Week of November 23, 1990

election, steps down as prime minister. A challenge by

her party’s Michael Heseltine had left her seriously

wounded. She had been prime minister longer than

any other British leader in this century.

Britain’s next prime minister.

The U.N. Security Council authorizes

war to oust Iraq from Kuwait, giving

them until January 15.

In Geneva, President Bush proclaims he will work closely with

any country willing to appose Iraq. The President met with President Hafez

Assad of Syria, a country the Bush Administration has labeled a major supporter

of international terrorism.

Building forces as the U.S. sends 300 more warplanes to the Persian Gulf for

possible offensive action.

Medical - A federal study finds more people in the United States died in 1988

than in any one year on record as deaths caused by AIDS, homicide and

influenza rose while mortality from heart disease, stroke and cancer declined.

During the one-year period, there was a 20% increase in the death rate for AIDS,

8% increase for pneumonia and influenza. Death from heart disease was down

1.9%.

Largest takeover of U.S. company - Matsushita of Japan will buy MCA for about

$6.59 billion in cash.

Tate on the long-running “Bewitched” TV series.

Friday night television -

CBS - Uncle Buck, Baghdad Café, Over My Dead Body,

America Tonight

NBC - Penn & Teller: Don’t Try This At Home, Night

Court, Wings, The Main Event, Tonight Show, David

Letterman

ABC - Full House, Family Matters, Perfect Strangers,

Going Places, 20/20, Nightline, Into The Night

Week of November 23, 1990

Fox - America’s Most Wanted, Against the Law

PBS - Washington Week, Wall Street Week, Great Performances

Tonight Show - James Garner and Sara Hickman.

Yanni, Ronny Cox, Andrew Dice Clay.

Music news - Radio station WRQN, Toledo brings

on a consumer fraud lawsuit against Milli Vanilli.

The station sponsored one of their concerts last

spring. They seek $200 damages for each person

attending the concert.

MTV says it will not be airing Madonna’s latest hit -

“Justify My Love”. The video shows explicit scenes

of Madonna in bed with her boyfriend, Tony Ward.

This weekend, MTV kicks off a reunion of its first VJ’s - Alan Hunter, Mark

Goodman, Nina Blackwood, J.J. Jackson and Martha Quinn.

Marry - Mick Jagger to his longtime girlfriend, Jerry Hall.

for investigation of sexual battery in Los Angeles. His alleged

victim is a 25-year-old woman. The national Academy of

Recording Arts and Sciences stripped Pilatus and partner

Fabrice Morvan of their 1989 Grammy as best new artist after

it was revealed they did not sing on their hit “Girl You Know

It’s True.”

Milli Vanilli related - Two lawmakers in Massachusetts file a

bill to prevent singing groups from giving lip-sync

performances unless the audience is told.