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A Pressing Issue The United States Senate subpoenas the two reporters who broke the charges of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas to divulge their sources. Nina Totenberg of National Public Radio and Timothy Phelps of Newsday refuse to out their contacts as the Senate proudly scales the mantle of Big Brother. The Invisible Man Disguised as a spur-of-the moment declaration, Texan bil­ lionaire H. Ross Perot announces on the Feb. 20 "Larry King Live" that if enough people petition for his candidacy, he will run for pres­ ident. While at first the less they know about him, the more they like him, supporters quickly hear that Perot holds homophobic attitudes and champions pseudo-fascist ideas about drug interdiction. Portraying himself as an outsider, the buzzed Perot actually used connections through several presidencies to amass his $3 billion bank account by winning government Medicare and Medicaid contracts. Roots Author Alex Haley dies of a heart attack Feb. 10 in Seattle at the age of 70. While he first came to notoriety with his co­ authorship of "Autobiography of Malcolm X," he gained wider acclaim for his novel "Roots," which then became one of the most watched televi­ sion events in U.S. history. ^ The Nome Game In an editorial stance hailed by minority groups nationwide, "The Oregonian" adopts a pol­ icy beginning on Feb. 16 whereby the paper will no longer publish names of sports teams with racial or ethnic stereotypes, including base­ ball's Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves, and football's Washington Redskins and Kansas City Chiefs. According to an Oregonian employee, the paper is flooded with angry, curse-laden messages and thinly-veiled racist comments about the change. We Are Not Worthy "Wayne's World" opens nationally to brisk business, with Wayne and Garth's homage to Laverne and Shirley and Scooby Doo eclipsing the $100 million mark in less than a month. Success breeds stagnation in Hollywood, and, disappointingly, a sequel is in the works. Bewitched Dick York, the suffering Darrin Stephens to Elizabeth Montgomery's Samantha, dies on Feb. 20 in Grand Rapids at the age of 63. York left the show in 1969 due to a recur­ ring back problem, yet his replacement, Dick Sergeant, never filled the void in view­ er's hearts. The United Pay II After reports surface of finan­ cial impropriety, William Aramony resigns as President of the United Way. Dozens of local United Way chapters quit the national organi­ zation in disgust, saying that charity efforts have been knocked back by the high-living Aramony. Knockout Punch After a short evening of delib­ erations, an Indianapolis jury on Feb. 10 levels a guilty ver­ dict against boxer Mike Tyson for raping Desiree Washington, an 18-year-old contestant in the Miss Black America competi­ tion. Tm Too Sexy Destined for immortal one-hit wonder status, the cheeky leather-clad bald duo Right Said Fred live up to the self­ description of their number one smash as dance floors surge with this post­ modern pop tribute to models, you know what I mean.