Week of December 1, 1980

Former student radical Bernadine Dohrn, a fugitive for more than a decade,

surrenders in Chicago, She plead innocent to rioting charges and won a bail

reduction that should allow her freedom.

Major banks increase their prime lending rates by half a percentage point to 19%.

This after the Federal Reserve again raised the discount rate.

A flash fire caused by an explosion

in a computer demonstration at the

Stouffer’s Inn in Harrison NY (just

outside of White Plains) leaves 26

businessmen dead with at least 23

others injured. Fire officials say a

malfunction in new computers being

demonstrated by Arrow Electronic

Corp. of Greenwich, Conn for its

board of directors caused the

equipment to explode.

Three American Roman Catholic

nuns and another American woman

are found shot to death outside San

Salvador.

The seven Warsaw pact nations hold a summit in Moscow and according to a

communiqué, participants expressed confidence that Poland “will be able to

overcome the present difficulties and assure the country’s further development

along the socialist path.”

The United States has told Iran not to expect a better deal from President-elect

Ronald Reagan in resolving the hostage crisis after he takes office Jan. 20 than

from President Carter now.

President Carter signs a bill to protect more than 100 million acres of pristine

Alaskan wilderness, calling the measure “one of the most important pieces of

conservation legislation in the history of our country.’

In Arie, Washington - The fifth annual D.B. Cooper party is held and 300 attend -

all but Cooper - who parachuted from a Northwest airlines 727 on Nov. 24, 1971

with a $200,000 ransom. The gathering has taken place the Saturday after

Thanksgiving for the fifth annual time.

Week of December 1, 1980

President-elect Ronald Reagan’s car is struck by the Secret Service protective

station wagon in California. Reagan was not hurt.

Actress Patti Davis , daughter of President-elect

Ronald Reagan says she would not have a fancy White

House wedding if she were to get married while her

dad is in office. Her brother Ronald, a ballet dancer,

just married a literary researcher in a private civil

ceremony in New York.

Media - Gannett Co says it plans to begin publishing

the first general interest national daily newspaper. The

company will unveil its plan at a news conference

within two weeks. Currently, Gannett publishes 81 daily

papers.

Sports - Pitching star Don Sutton of the Dodgers, signs with the Houston Astros.

He’s the winningest pitcher in Dodgers history (so far).

More Dodgers as relief pitcher Steve Howe is named National League Rookie of

the year.

Music news - Harry Chapin as a sequel out to

“Taxi.” It’s cleverly called “Sequel” and you can find it

on Boardwalk Records.

Due to the death of drummer John Bonham, Led

Zeppelin says they are calling it quits. “We wish it to

be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep

respect we have for his family together with the sense

of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our

manager, have led us to decide that we could not

continue as we were,” said a press statement.

Television news -

A fire that consumed part of the famous curtain you see on the “Tonight” show

forces cancellation of Monday’s show. David Letterman is sub-hosting all week.

A rehearsal was under way with actor Ben Vereen when the fire broke out. It was

apparently started in some lights.