Week of September 9, 1989

Former President Ronald Reagan undergoes

successful surgery in Rochester, MN to drain a collection

of old blood on his brain - an apparent result of his

horseback riding accident several months ago.

President Mikhail S. Gorbachev promises that the

Kremlin will submit to parliament a series of emergency

measures tin invigorate the economy and combat

shortages.

Soviet Communist Party populist Boris Yelstin says that

the possibility of a coup in his country is “pretty

unrealistic” and that predictions of civil war growing out of violence among the

restive soviet minorities is “a scarecrow” designed to frighten people.

Around 16,000 East Germans arrive in Hungary from Czechoslovakia and head

straight for the Austro-Hungarian frontier and freedom in the West.

Some top-selling books -

Clear and Present Danger - Tom Clancy

California Gold - John jakes

Polar Star- Martin Cruz Smith

The Russia House - John le Carre

The Joy Luck Club - Amy Tan

It’s Always Something - Gilda Radner

All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten - Robert Fulghum

Toxic parents: overcoming their hurtful legacy and reclaiming your life - Susan

Forward

A Brief History Of Time - Stephen W. Hawking

On Television - President Bush tells the nation’s

school children that saying no to drugs “won’t make you

a nerd.” From a speech originating from the White

House library, President Bush called drugs an “equal

opportunity destroyer.” “They have no conscience. They

don’t care where the money comes from. They just

murder people. Young and old, good and bad, innocent

and guilty - it doesn’t matter. For too many, drugs mean

death.”

Week of September 9, 1989

Moscow accuses fellow Warsaw Pact ally Hungary of taking “an unusual step” in

letting more than 10,000 East Germans cross the border to West Germany.

Manhattan Borough President David N. Dinkins

shatters Mayor Edward Koch’s hope of a historic fourth

term in office and wins the democratic primary and takes

a major step to becoming New York City’s first black

mayor.

El Salvador’s leftist guerrillas hand the government a

proposal for an indefinite cease-fire in exchange for

major political reforms to bring an end to their country’s

decade-long civil war.

Louisville KY - A former employee armed with an AK-47

rifle opens fire in a printing plant, killing seven people

and wounding 16 before fatally shooting himself in the head.

Junk bond king- Former Drexel Burnham Lambert Financier Michael Milken said

that there is “tremendous opportunity” for high-yield bonds despite a rash of

recent defaults. Milken resigned from Drexel in June to form his own financial

consulting firm and prepare his defense for a trial set to begin next March.

Technology - IBM is downplaying a computer virus called “Datacrime ‘89”

saying the virus is not widespread. Also known as the Columbus Day virus,

experts say although it can erase files kept on system’s hard disk, it is not nearly

widespread as some believe.

Intel Corp unveils a super fast microprocessor. It’s a breakthrough in chip design

because it carries out two tasks at once and up to 66 million instructions per

second. It’s the 32-bit i960CA chip.

Entertainment -

Fulfilling his court-ordered community service, actor Rob

Lowe speaks to inmates at detention and rehabilitation

centers in his hometown of Dayton. Lowe was accused of

shooting sexually explicit videotape involving a teen-age girl

during the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.

A Georgia court sentenced him to 20 hours of community

service to avoid possible criminal action.

Actor Johnny Depp (25) gets off with a complete discharge

after pleading guilty in a Vancouver (BC) court to a chart of

Week of September 9, 1989

assault. Depp got in a confrontation with a security guard following a hotel party.

He said he overreacted after a discussion with the guard. Depp plays an

undercover officer on the Fox series “21 Jump Street.”

Michael Jackson announces he will be the spokesperson for LA Gear , an

athletic shoemaker.

Two companies controlled by Rupert Murdock bid $1.8 billion for MGM/UA.

Passing - Writer Robert Penn Warren - winner of three Pulitzer Prizes for fiction

and poetry.

Top summer 1989 movies (in $millions)…

Batman - 238.6

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 189.5

Lethal Weapon 2 - 131

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - 119.1

Ghostbusters II - 109.9

Dead Poets Society - 86.4

When Harry met Sally - 66.6

Parenthood - 64.1

Turner & Hooch - 57.1

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier - 50.5

Television -

CBS, NBC and ABC will simulcast an animated anti-drug special this winter that

will incorporate characters from Saturday morning cartoons. It’ll probably be

broadcast on a Saturday morning in February or March

West 57 th correspondent Meredith Vieira is joining

“60 Minutes” later this month.

Week of September 9, 1989

Cable News Network announces that it will launch an evening newscast in

October to compete with the three network casts. Look for “The World Today”

beginning October 16. It will be a distinct format, not like the regular CNN

broadcast day.

Music news - Get ready for the release of Michael Jackson’s Greatest Hits,

featuring three new songs. Should be out November 14.

New Kids On The Block will release an album of Christmas songs in December.

The Pet Shop Boys produce an

album - the first pop album -

for Liza Minnelli. “Results” is out

this week.