palace for the royal wedding bash of

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson as the bride’s father attacked the media for

constantly “harping” about his daughter’s weight. Some newspapers have called

her downright fat. “She’ll be whatever weight she wants to be and what Andrew

wants her to be. If that’s not what the media wants, then it’s too bad...The point is

that Andrew fell in love with her the way she is.”

Louis Rukeyser , host of “Wall Street Week” on PBS

challenges an IRS claim that he and his wife owe

nearly $500 thousand in taxes and penalties because

the IRS disallowed losses from some their tax

shelters. The alleged deficiency for 1980 grew out of

the agency’s refusal to allow the Rukeysers an

investment tax credit on master recordings that they

had purchased. The IRS says that the investment

was made with a motive of reducing taxes, not

making a profit.

Dies - Rubber-faced

comic Benny Rubin

(87). A guest regular on

TV shows in the 50’s and 60’s. Film credits include

1976’s “Won Ton Ton - the Dog Who Saved

Hollywood.”

In the 13th annual Daytime Emmys -

Phil Donahue gets best talk show for

“Donahue,” Dick Clark, best

gameshow for “The $25,000 Pyramid.

David Canary was named best lead

actor on “All My Children, Erika Slezak , best lead actress in a

drama series for her work on “One Life to Live.”

Week of July 17 1986

John Beck and Catherine Oxenberg are out at “Dallas.”

Now available at bookstores - Billy Crystal’s “Absolutely

Mahvelous.”

Monday Night TV - (CBS) Scarecrow and Mrs King, 1986 Miss

Universe Pageant...(NBC) Valerie, Amazing Stories,

Movie...(ABC) Baseball.

TV Ratings - The Cosby Show (22.8), Family Ties (21,4), Golden Girls (17.9),

Cheers (17.8), Murder, She Wrote (17.1), Growing Pains (16.9), Who’s the

Boss? (16.8), Night Court (16.6), Newhart (16.4), Kate & Allie (16.3), Me & Mrs C

(15.6)

On sale at 7-11 - a carton of cigarettes - $8.39...Case of Pepsi/Mountain Dew -

$5.99...12 pac of Budweiser - $5.39

Pop music this week in 1986 -

“Holding Back The Years” - Simply

Red, “Invisible Touch” - Genesis,

“Sledgehammer” - Peter Gabriel,

“Glory Of Love” - Peter Cetera,

“Danger Zone” - Kenny Loggins,

“Nasty” - Janet Jackson, “Who’s

Johnny” - El Debarge, “Your Wildest

Dreams” - Moody Blues, “Tuff Enuff” -

Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Top Country - “Until I Met You” - Judy

Rodman, “On The Other Hand’ -

Randy Travis, “Hearts Aren’t Made

To Break” - Lee Greenwood, “Nobody

In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her”

- George Straight “Stand A Little

Rain” - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band,