Week of April 8, 1983

America’s second space shuttle Challenger glides to landing at Edwards Air

Force Base in California.

Jordan says that its talks with the Palestine Liberation Organization had broken

down and that King Hussein was not prepared to participate alone in President

Reagan’s proposed negotiations on the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

The Republican-controlled Senate Budget Committee sends a sharp message to

the White House when it tentatively refused to go along with more than $5 million

in spending cuts requested by the administration in social programs.

President Regan interrupts a private

luncheon with Vice President Bush to

present James Watt with a large gold-

colored foot with a bullet hole in it

because Watt had “clearly shot himself in

the foot” over the Beach Boys

controversy. The President, with the help

of the First Lady, re-instated the Beach

Boys to play in Washington on July 4.

First Lady Nancy said she liked the band

and that her children had grown up with

them and they’re fine, outstanding people

and there should be no intention to

indicate that they cause problems. A

smiling James Watt emerged from the White House and showed his award to

reporters saying; “By the way, I’ve learned a lot about the Beach Boys in the last

12 hours, and we’ll look forward to having them here in Washington to entertain

us again as soon as we can get that worked out.”

Rep Harold Washington wins and becomes the first black mayor of Chicago.

The DOW hits an all time high - 1156.54.

An 84-foot tall inflated King Kong likeness becomes tangled near the top of the

Empire State Building and had to be deflated during a publicity stunt.

Students in American schools should spend more time in the classroom studying

five basic subjects with little time left for music, art or other extras, so a federal

commission will tell President Regan this month.

Week of April 8, 1983

Burglars raid the home of Princess Diana’s 74-year-old grandmother and stole

jewels and gifts worth thousands of dollars. She was not in at the time of the raid.

China charges that President Reagan had “seized away alive” Chinese tennis

star Hu Na from her parents and was prepared to adopt the defecting athlete

before allowing her to return to China. The accusations also charged that he was

solely responsible for the U.S. decision last week to grant Hu political asylum and

said his execution of U.S.-China policy was “stupid.’

People Express, which operates 200 no-frills flights on the U.S. East Coast wants

to shuttle passengers between New York and London for $149 each way, much

less than the big guys.

Academy Awards - Some Oscar Winners:

Gandhi - Best Picture

Ben Kingsley - Best Actor

Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and A Gentleman) - Best

Supporting Actor

Meryl Streep (Sophie’s Choice) - Best Actress

Jessica Lange (Tootsie) - Best Supporting Actress

Music news - Thomas Dolby - the 24-year-old English

multi-instrumentalist says he enjoys working alone: “I don’t get on with people

very well. I’m more comfortable with machines. It’s a simple fact.”

Entertainment -

Paul Williams has just completed work on the third

“Smokey and the Bandit” movie with pt McCormick and

Jackie Gleason. He says of his music, which include the hit

“Old Fashioned Love Song” by Three Dog Night and “We’ve

Only Just Begun” by the Carpenters - “My songs have

always been against the grain. But people fall in love. They

want a ballad to keep as a memento, a tune that doesn’t

tarnish.” Williams has his own film company, Tugboat

Productions.

Sunday Night Television -

CBS - 60 Minutes, Goodnight Beantown, Gloria, The Jeffersons, Newhart,

Trapper John, M.D.

NBC - ChiPs, Movie, Casablanca

ABC - Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Matt Houston, Movie - Altered States

Week of April 8, 1983

PBS - National Geographic Special. Masterpiece Theater

ChiPs - A troubled 12-year-old tries to convince Ponch that an alien being is

responsible for her crime spree.

Newhart - Dick is thrilled when asked to join a golf foursome, until wagering gets

out of hand.

At the movies -

Joy Sticks

48 Hours

Black Stallion Returns

Savannah Smiles

Spring Break

Max Dugan Returns

Monty Python’s Meaning of Life

The Outsiders

Tootsie

Gandhi

Brooke Shields Appears In An Anti-Smoking Ad