Week of July 19, 1984

In the worst mass slaying episode in U.S.

history, James Oliver Hubert (41) picks off 20

people inside and outside a McDonalds

south of San Diego. As he entered the

restaurant, he was heard to say, “I killed

thousands in Vietnam, and I want to kill

more.” Most of the victims were killed within

minutes, including a boy on a bicycle in the

restaurant’s adjoining playground. Huberty was killed by police sniper when it

was learned he had no hostages. One man said he was just driving by the

location when “bullets just started flying,” shattering his windshield and right

headlight.

McDonalds Corp of Oak Brook, IL pulls all commercials off of radio and

television. “We are shocked and grieved by the tragic incident which took place.

It was a bizarre, isolated and very tragic incident. Our hearts go out to the victims

and their families and we share in their grief.”

black woman ever to win the crown resigns under

pressure from pageant officials after nude photographs

of her appear in Penthouse magazine. The magazine

issue is selling at a torrid pace. “I never consented to the

publication or use of these photographs in any manner.”

With her announcement, Williams’ crown goes too the

first runner-up, Suzette Charles, Miss New Jersey.

At their convention in San Francisco - The Democratic

Party nominates former Vice President Walter F.

Mondale to run for President in November. Later on, Geraldine A Ferraro is

nominated as his running mate - the first woman ever to run for Vice President.

In a South Lawn ceremony attended by relatives of POW’s and former prisoners,

President Reagan announces that Laos has agreed to a joint excavation of the

site of a combat aircraft crash during the Vietnam War in an effort to find the

remains of some U.S. soldiers. “Four times in this country we have been forced

painfully and reluctantly to send our men and woman to fight in wars on foreign

shores.” “Some of them made the supreme sacrifice of their lives. Some others

made sacrifices in many way equally grave - they were imprisoned by the

Week of July 19, 1984

enemy.”

The French Communist Party, dissatisfied with the

economic policies of the nation’s new premier,

announced that it is quitting the government of

Laurent Fabius announces a new Cabinet to carry out

his economic policies to reconstruct industry.

Poland’s Communist government approves a

sweeping amnesty that is expected to free all of the

country’s political prisoners and end preliminary legal

moves against hundreds of other dissidents. The

move is viewed as an inducement for the West to

remove economic sanctions.

Steroids may cause heart disease ... A team of researchers at Washington

University in St Louis says that their research indicates that steroids reduce

blood levels in high-density lipoprotein (also known as HDL) ... HDL is believed to

help prevent heart disease by acting as a transporter to clear cholesterol from the

bloodstream.

Two Amtrak passenger trains crash head-on on a trestle suspended above a

New York City street. 125 people are injured.

Minneapolis financier Irwin Jacobs and four associates buy a 5.8% stake in Walt

Disney Productions for nearly $90.5 million. Jacobs is renowned for launching

takeovers and occasionally liquidates the companies he acquires. He says there

is no present intention to seek control of the company.

Tennis champ Chris Evert Lloyd is back with her husband John Lloyd after a trial

separation of nearly six months.

seller “The Complete Book of Running” collapses and dies of

a heart attack while jogging in rural Vermont. Fixx thought

that running could help him avoid the hereditary heart

disease that had killed his father.

Week of July 19, 1984

Veg O matic and Pocket Fisherman to late night

television audiences across the United States. The

family was rocked by a conspiracy in 1974 when

Popeil’s wife, Eloise and her admitted boyfriend,

Daniel Ayres, were charged with trying to pay $25

thousand to two men

to kill Popeil. He said

his wife “wanted the

security of being a

married couple with the freedom of being a single

girl.” He said he knew of the boyfriend, but

because of his deteriorating marital relationship

“was kind of happy to have him take her off my

hands.” Sam and Eloise later remarried. His son

Ron continues the tradition with his “Ronco” and

its famous infomercials.

Jacksons' fans get a special treat in Dallas at Texas Stadium. Eddie Van Halen,

who did the guitar solo on Michael Jackson’s hit “Beat It” gets on stage with the

group and reprises his riff. Also in the crowd - Prince.

Retires - Quarterback Terry Bradshaw (35) who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to

four Super Bowl victories. “It’s not a one-year retirement. It’s forever.” Bradshaw

had been suffering a severe shoulder injury that limited him to one game last

year. He’ll work for CBS Sports as a commentator.

Chicago televsion station WTTW (PBS-Channel 11) becomes the first in the

nation to broadcast in stereo. PBS has been broadcasting many programs in

stereo including “Austin City Limits,” and “Live from the Met.” Some new

television sets offer stereo audio and most manufacturers will offer stereo

adapters if they don’t already. The FCC approved stereo TV on March 29.

you can watch in 64 countries.”

Bestsellers -

... And Ladies of the Cub - Helen Hooven Santmyer

Full Circle - Danielle Steel

Lincoln - Gore Vidal

The Walking Drum - Louis L’Amour

The Aquitaine Progression - Robert Ludlum

Week of July 19, 1984

Eat to Win: The Sports Nutrition Bible - Robert Haas

Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John

Belushi - Bob Woodward

In God’s Name - David A. Yallop

The Kennedy’s: An American Drama - Peter Collier,

David Horowitz

Zig Ziglar’s Secrets of Closing The Sale - Zig Ziglar

Nothing Down - Robert G. Aller

Sunday Night Television

CBS - 60 Minutes, Goodnight Beantown, The Four

Seasons, The Jeffersons, Alice, Trapper John, MD

NBC - Summer Sunday USA, Knight Rider, Movie

ABC - Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, Hardcastle and

McCormick, Movie

PBS - National Geographic, Masterpiece Theater,

Fawlty Towers, Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Summer Sunday USA - A look at the week ahead in the news with a major focus

on politics. Linda Ellerbee and Andrea Mitchell host.

Pop music this week in 1984 -

When Doves Cry - Prince

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

State of Shock - Jacksons

Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol

Sad Songs (Say So Much) - Elton John

Jump (For My Love) - The Pointer Sisters

Infatuation - Rod Stewart

Almost Paradise - Love Theme From

Footloose - Mike Reno & Ann Wilson

Legs - ZZ Top

Doctor! Doctor! - The Thompson Twins

Magic - The Cars

Breakin’ ... There’s No Stopping Us - Ollie &

Jerry

Dance Hall Days - Wang Chung

No Way Out - Jefferson Starship

I’m Free (Heaven Helps The Man) - Kenny Loggins

Romancing The Stone - Eddy Grant

Boys Do Fall In Love - Robin Gibb

Week of July 19, 1984

Top albums -

Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen

Purple Rain - soundtrack by Prince &

The Revolution

Rebel Yell - Billy Idol

Sports - Huey Lewis & The News

Can’t Slow Down - Lionel Ritchie

Eliminator - ZZ Top

Breakin’ - soundtrack

Footloose - soundtrack

Heartbeat City - The Cars

1984

(MCMLXXXIV) - Van Halen

Victory - The Jacksons

Seven and The Ragged Tiger -

Duran Duran

Other albums

Ghostbusters - soundtrack

Streets of Fire - soundtrack

Bananarama - Bananarama

Dancin’ On The Edge - Lita Ford

Thriller - Michael Jackson

Goodbye Cruel World - Elvis Costello

Camouflage - Rod Stewart

Out Of The Cellar - Rat

“Hot Hits” phrase. Seems that top-40 is back!

Ratings -

been off a bit - down to a 5.5 in the last book, after a 6.2 debut last fall. Rival

WPLJ also showed a nice increase as the top-40 station hit a 4.4 share.

WKTU falls to a 3.3, from a 4.0. AOR WNEW-FM is up to a 3.1, from 2.6. WNBC

is up to a 3.0, from 2.9.. Talk WABC is up to a 2.6, from a 2.3 WNEW-AM is up to

a 3.1, from a 2.9. Rock WAPP dips from a 3.3 to a 2.9. Country WHN is up to a

2.9 from 2.3. All-news WINS gets a 4.6.

In Los Angeles - Top-4- KIIS-FM jumps to a 9.7 share, from its former 7.8. Talk

KABC is up to a 7.6 from a 5.7. Top-40 KKHR is up to a 2.9, from 2.6. KOST is

down to a 2.7, from a 3.3, KIQQ lips from a 2.7 to a 2.6. KRTH (Oldies) - 2.8.

Week of July 19, 1984

KROQ is down to a 2.1 from a 3.0. KMET is down to a 3.4 from a 3.9. KFI is

down to a 1.4.

In Chicago - WGN-AM leads with an 8.8 and Urban WGCI-FM is up to a 6.1.

WBBM (all-news) - 4.6. Easy WLOO - 5.6. B-96 (WBBM-FM) dips to a 4.6 from

5.0. WLS-AM dips to a 3.2 from 3.7 and WLS-FM is up to a 3.5 from 2.9. WCLR

(A/C) is up to a 4.1 from 3.4. Country WMAQ scores a 4.1. WLUP up from a 3.0

to 3.4. WLAK (Nothing but love songs) is down to a 3.2 from a 3.9.

Programmer Randy Kabrich resigns from Doubleday’s WAVA Washington to

form his own consultancy group.

Capital Cities buys Metromedia’s KLAC-AM in Los Angeles. They’ll continue to

operate KZLA-FM and spin-off KZLA-AM. Both are country.

WGAR-AM Cleveland goes country as FM sister KWKSW goes WGAR-FM. Jay

Clark is the program director.

Music news -

CBS Records pulls all commercial copes of what was

“As Time Goes By.” CBS just shipped an

Iglesias/Diana Ross duet, “All Of You.” Some believe

it was Julio Iglesias himself who wanted the other

single pulled.

Top Country -

Angel In Disguise - Earl Thomas Conley

Just Another Woman In Love - Anne Murray

Burnin’ Up With Love - Eddie Rabbit

That’s The Thing About Love - Don Williams

Atlanta Blue - Statler Brothers

Mama He’s Crazy - The Judds

I Don’t Wanna Be A Memory - Exile

If The Fall Don’t Get You - Janie Fricke

Top Hits In Britain -

Relax - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper

Two Tribes - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

I Won’t Let The Su Go Down On Me - Kershaw

Hole In My Shoe - Nell

Breakin’ - Ollie and Jerry

Week of July 19, 1984

When Doves Cry - Prince

White Lines - Grandmaster and Melle Mell

Jump - Pointer Sisters

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Week of July 19, 1984

At the movies -

Gremlins -

Berney Casey

Robert Preston

Hayes, Gerald McRainey, Moses Gun

Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick,

Christopher Lloyd