Week of September 15, 1990

He goes on Iraqi TV - President Bush tells the Iraqi people that their country

stands on the brink of war that their country’s leadership has miscalculated. The

appearance was taped and played back on Baghdad television.

France is ticked off that Iraq raided its ambassador’s residence in Kuwait and

orders a military force of 4000 as well as equipment into Saudi Arabia. Five

consuls were detained in the raid.

Iraq begins to target countries by taking over their foreign assets and withholding

payments on debts.

The Olympic Council of Arts votes to reject the Iraqi national team from the Asian

games as the country becomes more and more ostracized by the international

community.

Defense Secretary Dick Cheney fired Air

Force Chief of Staff Michael Dugan -

saying the 4-star general displayed poor

judgment at a very sensitive time by

revealing possible air strikes in Iraq.

Charles Keating Jr. goes to jail after being

indicted on 42 counts of state securities

fraud as a grand jury believes he

victimized victims in the sale of bonds.

Atlanta will host the 1996 summer

Olympic games.

South Africa - Winnie Mandela - will be

tried on charges of kidnapping and assault

in the Dec. 1988 beatings of four young

black men at her Soweto home. Seven ex-

bodyguards will also be tried.

Invited back in retirement - Ronald Reagan returned to Moscow to a bearhug

welcome from Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev and said so much has

changed since his last visit that he felt like Rip Van Winkle.

Crude oil closes at a record price of $33.63 per barrel. It is being driven by

mideast tensions and rising prices in Europe.

Emmy Awards - some winners:

Week of September 15, 1990

Best comedy - “Murphy Brown”

Best drama - “L.A. Law”

Best actor comedy - Ted Danson - “Cheers”

Best actress comedy - Candice Bergen - “Murphy Brown

Best actor drama - Peter Falk - “Columbo”

Best actress drama - Patricia Wettig - “thirtysomething”

Technology -

Sony introduces portable and car DAT (Digital Audio Tape) machines to boost

consumer interest. The Sony DAT Walkman sells for $850.00.

Next Computers, which is headed by Steve Jobs, shows-off new products. The

company now has a color machine and a new high-end system that can in

corporate a high-performance graphics and video processor. Its lowest-priced PC

is now $4,500 down from around $6,000.

Music news -

“Unchained Melody” is

back in a big way.

Originally a hit in 1965 -

the Righteous Brothers

version is a hit again,

thanks to “Ghost.” Actually,

Bobby Hatfield is doing the

song and it’s back and

getting top-40 airplay.

Michael Jackson will sing

along with Bart Simpson on

a new video and on the

cartoon show. Look for “Do

the Bart Man” soon. Yes,

it’s written by Jackson.

Don’t miss the Nov. 8 Pay-

Per-View with 2 Live Crew.

Just $19.95.

Geffen Records terminates its manufacturing and distributing deal with Def

American recordings - whose roster includes controversial acts such as Andrew

Dice Clay and rappers the Geto Boys.

Week of September 15, 1990

More Michael Jackson as he receives the “Michael Jackson Good Scout

Humanitarian Award” at a gala in Hollywood.

Toriano Easely of Hi-5 is arrested for first-degree murder in Oklahoma City. He

allegedly shot someone in a heated argument. He’s only 17.

Television news -

New show - James Earl Jones “Gabriel’s Fire.” On ABC-TV.

Exiled Yankee owner

George Steinbrenner

is set to host a

“Saturday Night Live”

in October.

Regis & Kathie Lee

are at Disneyworld

this week.

Saturday night

television -

CBS - College

Football, The Family

Man, Hogan Family

NBC - Hull High,

Golden Girls, Empty

Nest, Bob Hope

Special, Saturday

Night Live

ABC - The Young

Riders, Twin Peaks

Fox - Totally Hidden Video, Haywire, Cops, American Chronicles

MTV - Rockumentary video collection, Yo! MTV Raps, All Request Show,

Headbanger’s Ball

TBS - Night Tracks: Chartbusters

Bob Hope - George Burns and Henry Kissinger join Bob at 50 years of history.

At the movies -

Ghost

Darkman

Men at Work

Taking Care of Business