Week of April 8, 1982

On a directive from President Reagan, Secretary of State Alexander M. Hair Jr.

flies to London and then on to Buenos Aires to press Britain and Argentina for a

peaceful solution of the Falkland Islands crisis.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher declared

that Argentine withdrawal from the Falkland

Islands is an “absolute requirement” before there

can be any negotiation or solution to the crisis.

British officials on the Falkland Islands appeal to

London for evacuation of the Argentine-occupied

islands before any hostilities breakout. 1,800

British citizens occupy the island.

Argentina’s military leaders approve a proposed

solution to the Falkland crisis. It would grant the

British islanders a measure of self-government

but would give Argentina sovereignty over the

disputed area.

Wholesale prices edged down by .1% last month for the second month in a row.

President Regan admonishes the Soviets to “butt out” of the Falkland Islands

crisis. There are reports that Russia is giving Argentina intelligence data on the

movement of the British fleet toward the disputed islands.

Banking officials predict that thousands of financial institutions with 25 million

customers will eventually be tied into a new nationwide network of electronic

banking terminals. Several have already begun such as the Plus System, Cirrus

and other regional networks.

A fire in the overcrowded Hudson County Jail (NJ) kills seven prisoners whose

partly charred bodies were found huddled in a corner of their dormitory cell on

the eighth floor. The fire was believed to have started in a mattress.

Three television networks boycotted a White House luncheon address by

President Reagan to protest new rules on media coverage of the President. ABC,

CBS and the Independent Network News decided against covering the event

because only one television correspondent was allowed into the State dining

Room, while all cameras were permitted.

Week of April 8, 1982

The body of a women, believe to be the intended target of a gunman who shot

and killed three Good Samaritans - all CBS employees when they tried to stop

her abduction, was found in an alley. She was the fourth victim of the unidentified

killer who gunned down the CBs employees - two engineers and a technician

when they tried to stop him from kidnapping her from a lonely rooftop garage on

a Hudson River pier. The men were slain while returning to their cars after work

at nearby CBS. They saw the killer trying to force the resisting woman into a

white van. They tried to intervene and the man turned to the and said, “what did

you see.” He then pulled out a .22-caliber pistol and shot one of the men behind

the ear. The other two turned to run and he shot them in the back.

Music news -

XTC’s American tour is cancelled after

member Andy Partridge collapsed from

nervous exhaustion.

Technology - The price on

videocassette rentals has dropped to a

$1 a day from $2.50 last year - at many

outlets.

Atari’s new Pac-Man home video game is selling like hotcakes. It’s $34.95.

Sports - Tracy Caulkins, a 19-year-old freshman at the University of Florida,

wins the 400-yard individual medley at the U.S. short course championships in

Gainesville, FL for her 37 th major victory - beating legend Johnny Weissmuller

who had 36.

Thursday night television -

CBS - Magnum P.I., Cagney & Lacey, Knots Landing

NBC - Fame, Diff’rent Strokes, Gimme a Break, Hill Street Blues, Tonight, Late

Night

ABC - No Soap, radio, Mork and Mindy, 9 to 5, Taxi, 20/20, Nightline

PBS -

CBS Cable - Botanic Man, Movie

HBO - Movie, Heroes, Movie

Taxi - Louis doesn’t want his mother to remarry.

Tonight Show - Robert Blake, James Galway and Charlie Callas.

Late night with David Letterman - Jann Wenner and author Hunter Thompson.