Week of October 1, 1985
Israeli warplanes bomb and destroy the PLO headquarters in Tunis, killing as
many as 60 people and injuring 100 others in retaliation for the Yom Kippur
slayings of three Israelis in Cyprus.
Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev arrives in France on
his first trip to the West since he took office in March and
said he hoped the visit will help lead to a return to détente.
He was greeted by President Francois Mitterrand when he
arrived to a state welcome.
In Paris - Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev discloses
details of a new three-point Soviet plan for reducing
superpower strategic arsenals by 50% and offers to talk
directly with France and Britain on reducing their
independent nuclear forces.
In face of a bomb threat, the Soviet embassy in Beirut is evacuated. Some 135
people, most of them women, departed in a convoy of four buses and four small
cars.
Islamic Jihad terrorists announce the execution of U.s. Embassy official William
Buckley, but the White House cannot confirm the report.
A policeman is fatally slashed with a machete and 58 other officers are wounded
in London street battles with hundreds of rampaging youths in the racially mixed
Tottenham section of North London
From Cape Canaveral - Atlantis, the newest shuttle, vaults into orbit on a secret
maiden voyage, carrying a crew of five and two jam-proof nuclear-hardened
military communications satellites.
The unemployment rate rose slightly in September to 7.1%.
Passing - Spy novelist Helen MacInnes (77) - whose 21
novels of international intrigue sold more than 23 million
copies.
Passing - Charles F. Richter (85) - whose name is known
for the earthquake scale he helped develop.
Week of October 1, 1985
New York City is equipping all classrooms with alcohol-dipped swaps and
providing custodians with rubber gloves to reduce the chances that AIDS will be
spread from infected children, the city‟s schools chancellor says.
California‟s lotto starts this week. Part of the proceeds will help public schools.
Technology - The FCC refuses to force cellular telephone manufacturers to
include a switch on each phone so customers could use either of the two
competing cellular systems serving a city. The ruling was seen as helping the
first cellular company to establish service n a community keeps its customers
once its competition arrives. Cellular systems are operating in many of the 90
largest communities in the United States.
Sports -
Boring game! - Darryl Strawberry homers in the 11 th inning
as the Mets beat the Cardinals 1-0.
Music news - Starship‟s “We Built This City” has a spoken-
word passage where a deejay touts a local San Francisco
rock station. That‟s the voice of Les Garland, now one of the
programming chiefs at MTV. RCA has supplied special tracks
without Garland‟s voice so local deejays can insert their own
spiels.
The recent farm Aid benefit at the Univ. of Illinois in Champaign raised $10
million. Organizer was Willie Nelson, who hopes mail-in pledges and retail sales
of farm Aid merchandise will bring in much more. Nelson notes that the toll-free
1-800-FARMAID phone lines will remain operational for once year.
Cable WTBS debuts a new video show. “Powerplay” is an hour-long compilation
of the hottest new clips of the week.
Net proceeds of the Dionne Warwick
recording, “That‟s What Friends Are For”
will be donated to a national organization
sponsoring AIDS research, according to
Arista Records. The track, which will
appear on Warwick‟s upcoming LP,
features vocals by Warwick, Stevie
Wonder, Elton John, and Gladys Knight.
The Song was written by Burt Bacharach
and Carole Bayer Sager, who also
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produced the recording. The single version is scheduled for release in a few
weeks.
Radio news - Howard Stern is fired from his
afternoon show on WNBC, New York. Stern, who was
making $5,000-a-week, held a press conference with
his agent Don Buchwald, which Stern prefaced by
saying, “I have a reputation for nobody knowing how I
feel. I am genuinely upset over this, mostly because I
didn‟t know it was coming.” “Had I known it was in the
works, I could have sat down with management and
worked things out.” WNBC radio v/p and general
manager John Hayes Jr. said, “Over the course of
time, it became obvious that there were a number of
areas where we disagreed on the direction of his
show.” “There were plenty of opportunities (for Stern)
to understand our position on different elements.”
Stern joined WNBC in August 1982 from WWDC-FM Washington. Asked
whether a listener campaign of any size could reinstate Howard Stern on WNBC,
Hayes said “no.” Stern said his immediate plans include writing a diet book,
possibly to be titled “Dirty Howie.”
Entertainment news -
Passing - Rock Hudson (59) - First
celebrity to reveal he had AIDS.
Passing - Nelson Riddle (64) - arranged
for singers such as Judy Garland, Frank
Sinatra, Nat King Cole and scored hits on
his own including “Route 66.”
Passing -Simone Signoret (64) - one of
the great actresses of the French cinema. Of cancer.
Passing - Charles Collingwood (68) - CBS newsman.
Television news -
On CBS Saturday mornings - “Hulk Hogan‟s Rock „N Roll Wrestling.” The series
presents cartoon version of Hulk Hogan and other caricatured stars of the World
Wrestling Federation in confrontations. Other regular characters include Rowdy
Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and Mr. Fuji.
Week of October 1, 1985
“Spenser For Hire” starring Robert Urich, is the first TV series shot entirely in
Boston. The series is based on the suspense novels by popular Boston author
Robert Parker.
Tom Snyder joins KABC-TV Los Angeles as a “special correspondent” for its
non-news programs.
New Fall Season - NBC is on top with a 19.3, beating CBS by 1.9 rating points.
HBO is sticking to its announcement of last May, and will begin scrambling of all
four of its HBO and Cinemax satellite feeds beginning Jan. 15. This will prevent
those with satellite TVRO systems from receiving the signals, but once
scrambled, HBO plans to market its signal to TVRO viewers. HBO will charge
$12.95 for one channel or $19.95 for both.
Week of October 1, 1985
Friday night television -
CBS - Twilight Zone, Dallas, Falcon Crest
NBC - Misfits of Science, Miami Vice, Tonight Show
ABC Webster, Mr. Belvedere, Diff‟rent Strokes, Benson, Spenser For Hire,
Nightline
HBO - Phil Collins: No Jacket Required concert, Pee Wee Herman Show
PBS - Washington Week, Wall St. Week
Tonight Show - Loni Anderson, Tim Thomerson and animal trainers Delia and
Mark Owens.
Top Rock Album Cuts -
You Belong to the City - Glenn Frey
We Built This City - starship
Lonely O‟ Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
After the Fire - Roger Daltrey
Lovin‟ Every Minute Of it - Loverboy
One Night Love Affair - Bryan Adams
And We Danced - The Hooters
Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
One World - Dire Straits
Week of October 1, 1985
Hot Hits -
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
Take On Me - A-Ha
Oh Sheila - Ready for the World
Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder
Dancing in the Street - Mick Jagger & David Bowie
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Miami Vice Theme -Jan Hammer
Dress You Up - Madonna
Lonely O‟ Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
Cherish - Kool & The Gang
I‟m Goin‟ Down - Bruce Springsteen
Fortress Around Your Heart - Sting
Freedom - Wham!
Cry - Godley & Crème
Don‟t Lose My Number - Phil Collins
Lovin‟ Every Minute Of It - Loverboy
I‟m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down - Paul Young
Four in the Morning (I Can‟t take anymore) - Night Ranger
One Night Love Affair - Bryan Adams
The Way You Do The Things You Do/My Girl - Hall & Oates
Top Albums This Week -
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
Songs From The Big Chair - Tears For Fears
The Dream of Blue Turtles - Sting
Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
Reckless - Bryan Adams
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
Greatest Hits Vol. 1 & II - Billy Joel
Heart - Heart
Scarecrow - John Cougar Mellencamp
Back to the Future - Soundtrack
Make It Big - Wham!
Theatre of Pain- Motley Crue
Emergency - Kool & The Gang
Like a Virgin - Madonna
Hunting High and Low - A-Ha
Who‟s Zoomin‟ Who - Aretha Franklin
Boy in the Box - Corey Hart
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Ready for the World - Ready for the World
Rock Me Tonight - Freddie Jackson
Secret of Association - Paul Young
World Wide Live - Scorpions
7 Wishes - Night Eanger
Around the World In A Day - Prince & The
Revolution
Top movies this week -
The Jagged Edge
Agnes of God
Invasion USA
Back to the Future
Plenty
After Hours
Maxie
Kiss of the spider Woman
Compromising Positions
Pee-Wee‟s Big Adventure
Ten Wolf
Cocoon
The Journey of Natty Gann
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Creator
The Stuff
Silverado
Day of the Dead
Commando
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Week of October 1, 1985