Week of June 23, 1990

International rescue workers

poor into Tehran, Iran as they

struggle to dig out survivors of

an earthquake. Nearly 29,000

are believed dead with 400,000

homeless.

A wildfire in Santa Barbara, CA

destroys 567 homes and injures

40. It’s the most destructive

Southern California fire in at

least 30 years.

In New York - Thomas Camerlengo is charged with the decapitation of a 73 year-

old couple. The bodies of Tony and Ann Camerlengo were found in their

basement. Their heads were found in a nearby storm drain. A handle of a bow

saw was found in the home.

At Mayor Marion Barry’s drug and perjury trial in Washington, jurors view

videotape - showing the mayor picking up a pipe allegedly loaded with crack

cocaine, light it, and then take a hit. Within minutes, the tape showed plainclothes

police and FBI agents burst in for the arrest.

In sports - The last place Atlanta Braves fire manger Russ Nixon and replace him

with General Manager Bobby Cox.

baseball - signing a five-year $23.5 million contract with

the Oakland Athletics. Although he has missed 16 games

this season, Canseco has 20 home runs, 50 RBI’s, 12

steals and a .307 batting average. He’s the only player

ever to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases in the same

season.

Paul McCartney performs a concert in front of 50 thousand

in Liverpool. He told the crowd; “We’re going back through

the mists of time to a place they call the 60’s.”

The Today Show brings back former co-host Joe Garagiola as a third anchor and

Faith Daniels as news anchor. The Today show trails ABC’s Good Morning

America in the ratings. GMA received a 4.0/21 share and Today - 3.3/17.

Week of June 23, 1990

Bestsellers include “The Burden Of Proof” - Scott Turow, “Message From NAM” -

Danielle Steel, “Men At Work” - George F. Will, “Barbarians At The Gate” - Bryan

Burrough/John Helyar, “Don’t Shoot, It’s Only Me” - Bob Hope with Melville

Shavelson.

Chuck Berry’s estate in Wentzville, MO is raided by police. Seized are several

plastic bags of marijuana, an undisclosed amount of hash, $122 thousand, porn

videotapes, slides and books, two rifles and a shotgun. Berry told reporters he

has never used cocaine. No charges were filed. Officials say that none can be

filed until the evidence is reviewed.

The three year-old FOX-TV network stuns its rivals by selling two-thirds more

advertising than CBS for the up-coming TV season. Agency execs say Fox has

been successful with the 18 to 34 group with such hits as “Married With Children

and “In Living Color.” It will be the first full season Fox will broadcast five nights a

week.

hospitalized after falling through a trap door

on stage. Wahlberg suffered bruises on his

chest and cuts on his arms and mouth after

crashing through the unsealed trap door.

Bruce Springsteen gives permission to let 2

Live Crew to use the melody line from his

“Born In The USA” for the

group’s new single

“Banned In The USA.”

The controversial rap

group has had their latest

album “As Nasty As They

Wanna Be” banned in

Florida.

Unway Carter is charged with three counts of rape and two

other related felonies in connection with comedian Sam

Kinison’s girlfriend. The crime occurred in Kinson’s Hollywood

home who was asleep at the time. Carter was acting as a bodyguard for the

comic.

Week of June 23, 1990

At the mart - Heinz Kosher Dill Spars - 24oz jar - $2.10 ... Boneless London Broil

- $2.69lb ... Boneless half hams - $2.98lb ... Popsicle six pack - $1.35 ... A-1

steak sauce - 10oz bottle - $2.69.

TV Ratings - Cheers (15.1), Roseanne (15.0), The Cosby Show (13.9), Empty

Nest (13.8), 60 Minutes (13.6), The Golden Girls (13.5), Seinfeld (13.4), Coach

(13.4), Married With Children (13.4), A Different World (13.3), The Simpsons

(13.3), Unsolved Mysteries (13.2), In Living Color (12.6), Rescue 911 (12.5), LA

Law (12.2), She Knows Too Much (12.2), 20/20 (12.2), Murphy Brown (12.1), Full

House (12.0).

Tuesday Night TV - CBS - Rescue 911, Movie ... NBC - Matlock, In The Heat OF

The Night, Quantum Leap ... ABC - Who’s The Boss, The Wonder Years,

Roseanne, Coach, Thirtysomething ... FOX - No schedule.

to Winnie goes to someone else by

mistake.

Roseanne - a repeat of the Halloween

show where everyone in the family tries

to scare everyone in the family.

Quantum Leap - Sam becomes a

southern lawyer in 1957, defending a

black housekeeper accused of killing her

employer/lover.

week in a cliffhanger. The crew has to

decide whether to save Captain Picard at

the expense of humankind. It’s the first

time any Star Trek season, old or new -

ends the season in a cliffhanger.

Top Country - “Love Without Men, Amen”

- George Straight, “The Dance” - Garth

Brooks

Week of June 23, 1990

New Kids On The Block, “It Must Have Been Love” -

Roxette, “Poison” - Bell Biv DeVoe, “Do You

Remember?” - Phil Collins, “Ready Or Not” - After 7,

Your Shelter” - Taylor Dayne, “Children Of The Night”

- Richard Marx, “Sittin’ In The Lap Of Luxury” - Louie

Louie, “Notice Me” - Nikki, “U Can’t Touch This” - MC

Hammer

Top Albums -

“Step By Step” -

New Kids On The Block, “Please Hammer

Don’t Hurt ‘Em” - M.C. Hammer, “I’m

Breathless” - Madonna, “I Do Not Want ...

Haven’t Got” - Sinead O’Connor, “Poison” -

Bell, Biv Devoe.

At the movies -

Robocop 2 - Peter Weller, Nancy Allen

Dick Tracy - Warren Beatty

Total Recall - Arnold Schwarenegger

Another 48 Hours - Eddie Murphy, Nick

Nolte

Gremlins 2 - Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates,

John Glover