Week of October 12, 1985

The Defense Department says it will test all 2.1 million military personnel in the

U.S. armed forces for AIDS. Those found with the disease will be treated, but will

not be forced to resign from the military.

Mayor Roger Hedgecock of San Diego announces his resignation, effective next

week. He was convicted on charges that he accepted illegal campaign

contributions in 1983. “I can no longer offer leadership for this task. It’s time for

the people of this city to elect someone else who can.”

A federal judge bars Eastman Kodak from manufacturing, selling or using its

instant cameras and film, ruling that the product infringes on five patents

currently held by Polaroid Corp. Kodak’s version of an instant camera was

introduced in 1976.

Glamour magazine names Don Johnson its Man of the

Year, saying he typifies “postmodern macho,” describing

him as “a vital, primal male with predatory eyes, a warm,

seductive smile and a stubborn ‘I’ll do-whatever-I-damn-

well-please’ three day stubble.” _

Actor Sean Penn is fined $100 and given a 90-day

suspended sentence after pleading no contest to

attacking two British journalists. He and wife Madonna

were coming out of a Nashville hotel, when the pair

approached for an interview.

Forbes magazine lists the wealthiest people in order: -

Sam Moore Walton (67) of Wal-Mart - $2.8 Billion ...

Henry Ross Perot (55) - $1.8 Billion ... David Packard (73)

- $1.5 Billion

Passing - Country-Western star Tex Williams (68). Biggest

hit - “Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette.”

Passing - Game show announcer and personality - Johnny

Olsen (75) - “Come On Down - You’re The Next

Contestant On The Price Is Right.” From a stroke. In 14

years, he never missed a taping of the program. Taped his last show October 2.

Also announced for “The Jackie Gleason Show’ in the 60’s.

CBS says it has reached an agreement with Loews Corp, under which they will

Week of October 12, 1985

acquire up to 25% of CBS’s stock. Chief Executive Larry Tisch will join the CBS

board

Bestsellers - “Texas” - James Michener, “Lucky” - “Skeleton Crew’ - Stephen

King, “Dancing In The Light” - Shirley MacLaine, “Elvis and Me’ - Priscilla Presley

A plane carrying Ray Charles and 27 others skids off a rain-slick runway while

landing in Bloomington, IN. Charles was treated for minor injuries. A local concert

had to be cancelled because the band instruments were trapped in the

wreckage.

100 of Rock Hudson’s close friends gather to say a final

farewell. The gathering, in the back of Hudson’s Beverly Hills

estate included Elizabeth Taylor, Susan St James, Robert

Wagner, Stephanie Powers, Carol Burnette, Lee Remick,

Tab Hunter, Esther Williams, Angie Dickinson and Roddy

McDowall. Hudson died last week.

Doris Day ends a 17-year battle with her former attorney

Jerome Rosenthal. A high court upheld the decisions of a

trial court that he acted improperly by investing several million dollars of hers in

ill-fated gas and oil ventures and hotels.

In sports - The Kansas City Royals beat the Toronto Blue Jays - producing an all

Missouri World Series as they’ll now face the St Louis Cardinals.

Ricky Skaggs wins the Country Music Of

Association (CMA) entertainer of the year

award... Male vocalist of the year went to

George Straight ... The Judds received

single of the year for “Why Not Me” and

won vocal group of the year ... Ann Murray

and Dave Loggins win for vocal duo of the

year and Reba Mcentire is voted female

vocalist of the year.

Franco Modigliani of the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology wins the 1985

Nobel Prize in economics for theories he

developed for personal savings and the

value of businesses.

Week of October 12, 1985

TV Ratings - The Cosby Show (30.7), Murder, She Wrote (24.9), Who’s the

Boss/ (24.8), The Long Hot Summer. Part Ii (23.8), Dynasty (22.5), Dallas (21.8),

60 Minutes (21.8), Love, Mary (21.5), Growing Pains (21.5), Toughlove (20.6),

Simon & Simon (20.2), Knots Landing (19.7), Crazy Like A Fox (19.6), NL

Championship Game 1 (18.8), Moonlighting (18.7), NL Championship Game 2

(18.5), Newhart (18.5), Hotel (18.3), Falcon Crest (18.0), Monday Night Football

(18.0).

Saturday Night TV - CBS - Airwolf, Movie ... NBC - Baseball Playoffs ... ABC -

Hollywood Beat, Lime Street, The Love Boat

Airwolf - Hawke sets out to find two aircraft designers - a father and son.

Saturday Night Live - Eddie Murphy does Buckwheat,

Gumby and Mr. Robinson. Musical guests - Robert Plant and

the Honeydrippers.

“60 Minutes” this week visits Mother Angelica - a Franciscan

nun who operated the Eternal World TV Network.

On the charts - “Take On Me” - A-ha, “Oh Sheila” - Ready For

The World, “Saving All My Love For You” - Whitney

Houston, “Dress You Up” - Madonna, “Lonely Ol’

Night” - John Cougar Mellencamp, “I’m Going

Down” - Bruce Springsteen, “Money For Nothing” -

Dire Straights, “Part-Time Lover” - Stevie Wonder,

“Cherish” - Kool & The Gang, “Dancing In The

Street’ - Mick Jagger/David Bowie, “Fortress Around

Your Heart’ - Sting, “Sunset Grill” - Don Henley

Top Country - “Meet Me In Montana” - Marie

Osmond with Dan Seals, “You Make Me Want To

Make You Mine” - Juice Newton

At the movies -

“Back To The Future’ - Michael J. Fox, Christopher

Lloyd

“Kiss Of The Spider Woman” - William Hurt

“After Hours’ - Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Thomas Chong

“Jagged Edge’ - Glenn Close, Jeff Bridges, Peter Coyote

“Silver Bullet’ - Gary Busey, Everett Mcgill