Week of October 28-31, 1998
President Clinton welcomes new Colombian President Andres Pastrana during a
ceremony on the White House South lawn. Clinton hailed him as a leader “with
the will and the courage for peace.’
U.S. officials report that America’s economy expanded at a better-than-expected
rate at a healthy
3.35% annual rate.
The space shuttle
Discovery rockets into
space from Cape
Canaveral - but this
one has a special
person - legendary
astronaut
John Glenn
(77)- and now, the
oldest person ever to
go into space.
Despite a 23-year-old
presidential ban on
assassinations - the
Clinton administration
believes it has a legal
right to use deadly
force against terrorist
leaders such as
Osama bin laden - a
legal right to use self-
defense.
President Clinton grants an election-eve interview to Tavis Smiley of BET.
Consumer confidence dips to a two-year low.
Technology -
Amazon.com says its loss widened in the third quarter - losing $24.7 million - or
49 cents a share. It’s spending lots of money on advertising.
E-Bay Inc, one of the few profitable Internet companies says its earnings climbed
ninefold in the third quarter.
Week of October 28-31, 1998
Radio news -
Art Bell
- who does a national overnight show
- returns to the air - two weeks after he
abruptly signed-off. He then cited a “threatening
terrible event” - but gave no clues upon his
return.
Music news - On Fox - don’t miss “KISS Live:
the Ultimate Halloween Party” as Gene
Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter
Criss perform from Dodger Stadium.
Entertainment news
-
A polo pony that stumbled throws actor Tommy
Lee Jones over its head and then stepped on
him. Jones said he was a little soar.
Television news
- On “Saturday Night Live” -
John Travolta hosts with
Neve Campbell
.
Don’t miss “Penn & Teller’s Sin City
Spectacular” on FX.
William Shatner hosts AMC’s “Halloween
special “Hollywood Ghost Stories” about
hauntings in Hollywood.
The Fox Family Channel announces two new
companion networks - The Boyz channel and
The Girlz Channel.
Wednesday night television -
CBS - The Nanny, Maggie Winters, To have &
To Hold, Chicago Hope, Dave Letterman
NBC - Dateline NBC, 3
rd
Rock From the Sun,
NewsRadio, Law & Order, Jay Leno
ABC - Dharma & Greg, two Guys, drew Carey, Secret Lives of Man,
20./20,
Nightline
Fox - Beverly Hills 90210, Party of Five
WB - Dawson’s Creek, Charmed
Pax - Touched by an Angel, Dr Quinn, Diagnosis Murder, Father Dowling
PBS - John Glenn, American Hero, Charlie Rose
MTV - R.E.M. Concert, True Life
