Week of May 23, 1987

President Regan greets the crew of the USS Stark in

Mayport Florida and told them and family members

that the attack on the frigate was a grim reminder of

the essential role the United States plays “in that

troubled, dangerous part of the world.” Thirty-seven

sailors died in the attack after two Iraqi missiles truck

the ship last week.

The Supreme Court, in an important victory for law

enforcement officials and the Reagan Administration,

riles that people accused of crimes may be denied

bail before trial if deemed dangerous to the

community.

President Reagan vows that he will not permit a

“barbaric country” like Iran to close down oil shipping routes in the Persian Gulf

and cause “economic havoc” around the world.

Former U.S. Ambassador Lewis Tambs testifies that White House aide Lt. Col.

Oliver L. North sent him to his diplomatic post in Costa Rica in mid-1985 with

orders to “open up the southern front” for contra guerrilla forces in neighboring

Nicaragua.

Tass reports that defense Minister Segei Sokolov and the Soviet head of air

defenses were removed after the Politburo denounced the military for allowing a

teen-age pilot to fly a light plane from the Baltic to the heart of Moscow. The pilot

was from W. Germany.

Former Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan is found not guilty of all grand

larceny and fraud charges after an eight-month trial. He’s the first Cabinet officer

indicted in office.

Attack by Iran? - President Reagan said he wants Iranians to ‘go to bed every

night wondering what me might do.” “I doubt that Iran would ever declare war on

the United States knowing what the inevitable consequence would be.”

Stephanie Petit (13) of Bethel park, PA. correctly spells staphylococci to win the

Week of May 23, 1987

space, says she’ll quit the astronaut corps and

join Stanford University’s Center for International

Security and Arms Controls.

Some 800,000 gather on and around the Golden

birthday.

The average price of gasoline should climb back

above the $1-a-gallon mark this summer, slowing

the growth of driving and resulting in a drop in

fuel use for the season.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell says that he doesn’t seen “an ounce of repentance” in Jim

Bakker and that the fallen PTL evangelist needs to come clean about a 1980

sexual encounter and his “homosexual problems.”

A Tornado levels the town of Saragosa, Texas. At least 29 died in the storm.

Sports -

Boston Celtic center Robert Parish is fined $7,500 and suspended for a game for

punching Detroit piston center Bill Laimbeer during a playoff game.

Tight game - Playoff - Boston defeats Detroit - 108-107. Detroit Piston Dennis

Rodman said the last five seconds were like a nightmare. “I wanted to cry…”

The Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 117-114 and take the Eastern

Conference championship.

Al Unser wins the Indy 500 for the fourth time. Mario Andretti, who led for almost

the entire race, faltered again.

Tom Brookshier ends his association with CBS-TV, where he

began as a pro-football commentator in 1975. For the past few

years, he was doing play-by-play. He got into hot water with CBS in

1983 when, doing a college basketball promotion during a football

telecast, he jokingly said of the Louisville basketball team: “They

have a collective IQ of about 40, but they can play basketball.” The

and John Madden; Dick Stockton and Terry Bradshaw, Verne

Lundquist and Dick Vermeil, Tim Ryan and Joe Theismann and Tim

Week of May 23, 1987

Brant and Hank Stram. Stram and Buck will return to CBS radio coverage of

“Monday Night Football.”

Entertainment news -

Director John Landis is found innocent of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths

of actor Vic Morrow and two child actors killed on the “Twilight Zone” movie set.

tussled with police during a raucous party at his

Hollywood Hills home. Apparently, it’s not the first time

complaints have come from neighbors, who claim Willis

plays his music loud. He was lead away wearing only

slacks and shoes.

Music news -

Toni Basil is co-directing and staging David Bowie’s

upcoming world tour. Ms. Basil was a choreographer

before her big hit “Mickey.”

U2 just finished five concerts at the Jersey Meadowlands.

Television news -

Bonafide fourth network - Fox Broadcasting will join the other three networks in

Nielson’s national ratings. It all begins July 11, when Fox introduces a full

Saturday prime-time schedule. Fox expects to have more than 10 hours a week

of programming in July.

Nun.” He was 57… of cancer.

Ted Koppel interviews Jim and Tammy Bakker on

“Nightline.” It was their first extended, live-TV interview since

they were barred from returning to their scandalized PTL

ministry by a new board headed by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.

Koppel’s first question - “Is it going to be possible for you to get through an

interview without wrapping yourselves in the Bible?”

Don’t miss “Sport Goofy in Soccermania” a new special on NBC.

On “Saturday Nigh Live” - Host Dennis Hoper with musical guest Roy Orbison.

Week of May 23, 1987

Thursday night television -

CBS - NBA Basketball playoffs

NBC - Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, L.A.

Law, Tonight Show, David Letterman

ABC - Our World, Jack and Mike, 20/20, Nightline

PBS - Mystery!

ESPN - Sportscenter, French Open Tennis, Australian Rules Football.

20/20 - Interview with Jimmy and Roselyn Carter.

Tonight Show - Johnny welcomes Gregory Peck.