Week of February 8, 1982

Winding up his two-day tour of the Midwest, President Reagan, defending his

controversial economic policies, tells critics to “put up or shut up.” His $757,6-

billion budget proposes social program cuts, but a big increase in defense

spending.

President Reagan sets the stage for resuming the manufacture of chemical

weapons after a nearly 13-year halt.

Mandatory furloughs - Thousands of federal workers are being told that they will

soon be required to stay home one day every two weeks without pay, so the

government can save money. The effort to reduce federal labor costs plans to

begin next month and into April.

Red-ink budget - Republican congressional leaders ask President Reagan for

room to take apart his budget to try to devise more solvent spending.

Tennessee prison - Seven white inmates at Brushy Mountain Penitentiary take

four guards hostage just long enough to seal their keys and shoot four black

inmates in their cells, killing tow of the prisoners and injuring the other two,

Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers union reach agreement on a

historic labor agreement that will save Ford about $1.1 billion over the next 31

months. UAW in return, wins wide-ranging job protection.

Federal reserve Board Chairman Paul A. Volcker says

President Reagan’s projected $91.5 - billion deficit for

fiscal 1982 and future deficits are a hazard to the

financial markets.

Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger was “alert

and resting comfortably” after undergoing a 4 ½ hour

triple bypass operation to relieve clogged heart arteries.

Vice President George Bush was only “kidding” reporters

when he denied branding Ronald Reagan’s economic

proposals “voodoo economics” during the 1980 campaign, so says a Bush

spokesperson.

Week of February 8, 1982

Jim Ochse, a student at a Pennsylvania college, wins the 5 th annual empire state

Building run-up, climbing 1,575 steps from the lobby to the 86 th floor of the

skyscraper in just under 12 minutes.

Wow - Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Chairman Robert E. Kirby solves the

mystery of the Rubik’s Cube in 75

seconds. “Which is not very good speed.

The best time at the U.S. time trials was

26.1 seconds,” said the executive.

Fast Food - A new one - “El Pollo Loco”

is making its way into the States from

Mexico. The founders of El Polo Loco

decided to come to the United States

after five successful years in the fast food

business. Established in 1975 in

Guasave, a small town on the Pacific

Coast side of Mexico by Juan Pancho Ochoa, it now has 82 outlets in Mexico.

Sports - George Foster agrees to a five-year, $10-million contract with the New

York Mets making him the second highest paid player in Baseball.

It’s estimated that Super Bowl XVI drew 110,230,000 viewers - the largest in

history (so far).

Peter Gilbert, owner of the Colorado Rockies asks permission to move the

financially troubled National Hockey League franchise to the New Jersey

Meadowlands Arena for the 1982-1983 season.

Music news - You gotta love it. J. Geils is hot

and are enjoying their biggest rise on the pop

charts. Album “Freeze Frame” is on top, but

leader Peter Wolf says TV show appearances

will be limited, very limited. Forget “Saturday

Night Live” or ABC-TV’s “Fridays.” Geils would

rather appear on the local “Joe Franklin Show” in

New York. In fact, the band will help Franklin

celebrate 29 years on the air this week.

Television news - Ray Timothy, president of

NBC, says the cable threat to broadcast television has been “overstated.” NBC is

the only major network not yet involved with cable-TV.

Week of February 8, 1982

Friday night television -

CBS - Dukes of Hazzard, Dallas, Falcon Crest, Late night movie

NBC - NBC Magazine, McClain’s Law, Cassie & Co, Tonight, SCTV Comedy

Network

ABC - Benson, Open All Night, Best of the West, Making a Living, Strike Force,

Fridays

PBS - Washington Week, Wall St. Week

Dukes of Hazzard - The boys find lost diary and a lot of dirt on Boss Hogg.

Dallas - J.R. plots against Ray Krebbs and Cliff Barnes.

Tonight - Johnny welcomes Gore Vidal and Michael Landon.

Fridays - Valerie Bertinelli hosts this week.

At the movies -

Whose Life is it Anyway?

Atlantic City

Night Crossing

Ragtime

Reds

House of wax

Absence of Malice

Cannery Row

French Lt’s Woman

Personal Best

One From the Heart

Raiders of the Lost Ark