Week of June 22, 1989
Reformist General secretary Zhao Zlyang is fired from China’s Communist Party
and replaced with Shanghai party chief Jiang Zemin.
President Bush calls for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the desecration of
the American flag. “Flag burning is wrong… As President, I will uphold our
previous right to dissent, but burning the flag goes too far and I want to see that
matter remedied.”
The House votes unanimously for a tough package of economic sanctions
against China. They warned that the whole world is watching its suppression of
human rights.
The Supreme Court rules unanimously that the government many not band for-
pay telephone calls simply because they are sexually oriented.
The Supreme Court says murderers who are as young as 16 or who suffer
mental retardation may be put to death.
AIDS update - The FDA gives marketing approval to ganciclovir also known as
DHPG and r-erythropoietin, bringing to five the number of AIDS-related drugs
that have been made available before marketing to AIDS patients or to those
infected by the disease.
Raul Castro
admits that high-level Cuban
officials have been involved in the drug trade .
Sports -
Chris Washburn of the Atlanta Hawks becomes
the sixth player to be banned for life by the
NBA under the league’s anti-drug agreement.
A 225-page report says Manager Pete Rose
often be heavily on his team - the Cincinnati
Reds - sometimes as much as $2,000 per
game. Rose says he is not about to quit
baseball.
Technology -
Trend - The rapid growth of the home VCR market has created a fourth network
that will be a prime target for corporate-sponsored programs in the 1990’s.
Corporate America is spending $6 billion a year on video production as it
capitalized on VCR sales and satellite technology. The vast majority of Fortune
