Week of June 1, 1992
President Bush makes another pitch for a balanced-budge amendment to the
Constitution - saying that “a spending riptide has us drowning in debt, dragging
us further out to sea.”
Ross Perot tells supporters that his undeclared presidential candidacy has
changed the political landscape. Perot offers a combination of tax cuts and loans
for small business and tougher trade policy to create more jobs at home.
The House gives approval to a $270.5 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal
1993 that would cut President Bush’s proposed military budge by $10.5 billion.
Two women - Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinsten are elected to the Senate in
California.
The Dow hits 3,400 for the first time.
Unemployment climbs to 7.5% - a 8 year high.
Democrat
Bill Clinton
buys 30 minutes of prime
time Friday night on NBC-TV. It’ll be the first of
what his campaign says, of “America Speaks”
town hall meetings.
A coroner rules that the death of a woman who
inhaled carbon monoxide last month with the help
of Dr. Jack Kevorkian was a homicide.
In a response to former Soviet President Mikhail
S. Gorbachev’s criticisms of the Russian
leadership, President Boris Yeltsin accused him
of triggering tensions and threatened to take
steps to prevent such attacks in the future.
Sports -
Monica Seles wins her third consecutive French Open title - this time defeating
Stephi Grag.
Entertainment news -
“Crazy For You” gets best musical. “Guys and Dolls” took four awards. Gregory
Hines got top musical acting for his portrayal of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton in
“Jelly’s Last Jam.”
Week of June 1, 1992
Music news -
Denver songwriter Crystal Cartier sues Michael Jackson over his “dangerous”
album saying she wrote the title song in the winter of 1985 and produced and
record it in Oct. 1990. She seeks $40 million.
Guns ‘N Roses conducts its first cable-TV pay-per-view concert - this one from
Paris, France. Joining the boys - Steven Tyler and Joe Perry from Aerosmith.
On Saturday Night Live - a repeat with Linda Hamilton and musical guest Mariah
Carey.
William Shatner hosts An Evening at the Improv on A&E.
Looks like the team of Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric is beginning to take hold.
The Today show has beaten rival GMA in three of the past four weeks.
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
(Stormin’
Norman) signs a three-year deal with CBS
as a host.
Campaign on MTV - “Rock the Vote.”
Monday night television -
CBS - David Rules, Brooklyn Bridge, Jake
and the Fatman, 48 Hours,
NBC - Basketball NBA finals, Jay Leno
ABC - The Wonder Years, Growing Pains,
Doogie Howser, Anything But Love, Civil
wars, Nightline
USA - McGyver, Murder, She Wrote,
Movie
Nick at Nite - Looney Tunes, F Troop, Superman, Get Smart, Dick Van Dyke,
Dragnet, Alfred Hitchcock, Lucy Show, Green Acres, Mork and Mindy
Jay Leno - Harrison Ford, Jon Secada, Star Jones.
At the movies -
Lethal Weapon 3
Sister Act
Alien3
Far and Away
Encino Man
Basic Instinct
