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session of Parliament that “through diplomatic

economic and, if necessary military means, we shall

persevere until freedom and democracy are restored

to the people of the Falkland Islands.”

A freestanding section of a highway bridge (under

construction) collapses in a tangle of steel in East

Chicago - 15 are dad with dozens hurt.

In Cairo - Five Muslim fanatics are executed at dawn at a remote army base for

the assassination of President Anwar Sadat.

Falklands - Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. meets privately with Argentine

officials for more than 11 hours of talks.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tells Parliament that the latest Argentine

proposals to avert war over the Falkland Islands “fall short in some important

respects” but she is leaving the door open for further diplomatic efforts to solve

the Falkland crisis.

investigation and has made clear that he will use the same

undercover tactics again if necessary.

In Anaheim, CA, a Santa Ana wind-whipped fire levels 300

apartments, leaving hundreds homeless. The fire, about a mile

from Disneyland, did at $50 million in damage.

Passing - Archibald MacLeish - playwright, poet and winner of three Pulitzer

Prizes. He was 89.

Diana Ross - Caesars Palace

Redd Foxx - Hacienda

Liberace Hilton

Sha Na Na - MGM Grand

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Some hi-tech gadgets this week in 1982

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preside over the KHJ-TV showing of “The Mad

Magician” - a 1954 3D movie starring Vincent Price.

You’ll have to pick-up 3D glasses at 7-11 stores.

Cagney and Lacy will get one more shot at trying to

build ratings. The show, which premiered in March, will

air one more episode on Sunday. The series stars Tyne

Daly and Meg Foster. Will it be back next season?

Phil Donahue, who has decided to leave NBC’s “Today”

show next month, signs with ABC to become a

contributor to a new late-night news program.

Debuting on the NBC Nightly news last week - Tom Brokaw and Roger Mudd.

Ratings say they came in second behind the CBS Evening News with Dan

Rather.

Soap “Days of Our Lives” just isn’t the same after last week’s

Williams in the series. Many say she was pre-occupied with

the death of her son - Christopher Sean Bixby, who died of

acute epiglotitis at age six - almost a year ago on March 1

1981. She was once married to actor Bill Bixby.

Cable TV - Qube is the word - the two-way cable system is

introduced in Pittsburgh this week. So far, it has been in

Columbus and Cincinnati. Qube is owned by Time-Warner.

NBC-TV will expand its hit “Smurfs” show from an

hour to 90 minutes and add three new children’s

programs. One is the “Gary Coleman Show” adapted

from Coleman’s recent “The Kid With The Broken

Halo” made-for-TV-movie.

Sunday night television -

CBS - 60 Minutes, Archie Bunker’s Place, One Day At A Time, Alice, The

Jeffersons, Trapper John, MD

NBC - Father Murphy, ChiPs, Special-Dean Martin at the Wild Animal Park,

Special-Loretta Lynn: The Lady, The Legend

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ABC - Inside America, Sunday Night Movie

PBS - Nova, Masterpiece Theater

Inside America - Dick Clark hosts. Rod Stewart talks about the spiraling costs of

the music business. Also, Katherine Helmond talks about relationships with older

woman and younger men. Contributing reporters - Michael Damien, Rex Reed,

Lyn Swann, and Ms. Universe (Shawn Weatherly).

Dean Martin at the Wild Animal Park - With guests Barbi Benton, Jerry Reed and

Dom deLuise.

Wednesday night

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Music news - David Crosby is arrested in a backstage dressing room at the

Dallas rock club Cardi’s after police discovered a large quantity of cocaine and a

.45-caliber pistol on him.

After a disappointing second album, U2 is auditioning new producers.

album with ex-Heart producer Mike Flicker.

Billy Joel fractures his right wrist and breaks his left

thumb in a motorcycle accident on Long Island. As

part of his physical therapy, doctors say he will begin

piano-exercises with his right hand in about a week.

The other car ran a red light when Joel’s 1978 Harley

plowed into it.

Rita Marley, widow of reggae star Bob Marley, decides to cancel her first North

American tour.

Record retailers are saying MTV is having

a positive affect on artists not normally

played on tightly formatted album rock or

top-40 radio formats. Two artists cited -

Atom & The Ants and Human League,

People are coming in and buying more of

these artists because of MTV airplay.

Francisco (A top-40 AM station still doing well in the

Rose, “After 2,000 shows, it’s still a challenge. Any

competent deejay can be good for a couple months, but

the real test is to constantly keep your audience

entertained and stimulated.” Rose describes his show as

“rock and talk or talk and rock with eight songs per hour, 12 commercial minutes

and the rest me.”

WBBM-FM Chicago is changing over to consultant Mike Joseph’s “Hot Hits” top-

40 format. Apparently, the format is doing well at sister CBS-FM station WCAU-

FM in Philadelphia.

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The Compact Disc Is Coming

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Chariots of Fire - Vangelis

I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Beauty and the Beast - The Go-

Go’s

Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet -

Rick Springfield

Freeze Frame - J. Geils Band

Physical - Olivia Newton John

Asia - Asia

Ghost In the Machine - Police

The Dude - Quincy Jones

Great White North - Bob and

Doug McKenzie

Mountain Music - Alabama

Shake It Up - The Cars

Something Special - Kool and the

Gang

Hooked on Classics - Royal

Philharmonic

4 - Foreigner

Top movies this week in 1982 -

Porky’s

Some Kind of Hero

Victor Victoria

Chariots of Fire

Deathtrap

On Golden Pond

Cat People

Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset

Strip

Quest For Fire

The Amateur

Robin Hood

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Silent Rage

Death Wish II

A Little Sex

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