Week of June 1, 1988

Summit - President Reagan addresses Soviet university students, saying that

freedom fuels progress. “The key is freedom - freedom of thought, freedom of

information, freedom of communication.”

Amid hugs and smiles, Ronald

Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev

wind-up their fourth summit by putting

into force the historic INF treaty

heralding as opening a new era of

nuclear disarmament and boasting of

a more steady improvement in

superpower relations.

Goodbye Moscow and on to London -

President Regan and Soviet leader

Gorbachev part company in the heart

of the Kremlin.

Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev says that there will be no changes in his

country‟s human rights policies despite President Reagan‟s emphasis on this

issue during the Moscow summit. Both summed up the summit though, by

agreeing they had moved superpower relations „from a dangerous track to a

safer one.”

Hailed by fanfare and cheering crowds, president Reagan savors London‟s

pageantry-filled tribute to his performance at the Moscow summit and a toast

from prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as “one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.”

Washington - President Reagan ends his journey to the Kremlin in good spirits.

He told a red-white-band blue welcome home ceremony that his Moscow summit

signaled a “momentous” event in East-West relations.

The Federal Home Loan Bank Board announces a record $1.35 billion cash

payout to shut down two insolvent savings institutions in Costa Mesa, California -

the biggest U.S. cash bailout to date.

Three freight cars packed with explosives blow-up at a railroad station 65 miles

south of Gorky, killing at least 68 and injuring 230 in Russia.

Week of June 1, 1988

More than 5,000 people gather to honor the memory of Robert F. Kennedy

standing on a hillside overlooking his grave. He was assassinated 20 years ago

this week.

Chrysler Corp. Chairman Lee A. Iacocca has a new

book: out this week is “Talking Straight.”

A wide theory that human AIDS viruses originated in

recent years from related viruses harbored by African

green monkeys has been refuted by new data which

shows distinct differences in the molecular structure of

the human and monkey viruses.

Sports - Basketball - It‟s the Los Angles Lakers Vs.

The Detroit Pistons in the best of seven. Catch it on

CBS-TV this week.

New York Yankee Manager Billy Martin is suspended

for 3 games and fined $1,000 for throwing dirt on an umpire.

Technology -

IBM unveils seven new personal computer models designed to plug holes in its

product line and to combat growing inroads into its business by other PC makers

such as Compaq. The new PC‟s include three desktop models built around Intel‟s

top-of-the-line 80386 microprocessor chip

Consumer Reports takes a swipe at the Suzuki Samurai, one of the hottest on

the American car market. The magazine said it is giving the Japanese four-

wheel-drive vehicle its first “not acceptable” rating in a decade because of what

the group said were basic design flaws that can lead to deadly roll-over

accidents.

Touring - Whoopi Goldberg “Living on the edge

of chaos.” Don‟t miss it.

Music news -

It was bound to happen - MTV has tightened its

playlist of videos.

Run D.M.C. releases their fourth album - “Run‟s

House.” Currently, Run-D.M.C is headlining a

tour that features jazzy Jeff and the Fresh

Week of June 1, 1988

Prince and Public Enemy.

Debbie Gibson seems to be

moving out from under Tiffany‟s

shadow. She has her fourth top-

10 hit which is one more than

Tiffany.

Entertainment news -

Bruce Willis has his appendix

removed during emergency

surgery. The actor who‟s 33, is

resting comfortably.

Television news -

On “Saturday Night Live” this

week - Carl Weathers with

Robbie Robertson and the

BoDeans musical guests.

ABC says the cancellation of “Slap Maxwell” on the network has to do with a rift

between the show‟s producer and Dabney Coleman, not the network.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - Basketball, Houston Knights

NBC - Movie, Tonight Show

ABC - Who‟s the Boss? Perfect Srangers, Moonlighting, Thirtysomething,

Nightline

PBS - Nova, Discover, Frontline

A&E - Comedy Break, the Age of Kennedy, Movie

Frontline - Who pays For AIDS?

Top hits in Britain -

With a Little…/She‟s Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet/Billy Bragg

Perfect - Fairground Attraction

Got To Be Certain Kylie Minogue

Circle in the sand - Belinda Carlisle

Somewhere In My Heart - Aztech Camera

Check This Out - L.A. Mix

The King of Rock „n roll - Prefab Sprout

My One Temptation - Mica Paris

Week of June 1, 1988

Top Album Rock Cuts -

Ship of Fools - Robert Plant

Black and Blue - Van Halen

The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby & The Range

Lost In You- rod Stewart

The Flame - Cheap trick

Rhythm of Love - Scorpions

Rooty Toot Toot - John Cougar Mellencamp

Roll With It - Steve Winwood

I Know You‟re Out There Somewhere - Moody Blues

Too Much Ain‟t Enough Love -Jimmy Barnes

Tear It Up - Robin Trower.

Top Albums -

Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Faith - George Michael

Bad - Michael Jackson

Open Up And Say… AHH! - Poison

Hysteria - Def Leppard

Let It Loose - Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine

The Hardline According To Terence Trent d‟Arby

Scenes from the Southside - Bruce Hronsby & The Range

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden

More Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

Kick - INXS

Pebble - Pebbles

Hot Hits -

One More Try - George Michael

Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz

Together Forever - Rick Astley

Everything Your Heart Desires - Hall & Oates

Foolish Beat - Debbie Gibson

Piano in the dark - Brenda Russell Feat. Joe Esposito

Make It Real - The Jets

Don‟t Want to Live Without you - Foreigner

Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

Week of June 1, 1988

Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson

Circle In the Sand - Belinda Carlisle

Wait - White Lion

The Valley Road - Bruce Hornsby &

The Range

Alphabet St - Prince

Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys

The Flame - Cheap Trick