News & Economy
President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 240,132,887
Life expectancy: 74.7 years
Dow-Jones High: 1955
Dow-Jones Low: 1502
Cost of a new home: $111,900.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $24,897.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.22
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.93
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.87
Cost of a gallon of milk: $2.22
News Headlines
Challenger Explodes 30 Seconds After Lift Off, Seven Crew Die
Gorbachev Asks "Radical Reform", Condemns Former Leadership
Dow Tops 1,800
Austrian Presidential Candidate Kurt Waldheim Accused Of Nazi Past By "New York Times"
Nuclear Accident At Chernobyl Endangers USSR And Europe
Chief Justice Warren Burger Resigns, William Rehnquest Is Nominated
$70 Million In Aid To Contras Is Approved By Congress
Panamanian Army Chief manual NoriegaIs Accused Of Drug Dealing
1,000% Increase In Aids cases Is Predicted By 1991
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
2. Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins
3. Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
4. Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News
5. Sara - Starship
6. Venus - Bananarama
7. When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going - Billy Ocean
8. Burning Heart - Survivor
9. Kyrie - Mr. Mister
10. Walk Like An Egyptian - Bangles
Top Albums
• 5150 - Van Halen
• Promise - Sade
• The Broadway Album - Barbra Streisand
• Welcome to the Real World - Mr. Mister
• Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
• Winner in You - Patti Labelle
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
Graceland, Paul Simon
Best New Artist: Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“That's What Friends Are For,” Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Female Vocal:
The Broadway Album, Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Higher Love,” Steve Winwood
Best Rock Duo or Group:
“Missionary Man,” Eurythmics
Best Rock Female Vocal:
“Back Where You Started,” Tina Turner
Best Rock Male Vocal:
“Addicted to Love,” Robert Palmer
Record of the Year:
“Higher Love,” Steve Winwood
Song of the Year:
“That's What Friends Are For”
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Top Gun-$176,781,728
Crocodile Dundee-$174,634,806
Platoon-$137,963,328
The Karate Kid, Part II-$115,103,979
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home-$109,713,132
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Paul Newman: The Color of Money
Best Actress: Marlee Matlin: Children of a Lesser God
Best Director: Oliver Stone: Platoon
Best Picture: Platoon
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine: Hannah and Her Sisters
Best Supporting Actress: Dianne Wiest: Hannah and Her Sisters
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
 1. The Cosby Show
2. Family Ties
3. Cheers
4. Muder She Wrote
5. The Golden Girls
6. 60 Minutes
7. Night Court
8. Growing Pains
9. Moonlighting
10. Who's The Boss?
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - L.A. Law (NBC)
Best Actor - Bruce Willis, Moonlighting
Best Actress - Sharon Gless, Cagney and Lacey
Comedy...
Best Comedy - The Golden Girls (NBC)
Best Actor - Michael J. Fox, Family Ties
Best Actress - Rue McClanahan, The Golden Girls
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Time Capsule: 1986
World Series Champs:
Mike Tyson, 20, KO's Trevor Berbick, to become the youngest heavyweight champion