Week of June 15, 1971

The number of children and parents on welfare is up 50% since President Nixon

called for welfare reform in August of 1969. A crucial vote next week will decide

the fate of the plan.

The U.S. Command says that the 250

thousand American servicemen now in South

Vietnam will take a compulsory urinalysis test

for heroin usage before they return home. It

will provide the first accurate stats on the

extent of heroin addiction of GI’s.

“cracker-jack” sailor uniform in favor the same dark blue double-

breasted suit, white shirt, black tie and white standard-peaked military

hat warned by commissioned officers. The new uniforms will take

awhile to come into use - July 1, 1973.

The Justice Department asks the New York Times to halt publication

of a secret Pentagon study of the Vietnam War and threatens to seek

an injunction if the paper doesn’t comply. The Times says it “must

respectfully decline the request.”

The U.S Court of appeals reverses a judicial judge’s decision and temporarily

blocks the Washington Post from running further stores based on the top-secret

Pentagon papers about the Vietnam War.

Wallingford home in England. Her latest book is “Passenger To

Frankfurt” and her 90th book.

A judge in San Rafael, CA denies bail for Angela Davis - the

black militant accused of murder in a courthouse shooting last

August. Super Judge Richard Arnason says he made the ruling

“solely and exclusively’ on legal grounds.

Frank Sinatra performs his final concert at a movie fund gala in Los Angeles.

Sinatra went on and told the audience “don’t you cry.”

Grief-stricken Jack Meirig of Lake Tahoe grabs his dead wife from her hospital

death bed, puts her in his car and drives off hitting speeds of 100 MPH. Hitting a

police car - he turned into the parking lot of the mortuary handling funeral

Week of June 15, 1971

arrangements.

After hearing his son got caught for shoplifting a ten-cent bag of peanuts after he

spent his last dime on a pin-ball machine, Leon Ledbetter of Florida went to the

store with an ax and demolished all three pin-ball machines -even leaving the ax

in one of them. He says he doesn’t regret it. “By God, I brought those (expletive)

machines to their knees.”

Divorces - Former actress Jean Peters from Howard Hughs.

Berry cereals from General Mills

At the mart - Bologna - 1lb pkg - .69 ... six-pac - RC

Cola - .83 ... Wheat Bread (house brand) .39lb ...

Wishbone Italian Dressing - 16oz - .59

Mia Farrow signs to do her first TV movie. Movies of

the week are becoming more popular. They first

began on NBC several years ago with Universal’s

World Premieres. ABC then made them into a

regular “weekly” feature and CBS will begin airing

their “movies of the week” on Fridays.

Bestsellers - “The New Centurions” - Joseph

Wambaugh, “Passions Of The Mind” - Irving Stone, “The Exorcist” - William

Blatty, “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee” - Dee Brown, “The Grandees” -

Stephen Birmingham, “The Female Eunuch” - Germaine Greer

TV Ratings - ABC Movie Of The Week-”Wild Woman”

(26.3), Marcus Welby, MD (25.3), Hawaii Five-O (24.9),

Medical Center (22.4), Love, American Style (22.10, All In

the Family (19.8), Mannix (19.3), ABC Sunday Movie

(18.8), NBC Monday Movie ((18.7), The Odd Couple (18.5),

Adam-12 (18.5).

Sunday Night TV - CBS - Lassie, Hogan’s Heroes, Movie, The Ice Palace ... NBC

- Wonderful World Of Disney, Red Skelton, Bonanza, The Bold Ones ... ABC -

The FBI, Movie

Lassie - Lassie is stricken by a toxic poison and is befriended by a thoroughbred

horse. Guest stars Ronnie Howard

Week of June 15, 1971

Red Skelton - guests Eva Gabor and Wally Cox

ABC Sunday Night Movie - “Seven Days In May” - Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas

King, “Want Ads” - The Honey Cone, “Rainy Days and

Mondays’ - The Carpenters, “Brown Sugar” - The Rolling

Stones, “It Don’t Come Easy” - Ringo Starr, “Treat Her

Like A Lady” - Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose, “Joy To

The World” - Three Dog Night, “Indian Reservation” - The

Raiders, “When You’re Hot You’re Hot” - Jerry Reed, “Mr.

Big Stuff” - Jean Knight, “Nathan Jones” - The Supremes,

“I’ll Meet You Halfway” - The Partridge Family.

Fingers” - Rolling Stones, “4 Way Street” -

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Mud Slide Slim

and the Blue Horizon” - James Taylor, “Survival” -

Grand Funk Railroad, “Jesus Christ Superstar” -

soundtrack, “Aqualung” - Jethro Tull, “Carpenters’

- Carpenters, “Up To Date” - Partridge Family.

At the movies -

Malden

Wayne

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying

Hoffman, Barbara Harris

Week of June 15, 1971