Henkels & McCoy Board of Directors elect Paul M. Henkels as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer… New projects this year include high speed data
wiring for a new Kodak Corporate building in Great Valley, Pa. and system
evaluation and network planning for the National Broadcasting Company of New
York City… H&M performs subcontractor work for Boeing Vertol Company
designing a no-load test cell facility for a US Army depot in Corpus
Christi, Texas… Other defense work includes a re-design of an HVAC system
for a US Navy Aviation Supply Center… Called "a whale of a job" H&M’s
Corrosion Control group is kept busy at the National Aquarium in Baltimore,
upgrading the marine mammal tank. H&M has been providing corrosion control
services to the facility prior to the aquarium’s opening, in 1981… Sadly,
Marty Helmus passes away, in October. He joined the company in 1950 as a
laborer on gas pipeline projects and worked his way up to foreman and then
superintendent of all Philadelphia-area underground services. Mr. Helmus was
responsible for the design and patent for the original Henkels & McCoy
Railroad Cable Plow, an industry-changing innovation.June 12
In a speech in Berlin, President Reagan challenges Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."
January 20
William Buckley, US hostage in Lebanon is reported killed.
May 4
The Supreme Court rules that US Rotary Clubs must admit women.
May 17
Iraqi missiles kill 37 in attack on US frigate Stark in Persian Gulf. Saddam
Hussein apologizes the next day.
June 11
Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party wins rare third straight general
election in Britain. She is returned as Prime Minister
July 2-4
Richard Branson (founder of Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways) and Per
Lindstrand make the first transatlantic hot-air balloon flight. 2,790 miles
from Maine, to Ireland.
July - August
Oliver North, Jr., (left, conferring with counsel) tells a congressional inquiry
that "higher officials" approved his
secret Iran-Contra operations... Admiral John M. Poindexter former National
Security Adviser, testifies he authorized use of Iran arms sale profits to
aid Contras... Secretary of State George P. Shultz testifies he was deceived
repeatedly on Iran-Contra Affair... Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger
tells inquiry of official deception and intrigue.
August 12
President Ronald Reagan says Iran-Contra policy went astray and accepts
responsibility.
September 16
An international treaty signed in Montreal calls for a 50% reduction in the
use of CFCs by the year.
October 1
Severe earthquake strikes Los Angeles, leaving 100 injured and six dead.
ALSO IN 1987:
Prozac released for use in US... AZT wins FDA approval for use in the
treatment of AIDS... Toni Morrison’s Beloved is a best seller across
the USA.. Miss America is Kellye Cash of Tennessee...
In Sports
Super Bowl NY Giants d. Denver (39-20)... World Series Minnesota
d. St. Louis Cardinals (4-3)... NBA Championship LA Lakers d. Boston
(4-2)... Stanley Cup Edmonton d. Philadelphia (4-3)
What's on TV
A Different World, Growing Pains, ALF, The Wonder Years, In
the Heat of the Night, My Two Dads, and Valerie's Family ( a
One Day at a Time spin-off) make their prime time debuts and arrive in
the top 20 slot.
That's Show Biz
At the movies, it's Moonstruck, Wall Street, The Last Emperor,
Fatal Attraction... the Academy Award for Best Picture goes to
Platoon... Grammys awarded in 1987: Record of the Year: Higher Love
by Steve Winwood... Album of the Year is Graceland by Paul Simon
(Warner Bros.)... Song of the Year: That's What Friends Are For by
songwriters Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager.
Deaths
Former CIA head William Casey
Pop Artist Andy Warhol
Ex Nazi Deputy Rudolf Hess
Film Maker John Huston (Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Chinatown, Prizzi’s
Honor)
Author James Baldwin (right)
