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the White House. And it looks like the

President will endorse a five-year $5

billion research program sought by

Canada to reduce acid rain.

It’s reported that President Reagan’s proposal for aid to Nicaraguan rebels has

strong popular support in Central America and the understanding of political

leaders there.

President Regan’s policy in Central America suffers a setback as the House

narrowly defeats his request for $100 million in aid to the Nicaraguan rebels.

The manufacturer of three major drug products - Contac, Dietac and Teldrin -

ask retailers to remove the capsules form shelves after “several” discoveries of

tampering in Texas and Florida.

South Africa - Tens of thousands attending an anti-apartheid memorial ceremony

in a black township in Cape Province, and a strike brought Port Elizabeth to a

near standstill as blacks remembered their dead.

Jerry Falwell begins a TV talkshow tour to promote his

book, “If I Should Die Before I Wake,” which advocates

replacing the 1.5 million abortions (U.S. figures) each year

with 1.5 million adoptions.

An Air Force C-9 carrying Nancy Reagan slipped into some

mud as it prepared to taxi down a runway in Atlanta, but the

First Lady and the other passengers were not injured.

It’s reported that gold worth more $75 million reportedly

disappeared form the inventories of the Philippine national

treasury in the seven years after President Ferdinand e.

Marcos took direct control of the processing and

distribution of gold mined in the Philippines.

Deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes warns

television technicians not to use their “fishing pole” microphone extensions in the

Oval Office anymore or face being barred from picture-taking sessions. The

fishing poles - microphone-tipped booms that can be extended over and beyond

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reporters and photographers - can pick up the remarks the President or his

visitor are making that are not generally audible. The President has had his

problems with off-the-cuff remarks that have been relayed by microphones that

he was not aware of.

The government announces design changes in U.S. currency aimed at thwarting

counterfeiters, the first substantial modifications in the nation’s currency in more

than half a century. The changes are coming just in time. Government officials

say a new generation of copying machines, capable of producing high quality

color reproductions, already is beginning to show-up in offices. The first new

notes will enter circulation in 15 to 18 months.

The United States suffered a record $1777.7-billion deficit in the broadest

measure of its foreign trade last year, as the country became a net debtor for the

first time in 71 years. Up until 1982, the country enjoyed a surplus in the current

account because American investment earnings overseas were enough to cover

deficits in merchandise trade.

The British Royal Family says that Prince

Andrew will marry a childhood friend with red

hair and freckles called “Fergie.” Andrew said

they have known each other since they were 4

or 5, “but we only really noticed each other fairly

recently.”

Sports -

retirement from the NFL. The

Raiders’ All-Pro defensive

said -“I’m not the player I

once was and I’d just as soon

go out now before I try to do things that I can’t do anymore.”

He will concentrate on his acting career. Alzado will be 37 in a

few weeks.

Let the Goodwill Games begin - Scheduled for July 5-20 in

more than 3,500 athletes from 50 nations in 18 sports. It’s all

Ted Turner’s baby. While watching the 1984 Olympics from LA on TV, Turner

was struck with the inspiration that he could create summer games that would be

better than the Summer Olympics. Turner’s WTBS and a network of independent

TV stations will televise 120 hours of Goodwill Games competition.

Week of March 15, 1986

Yoko Ono and her band perform to 15,000 in Budapest, Hungary. Among other

songs, she sang “Give Peace A Chance” and “Imagine.”

Saturday night television -

CBS -Airwolf, Movie

NBC - Gimme a Break, facts of Life, Golden Girls, 227, Remington Steel,

Saturday Night Live

ABC - Redd Fox Show, Benson, Fortune Dane, The Love Boat

MTV - The Scorpions in concert

SNL - Griffin Dunne hosts and also appearing: Roseanne Cash, Penn & Teller.

At the movies -

Down and out in Beverly Hills

Naked cage

Crossroads

Knights of the City

Delta Force

F/X

Hannah And Her Sisters

The Color Purple

Wildcats

Pretty In Pink

Murphy’s Romance

Kiss of the Spiderwoman

Highlander