Week of June 1, 1984

Secretary of State George Shultz meets with leaders

of Nicaragua’s leftist government and announces that

the two governments plan to hold regular talks in an

effort to reduce tensions in Central America.

Minneapolis - Nearly 6,000 registered nurses walk off

their jobs at 15 hospitals in the largest such strike in

U.S. history, forcing the hospitals to transfer some

patients and turn away persons not in need of

emergency care.

European tour - President Reagan receives a warm

welcome in historic Galway, Ireland. In Dublin, President Reagan offers to

reconsider U.S. opposition to a proposal by Moscow for an agreement on the

“non use of force’ in Europe if the soviets will reciprocate by taking “concrete

steps” to reduce the risk of war.

President Reagan, declaring, “America is prepared for peace,” announces that

he will consider a Soviet proposal to renounce the use of force in Europe if

Moscow agrees to consider specific Western proposals to reduce the chance of

war on the continent.

Saudi Arabian jet fighters shoot down tow Iranian fighter-bombers in Saudi

airspace in the first armed clash between the two States in the widening Persian

Gulf War.

Walter F. Mondale claims the 1984 Democratic

presidential nomination and pleads with his rivals to end

hostilities.

Vice President George Bush doesn’t like the “doom and

gloom” messages the democrats, particularly Walter F.

Mondale, are putting out. “”We want to deliver an uplifting,

upbeat message about America, rather than gloom and

doom.”

In Normandy France, President Reagan describes the

heroes and horrors of D-Day to thousands of World War II

veterans and to others who flocked the French coast to view the activities

marking the 40 th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Nazi occupied France.

Week of June 1, 1984

President Reagan calls on fellow Western leaders gathered for the 10 th annual

economic summit to map out a contingency plan for joint action in the event the

Persian Gulf conflict ignites a new oil crisis.

Sen. Gary Hart is facing pressure from leaders to end

his fight for the Democratic presidential nomination and

begin pitching to help Walter F. Mondale unseat

President Reagan in the fall.

The Navy says it has abandoned plans to bury old

nuclear submarines at sea and will dispose of their

reactors on land at two federally owned atomic waste

sites in Washington state and South Carolina.

U.S. unemployment falls to 7.5% - the lowest in 3 years.

Sports -

Steve Howe - Los Angels Dodgers relief pitcher announces that he has decided

not to press for reinstatement this season and will serve the rest of his

suspension for drug use.

Technology - IBM getting more into the software game. IBM announced last

month (May 14) that it would carry under the IBM log, new versions of five

popular software programs published b Software Publishing Corp. of Mountain

view, CA. The PFS series programs that will reappear as the new IBM Personal

Computer assistant series are priced at between $60 and $149 and are designed

for word-processing, filing, graph-making, report-writing and financial analysis.

Some small software companies say they are a little nervous about the IBM

move.

“AT&T Opportunity Calling” - AT&T announces that dollars spent on long

distance calls over AT&T lines can now be applied to a broad range of

merchandise and services. The program offers $1 of purchasing power for every

dollar of long-distance call totaling at least $15 a month.

Sports -

Olympic President Peter Ueberroth says he will fly to Havana to

ask Cuban President Fidel Castro to reverse Cuba’s decision to

boycott the Los Angeles games.

Steve Young, the $36-million quarterback signed by the Los

Angeles express of the U.S. Football League, is picked by the

Week of June 1, 1984

Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the top choice in a special draft that the National

Football League hopes will someday siphon off the USFL’s best talent.

Music news -

Bruce Springsteen’s latest album -“Born

in the USA” is due in stores on Monday of

this week.

The Jackson’s tour, the most anticipated

pop music tour since the Beatles, will

begin June 30 in Lexington, KY. Ticket

prices for all concerts will be $30.

The Beach Boys, banned from last year’s

outdoor Fourth of July concert by Interior

Secretary James Watt, will return to the

nation’s capital for this year’s festivities.

Watt banned the group from the 1983

concert program in favor of Wayne

Newton, saying the band’s previous appearances attracted “the wrong element.”

Television news -

Richard Pryor will be hosting “Pryor’s Place” a children’s

show on CBS Saturday mornings.

Donna Reed will take mover the “Miss Ellie” roll in “Dallas.”

She replaces Barbara Bel Geddes after she suffered a heart

attack in March 1983.

Friday night television -

CBS - Dukes of Hazzard, Movie

NBC - The Master, Movie, Tonight Show

ABC - Benson, Webster, Blue Thunder, Matt Houston, Nightline, eye on

Hollywood

PBS - Washington Week, Wall Street Week

USA - Night Flight

Showtime - Rock of the ‘80’s

ESPN - Full Contact Karate, Speedweek.

Tonight Show -

Joan Rivers hosts with John Davidson, Sid Caesar and Betty Thomas.