Week of June 8,, 1993

U. N forces attack Somali weapon sites...Secretary Of

send a reinforced infantry company of 300 troops to

Macedonia to join a U.N. observer force intended to

prevent the Balkan war from spilling over into another

former Yugoslav republic.

A settlement is reached that ensures satellite

broadcasters, microwave - relay TV systems and others

that have sought to compete against cable operators, will

now be able to buy programming owned or controlled by

those operators. Rivals complained for years that the industry refused to sell, or

drove up prices of programming such as VH-1, MTV, CNN and others.

The owners of the Boston Globe agree to sell the paper to the New York Times

for $1.1 billion. The sale ends family control of one of the last major independent

newspapers in the country.

and Woody Allen (57) share. In the brief - the judge said

Allen had “demonstrated no parenting skills that would

qualify him as an adequate custodian for children the

filmmaker sought.”

CBS sets August 30 as the premiere for David Letterman’s

move to the network...Burt Reynolds petitions for a divorce

from Loni Anderson... Ted Danson’s wife Cassandra

Danson files for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences...

After much ballyhoo, Phil Donahue cancels a show featuring former “Jeopardy!”

employees alleging game tampering and sexual misconduct. No guest could be

found to defend “Jeopardy’s” side in the allegations.

The U.S. Post office debuts its “Legends of American

Music” stamp series. The stamps include the

likenesses of Dinah Washington, Ritchie Valens, Bill

Haley, Clyde McPhatter, Otis Redding and Buddy

Holly.

Week of June 8,, 1993

musical “Follies.” Starred in “Night & Day” (1946) and “The Adventures Of Mark

Twain (1944).

Webb, who suffered a long debilitating respiratory illness, shot

himself to death - he was 77.

songwriter. Best known for “You Better Move

On” in 1962 (also recorded by the Rolling

Stones) and “Anna” (go with him), also

recorded by the Beatles. Alexander died

during a rehearsal in Cleveland (heart attack).

“Wiseguy” of aids.

take the Stanley Cup, beating the LA

Kings 4 to 1 in game 5...Wayne

Gretsky announces that he may be

retiring...Commissioner David Stern says the NBA has

cleared Michael Jordan of any wrongdoing amid

allegations that he lost ore than $1 million in gold bets.

On sale - Dell PC - 486SX/25MHZ with .28 dot pitch

color monitor, dual floppy drives, MS-DOS 5.0, 4 meg

RAM, 120 meg hard drive - $1422.95.

At the mart - Tombstone pizza (12 inch) - $2.99... Vidal Sassoon Shampoo -

$2.99...Murine eye drops - $2.99.

Premiering on TV - “Route 66” w/James Wilder and Dan Cortese - Tuesday night

(NBC)at 8:00. CNBC Tuesday -

Pozner/Donahue and Tom Snyder... On

A&E - “Shelly Berman at the Improv.”

Way Love Goes” - Janet Jackson, “Show Me

Love” - Robin S, “Have I Told You Lately” -

Rod Stewart, “Can’t Help Fallin’ In Love” -

UB40, “Six Feet Down” - Geto Boys, “Come

Undone” - Duran Duran, “Bad Boys” - Inner

Week of June 8,, 1993

Circle, “Three Little Pigs” - Green Jelly

Top Albums - “Janet” - Janet Jackson,

“Unplugged... and Seated” - Rod

Stewart, “The Chronic” - Dr Dre,

“Breathless” - Kenny G, “The Bodyguard”

- Soundtrack, “Love Deluxe” - Sade,

“Silver” - Soundtrack.

On a country road - “Should Have Been

A Cowboy” - Toby Keith, “Blame It On

Your Heart” - Patty Loveless, “That

Summer” - Garth Brooks, “Ain’t That

Lonely Yet” - Dwight Yoakam, “Tell Me

About It” - Tanya Tucker, “Trouble On

The Line” - Sawyer Brown, “Love On The

Loose, Hurt On The Run” - McBride &

The Ride.

Premiering at the movies - Jurassic Park with Bob Peck, Martin Ferrero, B.D.

Wong,

Samuel L. Jackson and Wayne Knight.

What’s Love Got To Do With It with Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne.