Week of November 8, 1984

Back on agenda - President Reagan flatly rejects criticism of his programs and

pledges to extend his conservative agenda “into the next decade and next

century.” “I feel the people made it very plain they approve what we’ve been

doing and we’re going to continue what we’ve been doing.”

resignation - the first member of the Reagan Cabinet to

announce he will not stay for the President’s second term.

U.S intelligence believes now that the Soviet freighter

Bakuriani probably did not carry advanced warplanes to

Nicaragua. Nevertheless, the Reagan Administration

believe that the Marxist-led Sandinista regime in Nicaragua

is engaged in a massive military buildup, whether or not it

has received the high performance MIG-21 jet fighters.

President Reagan signals his approval of a CIA inspector general’s report

recommending discipline for those involved in preparation of a psychological

warfare manual advising U.S.-backed rebels how to neutralize Nicaraguan

officials.

Two astronauts in the space shuttle discovery complete history’s first space

satellite salvage mission. There’s one more to go. Both satellites it’s hoped, will

be stored in Discovery’s cargo for return to earth.

Wholesale prices, off for a third straight month, fell .2% in October. It’s the first

time in 17 years that prices have been down for three months running.

your courage, and thank you for you patience,” the

President told Vietnam veterans. “The war I Vietnam

threatened to tear our society apart and the political

and philosophical disagreements that animated both

sides continue to some extend. I believe that in the

decade since Vietnam, that before my days as

commander in chief are over, the healing will be

complete.”

A sniper dressed in combat fatigues and armed with a

high-powered rifle and a shotgun, kills one person and

wounds another near the University of Oregon’s

Week of November 8, 1984

Autzen Stadium, then shot himself to death.

Gov. Thomas Kean of New Jersey signs legislation making New Jersey the

second state in the nation requiring the use of seat belts in cars.

Geraldine Ferraro says she has no regrets and

“there’s nothing I would have done differently” in

her four-month campaign to the White House.

Fresh Air/Times Square - New York City approves

a $1.6 billion plan to revitalize the seedy Times

Square area by building four huge office towers, a

luxury hotel and a merchandise mart and

renovating nine historic theaters.

AT&T says it will vastly enlarge its digital network

and extend it overseas, mainly through the use of fiber-optics cables and

technology.

T’s autobiography. In it, Mr. T describes himself

as a Jekyll and Hyde personality and he always

carries a gun when he wears a suit.

Roll” kit the pleas for kids to be book-smart and

street smart. It’s being distributed to schools. Mr.

T is hot - not only is he seen in the popular “A-

Team,” he’s also has an animated children’s

series on Saturday mornings.

Medical -

Drug abusing mothers who are otherwise healthy

have spread AIDS to their babies, providing the

first documented evidence that carriers of the

suspected AIDS virus can pass it on to others

even though they have no symptoms, so say

researchers.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials says the vaginal sponge is “a

relatively safe product” for birth control.

Passing - Martin Luther King Sr. He was 84.

Week of November 8, 1984

Sports -

Terry Schoonover, making his second start on major auto tracks, is killed in a

wreck during the Atlanta Journal 500.

Entertainment news -

A federal jury in Boston orders the Boston Symphony

“cause foreseeable harm” when it canceled a series of

concerts featuring the British actress because of threats of

violence due to her support of the PLO.

Clara Peller - the “Where’s The Beef” lady on those

Wendy’s commercials has a blossoming career. She just

finished shooting the movie “Moving Violations.” Will there be more?

CNN says it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to let federal judges decide whether

to allow live TV coverage of the trials over which they preside.

Music news -

Inc. reduces its estimate of the number of

Broadcasting now says the new music

channel is reaching about 400,000 cable

households across the country. The company

offered no explanation for the discrepancy.

The channel says it may be reaching about 1

million homes with private satellite receiving

equipment (TVRO) setups. But cable

programmers rarely include these types of

viewers among their cable-TV subscriber counts.

After a two-year hiatus, the famed “Whiskey A-Go-Go” is back in business. No

live appearances for now and it’s opened three days a week. It’s a dance place

for now.

Michael Jackson gets a movie deal - Geffen Film Co. bags Michael Jackson for

a new movie. Jackson will begin work soon on the story and music for a dramatic

feature showcasing his acting, singing and dancing.

Week of November 8, 1984

Television news -

NBC will air “Fatal Vision,” based on the Joe McGinnis best-selling book about a

Green Beret doctor convicted of killing his pregnant wife and their two young

daughters. Look for the TV-movie, starring Karl Malden this Sunday night.

hosts with musical guests Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Thursday night television -

CBS Magnum, PI. Simon & Simon, Knots Landing

NBC - Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Curt, Hill

Street Blues, Tonight Show, David Letterman

ABC - Movie, 20/20, Nightline, Eye on Hollywood

PBS - The Nature of Things, Mystery!

Showtime - Gallagher

Cheers - Coach Ernie falls in love.

At the movies

Places In The Heart

Terminator

All of Me

Oh God! You Devil

Country

No Small Affair

Amadeus

Romancing the Stone

Teachers

Little Drummer Girl

Week of November 8, 1984