Week of August 15, 1980

Armed federal sky marshals are ordered onto selected commercial aircraft after a

record three hijackings to Cuba in one day.

Strikes in Poland - The total of factories, shipyards and other workshops shut

down in the Gdansk regions climbs to 88.

Israeli commandos strike into southern Lebanon in their biggest attack against

Palestinian bases in 2 ½ years. 63 are confirmed dead.

Representatives of nine European Common Market nations and Japan have

asked the Speaker of the Iranian parliament to push for the release of the 52

American hostages and allow an international mission to meet the captives,

according to news reports from Tehran.

In Chicago - Ronald Reagan, defending America’s role in the Vietnam War as a

“noble cause,” called for a massive rebuilding of U.S. military forces and

denounced President Carter for “betrayal” of the nation’s veterans.

In July - For the first time in 13 years, the cost of living form Americans did not go

up. But the nation’s economy plunged at an annual rate of 9% from April through

June, nearly the worst quarterly drop in history, reports the government.

“no doubt” Billy Carter has suffered because of

the mistrust surrounding the presidency but that

she believes the President’s brother will be

vindicated.

Census Bureau Reports that the number of

families maintained by one parent jumped nearly

80% in the last decade.

Corporate profits plummeted to $19 billion from

April to June as the nation’s economy was hit by

the full force of the recession, reports the

Commerce Department.

A Soviet nuclear submarine catches fire in international waters off Kinawa and at

least nine crewmen were killed and three injured.

Week of August 15, 1980

The Navy drops charges against the remaining four sailors accused of lesbian

acts aboard the USS Norton Sound.

With the nomination of the Democratic convention and the endorsement of Sen.

Edward Kennedy, President Carter dramatically cuts into Ronald Reagan’s lead.

From a margin of 25%, the margin is down to 7% among likely voters.

Rivals - In Boston -

Sen. Edward

Kennedy, who

behaved cooley

when he appeared

with President

Carter at the

Democratic

convention last

week, greets the

President with

handshakes, smiles and warm words, saying he was certain Carter will be

reelected. Carter is there to address the American Legion.

Independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson says his campaign has

been obscured by “millions of dollars in free air time” the Republican and

Democratic conventions got, but that he will soon climb in the polls again.

Billy Carter defends his controversial dealings with

Libya and says he would never do anything to hurt

America because “I love my country.” At a Senate

hearing, he told of getting one-year’s use of a

Japanese-made Subaru truck in exchange for posing

in the truck for a company advertisement.

The stormy North Atlantic scuttles an expedition

aimed at finding the Titanic’s wreck. The mission was

called off, but its members hope to renew the effort

next year, musing a manned submarine.

“Playmate of the Year” is shot to death in an apparent

Los Angeles.

Passing - Otto Frank, whose daughter Anne wrote a

Week of August 15, 1980

teen-age diary of nazi persecution that shocked the world. He was 91.

Entertainment news -

again Christian, is granted a divorce from her

husband of 20 years, Robert Green.

Telegraph Co. says it plans a major

restructuring of its giant empire to comply

with the FCC’s order to separate customer

equipment business from regulated

telephone services. The company must form

a different subsidiary by March 1982.

on a roll. Over the past 10 games, Schmidt

has had 22 hits in 51 at bats for a .431

average.

The Detroit Tigers retire Al Kaline’s No. 6 during ceremonies.

Following their sixth loss, Yankee owner George Steinbrenner rips into the

Yankee team on the road. He was upset by Dick Howser’s decision to let Eric

Soderholm hit away after Bob Watson opened the ninth inning with a single. The

Yanks trailed the Orioles 6-5. “Here’s Soderholm hitting .147 and the lets him hit

away with a runner at first base. Bunt him over and then tie the game,” said

Steinbrenner.

Music news -

has been behind closed doors at the “Hit Factory”

recording studios in New York. Lennon hasn’t

made an album of original material in six years.

Great new tune from the New Zealand band called

Split Enz- “I Got You”

8-Track tapes are in a huge downturn, with many

new tapes being returned to record companies.

Arista Records is only releasing the format with an

album that’s selling briskly.

Week of August 15, 1980

team for a three-day engagement at the

resorts International Hotel-Casino in Atlantic

City. Dates are Aug. 24 through 26.

Radio news - Ruth Meyer - director of

program development for the NBC Radio

Networks is promoted to vice president of

network radio programs.

Jimmy Fink, who was dropped by WPLJ, is

back on the station, but not full time.

Bobby Rich is out as program director of KHTZ-FM Los Angeles.

Don Imus of WNBC, Dan Ingram of WABC and Robert W. Morgan of KMPC will

speak at the National Association Broadcasters Convention about “Making

Money With Your Mouth.”

Top-40 KIMN Denver (AM950) did great in the recent ratings - a 7.7 share, up

from a 6.8 in the fall.

Television news -

A spokesman for General Foods, a major sponsor “Three’s Company” and

“Dallas,” says it will continue to choose its programming independently of a

threatened church-sponsored boycott of its products. Efforts to organize

consumer boycotts of advertisers who sponsor programming they find morally

objectionable have become an increasingly popular tactic among some

conservative religious groups.

Close captioning - Six months after its beginning, some 24,000 have purchased

$250 decoders and only PBS has expanded such programming for those who

cannot hear. CBS still has no closed captioned programming. ABC, PBS and

NBC broadcast their first such programming, although limited,

in March.

special this Sunday on ABC-TV.

Pirate decoder makers - The FCC warns manufacturers and

sellers of TV signal decoders that they are violating federal law

unless their devices are authorized by the FCC.

Week of August 15, 1980

Tuesday night television -

CBS - The White Shadow, Movie

NBC - Misadventures of Sheriff

Lobo, Movie, Tonight Show,

Tomorrow Show

ABC - Happy days, Laverne &

Shirley, Three’s Company, Taxi, Hart

to Hart, Nightline

PBS - Nova

Happy Days - Fonzie finds the

women of his dreams, a computer

programmer.

Taxi - Latka meets the women of his

dreams - a women from the old

country.

At the movies -

The Blue Lagoon

Airplane

The Hunter

My Bodyguard

Middle Age Crazy

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Empire Strikes Back

Caddy Shack

Willie and Phil

Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie

Prom Night

Dressed to Kill

The Blues Brothers

Fame - Fame soundtrack

S-Beat

Upside Down - Diana Ross

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Love Sensation - Loleatta Holloway

Top Soul -

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Week of August 15, 1980

Upside Down - Diana Ross

Backstrokin’ - Fatback

One in a Million You - Larry

Graham

The Breaks - Kurtis Blow

Top Country -

Lookin For Love - Johnny Lee

Drivin’ My Life Away - Eddie

Rabbitt

Cowboys and Clowns/Misery

Loves Company - Ronnie

Milsap

Love The World Away - Kenny

Rogers

Crackers - Barbara Mandrell

I’ve Never Seen The Likes of

You - Conway Twitty

You Lift Me Up To Heaven - Reba McEntire

That Loving You Feeling Again - Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris

Making Plans - Porter Wagner and Dolly Parton

Hot Hits -

Take Your Time - S.O.S. Band

Magic - Olivia Newton John

Sailing - Christopher Cross

Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones

It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me - Billy Joel

Fame - Irene Cara

All Out Of Love - Air Supply

Let My Love Open the Door - The Who

More Love - Kim Carnes

Late in the Evening - Paul Simon

Misunderstanding - Genesis

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Take a Little Rhythm - Ali Thomson

Jo Jo - Boz Scaggs

Lookin’ For Love - Johnny Lee

Shining Star - Manhattans

Boulevard - Jackson Brown

Old Fashion Love - Commodores

Why Not Me - Fred Knoblach

Week of August

15,

1980

Top Hits In Britain -

Ashes to Ashes - David Bowie

The Winner Takes It All - Abba

Upside down - Diana Ross

Give Me The Night - George Benson

More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Funkin’ For Jamaica - Tom Browne

Use It Up Or Wear It Out - Odyssey

Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band

Mariana - Gibson Brothers

Top Albums -

Emotional rescue - Rolling Stones

Urban Cowboy soundtrack

Glass Houses - Billy Joel

Hold Out - Jackson Brown

Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross

Against The Wind - Bob Seger &The Silver

Bullet Band

The Game - Queen

Give Me The Night - George Benson

Empty Glass - Pete Townshend

Fame - soundtrack

Duke - Genesis

Full Moon - Charlie Daniels Band

The S.O.S. Band

Heroes - Commodores

Anytime Anyplace Anywhere - Rossington Collins Band

Blues Brothers soundtrack

Just One Night - Eric Clapton

Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel

Xanadu soundtrack

Middle Man -Boz Scaggs

The Empire Strikes Back soundtrack

Cameosis - Cameo

Back in Black- AC/DC

Week of August 15, 1980

Week of August 15, 1980