Week of November 1, 1988
Three bombs explode in northern India, killing at least 23 people and injuring 65.
Prime Minister Vitshk Shamir and leaders of his right-wing Likud Party expressed
confidence that they can form a government and began coalition talks with four
ultra-orthodox religious parties that own a total of 18 parliament seats.
The Labor Department announces that unemployment declined in October by
.1%.
Michael Dukakis and George Bush wrap-up their campaigning - Bush in Ohio
and Dukakis in St. Louis.
Tobacco heiress
Doris Duke
will put up the $5-million bail
Imelda Marcos needs to return to Hawaii and her husband,
deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
Music news-
MTV is doing a “Scrooge for a Day” contest where the lucky
viewer can be network president for a day. He or she will
select MTV videos, edit the news and chair programming
meetings, receive $25,000 in station advertising revenues
and a percentage of the daily “Scrooged” box-office take. It’s a tie in with
Paramount’s “Scrooged” starring Bill Murray.
Both Ringo Starr and his wife, Barbara Bach are under treatment for alcoholism
somewhere in the U.S.
Federal court - Singer-songwriter
Tom Waits
files a $2
million suit against Frido-Lay, claiming the snack company
used a sound-alike to promote of its new products. The
signing is heard on 30-second radio ads for “Salsa Rio”
Doritos.
Coming soon - “Musicians for Life” TV spots to raise AIDS
awareness. Look for Madonna, Los Lobos, and Julie Brown
on the first batch.
Television news -
Rupert Murdoch predicts that his Fox Broadcasting Co, which has lost more than
$100 million since it began in October 1986, will be earning money “maybe within
the next six months. The network currently only programs Saturday and Sunday
