Week of March 1, 1991

Iraq - ever closer to a cease fire - agrees to an immediate exchange of all

prisoners of war and to help locate its mines and booby troops in Kuwait. Later,

Iraq accepts cease-fire talks.

Thousands of refugees flee violence in southern Iraq as Republican guard

brigades loyal to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein blast their way into districts of

Basra.

President Bush - fresh from victory in the Persian Gulf, declares that it is time ‘to

put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict.

American war deaths are put at 89.

The body count is practically impossible - but it’s probable that tens of thousand

of Iraqi soldiers lie - waiting to be counted.

President Bush’s popularity surges in Europe - as the most visible leader of the

allied coalition in the Persian gulf - has brought him unprecedented praise in

Europe and floods of testimonials to his prowess at the helm of the 28-nation

alliance.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein proclaims that President Bush had ordered a

halt in hostilities only after Iraq’s Republican Guard had “broken the backbone” of

the coalition in fierce combat near Basra.

Four CBS television journalists are freed after 41

Bluff, Roberto Alvarez and Juan Caldera.

Cyanide-tainted Sudafed spawns fear in Washington

State - with the discovery of a sixth suspicious

package of the drug.

Retiring - Thomas W. Kelly - the general who

became known to millions of Americans through

televised gulf War pres conferences, bids farewell.

Rodney King is freed from jail - saying he obeyed

police

- lay down and took his beating. The LA DA

says there is not enough evidence to file criminal

charges at this time.

The Dow hits 3,000, then pulls back. Oh so close.

Week of March 1, 1991

At bookstores - “You’ll Never eat Lunch In This Town Again” by Julia Phillips.

Passing - Renowned dance teacher Arthur Murray. He was 95.

Tony Orlando records a sequel to his

1973 hit - “Tie a Yellow Ribbon” because

of the explosion of yellow ribbons in

support of soldiers in the Persian Gulf.

It’s called “With Every Yellow Ribbon.”

Now on Arista Records - Whitney

Houston “The Star Spangled Banner” as

performed at Super Bowl XXV.

Television news - Tom Snyder - now in

radio - will return to television - replacing

Bob Costas on his late night NBC

talkshow.

Friday night television -

CBS - Guns of Paradise, Dallas, Sons

and Daughters, America Tonight

NBC - The story Behind the story, Dark Shdows, Midnight Caller, Johnny Carson

ABC - Full House, Family matters, perfect strangers, Going Places, 20/20,

Nightline, Into the Night

Fox - America’s Most Wanted, Against the law

PBS - Washington Week, Wall St. Week

HBO - One Night Stand

Showtime - Richard Jeni: Crazy Form the heat

Into the night w/Rick Dees - Mary Frann Clifton Davis, Robert Urich, Allen

Murray.