Week of May 8, 1986

The Soviet Union says that teams of workers were tunneling beneath the

Chernobyl nuclear reactor in an effort to avert a melt-through at the smoldering

plant.

Moscow - A release says six people died from radiation and burns received from

the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster.

The scientist in charge of clean-up

operations at Chernobyl says the danger

from the damaged nuclear reactor has

passed, while soviet television took

viewers inside a safety zone around the

plant.

The Democratic-controlled House Budget

Committee approves a fiscal 1987

budget that would increase taxes, put

tight restraints on defense spending and

generally freeze funds for domestic

programs at this year’s levels.

Lawmakers wish Prince Charles and

Princess Diana long lives after Charles

made a historic speech to the Japanese

parliament calling for closer East-West ties.

Marxist Ethiopia says its top relief official during the 1984-1985 famine has fled to

the United States with at least $300,000 in famine aid money.

Former Libyan Prime Minister Abdel-Hamid Bakoush, now in exile in Egypt says

ore than 300 Libyans died in the U.S. bombing raids last month and reports that

Moammar Khadafy’s “adopted daughter” was one of the casualties, were

fabricated. “Khadafy never had an adopted daughter,’ Bakoush said.

Sports -

Rod Carew - seven-time American League batting champion, says he has given

up hope of playing major-league baseball again. “I don’t have hopes of anyone

signing me.” Said Carew.

Week of May 8, 1986

Bernard J. Murray, the frenetic host of Limelight’s VIP room.

this week.

Entertainment news -

Passing - Stage and television actor

Herschel Bernardi - Best known for his

Broadway role as Tevye in “Fiddler on the

Roof.” He was 62.

Television news -

Joan Rivers is on a book tour for her book

“Enter Talking” and will appear on Chicago’s “Oprah Winfrey” show over WLS-TV

along with “Today” and “GMA.”

The late-night feud between Joan Rivers and Johnny Carson apparently

continues as Joan Rivers cancels her scheduled appearance on “Late Night With

David Letterman.” She says she’s just not feeling funny these days, so says her

agent.

single, lives with two cats and 15 fish. “Wheel of

Fortune” along with “Jeopardy” are two top syndicated

shows with a combined weekly audience of 42 million

people per week.

Talk show host Phil Donahue and a pro-nuclear activist

get into a fight at LaGuardia Airport after the protester

shouted that Donahue and his wife “ought to be

murdered.” According to a source - “the fists were

flying.”

Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca joins the ranks of celebrity-guest stars on “Miami

Vice.” He joins stars such as G. Gordon Liddy, Frank Zappa and Phil Collins who

have appeared on the series. Iacocca will play a Miami parks commissioner.

Week of May 8, 1986

Rex Reed will be flying into Chicago once a week from New York and

Showtime’s Bill Harris will be flying in From Los Angeles to do “At the Movies” -

Tribune entertainment’s new syndicated weekly movie review show.

distributorship in Los Angeles.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - The Orphan Animals of Tsavo, Movie

NBC - A-Team, Hunter, Stingray, Tonight, Late

Night W/David Letterman

ABC - Who’s The Boss? Growing Pains, The Joe

Piscopo New Jersey Special

Showtime - Barry Manila: The Concert at

Bienheim Place

HBO - Phillip Marlow Private Eye, HBO On Location: Howe Mandel

Late Night W/David Letterman - Anthony Edwards (Joan Rivers was scheduled).

At the movies -

Trouble in Mind

Pray for death

Wiseguys

Blue City

Sneak

On the edge

Violets Are Blue

Lucas

Fire With Fire

Last Resort

Out of Africa

3 Men and a Cradle

Salvador

Smooth talk

Sotto Sotto

Week of May 8, 1986

Week of May 8, 1986

Week of May 8, 1986