Week of May 22, 1988
Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole warns fellow Republicans, “it would be an
embarrassment” to President Reagan if the senate fails to approve the medium-
range missile treaty by the time Reagan meets Soviet leader Mikhail S.
Gorbachev in Moscow next weekend. “The ball is in our court.”
The Soviet Communist Party gives Mikhail
Gorbachev , a mandate to pursue his policies for the
country’s radical political, economic and social
transformation despite wide-spread opposition within
the party’s own ranks.
A 17 year-old teenager who requested encyclopedia
information from 169 countries is suing the FBI for 50
pieces of mail that had been tampered with. Todd
Peterson said he wants to see his complete FBI file
and wants it erased. The lawsuit also seeks to stop the
mail tampering and asks for unspecified damages for violation of his privacy.
Palm Springs Mayor Sonny Bono says that a “family squabble” has led to the
firing of his mom and stepfather at his Palm Springs restaurant. The dispute was
with another man hired to take over the management duties.
Retail prices increase .4% in April. It’s on the heels of a .5% increase in March.
Sometimes mentioned as a running mate for VP
George Bush, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day
O’Connor rules out any possibility of taking the
Number two spot on the GOP ticket. “I most assuredly
am not considering any other position in or out of
government and do not expect to do so in the future.”
Jimmy Swaggart returns to the pulpit in Baton Rouge.
For two hours, the preacher wept, shouted scripture,
spoke in tongues, sang, danced, wept, hugged his wife
and asked for money.
The state of Maryland, the first state ever, bans the sale of Saturday night
specials. Presidential press secretary James Brady and 200 police officers from
5 states witnessed the signing ceremony.
In sports - the Atlanta Braves clean house as they fire manager Chuck Tanner
and replace him with minor league manger Russ Nixon. Also fired were coaches
Week of May 22, 1988
Willie Stargell, Bob Skinner, Al Monchak and Tony Baritrome.
Dies - Sammy Davis Sr. (87).
Dies - Tom Lewis - founder of Armed Forces Radio during WWII. As an army
colonel, Lewis used his contacts in the entertainment industry to build the
worldwide network from scratch. Married to actress Loretta Young 30 years
before divorcing in 1970.
In his new book Talking Straight, Chrysler Corp.
Chairman Lee Iacocca criticizes President Reagan’s
management style by saying he “delegated to a bunch of
stooges and then went off and rode horses.” Reagan is “a
warm and wonderful human being but is totally incapable
of focusing on any issue.” The book is due out next month.
Some bestsellers this week - “Rock Star” - Jackie Collins,
“Zoya” - Danielle Steel, “The Art Of The Deal’ - Donald
Trump, “Moonwalk” - Michael Jackson.
Television news - Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno reprise their roles in “The Incredible
Hulk Returns” - a two hour TV movie. Kate & Allie marks its 100th episode and
will feature an appearance of Susan St James’s 19 month-old son. ABC cancels
“Dolly” and “Spenser” and announces the return of Peter Falk as “Columbo” this
fall.
Top TV shows - The Crosby Show (21.2), A Different World (21.2), Cheers
(20.9), The Incredible Hulk Returns (20.2) Night Court (19.9).
CBS bags the 1992 Winter Olympics for $243 million.
MTV is home to “Remote Control” a sort of satire
of game shows. Some of the questions - “Name
the Italian lubricant that’s also Popeye’s girlfriend
(Olive Oyl). College students seem to love the
program.
Sunday night TV -
CBS - 60 Minutes, Murder She Wrote, Movie (My
Father, My Son)
NBC - Our House, Movie (Incredible Hulk Returns)
ABC - Disney: That’s Incredible Reunion, Meet the Munceys, Movie (Baby M)
Week of May 22, 1988
Fox - 21 Jump Street, America’s Most Wanted, Married With Children, It’s Garry
Shandling’s Show, Duel, Tracey Ullman
PBS - Nature, Masterpiece Theatre
USA - Tales of the Gold Monkey, Benny Hill, Mike Hammer, Cover Story, Robert
Klein
Nick At Night - Count Duckula, Laugh-In, Make Room For Daddy, My Three
Sons, Donna Reed, Mr. Ed, Lancelot Link, The Monkees
21 Jump Street - Close of the school
season means the squad is out of
work.
60 Minutes - Ed Bradley, Harry
Reasoner, Morley Safer, Diane Sawyer
and Mike Wallace.
That’s Incredible Reunion - With John
Davidson, Fran Tarkenton and Cathy
Lee Crosby
NBC Movie - The Incredible Hulk Returns .
Garry Shandling - Garry leaves comedy for a TV drama series. With Red
Buttons, Marty Allen
Pop music this week in 1988 -
Anything For You - Gloria Estefan &
The Miami Sound Machine
Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates
Jazz
One More Try - George Michael
Wait - White Lion
Electric Blue - Icehouse
Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) -
Samantha Fox
Always On My Mind - Pet Shop Boys
Two Occasions - The Deele
Wishing Well - Terence Trent D’Arby
Week of May 22, 1988
Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
Make It Real - Jets
Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
Dreaming - Orchestral Manoeuvres In
The Dark
Angel - Aerosmith
Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney
Houston
My Girl - Suave
Circle In The Sand - Belinda Carlisle
Top Hits in Britain -
Perfect - Fairground Attraction
Theme From S’Xpress - S’Xpress
Blue Monday 1988 - New Order
I Want You Back - Bananarama
With A Little…? She’s Leaving Home - Wet Wet Wet
Loadsamoney - Harry Enfield
Alphabet Street - Prince
Mary’s Prayer - Danny Wilson
I Want You Back ’88 - Michael Jackson/Jackson 5
Who’s Leaving Who - Hazell Dean
On the charts
Top albums this week in 1988 -
Faith - George Michael
Dirty Dancing soundtrack
More Dirty Dancing soundtrack
Bad - Michael Jackson
Now and Zen - Robert Palmer
The Hardline According to Terence
Trent D’Arby
Kick - Inxs
Let It Loose - Gloria Estefan & The
Miami Sound Machine
Save Amusement - Scorpions
Appetite For Destruction - Guns &
Roses
Tiffany - Tiffany
Hysteria - Def Leppard
Pride - White Lion
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son -
Iron Maiden
Week of May 22, 1988
Pebbles - Pebbles
Out of the Blue - Debbie Gibson
Top Country - “Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses” - Kathy Mattea, “I Told
You So” - Randy Travis, “What She Is (Is A Woman In Love) - Earl Thomas
Conley, “I’m Gonna Get You” - Eddy Raven, “Always Late With Your Kisses” -
Dwight Yoakam, “Goodbye Time” - Conway Twitty, “He’s Back And I’m Blue” -
Desert Rose Band, “Workin’ Man ((Nowhere To Go)” - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Top movie rentals -
The Untouchables
Adventures in Babysitting
Stakeout
The Princess Bride
Beverly Hills Cop II
Witches of Eastwick
Dirty Dancing
Less Than Zero
The Living Daylights
Music news - Former Temptations lead singer David
Ruffin is found guilty in a Detroit court of cocaine use
and is ordered to undergo substance abuse treatment.
Radio news - Transtar Radio Networks announces “Radio Kandy” - a syndicated
radio show featuring comedian John Candy.
WWKB, Buffalo is going all satellite oldies. Once known as top-40 WKBW, the
station has been oldies since 1983.
KIIS-FM’s Rick Dees is offering actor
Don Johnson a circumcision as a
wedding present. You see, recently,
Barbra Streisand said she wouldn’t
marry Johnson unless he was
Kosher. After checking prices at local
hospitals, Dees decided that $450
was a fair offer.
Week of May 22, 1988
Tom Cruise is signed to star in Oliver Stones’ “Born On The Fourth Of July.”
A pirated copy of “Platoon” is the most popular movie in Saigon.
Top movies at the Box Office - Willow, Friday the 13th part 7, Colors, Beetlejuice
and Shakedowm. Premiering this week is Sylvester Stallone in “Rambo III” and
Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee II.” Also playing - “Willow” - Val Kilmer Joanne
Whalley
Week of May 22, 1988