Week of May 8, 1990

The House approves landmark legislation that would require large employers to

grant workers unpaid leave to care for newborn babies and seriously ill family

members or to recover from sickness - up to 12 weeks a year.

The U.S. and Iran agree to settle more than 2,000 financial disputes that have

been a major irritant to relations between the countries since the 1970 Islamic

revolution. These are claims by Americans, mostly businessmen and other

private citizens, against the Iranian government.

Suspected Communist guerillas shot and killed to U.S. Air Force enlisted men

outside Clark Air Base near Manila.

It’s time to secede - Baltic republics Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania join forces in

their effort to go independent.

President Bush says he will name U.S. district Judge Robert C. Bonner to head

the DEA.

The FBI has arrested two Colombians on charges of conspiring to purchase

stolen U.S. stinger missiles to shoot down Colombian government helicopter

being used in the war against drugs down there.

has underestimated the extent of the nation’s

drug problem - and cites a new study that says

2.2 million Americans use cocaine.

A predawn fire killed one navy officer and injured

a dozen sailors aboard the guided-missile

destroyer Conyngham - off the North Carolina

coast. The fire was in the main engine room. It’s

the first major navy mishap in months. The ship

was left for hours without any communications

and was dead in the water.

Visa USA and Mastercard International agreed to

abandon a national debit card venture to settle charges by 14 states that they

schemed to monopolize the emerging market.

Music news -

Rapper Luther Campbell who leads the controversial “2 Live Crew’ says the

music industry has failed to come to his aid. “When the stores say they’re going

Week of May 8, 1990

to take my albums out, the record companies should say, ‘OK, then you’re not

going to get the next Michael Jackson or Madonna record,’” said Campbell.

The RIAA unveils a standardized advisory log for albums containing explicit

lyrics. The logo was developed in response to parents complaints over offensive

lyrics - especially those from groups such as 2 Live Crew. The logo reads like

More 2 Live Crew - Also, Luther Campbell can not use the name “Luke

Skyywalker” because of a suit brought on by movie maker George Lucas.

Michael Jackson is honored by BMI in its first “Michael Jackson Award.’ The

award recognizes an individual who has had an important impact on

contemporary culture and who has in a measurable way made an uplifting

contribution to society - so says BMI.

Thursday night television -

CBS - 48 Hours, Falcon Crest, Knots Landing

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

Carson

ABC - Father Dowling Mysteries, Twin Peaks, PrimeTime Live, Nightline

PBS - The Living Planet, Mystery!

Disney Channel - Ol’ Blue Eyes is Back (Frank Sinatra concert)

Johnny Carson - John Larroquette, Mark Schill.

Television news -

- but there were protesters inside and

outside the studio. The musical guest

was supposed to be Sinead O’Connor.

SNL performer Nora Dunn boycotted

the show, saying she didn’t want to

perform on the same show as Clay.

But wait, later in the week, Sinead

O’Connor pulls out of the show, saying

she did not want to appear on the

same program as Clay.

Now on home video - Walt Disney’s

“The Little Mermaid” - just $16.99 after

$3 rebate. (VHS Tape).

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was 58. She was also a pilot

who won the Powder Puff

Derby airplane race in 1970.

Passing - Charles Ferrell - who

played straight man to the

wacky misadventures of “My

Little Margie” back in the

1960’s. He was 89.

Comic Relief ’90 - telecast by

HBO did $4.7 million in pledges.

It was again hosted by Billy

Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams.

Mattel didn’t like it when a couple who called themselves Barbie and Malibu Ken

stripped down - almost to their bare essentials on a recent Phil Donahue show.

They are really Michael and Saundra Cherwenks and they better change the

name of their act - now!

NBC is planning to

offer its affiliates a

24-hour news

service. Stations

would use the

material as part of

their own local

newscasts or as

separate newscasts

to stand on their

own - it would be up

to the station.

At the movies -

Pretty Woman

Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles

Tales from the

Darkside

Spaced Invaders

Week of May 8, 1990

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