Week of March 1, 1994

The Bosnian government and Croatian separatists - two of the parties in the

three-sided war - sign a peace agreement to form a federated state. The U.S-

brokered deal hopes that will put pressure on Serbs to reach a settlement.

U.S. jets attack six Bosnian Serb aircraft, shooting down four - to protect the no-

fly zone over Bosnia - imposed by the U.N.

President Clinton is on the road - trying to get support for rep. Dan Rostenkowski

in Chicago. He talked about crime and health care reform and praised the

lawmaker.

President Clinton reinstitutes a provision of U.S. trade law that will allow the U.S.

to retaliate against Japanese imports of Japan fails to open it markets to

American goods.

President Clinton appeals to PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and angry

Palestinians to resume peace talks with Israel, warning that a breakdown in

negotiations would “had a victory” to the Jewish extremist who massacred 48

worshippers in a West Bank mosque.

A federal jury in New York finds four militant Muslims guilty of conspiring to bomb

the World Trade Center - up to now - the worst terrorist hit in U.S. history. The

blast killed six and injured 1,000 back in Feb. 1993.

The shuttle Columbia soars through a clear sky and slips into orbit with five

astronauts who will oversee projects similar to ones planned later this decade for

a space station.

White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum resigns. It marks an end to a yearlong

tenure marked by controversy and accusations

involving Whitewater.

Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell

announces that he will not seek reelection this

year.

Hugh Rodham - brother of the First Lady - is

making a run for the senate in Florida. He’s

trying to unseat Republican Connie Mack

there.

Week of March 1, 1994

Wow - Oscar de la Hoya - the 1992 gold medallist wins his first title and defeats

Jimmi Bredahi in a TKO after 10 rounds.

Whitewater special counsel Robert Fiske Jr. subpoenas nine Clinton

Administration officials, including White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum.

After the massacre of 48 Palestinians last week - 400 youths chant, “Arafat,

Arafat, where is your peace”. Their anger was directed as much at Yasser Arafat

as it was at Israel and the Jewish settler who had gunned down the Muslims as

they prayed.

A judge in Singapore sentences Michael Fay of Dayton, OH - An American teen

to be flogged six times with a rattan cane and to spend four months in prison for

spray-painting cars and other acts of mischief.

Passing - In Mexico - Comedic

actor John Candy (43). Candy was

stricken with a heart attack during

his sleep and was found dead in his

trailer. The production of “Wagons

East,” in which Candy was playing

the drunken wagon master of an

1860’s prairie schooner heading the

wrong way, was suspended. He

most recently completed the Fox

television movie comedy, “Hostage

for a Day,” his directorial debut.

Sports -

Winter Olympics - Some are calling it the most exciting moment in Olympic

history -

- the gold-medal hockey game between Canada and Sweden - as it

went into double overtime! Sweden won the old medal on the second shot of

sudden death!

Wow - Silver medallist Nancy Kerrigan’s has lined up endorsement deals with

Campbell Soup, Disney, Reebok and Revlon.

Technology -

TCI announces that it has chosen Microsoft’s interactive TV system for field

tests.

Week of March 1, 1994

Vice President Al Gore says that the federal government will spend tens of

millions of dollars to help U.S. companies develop the computer chips of the

21 st

Century.

Grammy Awards -

Album of the year - “The Bodyguard” soundtrack

Record of the year - “I Will Always Love You” - Whitney Houston

Song of the year - “A Whole New

World” - Alan Menken, Tim Rice

Best new artist - Toni Braxton

Female pop vocal - “I Will Always

Love You” - Whitney Houston

Male pop vocal - If I Ever Lose My

Faith In You” - Sting

Rock vocal - “I’d Do Anything For

Love (But I Wont’ do that) - Meat

Loaf

Best rock song - “Runaway Train -

David Pirner

Best country song - Passionate

Kisses - Lucinda Williams

Best R&B song - “That’s the Way

Love Goes - Janet Jackson

Music news -

Overdose - Kurt Cobain, lead singer

for Nirvana, is rushed to a hospital in

Rome after collapsing into a drug-

induced coma.

Frank Sinatra is out of a Richmond, Va, Hospital - three hours after he was

wheeled into the emergency room following his collapse onstage as he was

singing “My Way.”

MTV’s Denis Leary wants to be in the movies. - and he co-stars in “The Ref.”

Rapper LL Cool J will play the title role of “Jimi” a historical fantasy film inspired

by Jimi Hendrix.

Television news -

Week of March 1, 1994

ABC decides to air the controversial “Roseanne” episode this week in which

Roseanne Arnold is kissed by another woman.

A four-volume “Tonight Show” set of episodes will be available on VHS beginning

in May. The collection includes the best of Johnny Carson form the

1960’s

through the ‘90’s.

Top TV -

Winter Olympics (Wed.) CBS - 48.5 million viewers

Winter Olympics (Fri.) - 44.1

Winter Olympics (Mon.) - 27.9

Winter Olympics (Tue.) - 24.9

60 Minutes - 23.4

Winter Olympics (Thurs.) - 23.1

Winter Olympics (Sun.) - 22.9

Winter Olympics (Sat.) - 22.8

Seinfeld - 17.0

Out for Justice - 15.3

Roseanne - 14.9

Hot hits this week -

The Power of Love - Celine Dion

Whatta Man - Salt-N-Pepa

So Much in Love - All-4-One

The Sign - Ace of Base

Cantaloop - Us3

Bump “n” Grind - R. Kelly

Gin and Juice - Snoop Doggy Dogg

Hey DJ - Lighter Shade of Brown

Mmmm Mmmm… Crash Test Dummies

You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube

Top R&B albums -

Doggystyle - Snoop Doggy Dogg

Music Box - Mariah Carey

Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton

Very Necessary - Salt-N-Pepa

12-Play - R. Kelly

Straight From Da Streets - Various

Lethal Injection - Ice Cube

Old School - Old School

The Bodyguard - Soundtrack