Week of August 15, 1983

Engulfed in the tidal wave of the biggest drug scandal in international amateur

athletics history, 13 members of the track and field team withdraw from the Pan

American games as four more weight lifters, including a triple gold medal-winning

American, are stripped of their medals. William Simon, President of the U.S.

Olympic Committee said they chose not to compete when told of the strict testing

that has shown steroid use among several weight lifters.

as the strongest challenger to President Ferdinand

Marcos, is assassinated as he steps off a plane returning

from three years self-imposed exile in the U.S. Aquino told

an ABC reporter on the plane that he had heard

intelligence reports from Manila that he would be gunned

down on arrival. Aquino put on a bulletproof vest before

leaving the plane.

Hurricane Alice slams into Houston, killing 6 and cutting

power to 1.6 million. Galveston Island, where Alicia

suddenly came ashore is still cut-off from the mainland.

The storm had sustained winds of 115 mph.

Coca-Cola announces that Diet Cola will soon rollout

Nutra-Sweet - making it the first soft drink to use aspartame - a new low- calorie

sugar substitute. The company recently signed an agreement with Skokie, Il

based G.D. Searle Co. - the exclusive patent holder on aspartame.

NFL owners vote unanimously to again carry four standby players in addition to

the 45 on their regular-season rosters this year. The move is to keep more

players out the clutches of the United States Football League. The vote came

during a special meeting, attended by Commissioner Peter Rozelle. The

proposed increase had been rejected by owners at two separate meetings earlier

this year.

Dies - Ira Gershwin - the lesser-known brother of

George Gerswhwin. Ira was the first songwriter ever to

win a Pulitzer Prize for the show “Of Thee I Sing.” With

his brother, he penned greats such as “I Got Rythm.”

After his brother passed-away in 1937, Ira collaborated

with the likes of Harold Arlen, Vernon Duke, Jerome

Kern and others. His music, sung on Broadway made

stars of Ethel Merman, Danny Kaye and contributed to

the rise of Fred Astaire.

Week of August 15, 1983

The New York Daily News confirms the marriage of Paul Simon to Carrie Fisher.

They were married in a private ceremony at a Manhattan apartment.

the Ramones, is hospitalized in critical condition

after a street fight with another punk rocker over a

woman. The 29-year-old musician is severely

beaten and suffers a fractured skull in a fight with

Seth Macklin. The fight broke-out after Ramone

saw Macklin with his girlfriend. Macklin’s group

“Sub-Zero Construction” is reportedly modeled

after the Ramones.

Sly Stone of “Sly & The Family Stone” is arrested

while performing at a nightclub in Ft Lauderdale

and charged with stealing a $5000 ring from a

guest at a Pompano Beach hotel.

Top TV shows - Newhart (19.6), Trapper John, M.D. (19.1), Wait Til Your Mother

Gets Home (18.8), Jeffersons (18.8), Hill Street Blues (16.9), Simon & Simon

(16.9),9 to 5 (16.9), Cheers (16.5), Hart to Hart (16.4), Three’s Company (16.4)

60 minutes is #14 (15.3)...20/20 is #18 (14.8). 1 point is 833,000 homes.

Dreams” - Eurythemics, “Every Breath

You Take” - Police, “She Works Hard For

The Money’ - Donna Summer, “Maniac” -

Michael Sembello, “Stand Back” - Stevie

Nicks, “It’s A Mistake” - Men at Work,

“(Keep Felling) Fascination” - Human

League, “Puttin’ On the Ritz” - Taco, “I’ll

Tumble 4 Ya’ - Culture Club “Is There

Something You Should Know” - Duran

Duran.

Top Albums - “Thriller” - Michael Jackson,

“Synchronicity” - The Police,

“Flashdance” - Soundtrack, “The Wild

Heart” - Stevie Nicks, “Pyromania” - Def

Leppard, “Let’s Dance” - David Bowie,

“Keep It Up” - Loverboy, “Reach The

Beach” - The Fixx, “Duran Duran” - Duran Duran.

Week of August 15, 1983

George Jones, “Love Song” - The Oak Ridge Boys, “Your

Love’s On The Line” - Earl Thomas Conley, “He’s A

Heartache” - anie Fricke

DeMornay

Radio News-

Z-100 New York debuts and the lineup is Scott

Shannon (PD) mornings, Chuck Crane middays,

Cat Simon afternoon, then Jack the Wack night,

Hollywood Hamilton late nights and Deborah

Rose overnights.

WFIL-AM Philadelphia switches to all oldies and

Cleveland’s WWWE-AM goes A/C.

Music news

Making their debut on the U.S. charts - “Wam! With “Bad Boys.” Wham! Is

Geogre Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. After a stint with British ska group, the

executives, the duo signed with InnerVision Records and their first single -

“Wham Rap” and “Young Guns.” The first album on Columbia is “Fantastic.”

MTV is celebrating its second anniversary.

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