Week of June 8, 1987

Iran Contra testimony - Fawn Hall tells the congressional Iran-contra committees

that Oliver North ordered her to alter certain documents and that files and logs of

telephone calls form the offices of the former national security aide were

shredded when the scandal broke last November.

shredding, altering and removing sensitive

documents form lt. Col Oliver L. North’s files to be

part of a cover-up as the Iran-contra scandal

unraveled last fall. “I use the word protect,” said Ms

Hall.

More testimony - Fawn Hall reveals that she slipped

documents under her clothing and smuggled them

out of the White House complex to her ex-boss

(Oliver North) on the day he was fired.

26 minute address in West

the barbed-wire and

concrete barrier cutting

through Berlin challenged

soviet leader Mikhail

Gorbachev to “tear down

this wall” to prove his

nation wants peace.

”There is one sign the

Soviets can make that

would be unmistakable,

that would advance

dramatically the cause of

freedom and peace.”

“General Secretary

Gorbachev, if you seek

peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you

seek liberalization, come here to this gate.” “Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr.

Gorbachev… Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”

Week of June 8, 1987

A Soviet television news commentator said President Regan’s challenge to

soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall was “taken right

from the Cold war time arsenals.” Commentator Viktor Glazunov told his

audience - “Moreover Ronald Reagan made a speech in west Berlin which by no

means can be called a specimen of new thinking. Unfriendly attacks on the

U.S.S.R. were taken right from the Cole war period arsenals.”

David Fischer, the President’s top personal aide from 1981 to 1985, receives full

immunity in return for his cooperation with the independent counsel investigating

the Iran-contra affair.

President Reagan withdraws a huge

sale of sophisticated anti-tank

missiles to Saudi Arabia in the face

of congressional opposition sparked

by concern for Israel.

President Regan, in a gesture of

harmony at the opening of the

annual seven-nation economic

summit in Venice, announces the

partial Lifting of U.S sanctions on

Japanese electronics goods. The

order was based on improvement

by Japan on just one type of

memory microchip - the d-ram chip

and that Japan had raised the

prices of these chips in overseas

markets. Reagan said that is action “is strictly proportional to progress to date.”

Weekly radio - President Reagan warns that pending Democratic backed trade

legislation “would damage our own prosperity and that of virtually the entire

world” by stifling trade at a time when U.S. compositeness is improving.”

Wholesale prices rose just .3% in May and the nation’s merchandise trade deficit

narrowed slightly to $13.3 billion in April.

General Motors says it is recalling 1.1 million 1983-1984 J-body cars such as

Buick Skyhawk and Chevrolet Cavalier and the 108,000 1985-86 Chevrolet

Spectrum cars to correct safety defects.

Week of June 8, 1987

Thousands of air traffic controllers decide overwhelmingly to form a new union in

a vote cast six years after President Reagan broke their 1981 strike and fired

those who walked off their jobs.

Cuban President Fidel Castro has agreed to release 348 current and former

political prisoners all jailed at least 10 years and allow them to immigrate to the

United States, The U.S. Catholic Conference said.

PTL’s new management seeks bankruptcy protection and blames it on defrocked

founder Jim Bakker, a “melting snowflake” PTL accused of breaking god’s laws

and disregarding man’s.

contra affair testimony. One article said - “the fact is that Hall’s

black-and-white jungle print blouse, her aquamarine eyes, her

willowy figure and her Farrah Fawcett-like hairdo logged as

much media time and words as all the shredding, altering and

hiding of documents she testified she did as secretary to her

boss, Lt. Col. Olivier North.” Hall herself is a little indignant that

she became an object of national attention. She especially

disliked being lumped with two other attractive women who gained notoriety at

the same time - Jessica Hahn and Donna Rice, who were part of sex scandals.

A Democratic operative says, “If she had been 53 and dowdy, no one would have

cared.”

Princeton University’s class of 1987 in the

commencement procession. “I did it” Shields told

reporters as she held her diploma. She majored in

romance languages with an emphasis on French. “It

was difficult at first. It was difficult for me because I

didn’t know anyone and everyone knew me,” said

the actress.

A Gallup Poll who asked 400 men what woman they

would most like to spend an evening with finds First

Lady Nancy Reagan on top Actresses Heather

Locklear and Raquel Welch tied for second.

The nation’s fertility rate dipped to a new low last year, with fewer than 65 births

recorded per 1,000 women of childbearing age, according to the Census Bureau.

The 1986 general fertility rate was 64.9 meaning there were 64.9 live births for

Week of June 8, 1987

every 1,000 women age 15 to 44. The general fertility rate peaked in 1957 at

122.7 births per 1,000 women in the 15-44 age group.

Technology - The Justice Department, citing potential misleading advertising,

orders the seven regional Bell telephone companies to stop promoting their credit

cards for long distance. Why? Because calls made on either card are routed over

the AT&T network, even if the regional firm’s customer subscribes to another

communications company for long distance service. The seven regional

companies, commonly called “Baby Bells,” were created in 1984 with the

dismantling of AT&T. Since the breakup, AT&T and the regional companies have

issued card with the same customer identification number.

Lakers 123 to 108.

their third Stanley Cup in four seasons, wins the

Hart Trophy given to the NHL’s Most Valuable

Player, for a record eighth consecutive time.

Frank Zappa from his schedule stint as guest

host. Producer John Scura says, “Every cell in

my body is telling me not to do this show.”

“I Want Your Sex” by George Michael and taken

from the Beverly Hills Cop II” soundtrack, has

three versions, some more tamed for radio play.

And, MTV rejected the first video cut of the song

- to racy. The original features a nude couple

embracing, a half-naked androgynous girl and lots of Madonna-lingerie-clad girls.

Speaking of Madonna - she’s in the middle of her “Who’s that Girl” world tour

’87.

Entertainment news -

Passing - Actress Geraldine Page - a best actress Oscar-winner last year in

“The Trip to Bountiful.” She was 62.

Week of June 8, 1987

Television news -

Former “Today” show producer Steve Friedman is named president of CTG

Entertainment. Word is, there’s a project being started with newspaper company

Gannett. Let’s see.

Cracks in the “Donahue” wall? - KCNC-TV

because of content. But, WBBM-TV in Chicago

is dropping the show because of poor ratings.

Cable News Network’s daily coverage of the

Iran-contra hearings - had that channel’s top

ratings during Fawn Hall’s testimony - about

1.3 million homes.

Thursday night television -

CBS - NBA Finals

NBC - Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Days

and Nights of Molly Dodd, L.A. Law, Tonight, David Letterman

ABC - Our World, Heart of the City, 20/20, Nightline

Fox - Late Show

PBS - Mystery!

MTV - Closet Classics Capsule, Basement Tapes

Nashville Network - You Can Be A Star

Molly Dodd - Molly confesses to a friend that she still has a thing for her ex-

husband.

Tonight - Dudley Moore joins Johnny Carson

David Letterman - Bob Newhart joins Dave.

At the movies -

The Believers

Witches of Eastwick

Catch the Heat

Secret of my Success

Ishtar

Predator

Harry & The Hendersons

Week of June 8, 1987

Platoon

Beverly Hills Cop

River’s Edge