Blasts from the past: time capsule

Published: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 12:09 a.m. MST
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Blasts from the past: time capsule circa 1988

Rad! Check out these, like, totally timely items that appeared in the Deseret News on Friday, Dec. 9, 1988:

D-News headlines

• Nations fly emergency supplies to Armenia

• Layden quits as Jazz coach; Sloan steps in

• 'Trust but verify' is still byword in Soviet dealings, Reagan says

• Governor (Bangerter), Wilson still fighting — now over polls

• Is S.L. radio show host anti-Olympics, or is he playing ratings game?

• Another network's 'Cosby' rival fails

Ads

• Mitsubishi 40-inch BIG SCREEN TV. Now just ... $2,199.95 at RC Willey.

• Sony AM/FM Cassette Walkman — $32.97 at Fred Meyer

• Best Prime Rib for $9.95 at the Old Salt City Jail

• 1988 Suzuki Samurai $6,995 at Rick Warner

• Atari Mega2 with 2 megabytes of memory, 68000 processor, 3 1/2-inch floppy drive for $1,299.95

TV lineup

7 p.m. — Star Trek: Next Generation (Ch. 13)

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8 p.m. — Dallas (Ch. 5)

9 p.m. — Miami Vice (Ch. 2)

Movies

• Twins, The Naked Gun, Cocoon: The Return, Ernest Saves Christmas, Scrooged, My Stepmother Is an Alien

Stocks

• Down Jones up to 2,149.72

Comics

Calvin and Hobbes: Calvin's excitement over new snowfall and possible school closure is spoiled. Get dressed, Calvin. It only snowed an inch, his mom said. To which Calvin grumbled while walking to the bus: Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.


— Compiled by Jody Genessy

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