Week of June 23, 1984

Launching of the space shuttle Discovery is aborted with only 4 seconds left in

the countdown when a computer reported a malfunctioning valve in the

propellant system.

freedom of 48 jailed Americans and Cubans and

says he wants to meet with President Reagan to

discuss his talks with Cuban President Fidel Castro.

So far, no word from the White House.

Meanwhile, The Supreme Court reinstates the

Reagan Administration’s authority to drastically limit

travel by Americans to Cuba.

The Reagan Administration says it has accepted a

Soviet proposal for reopening negotiations aimed at

banning anti-satellite weapons.

President Reagan denounces Black Muslim leader Louis Farrakhan’s recent

statements saying, “We have no room for hate and we have no place for haters.”

Walter F. Mondale gains a long-sought endorsement from Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy.

The Senate approves an anti-drunk driving package aimed at forcing states to

raise their minimum drinking age to 21 and enticing them to get tougher on drunk

driving.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank agrees to guarantee more than $500 million in

loans for a pipeline that would carry Iraqi oil directly to Red sea tankers,

bypassing the Persian Gulf, where attacks on oil tankers have become part of the

four-year-old Iran-Iraq war.

The Iraqi government announces that its air force planes hit and damaged four

ships near Iran’s oil-loading terminal at Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf.

Major banks increase the prime lending rate to 13% - the highest since October

1992.

Week of June 23, 1984

Burying the hatchet - Gary Hart meets with Walter Mondale, and they declare

themselves united by what hart termed a “profound fear of a second Reagan

term.”

Technology -

Deskpro series - Campaq Computer Corp unveils a new line of desk-top PC’s.

Priced between $2,495 and $7,195, they’ll all run software written for the IBM

personal Computer but operate on a faster microprocessor, the Intel 8086.

American Telephone & Telegraph enters the personal computer wars and unveils

the AT&T PC6300.

week. The category “strongly cautions” parents to give special guidance to their

children under 13.

more on shows such as “Late Night With David

Letterman.” He’s already had a successful six-month run

of his own mock kiddie comedy. Said the real Paul Rubins

- “I think part of my appeal is that it’s so borderline that

people can never tell whether Pee Wee’s for real or not.”

He’s writing a movie, “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure” for

Warners.

Music news -

Boy George gets his likeness installed at Madam

Tousaud’s waxworks museum.

Word has it that four record companies have signed exclusive deals MTV -

whose videos will be seen on MTV first - for 30 days - before anybody else.

MTV will not divulge which companies they are. David Benjamin, producer of

NBC’s “Friday Night Video” says they are a little upset. “Only 20% of the country

gets MTV, so all the rest of the loyal fans, who buy the group’s records and T-

shirts, are now suddenly second-class citizens when it comes to seeing their

videos.”

Sports -

commercial work he can’t afford to take that kind of pay cut.

The Supreme Court breaks the National Collegiate Athletic Assn’s

exclusive grip on televised college football games. The Court

Week of June 23, 1984

freed individual colleges to make their own television deals, which will mean

more games on television possibly in prime time.

Television news -

leaving the CBS network after 30 years. He’s

moving to PBS and is now looking for corporate

sponsors to underwrite the show. The show was

broadcast on weekday mornings from 1955-1982,

when it moved to CBS weekends. He’s leaving the

network in December.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - Movie

NBC - The A-Team, Riptide, Remington Steele, Tonight Show

ABC - Foul-Ups, Bleeps and Blunders, Three’s Company, Hotel, Hart to Hart,

Nightline, Eye on Hollywood

PBS - Nova, American Playhouse, Latenight America

ESPN - Sportscenter Horseshow Jumping, Racquetball

CBS Movie - Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls (1981) With Lisa Hartman,

Catherine Hicks, Veronica Hamel, Jean Simmons.