CNN NEWSROOM Index: December 1989
CNN NEWSROOM Index: December 1989 12/01/89 Segment 2 Time 2:15 Program Rundown: Rebels attempt to overthrow the government of Corazon Aquino. 12/01/89 Segment 3 Time 1:10 Program Rundown: EL SALVADOR: Increased rebel attacks force 150 to return to the U.S. 12/01/89 Segment 4 Time :30 Program Rundown: President Bush heads for the Summit with hopes for a positive dialogue to foster global freedom and peace. 12/01/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: President Gorbachev announces plans for a future "European Summit". 12/01/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: The Malta Summit occurs almost 50 years after the Yalta Summit which led to the division of Europe. 12/01/89 Segment 5 Time 2:45 Program Rundown: Burma's military government announces a spring election to a skeptical populace. 12/01/89 Segment 6 Time 2:50 Program Rundown: The Japanese have found a new profit making "product" -- the news. 12/01/89 Segment 7 Time 2:20 Program Rundown: A star teacher in a California gets results through the art of video production. 12/04/89 Segment 2 Time :20 Program Rundown: Pres. Bush went to Brussels to debrief the NATO allies. 12/04/89 Segment 2 Time :20 Program Rundown: Pres. Gorbachev meets with the Warsaw Pact leaders in Moscow. 12/04/89 Segment 2 Time :20 Program Rundown: Storms in the Mediterranean plagued the summit talks. 12/04/89 Segment 3 Time 3:40 Program Rundown: The Malta Summit is deemed a success by both sides. Arms agreements and economic cooperation are expected. 12/04/89 Segment 4 Time 3:10 Program Rundown: The summit has raised hopes for broad weapons reductions by next year. 12/04/89 Segment 5 Time 5:50 Program Rundown: The enmity between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. began with Lenin, evolved into the Cold War and the arms race, and may end with the Malta Summit. 12/05/89 Segment 2 Time 2:45 Program Rundown: President Bush reports to NATO that Malta has set the stage for new cooperation in Europe. 12/05/89 Segment 3 Time :40 Program Rundown: Communist Party leaders resign their posts in East Germany. 12/05/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Gorbachev briefs Warsaw Pact leaders on Malta. 12/05/89 Segment 3 Time :40 Program Rundown: In Czechoslovakia, Civil Forum vows another general strike if the Communists do not give up more power. 12/05/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: A Greenpeace ship protests a Navy Trident II missile launch. 12/05/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/05/89 Segment 6 Time 5:05 Program Rundown: Neve Shalom is an Israeli town where Jews and Arabs are deliberately working together for peace. 12/05/89 Segment 7 Time 2:05 Program Rundown: A student with Lupus starts a pen pal service for other ill teens. 12/06/89 Segment 2 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: During a ceasefire in Manilla, 100's of Americans are evacuated. 12/06/89 Segment 2 Time :50 Program Rundown: Rebels attempt to overthrow the Aquino government. 12/06/89 Segment 3 Time 5:00 Program Rundown: CNN Moscow Bureau Chief Steve Hurst reports on the astounding events Mr. Gorbachev has wrought this year. 12/06/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: EL SALVADOR: American church worker Jennifer Casolo is being held as a "terrorist" in El Salvador. 12/06/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/06/89 Segment 6 Time 2:45 Program Rundown: Foreign investment in the U.S. is a cause for concern for many. 12/06/89 Segment 7 Time 2:25 Program Rundown: A university president and a student trade roles for a day. 12/06/89 Segment 8 Time :25 Program Rundown: The First Lady pounds the pavement in support of the Salvation Army. 12/07/89 Segment 2 Time :40 Program Rundown: A man goes on a rampage in Montreal killing at least 14 women. 12/07/89 Segment 3 Time :55 Program Rundown: A bomb exploded in Bogota outside the drug enforcement agency. 12/07/89 Segment 3 Time 2:00 Program Rundown: New research confirms that cocaine causes heart attacks in some users. 12/07/89 Segment 4 Time 2:35 Program Rundown: A Missouri family seeks the right to die for their comatose daughter. 12/07/89 Segment 5 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Prime Minister Adamec 12/07/89 Segment 5 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: EAST GERMANY: President Egon Krentz is replaced by a non-Communist. 12/07/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: PHILIPPINES: Some rebels surrender, but others may occupy an air base. 12/07/89 Segment 6 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/07/89 Segment 7 Time 1:55 Program Rundown: Scientists find an ancient mastodon and evidence of early man's ingenuity. 12/07/89 Segment 8 Time 3:10 Program Rundown: A St. Louis Zoo special exhibit is a high-tech, hands-on learning lab! 12/08/89 Segment 2 Time 3:05 Program Rundown: Ladislav Adamec resigns. Vaclav Havel is reluctant but willing to be president. 12/08/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: EAST GERMANY: Opposition groups and Communists will rewrite the constitution and hold free elections in May. 12/08/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: LITHUANIA: Lithuania abolishes the guarantee of a one-party system. 12/08/89 Segment 3 Time :25 Program Rundown: POLAND: Solidarity government cracks down on demonstrators. 12/08/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: In Houston, Pres. Bush praises volunteers who drove away drug dealers. 12/08/89 Segment 4 Time 1:55 Program Rundown: Miami policeman William Lozano is found guilty of manslaughter. 12/08/89 Segment 5 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/08/89 Segment 6 Time 2:35 Program Rundown: Mainstreaming visually impaired students creates braille illiteracy. 12/08/89 Segment 7 Time 2:45 Program Rundown: A "Stop the Violence" campaign initiated by Georgia high school students is reaping results. 12/10/89 Segment 2 Time 2:15 Program Rundown: Rebels attempt to overthrow the government of Corazon Aquino. 12/10/89 Segment 3 Time 1:10 Program Rundown: EL SALVADOR: Increased rebel attacks force 150 to return to the U.S. 12/10/89 Segment 4 Time :30 Program Rundown: President Bush heads for the Summit with hopes for a positive dialogue to foster global freedom and peace. 12/10/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: President Gorbachev announces plans for a future "European Summit". 12/10/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: The Malta Summit occurs almost 50 years after the Yalta Summit which led to the division of Europe. 12/10/89 Segment 5 Time 2:45 Program Rundown: Burma's military government announces a spring election to a skeptical populace. 12/10/89 Segment 6 Time 2:50 Program Rundown: The Japanese have found a new profit making "product" -- the news. 12/10/89 Segment 7 Time 2:20 Program Rundown: A star teacher in a California gets results through the art of video production. 12/11/89 Segment 2 Time 3:40 Program Rundown: A government controlled by non-Communists took power in Czechoslovakia for the first time in 41 years. 12/11/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Hungary's Communist Party is ready to surrender sole power. 12/11/89 Segment 3 Time 1:40 Program Rundown: New East German Communist party chief Gregor Gysi wants to win the trust of the people. 12/11/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Tens of thousands of Bulgarians demonstrate for a new government. 12/11/89 Segment 4 Time 1:30 Program Rundown: CHINA: National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft met with Chinese leaders to improve relations and discourage missile sales to Syria. 12/11/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/11/89 Segment 6 Time 2:25 Program Rundown: New Jersey's recycle cops put the teeth in tough new law. 12/11/89 Segment 7 Time 2:15 Program Rundown: Home schools are a growing phenomenon in the U.S. 12/12/89 Segment 2 Time 2:10 Program Rundown: Secretary of State James Baker arrives in West Berlin tonight to promote stability amidst revolutionary changes. 12/12/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: BULGARIA: Communist Party chief Petar Mladenov proposes sweeping reforms. 12/12/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Some in Congress contend Scowcroft's trip to China condones the crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. 12/12/89 Segment 4 Time 1:05 Program Rundown: The people of Czechoslovakia celebrate the birth of a new government. 12/12/89 Segment 5 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/12/89 Segment 6 Time 4:15 Program Rundown: Children all over the world are working for peace. 12/12/89 Segment 7 Time 3:15 Program Rundown: "New Kids on the Block" is a rock group identified as clean kids doing good. 12/12/89 Segment 8 Time :40 Program Rundown: A National Geographic study attempts to end the controversy over who was first to reach the North Pole. 12/13/89 Segment 2 Time 3:25 Program Rundown: Leona Helmsley was sentenced to 4 years in prison and $7.1 million for tax evasion. 12/13/89 Segment 3 Time 1:20 Program Rundown: Lawmakers in the Soviet Union refuse to give up Communist Party dominance. 12/13/89 Segment 3 Time 1:20 Program Rundown: Secretary of State James Baker met East Germany's leader at Potsdam. 12/13/89 Segment 4 Time 1:10 Program Rundown: COSTA RICA: The presidents of five Central American states propose a peace plan for the region. 12/13/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: VIETNAM: 51 boat people were sent back to Vietnam from Hong Kong, an action deemed "brutal" by critics. 12/13/89 Segment 5 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/13/89 Segment 6 Time 2:20 Program Rundown: Christmas shopping without the hassle can be found in small towns throughout the USA. 12/13/89 Segment 7 Time 3:20 Program Rundown: Jazz Outreach matches jazz greats and students in a unique program. 12/14/89 Segment 2 Time :50 Program Rundown: Jennifer Casolo, accused of hiding rebels' weapons, was released from El Salvador for lack of evidence. 12/14/89 Segment 3 Time 2:10 Program Rundown: President Bush plans to attend a drug summit in Colombia in February. 12/14/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Poland remembers the imposition of martial law 8 years ago. 12/14/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Sect. of State James Baker pledges $800 million in U.S. aid to Poland. 12/14/89 Segment 4 Time 1:05 Program Rundown: The Soviets announce a 5-year plan for economic recovery. 12/14/89 Segment 5 Time 1:20 Program Rundown: BULGARIA: Todor Zhivkof is expelled and the Communist Party gives up its monopoly of power. 12/14/89 Segment 5 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: SOUTH AFRICA: Pres. De Klerk meets jailed activist Nelson Mandella. 12/14/89 Segment 6 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/14/89 Segment 7 Time 2:40 Program Rundown: An endangered tortoise slows the building boom in Las Vagas. 12/14/89 Segment 8 Time 2:15 Program Rundown: Darryl Roberts realizes a dream by walking to the North Pole! 12/15/89 Segment 2 Time 1:15 Program Rundown: Soviet dissident, physicist, and legislator Andrei Sakharov died last night. 12/15/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: U.S. announces troop cuts. Shevardnadze will visit NATO headquarters. 12/15/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: BULGARIA: The National Assembly postponed ruling on the Party's constitutional right to rule. 12/15/89 Segment 5 Time 1:15 Program Rundown: Casolo reconfirms her innocence and love for El Salvador. 12/15/89 Segment 5 Time 2:00 Program Rundown: The Alaskan volcano "Redoubt" has erupted after an inactive 23 years. 12/15/89 Segment 6 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/15/89 Segment 7 Time 3:20 Program Rundown: Fireman-author Larry Brown's first novel "Dirty Work" is highly praised. 12/15/89 Segment 8 Time 3:25 Program Rundown: Every day is an audition for these high school students at N.O.C.C.A. 12/18/89 Segment 2 Time 3:00 Program Rundown: An offduty U.S. soldier was shot and killed by the Panamanian military. 12/18/89 Segment 3 Time 1:20 Program Rundown: Federal Judge Robert Vance was killed by a mail bomb. 12/18/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Number two Medellin drug kingpin Gonzalo Rodrigues Gacha is killed in a shootout with police. 12/18/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Yesterday thousands marched to commemorate the one-month anniversary of the reform movement. 12/18/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: POLAND: The government proposes radical economic reform legislation. 12/18/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/18/89 Segment 6 Time 2:40 Program Rundown: A creative New York car owner runs his car on vegetable oil! 12/18/89 Segment 7 Time 3:35 Program Rundown: Two optimistic teens founded a highly successful literacy program. 12/19/89 Segment 2 Time 3:00 Program Rundown: A pipe bomb mailed to the Federal Courthouse is removed and disarmed. 12/19/89 Segment 3 Time 1:50 Program Rundown: 7 run-ins in 2 days between U.S./Panamanian troops increase tension. 12/19/89 Segment 3 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: Last July Bush approved Scowcroft's secret diplomatic trip to China. 12/19/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: BELGIUM: Shevardnadze signs trade agreement with the EC. 12/19/89 Segment 4 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: ROMANIA: In Romania, police kill 100's during a demonstration. 12/19/89 Segment 5 Time :30 Program Rundown: Thousands paid homage to Andrei Sakharov at his burial yesterday. 12/19/89 Segment 6 Time 2:15 Program Rundown: African Communism is giving way to market economies and political reform. 12/19/89 Segment 7 Time :30 Program Rundown: Today in history... 12/19/89 Segment 8 Time 2:30 Program Rundown: Although Christmas is supposed to be a time of cheer, not everyone agrees. 12/20/89 Segment 2 Time 4:30 Program Rundown: U.S. troops attempt to support new leaders and oust Noreiga. 12/20/89 Segment 3 Time :25 Program Rundown: Reports from Romania tell of bloodshed and government repression. 12/20/89 Segment 4 Time 1:10 Program Rundown: BERLIN: German leaders agree to open Brandenburg Gate before Christmas. 12/20/89 Segment 5 Time 1:00 Program Rundown: 3 died and 20 were injured when a train and truck collided in CA. 12/20/89 Segment 5 Time 1:45 Program Rundown: Police look for clues in the bombing death of a Georgia NAACP leader. 12/20/89 Segment 6 Time :25 Program Rundown: Today in history ... 12/20/89 Segment 7 Time 2:30 Program Rundown: Will the war between the cola heavyweights change buyer's cola tastes? 12/20/89 Segment 8 Time 2:50 Program Rundown: In a growing number of schools, special education students are no longer separated from other students.