Week of June 15, 1990

Mikhail S. Gorbachev is facing mounting criticism about his economic and ethnic

problems and reforms. He’s losing momentum and acknowledged that the

country is in an acute crisis, but her argued at a party conference that the only

way out is to accelerate the changes, particularly the establishment of a market

economy.

President Bush suspends the 18-month-old dialogue with the PLO because they

did a no-no in Israel last month - trying to land on an Israeli beach. The attempt

was foiled.

An earthquake in northern Iraq kills 10,000 as entire villages are destroyed.

Coal miners with ax handles converge on the Romanian capital to hunt down

those involved in a deadly anti-government rally a day earlier. The miners were

called in by President Iliescu.

The death toll reaches 19 after a flash flood soared through parts of Shadyside,

Ohio. 18 are still missing.

The International Aids Conference opens in San Francisco as activists were -

active and 75 of them were taken into custody.

A man distraught over the repossession of his car walked into a finance office in

Jacksonville (Fla.) and began spraying everyone with gunshot. Eight died, five

are wounded and the gunman killed himself.

The Labor Department says that

consumer prices rose .2% in

May.

Music news -

exile and takes to the stage at a

benefit on the West Coast.

Madonna cancels the

Meadowlands portion of her

“Blond Ambition” tour because

of throat problems. The concert

will be resked.

Week of June 15, 1990

Television news -

Good Morning America beat “Today” for 24 weeks in-a-row and Co-host Joan

Lunden of GMA gets signed to a new 5-yearcontract.

Merlin Olsen is leaving NBC and will go to CBS for football coverage. Meanwhile,

NBC hires Pat Riley as an NBA commentator.

NBC and ABC will not run Burger King ads featuring characters out of “The

Simpsons” - a popular cartoon show from rival Fox. No cross-promotion of

competing programs is the reason.

Possible image problem - NBC is having trouble

with the image of a new show - The Fresh

Prince of Bel Air starring rapper Will Smith. With

all the 2 Live Crew controversy, there may be a

backlash. It’s not a rap show, but it’s a show

starring a rapper. Quincy Jones is the co-

executive producer.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Charlie Brown: The Wright Brothers at

Kitty Hawk, Normal Life, Jake and the Fatman,

Sporting Chance

NBC - Unsolved Mysteries, Singer & Sons, Dear

John, Quantum Leap. Johnny Carson, David

Letterman, Bob Costas.

ABC - Growing Pains, Head of the Class,

Doogie Howser, MD, Equal Justice, Nightline

Fox - Live! The World’s Greatest Stunts

PBS - The Metropolitan Opera Presents

CNBC- Morton Downey’s Jr’s Showdowg

At the movies -

Dick Tracy

Another 48 Hours

Gremlins 2

Back to the Future III

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!

The New Batch

Total Recall

Week of June 15, 1990