Week of June 15, 1980

Johannesburg - More than 15 are killed and at least 50 wounded in clashes with

police during riots and looting in Cape Town’s nixed-race districts.

Sanjay Gandhi (33) - son of Prime Minister Indira

Gandhi is killed in a glider crash.

Former Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry, who headed

the department when President John F. Kennedy was

assassinated in Dallas, is dead of a heart attack.

The Carter Administration announces that nearly

130,000 Cubans and Haitians who entered this

country illegally this year will be permitted to remain at

least six months and receive limited federal benefits.

The Agriculture Department eases its grain embargo policy against the Soviet

Union, allowing American trading companies to sell foreign grain to the Russians.

Jordan’s King Hussein calls for a shift in U.S. policy away from Israel and toward

support of “the emergence of a free and peaceful Palestinian homeland.”

President Carter agrees to sell Jordan 200 advanced tanks equipped with night

vision sights, reversing an earlier decision.

In Rome, President Carter begins an eight-day European tour and warns the

Western allies they are being tested and must meet the Soviet challenge without

“reckless confrontation” or another Cold War.

President Carter caps a two-day visit to Rome. He

emerged from a meeting with Pope John Paul II and

declared that they shared “unfinished tasks” in dealing with

hunger, poverty and refugees.

President Carter says he has information that the Soviet

Union has ordered the withdrawal of “less than 10%” of the

85,000 troops it has in Afghanistan, which he says is not

enough to mean a significant easing of the crisis.

Ramsey Clark, returning from his private mission to Iran, said government

officials “should do their duty” if they believe they can legally prosecute him for

violating President Carter’s ban on travel to Iran. Clark, a former U.S. attorney

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general and nine other Americans traveled to Tehran two weeks ago and

attended an international conference on Iranian grievances against the United

States.

The Census Bureau reports that the U.S. median age has topped 30 for the first

time in history.

More than 6,000 Churches of Christ have launched a nationwide campaign to

remove sex and violence form television. Shows the group finds objectionable

are “Soap,” “Charlie’s Angels,” ”Dallas,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Newlywed

Game,” Dating Game” and “Three’s a Crowd.”

Boston - Leonard Smith walks out of a state mental hospital a free man seven

months after he convinced jurors he was insane when he killed baseball star

Lyman Bostock.

Tells Ladies Home Journal - Dan Rather , who will succeed

Walter Cronkite as CBS News top anchorman, says curiosity

has led him to try illicit drugs, including heroin. “As a reporter

- and I don’t want to say that that’s the only context - I’ve

tried everything.” Rather said he told his son and daughter,

both in college, that if they had to try marijuana, they should

do so at home around people who care about them.

Jobs for this year’s college grads are up 8% to 10% over

1979, with engineers in greatest demand.

Sports - (Montreal) Roberto Duran takes the WBC welterweight title from Sugar

Ray Leonard on a close decision.

John McEnroe makes fast work of Australia’s Kim Warwick in the final of London

Queen’s Club grass court tennis championships.

Tracy Austin reaches the semifinals of the women’s grass

courts tennis tournament at Eastbourne, England.

At Springfield, NJ - Jack Nickleous becomes the first golfer to

win the U.S. Open twice on the same course at the Baltusrol

Golf Club.

Olympia, Greece - The Olympic torch is lit in ancient Olympia and handed to the

first of the runners who will carry it on the 3,040-mile journey to Moscow.

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Now under investigation - Chicago Cub Manager Preston Gomez admits he told

a pitcher to throw at a Houston batter.

Entertainment news -

Marry - Lucie Arnaz to actor Larry Luckinbill at

Kingston NY. Attending - Desi Arnaz with his

second wife, Edie Mack and Lucille Ball with

hubby Gary Morton. Desi Arnaz Jr. flew in from

Hollywood with his wife, actress Linda Purl.

Radio news -

Detroit rock ‘n roll station WABX-FM will air

WLUP-FM Chicago talent Steve Dahl’s show.

Dahl is he’ll go national and this is a great first

step. WABX-FM will get the show over lines, but

eventually and hopefully, will switch to satellite.

Dahl made a little noise last year with his “Do ya think I’m Disco” single and plans

more comedy record releases.

WABC New York is dialing for dollars. If the station calls

you, guess the amount in the jackpot (or listen to WABC)

and win. DJ Johnny Donovan randomly dialed comedian

Henny Youngman . He’s not a WABC listener and couldn’t

give the correct amount, but he sure joked on the air.

WPLJ-FM New York will be broadcasting concerts from

Central Park - its second year of doing so.

The FCC has broken the exclusivity of the so-called 50,000

watt clear channel AM stations and will add as many as

125 new one kilowatt AM stations to their channels. They’ll still have 750 miles

of protection.

So far, 70 stations have signed to air Murray the K’s “Soundtrack of the ‘60’s”

weekly radio show. Kaufman contends the show “will give people enough space

to zero in on their own deja-vu. Kaufman’s getting busy. He is preparing a

Time/Life cable television show, based on the artists he helped launch during the

1960’s. He’s also in the midst of preparing a feature film in which he projects the

next big era of music. He also wants to do a state fair tour featuring acts of the

1960’s Murray says he shied away from nostalgia shows until now because he

felt that the 1950’s belong to Alan Freed. “Mine was the ‘60’s Beatle era,” said

Kaufman.

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Music news - Just signed to RSO Records - Irene Cara and her first single is

from the movie she stars - “Fame.”

Donna Summer is the first artists signed by David

Geffen’s newly formed and as yet, unnamed label. Her

future has been the subject of talk ever since she filed a

$10-million suit in January for her release form

Casablanca Records. She’ll begin work on a new album

with her longtime producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete

Bellotte. Look for it in the fall.

Seven years after her husband, Jim Croce was killed in a

plane crash, his estate is the subject of lengthy lawsuits. His widow Ingrid is

suing his former Lawyers, managers accountants, publishing company and

record company charging fraud and breach of duties.

Country more popular - An industry survey says County has now become the

second favorite form of recorded music in America. Rock still leads.

Television news -

CBS News diplomatic correspondent Marvin Kalb will join

NBC News in a similar position beginning next month.

“Saturday Night Live” is searching for new talent. Visits to

improv clubs in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles as well

as mid-summer auditions should net some great new faces for

the show. The show will continue, despite the fact that none of

the regular Not Ready for Prime Time Players will not be

returning, nor will the show’s producer - Lorne Michaels be

creatively involved. Gilda Radner and some of the other Prime Time Players will

sign agreements with NBC to develop projects for the network.

CBS captures 8 of the top-10 shows in the ratings.

The top 10 -

Jeffersons

Dallas

Alice

Trapper John, MD

MASH

60 Minutes

Dukes of Hazzard

Movie - Bridge at Remagen

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Phil & Mikhy

Three’s Company

“The Muppet Show,” filming its fifth season ATV’s Elstree studios will take a

break from television after the completion of the present 24 segments to make

one or two more feature movies. Is it the end of the TV series?

The time has come - after subbing for Johnny Carson on his

“Tonight” show for 30 times - David Letterman finally gets

his own show - beginning this week. “The David Letterman

Show” will be seen Mon-Fri from 9-10:30am. Letterman is

calling it a talk show with comedy. Three comedians will be

regulars - Edie McClurg, Valri Bromfield, Bob Scarlatta and

Marc Goldstein.

“The Paper Chase” which aired on CBS during the 1978-79

season is coming to PBS. The series stars John Houseman as a tough and testy

law school professor.

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with Florence to stay.

At the movies - Marilyn

Chambers in “Insatiable.” Also

these:

All That Jazz

The Island

Urban Cowboy

Up the Academy

Can’t Stop The Music

Bronco Billy

The Island

Blues Brothers

The Shining

Wholly Moses

Rough Cut

Top County -

Trying to Get Two Women - Oak

Ridge Boys

One Day At A Time - Cristy

Lane

Your Body Is An Outlaw - Mel Tillis

He Sopped Loving Her Today - George Jones

My Heart - Ronnie Milsap

You Win Again -Charley Pride

Smooth Sailin’ - T.G. Shepard

You Win Again - Charley Pride

True Love Ways - Mickey Gilley

Hot Disco -

Take Your Time (Do It Right) - S.O.S. Band

Lover’s Holiday - Change

Behind the Groove - Teena Marie

Let’s Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson

Week of June 15, 1980

Top Hits In Britain -

Crying - Don McLean

Theme From Mash

Over You -Roxy Music

No Doubt About You - Hot Chocolate

Back Together Again - Robert Flack and Donny Hathaway

Let’s Get Serious - Jermaine Jackson

We Are Glass - Gary Numan

You Gave Me Love - Brown Heights Affair

Rat Race - Specials

Funkytown - Lipps Inc.

Hot Hits -

Coming Up - Paul McCartney

Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia

Funky Town -Lipps Inc.

The Rose - Bette Midler

Steal Away - Robert Dupree

Against The Wind - Bob Seger &

The Silver Bullet Band

Cars - Gary Numan

Cupid/I’ve Loved You For A Long

Tie - Spinners

Little Jeannie - Elton John

She’s Out Of My Life - Michael

Jackson

Let Me Love You Tonight - Pure

Prairie League

Let’s Get Serious - Jermaine

Jackson

Call Me - Blonde

Shining Star - Manhattans

It’s Still Rock and Roll To Me -

Billy Joel

Stomp - Brothers Johnson

Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer - Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

One Fine Day - Carole King

Brass In Pocket - Pretenders

Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronsdadt

Tire of Toein’ The Line - Rocky Burnette

Sexy Eyes - Dr. Hook

Magic - Olivia Newton John

Should’ve Never Let You Go - Neil Sedaka and Dara Sedaka