Tuesday, November 18, 1986
Top News Headlines This Week:
Nov 18 - Roger Clemens wins AL MVP   Nov 19 - Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in NYC   Nov 19 - Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP   Nov 20 - Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees   Nov 20 - UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS   Nov 21 - Central African Republic adopts constitution  
Top Songs for 1986
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco     Walk Like an Egyptian by Bangles    
Stuck with You by Huey Lewis & the News     Kiss by Prince & the Revolution    
That's What Friends Are For by Dionne & Friends     Papa Don't Preach by Madonna    
On My Own by Patti LaBelle & Michael McDonald     Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston    
Kyrie by Mr. Mister     How Will I Know by Whitney Houston    
1986 Prices US President
Bread:  $0.56/loaf Ronald Reagan
Milk:  $1.92/gal US Vice President
Eggs:  $1.21/doz George Bush
Car:  $12,894 Academy Award Winners
Gas:  $0.93/gal
Best Picture: Platoon
  Directed By Oliver Stone
Best Actor: Paul Newman
  in The Color Of Money
Best Actress: Marlee Martin
  in Children Of Lesser God
House:  $111,900
Stamp:  $0.22/ea
Avg Income:  $34,924/yr
Min Wage:  $3.35/hr
DOW Avg:    1,896
People born on November 18
1901 - George Gallup Jefferson Iowa, public opinion pollster (Gallup Poll)
1939 - Brenda Vaccaro Brooklyn NY, actress (Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls)
1942 - Linda Evans Hartford, actress (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo)
On TV in 1986
Matlock    L.A. Law    Head of the Class   
Alf    Amen    Hunter   
Moonlighting    My Sister Sam    The Golden Girls   
Miami Vice   
Hot New Toys in 1986
GoBots Rock Lords    Super Madballs    Glo Worm Glo Friends   
Sega Master System    Cabbage Patch Kids    GUTS   
Lazer Tag    Kid Sister    Pictionary   
Top Books in 1986
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan     The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes    
Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner