Week of October 23, 1987

The Senate rejects President Reagan’s nomination

vote.

President Reagan announces that Soviet leader

Mikhail S. Gorbachev will visit Washington for a

summit beginning Dec. 7 to sign a historic treaty to

abolish intermediate-range nuclear missiles.

In a somewhat surprising decision, President

Reagan nominates Douglas Ginsburg with one year

of experience as a judge, to the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Reagan bans all imports from Iran, including oil and cut off virtually all

U.S. exports that it receives.

The House votes for legislation requiring banks and other credit card issuers to

give consumers information about interest rates, financial charges and other fees

when they apply for cards through magazine advertisements, direct mailings or

telephone solicitations.

The Dow plunges156 points - its second biggest loss in history.

First Lady hurt - It’s revealed that Patti Davis will not

The FDA says clinical studies on the experimental

Alzheimer’s drug - THA have been halted after a number

of test subjects experienced changes in liver chemistry.

Doctors operate again on Jessica McClure’s injured right foot and officials said

the 18-month-old girl who spent 2 ½ days stuck in a well night lose the tips of two

toes nut not her entire foot.

The parents of Jessica McClure say that they have no plans to turn the child’s

58-hour ordeal in abandoned water well into a book.

Penthouse Magazine publisher Bob Guccione announces that he has agreed to

buy the Saturday Review magazine.

Week of October 23, 1987

Louis Cardinals 4-2 in game seven.

Bruce Matthews of the Houston Oilers sues the club and the NFL for $10 million.

He alleges that the league and the Oilers have conspired, in violation of antitrust

law, to prevent him from negotiating or signing with other NFL teams.

months pregnant. She’s married to the Eurythmics’ Dave

Stewart.

The Bee Gees single “You Win Again” is bombing on the

charts. It’s from “ESP,” their first album in six years. It’s doing

even worse on the national charts.

Just in time for Halloween - “Elvira” - mistress of the dark will

host NBC-TV’s “Friday Night Videos” this week.

On Saturday Night Live this week - Sean Penn is guest host

with musical guests The Pull and rap artist L.L. Cool J.

On HBO this week - “Billy Joel From Leningrad, U.S.S.R.”

Television news -

Don’t miss “The Search for Houdini,” a two-hour special on Halloween night.

Psychics will try to communicate with the legendary magician and escape artist

Harry Houdini. William Shatner hosts.

Did you see “Return of the

Titanic… Live?” The show

featured the live opening of a

satchel and safe from the

wreck of the famed ocean

liner.

Singer Sheena Easton will

replace actress Lorraine

Bracco in a four-episode

“Miami Vice. Ms. Bracco has

the flu.

Week of October 23, 1987

he has made over $1 million from remakes of his songs.

Two of them are currently on the pop charts - “Mony Mony”

- Billy Idol and “I Think We’re Alone Now” - Tiffany.

Amazing!!

Sunday night television -

CBS - 60 Minutes, Murder She Wrote, Movie

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

ABC - Disney Movie, Spenser: For Hire, Sunday Night

Movie

Fox - 21 Jump Street Werewolf, Married with Children, Tracey Ullman, Duet

PBS - Nature, Masterpiece Theatre

MTV - Cutting Edge Happy Hour, Young Ones, 120 Minutes

USA - Robert Klein Time

Showtime - The Rock ‘n’ Roll Summit

At the movies -

Fatal Attraction

Suspect

Prince of Darkness

The Princess Bride

The Sicilian

Like Father, Like Son

Someone To Watch Over Me

Baby Boom

No Man’s Land

Dirty Dancing