Week of October 2, 1987

Unemployment slips to 5.8% - the lowest since 1979.

The Democratic-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee sends Robert H. Bork’s

Supreme Court nomination to the Senate floor with a recommendation that he be

rejected.

The Dow loses 91 points - the biggest loss ever in a day (so far). It was due to

jitters in the bond market.

The House votes to establish the Jimmy Carter National Historic site and

Preservation district in Plains, GA - his home.

Dr. W. Eugene Mayberry and Woodrow Myers Jr. - the two top members of

President Reagan’s controversial AIDS commission, quit after complaining about

internal turmoil and lack of Reagan Administration support.

U.S. military helicopters sink three Iranian patrol boats in the northern Persian

Gulf after they fired on an unarmed U.S. navy observation helicopter.

resign from the beleaguered PTL. He was asked to

assume control of PTL by founder James Bakker, who

announced that he had sex with a church secretary,

Jessica Hahn in 1980 and arranged to pay her money

to keep the encounter quiet. Amid later disclosures of

lavish salaries and bonuses given he and his wife,

Tammy Faye Bakker, the Assemblies of God removed

Bakker’s ministerial credentials in May for misconduct,

including alleged bisexual activities. Falwell believes Bakker will soon return.

Robert H. Bork refuses to abandon his hopeless campaign to win approval in the

Senate - saying, “I harbor no illusions” about his chances of being confirmed to

the Supreme Court.

conspiracy and mail fraud charges for allegedly giving a city

job to the daughter of a judge to influence her companion’s

divorce case.

Week of October 2, 1987

Vice President George Bush apologizes for a remark suggesting that the

expertise of Soviet military tank mechanics would be welcomed by U.S.

automakers in Detroit. “I wish I’d never said it.” Bush said his comment, made in

off-the-cuff remakes to reporters was meant to be humorous “but it’s not coming

out right… so, hey, give me a break. I didn’t mean anything by it.”

Hertz - the nation’s largest car rental firm will be sold to a group that includes

Hertz management and Ford Motor Co. Price is $1.3 billion.

playwright, former congresswoman and

ambassador. She was 84. Widow of Henry R.

Luce, founder of the Time-Life publishing empire.

Sports - Davey Johnson of the New York Mets

and Dick Williams of the Seattle Mariners say

they will give up their jobs after the 1988 season.

Top TV -

Cosby Show - 29.8

A Different World - 28.2

Growing Pains - 26.5

Cheers - 26.1

Moonlighting - 25.9

Golden Girls - 24.4

Who’s the Boss? - 24.0

Johnny Carson Anniversary - 23.8

Murder, She Wrote - 22.8

Family Ties - 20.9

60 Minutes - 20.7

Movie-Assault and Matrimony - 20.2

Amen - 18.7

My Two Dads - 18.6

Valerie’s family - 18.6

Movie-Case of the Murdered Madam -

18.1

227 - 17.6

Movie -Mistress - 17.5

Hooperman - 17.5

Dolly - 17.3

Week of October 2, 1987

Head of the Class - 17.1

Hunter - 17.0

Dallas - 17.0

Thirtysomething - 16.7

Perfect strangers - 16.3

Miami Vice - 15.9

Sunday night television -

CBS - 60 Minutes, Murder, She Wrote, Movie

NBC - Our House, Family Ties, My Two Dads, Movie

ABC - Movie, Spenser: For Hire, Dolly, Buck James

Fox - 21 Jump Street, Married With Children, Married With Children, Tracey

Ullman, Mr. President

PBS - Nature, Masterpiece Theatre, All

The World’s A Stage

Married With Children - Al shoots

Steve’s watchdog.

NBC Movie - Perry mason: The Case of

the Murdered Madam.” With Raymond

Burr and Ann Jillian.

long tour of Japan due to a cold.

Released this week - “Tunnel

of Love” from Bruce

Springsteen. It’s his first album

of new material since 1984’s

“Born in the U.S.A.”

MTV’s “Club MTV” goes into a

new season next month. The

dance music show is taped at

New York’s Palladium.

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe -

the Pet Shop Boys say they

will not tour in support of their

latest album “Actually.” They

Week of October 2, 1987

decided the venture would be far too expensive, because of the lavish production

planned. Sales of their first album - “Please” which featured their huge hit “West

End Girls” took the group by surprise. One of the new album’s highlights is “What

Have I Done To Deserve This” with guest singer Dusty Springfield.

Radio news - Transtar’s new format - “Niche 29” - signs-on with perhaps their

biggest affiliate - KUTE-FM Los Angeles. Paraquat Kelly and Cynthia Fox do

mornings - then the station is connected to the format which is satellite delivered.

from NBC. ABC says she and the new “Tom Snyder Show” will

build the new network. Catch them both evenings. NBC

Talknet personality Neal Meyers moves into Raphael’s 10pm-

1am slot.

At the movies -

Dirty Dancing

The Principal

Pesci

Guttenberg

Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco

Like Father Like Son

Fatal Attraction

In The Mood

Stakeout

Near Dare

Tambor

Week of October 2, 1987

Top albums this week in 1987 -

Bad - Michael Jackson

Whitesnake - Whitesnake

La Bamba - Soundtrack

Whitney - Whitney Houston

A Momentary Lapse of Reason - Pink Floyd

The Lonesome Jubilee - John Cougar Mellencamp

Hysteria - Def Leppard

The Joshua Tree - U22

Bad Animals - Heart

Bigger and Deffer - LL Cool J

In the Dark - Grateful Dead

Crushin’ - The Fat Boys

The Final Countdown - Europe

Duotones - Kenny G.

Who’s that Girl - Soundtrack/Madonna

Spanish Fly - Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam

Document - R.E.M.

Hold You Fire - Rush

Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue

Lost Boys - Soundtrack

Door to Door - The Cars

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi

Rapture - Anita Baker

Once Bitten - Great White

Coming Around Again - Carly

Simon

Richard Marx - Richard Marx

Hot Hits -

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

Carrie - Europe

Lost In Emotion - Lisa Lisa &

The Cult Jam

U Got The Look - Prince

I Heard A Rumour -

Bananarama

Week of October 2, 1987

Who Will You Run To - Heart

Didn’t We Almost Have It All - Whitney Houston

Bad - Michael Jackson

Paper In Fire - John Cougar Mellencamp

Casanova - Levert

Jump Start - Natalie Cole

Let Me Be The One - Expose

Causing A Commotion - Madonna

One Heartbeat - Smokey Robinson

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac

Mony Mony - Billy Idol

You Are The Girl - The Cars

Breakout - Swing Out Sister

It’s A Sin - Pet Shop Boys

In My Dreams - REO Speedwagon

When Smokey Sings - ABC

Top Country -

The Way We Make A Broken Heart - Roseanne

Cash

I Want To Know You Before We Make Love - Conway Twitty

Fishin’ In the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Right From The Start - Earl Thomas Conley

Love Me Like You Used To - Tanya Tucker

Shine, Shine, Shine - Eddy Raven

Little Ways - Dwight Yoakam

Am I Blue - George Straight

Top Videocassette rentals -

Crocodile Dundee

An American Tail

Black Widow

The Bedroom Window

From The Hip

Mannequin

The Mission

Light of Day