Week of July 28, 1978

A woman whose husband committed suicide, plunges with her seven children

from an 11 story hotel balcony in Salt Lake City in what police say may be a

bizarre religious act. The father, who had committed suicide several days ago,

was the leader of an obscure religious sect. The mother threw four of the kids

(one by one) off the hotel balcony, some of which were crying and screaming.

The mother and two others jumped last. Six of the seven died immediately.

using the word “nig…” in his paid political advertising.

In his radio ads, Stoner says: “If Governor Busbee is

reelected, he will pass more civil rights that take from

the whites and give to the “n...” The FCC says once the

station agrees to sell him time, it has no choice over

the contents of his message. Stations are not allowed

to censor politicians by law.

A federal judge rules that the Navy cannot bar woman from serving aboard any

of its ships only because they are woman. Judge John Sirica also says it’s up to

the Navy to decide whether “woman members should be excluded from

shipboard combat assignments...or for that matter from all shipboard duties until

such time as the vessels are properly equipped and crew members properly

trained to accommodate their female counterparts.”

gets hit in the face with pudding by a mystery man. According to his

friends, Jordan was minding his own business at the private party

when an unidentified man appeared suddenly and hurled a handful

of chocolate pudding at him. The party was given for rock group

Fleetwood Mac, and was attended by several senators,

congressmen and record company executives.

Dies - comedienne Totie Fields (48) of a heart attack.

bureaucrat. Onassis has been married twice.

Divorces - Jose Feliciano (32) and his wife Janna after 13

years of marriage. They have no children.

Week of July 28, 1978

wears one earring, a custom-made flannel cowboy shirt, denim jeans and

cowboy boots. According to its developer Harvey Rosenberg, president of Gizmo

development, he’s been selling the doll by mail order and retailers are now

catching on. The doll costs $15.00.

responds to boos by hitting two singles and a home run

to lead the Yankees to an 11-0 victory over Cleveland.

The suspension led to the forced resignation of manager

Billy Martin. The next day, the Yankees announce that

Martin will be back to manage in 1980...Pete Rose gets

a standing ovation, getting a hit for the 42nd consecutive

Week of July 28, 1978

game.

Bestsellers include - “Chesapeake” - James Michener, “Bloodline” - Sidney

Sheldon, “Till Death Us Do Part” - Vincent Bugliosi, “If Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries

- What Am I Doing In The Pits? - Erma Bombeck.

Top TV shows last week - Miss Universe pageant, Alice, Three’s Company,

Fantasy Island, Starsky & Hutch, All in the Family, Laverne & Shirley, Switch,

Love Boat, Barnaby Jones & Charlie's Angles (tie).

season NFL game - Miami vs. Philadelphia this

Saturday on ABC

Angeles after 13 years in Philadelphia. “It’s

been increasingly difficult to get guests

Douglas said. “Even if stars come to New

York, it’s a full day for them to come to

Philadelphia for the show.”

Sunday night TV (beginning at 7pm

eastern)...(CBS) 60 minutes, Rhoda, On

Our Own, All In The Family, Alice,

Switch...(NBC) Wonderful World Of Disney, Project

UFO, Movie...(ABC) Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew, How The

West Was Won, Movie.

On Switch, Pete and Mac are thrust into the middle of

an alien smuggling ring that considers its female

Wagner star.

On the charts - “Miss You” - Rolling Stones, “Grease” -

Frankie Valli, “Shadow Dancing” - Andy Gibb, “Last

Dance” - Donna Summer,

“Copacabana” - Barry

Manilow, “”Baker Street” -

Gerry Rafferty, “Three Times A Lady” -

Commodores, “Boogie Ooogie Oogie” - A Taste

Honey, “Still The Same” - Bob Seger, “Use To Be

John Travolta, Olivia Newton John.

Week of July 28, 1978

Top Albums - “Some Girls” -

Rolling Stones, “Grease” -

Soundtrack, “Darkness On

The Edge Of Town” - Bruce

Springsteen, “Double Vision”

- Foreigner, “Bat Out Of Hell”

- Meat Loaf, “Saturday Night

Fever” - Soundtrack

“Stranger In Town” - Bob

Seger/Silver Bullet Band.

Some country this week in

Sleep” - Crystal Gayle, “Love

Or Something Like It” - Kenny

Rogers, “I Believe In You” -

Mel Tillis, Only One Love In

My Live” - Ronnie Milsap,

“You Don’t Love Me

Anymore” - Eddie Rabbit

At the movies -

Chevy Chase, Goldie

Hawn.

Dern.

Sgt Peppers Lonely

Frankie Howard, Paul

Nicholas, Peter

Frampton, The Bee

Gees.