Week of March 27, 1990

Armed Soviet paratroopers break into a psychiatric hospital in Vilnius to arrest 20

army deserters who had taken shelter after Lithuania declared its independence

several weeks ago from the Soviet Union.

The Savings and Loan industry, battered by losses in junk bonds and real estate,

lost $6.5 billion in the fourth quarter and $19.2 billion, the worst loss ever for the

industry.

President Bush proclaims the government “on a wartime footing to find a cure for

AIDS” and urges an end to discrimination against AIDS sufferers in the

workplace. “... Tonight like every night, the lights will burn late in Bethesda and

Atlanta as a group of American pioneers work to solve this problem. If they do - I

should say, when they do - it will be one of the greatest things our nation could

do for the world.”

The Sandinista government agrees to give full control of the armed forces to

President-elect Violeta Barrios de Chamorro when she takes office April 25. The

accord will allow her to cut the army’s ranks.

AT&T enters the credit card market this week with

its “Universal Card.” It’s a combination calling card

and credit card that will give customers a host of

free services, including buyer, rental car insurance

and warranty extensions on products purchased

with the card. The company says customers who get the card this year and

continue to use it at least once a year will not be charged annual fees.

Ray Calletano on “Hill Street Blues.” He was 58.

Passing - stage director John Dexter (64) ... during

heart bypass surgery

After 26 years - this is the last for John Palmer at NBC

news. He is set to host a new syndicated series “Only

Thursday” for King World.

“TV Marti” begins transmissions from Florida to Cuba

this week. Cuban officials blocked the transmission after 38 minutes and accused

the U.S. of engaging in aggressive activity. TV - channel 13 could clearly be seen

in the Havana area until the jamming began. The station is designed to be a TV

Week of March 27, 1990

version of Radio Marti, which has provided news

and entertainment to Cuba since 1985. The channel

13 signal is beamed from a balloon, dangling 10,000

feet above Cudjoe Key off the South Florida Coast.

Television sports - CBS fires Brent Musburger. He’ll

do his last NCAA championship broadcast this week.

On ABC’s “Good Morning America” - Joan Lunden conducts

when his movie director, Stephen Hopkins, abruptly yanked

the earplug from his ear and ordered him back on the movie

set - live. Later, Hopkins issued an apology saying

“Sometimes I get a bit carried away. Unfortunately, I

interrupted your interview and I apologize for that. And I kind

of humiliated Ruben, too, on national television, which is kind

of a dumb thing to do.”

CBS correspondent Charles Osgood and New York City soul

DJ Hal Jackson are named to the National Assn of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

leaves the group to concentrate on a solo career.

At record stores now - the new LP/CD - “Violator”

by Depeche Mode, featuring the hit “Personal

Jesus.” Depeche Mode is Alan Wilder, Andy

Fletcher, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan.

Bestsellers -

The Bourne Ultimatum - Robert Ludlum

Bitter Sweet - LaVyrie Spencer

Devices and Desires - P.D. James

The Bad Place - Dean R. Koontz

Oh, The Places You’ll Go@ - Doctor Seuss

The Scions of Shannara - Terry Brooks

Secrets About Men Every Women Should Know - Barbara DeAngelis

Means of Ascent - Robert A. Caro

Megatrends 2000 - John Naisbitt/Patricia Audburdene

Wealth Without Risk - Charles J. Givens

Barbarians At The Gate - Bryan Burrough and John Helyar

Liar’s Poker - Michael M. Lewis

Week of March 27, 1990

At the 62nd annual Academy awards - some Oscar winners:

Best Picture - “Driving Miss Daisy

Best Actress - Jessica Tandy - “Driving Miss Daisy”

Supporting Actor - Denzel Washington - “Glory”

Supporting Actress - Brenda Fricker - “My Left Foot”

Best Director - Oliver Stone - “Born on the Fourth Of

July”

Screenplay/Original - Tom Schulman - “Dead Poets

Society”

Screenplay/Adaptation - Alfred Uhry - “Driving Miss

Daisy”

Original Song - “Under the Sea” by Alan Menken,

Howard Ashman

Trends in modeling - agencies say that demands for

female models over 40 years old are their fastest growing

segment due to aging baby boomers. Older models can

wear almost any clothes - “except swimsuits,” says one

agency. “A younger body simply looks better in them.

Forty-five-year-old flesh doesn’t look like 25 to30-year-old

flesh.”

Disney getting into the restaurant business? - The

company announces it will open its first fast-food restaurant April 21 in Southern

California. Alongside the restaurant, the company will open one of its Disney

Stores. A Disney source says the restaurant concept will be rolled out slowly.

Lethal Weapon 2

Field of Dreams

Parenthood

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Turner and Hooch

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

because his is getting too old to keep ignoring his

health. “Yea, I’ve cleaned up my act a little bit.

Turning 36, partying too much and grabbing my

heart made me think it’s time to be good. I wanted

to hold out at least until the turn of the century.”

Week of March 27, 1990

Joseph Hazelwood, the man who captained the oil tanker

Exxon Valdez - the tanker involved in one of the worst oil

spills in U.S. history. The segment will be broadcast this

week on “Saturday Night With Connie Chung.”

Hazelwood has granted no media interviews until now.

Lucasfilm Inc files a $300 million trademark infringement

suit against Luke Sky walker of the group 2 Live Crew.

The suit says the lead singer has tarnished the image of the “Star Wars”

character that bears a similar name.

NBC debuts a new comedy starring Robert Mitchum this Saturday - “A Family

For Joe.” He portrays a homeless man who poses as grandfather to four orphans

to keep them together. Carol Burnette gets a shot at a series. Her “Carol &

Company” will air the same night.

The Rev Jessie Jackson is set to debut his own TV talk show “Voices of America

with Jesse Jackson” in September. The politics-oriented show has at least one

station signed - WBAL-TV in Baltimore.

Janet Jackson’s new single “Alright”

debuts on MTV this week and you can

now buy it in stores.

Thomas DeBarge of the Debarge family

band is sentenced to 2 1/2 to 20 years in

prison on a charge of possession with

intent to deliver cocaine. It was his

second cocaine-related conviction in four

years.

The Cosby Show

Funniest Home Videos

Roseanne

60 Minutes

Different World

Cheers

Golden Girls

Empty Nest

Wonder Years

Week of March 27, 1990

L.A. Law

CBS - 48 Hours, Island Son, Knots Landing

NBC - The Cosby Show, A Different World, Cheers, Grand, L.A. Law

ABC - Father Dowing Mysteries, The Young Riders, PrimeTime Live

Fox - No schedule

PBS - The Louvre, Mystery!, Manacled Mutineer

A&E - Stacy Keach at the Improv, Heroes, Eagle & The Bear

Discovery - Orphans in the Wild, Prime Time Primates, Vietnam: The 10,000 Day

War

The Cosby Show - Sondra and Elvin leave the twins with Denise and Olivia.

A Different World - Dwayne and Ron make a commercial.

Cheers - Woody misinterprets Sam’s advice concerning Kelly.

real father.

Pop music this week in 1990 -

Escapade - Janet Jackson

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

Love Will Lead You Back - Taylor Dayne

I’ll Be Your Everything - Tommy Page

Don’t Wanna Fall In Love - Jane Child

All Around The World - Lisa Stansfield

Price of Love - Bad English

Here and Now - Luther Vandross

I Go To Extremes - Billy Joel

Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) - Technotronic

Keep It Together - Madonna

Just A Friend - Biz Markie

I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins

C’mon and Get My Love - D Mob/Cathy Dennis

No More Lies - Michel’le

Sometimes She Cries - Warrant

All My Life - Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville

Sacrifice - Elton John

Heart of Stone - Cher

Love Me For Life - Stevie B

Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O’Connor

Week of March 27, 1990

Top country single -

Hard Rock Bottom Of Your Heart - Randy Travis

Top Albums -

Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul

...But Seriously - Phil Collins

Rhythm Nation 1814 - Janet

Jackson

Pump - Aerosmith

Cry Like A Rainstorm - Howl Like

The Wind - Linda Ronstadt

Soul Provider - Michael Bolton

Nick of Time - Bonnie Raitt

Cosmic Thing - Alannah Myles

Girl You Know It’s True - Milli Vanilli

Storm Front - Billy Joel

More albums -

Jane Child

Shake Your Moneymaker - The

Black Crowes

Labour of Love II - UB40

Every Dog Has Its Day - Salty Dog

Enuff Z ‘Nuff

Alannah Myles (features Black Velvet)

The Road To Hell - Chris Rea

Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz

At the movies -

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

McGovern

Baldwin

Todd Graff, Julia Campbell

Week of March 27, 1990

Janet Suzman

Sedgwick, Raymond Barry, Jerry Levine, Frank Whatley,

Caroline Kava, William DeFore