Week of October 8, 1987

Defiant - Robert H. Bork refuses to abandon his hopeless campaign to win

approval in the Senate for a seat on the Supreme Court.

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

Gulf after the Iranian boats fired on an unarmed U.s. Navy observation

helicopter.

lesbians and their political

supporters march on the White

House to demand increased

funding for AIDS research and

federal anti-discrimination

legislation.

Vice President George Bush,

saying America needs strong

and stable leadership instead of

“radical new directions,”

declares his candidacy for the

1988 Republican presidential nomination. “For seven years now, I have been

with a President and I have seen what crosses that big desk. And who should sit

at that desk? I am that man.”

President Reagan complains bitterly that the battle used to cripple the nomination

of Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court was ‘an ugly spectacle marred by

distortions and innuendoes and casting aside the normal rules of decency and

honesty.”

Racing the clock - 18-month-old Jessica McClure gets trapped some 22 feet

down an abandoned backyard well in Midland, Texas as exhausted rescuers drill

to within inches of her after pounding their way through solid rock with

jackhammers.

Labor Secretary William E. Brock announces his resignation to head Sen. Bob

Dole’s presidential campaign.

President Oscar Arias Sanchez of Costa Rica wins the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize

for developing and promoting a peace plan to end the guerrilla wars in Central

America.

Week of October 8, 1987

The Rev. Jerry Falwell and his board of directors resign from the beleaguered

PTL empire. Falwell cited Jim Bakker’s leadership of PTL as “the greatest scab

and cancer on the face of Christianity in 2,000 years.” He believes the Bakkers

will return soon.

Tass reports that a Soviet space capsule carrying a monkey returned to Earth as

scheduled but missed its designated landing place by thousands of miles.

boyfriend and the divorce court judge they are accused of

illegally influencing all pleaded innocent to federal conspiracy,

mail fraud and bribe-related charges.

John Zaccaro, husband of 1984 democratic vice presidential

candidate Geraldine A. Ferraro is acquitted of shaking down a

cable television company for the Queens cable franchise.

Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson apologizes to Mayor Edward

Koch for saying uncomplimentary things about New York City in a television

interview. On a taping of “60 Minutes,” Jackson was asked if he had ever lived in

New York. “No, wouldn’t eve try it,” said Jackson. Why? “Because people steal.

There’s no sense of neighborhood, consciousness and stuff.”

author and playwright. She was 94.

In Chicago - A blast of exhaust from a DC-9 jet blows down a

temporary wooden wall, shatters a window and bowls over two

travelers inside a Midway Airport terminal. Airport officials say

one man was trapped briefly under the collapses wall and

another who had been using a telephone attached to the wall

was pushed across a corridor into a nearby waiting room.

Neither was reported injured.

manager.

John McEnroe defeats Paul Annacone to win the AT&T Challenge at Atlanta.

Another week lost as the NFL players continue to strike.

Week of October 8, 1987

irreconcilable differences. She’s the daughter of

Motown king Berry Gordy.

Apparently, The Who will try a comeback next year, so

reports the London Daily Express, because, some of

the members need the money.

Fans of the Fat Boys threw rocks and bottles at police

and beat up a concert promoter as he tried to leave in

his 1985 Mercedes with the receipts after canceling a

performance by the rap group in Bakersfield, CA. The cream-colored car was

crushed and overturned. Looters pulled money and stereo equipment from the

car while several concertgoers beat the promoter - Marvin Adams of Hollywood.

It was unknown why the concert at kern County fairgrounds was canceled, but it

took 90 minutes after it was supposed to begin, to make the announcement.

New music show on CBS-TV - “Top of the Pops” - an adaption of the successful

British music series, debuted on Sept 25. Appearing so far, Bryan Adams, David

Bowie, Mr. Mister, Loverboy and Los Lobos. Look for Sting, Belinda Carlisle and

Santana this and next week. The music acts perform live on the program.

Television news -

ABC says it will air its final “Max Headroom” this

week. The series aired for six episodes last

season and was picked-up for fall, but not for

long.

USA Today reports Ted Turner is beginning

another cable channel - TNT - in March.

Larroquette introduces new comics.

CBS debuts “Popeye and Son” on Saturday mornings. Well blow me down!

Wednesday night television -

CBS - The Oldest Rookie, Head of the Class, Magnum, P.I., the Equalizer

NBC - Highway to Heaven, A Year in the Life, Bronx Zoo, Tonight, David

Letterman

Week of October 8, 1987

ABC - Perfect Strangers, Hooper, Dynasty, Late night - Capital to Capital

(Special) replaces “Nightline.”

PBS - Live from Lincoln Center

ESPN - Scholastic Sports America, Sports Karate

MTV - Closet Classics Capsule

Slap Maxwell - Slap suffers from a lack of confidence in this episode.

HBO - Movie - “Out of Africa” - Meryl Streep.

animal handler Jack Hanna.

At the movies -

Fatal Attraction

The Princess Bride

Surrender

Dirty Dancing

Someone to watch Over Me

Hellraiser

Man on Fire

Baby Boom

In the Mod

The Big Town

Week of October 8, 1987