Week of June 1-11, 1982

British artillery hammers argentine positions in the Falkland Islands capital of

Stanley.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher makes “one last offer” to Argentina to withdraw

its troops from the Falklands before what could be a bloody battle for the capital.

European trip - President Reagan meets with

French President Francois Mitterrand in Paris

before heading to Versailles.

President Regan arrives at an economic summit

meeting in Versailles, with a warning that

America’s allies risk harm by giving easy trade

credits to the soviet bloc.

President Reagan meets with Pope John Paul II in Rome then flies to London to

meet with Queen Elizabeth.

In England - President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II ride horses together

while they chatted.

Israeli tanks and troops invade Southern Lebanon over a broad front.

President Reagan expressed little surprise at his daughter’s defeat in California’s

hard-fought republican senatorial primary: She’ll recover” he said. Maureen

GOP nomination.

President Ragan has sent

Israeli Prime Minister

Menachem Begin a firm letter

calling for a cease-fire and

Israeli troop withdrawals from

Lebanon.

Israel and Syria declare a

cease-fire between their

forces in the six-day old

Lebanon war but fighting

continued to rage between

Israelis and Palestinian guerrillas.

Week of June 1-11, 1982

Unemployment rises to 9.5% - the highest since 1941.

President Reagan ends his 10-day European odyssey by visiting the Berlin Wall

which he called “as ugly as the idea behind it” and scorned communist regimes

for being “scared to death” of freedom. “Goodbye and until we met again, auf

Wiederschen,” he told his West German hosts at a farewell ceremony in Bonn

before departed aboard Air Force One.

Grand Rapids - A 3,000-pound circus elephant named Trumpet was electrocuted

when a stake to which she was chained apparently touched an underground

electrical wire. The show continued

toward the news media, but chastised reporters and particularly

women reporters for the way they treat President’s wives. Over

the years, Nixon said, reporters have created ‘myths” about First

Ladies, casting Lady Bird Johnson as “much too public,” his own

wife as “Plastic pat,” Rosalynn Carter as “much too aggressive”

and Nancy Reagan as “first Mannequin” because of her clothes

and life style. Once reporters create these images, “they have to

perpetuate them.”

The nation’s first law requiring a gun and ammunition in every home goes into

effect in Kennesaw, Georgia - a suburb of Atlanta. The American Civil Liberties

Union immediately challenged the ordinance in federal court, saying it violates

citizens’ rights to free speech and privacy.

across the country for mobile cell phone service. Many are saying

the new service will revolutionize the telecommunications industry.

Cellular mobile radio technology combines radio with solid-state

electronic switching and computers. The current/older mobile

telephone service - is very inadequate and is almost impossible to

use during busy hours. In the cell phone world, geographical areas

are divided into hexagonal areas called cells with each cell equipped

with a transmitter. At present, cell phone technology could open up

666 channels and permit 100,000 mobile customers in metro areas.

An experimental cellular system developed by Motorola in

conjunction with the American radio telephone service Inc, now

operates 1,000 units in the Washington-Baltimore area. Another trial

system by Millicom Inc has been approved by the FCC for the

Week of June 1-11, 1982

Raleigh-Durham, N.C. area. Last year, the FCC agreed to take applications for

cellular licenses in the top-30 markets.

Some of the cell applicants include AT&T, General Telephone, Western Union,

and MCI.

The cell service will use the last 40mhz of the UHF-TV spectrum - now allocated

for the service. The FCC plans to approve two systems in each of the 30 areas. It

now costs $2,500 to $3,500 to buy a mobile telephone with service charges of

$125 to $150 a month. As technology improves, the cost is sure to come down.

Tony Awards - “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” wins best play of

1981-1982 and its star, Roger Rees - wins best-actor honors as Zoe Caldwell

gets best actress for “Medea.”

days of her tax-evasion sentence and leaves jail. She spent

16 days of the 30-day sentence behind bars.

United Press International, the nation’s second largest news

wire service is sold to Media News Corp. Seller is E.W.

Scripps Co. of Cincinnati. UPI though, has been a money

loser for 25 years.

Sports -

pitcher and hitter (75). Joined the majors after Jackie Robinson

after many years with the Negro league.

Veteran American League umpire Lou DiMuro dies after he was

struck by a car on a busy street near Arlington stadium.

Television news -

Sharon Gless signs to replace Meg Foster in “Cagney & Lacey,” Foster appeared

in the show’s first six episodes as detective Chris Cagney.

“Taxi” - cancelled by ABC, will be picked-up by NBC. NBC was also interested in

getting the services of the show’s producers - Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels and

Jim Brooks for more possible shows.

Week of June 1-11, 1982

Wednesday night television -

CBS - The Incredible Hulk, Movie

NBC - Real People, Facts of Life, Teacher’s Only, Quincy, Tonight, Late Night

ABC - Greatest American Hero, Fall Guy, dynasty, Nightline

PBS - Life of composer Gustav Mahler

Real People - World’s fastest chess player and a disco Laundromat are featured.

CBS Movie (made for TV) - “Rodeo Girl” -

Katharine Ross, Bo Hopkins and Candy Clark.

The Fall Guy - Colt and Howie pursue a bail-

jumping arsonist.

At the movies -

Visiting Hours

Chariots of Fire

Rocky III

Hanky Panky

Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Conan the Barbarian

Road Warrior

Star Trek II: Wrath of Kahn

Week of June 1-11, 1982

Week of June 1-11, 1982