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give U.S. special envoy Philip Habib a blunt ultimatum:

Unless he achieves a diplomatic solution that ends in

Syria moving its missiles out of Lebanon soon, Israel will

take military action.

In Lancaster PA - 3 rescuers die trying to save an 8-

year-old boy in a septic tank. The boy was rescued. All

three were felled by methane gas.

President Reagan, taking aim at House Democrats

charges that Congress is in danger of “backsliding” on

federal spending cuts and delaying too long on tax reductions. In demanding that

Congress speed up its work to deliver a tax bill and a budge before its scheduled

recess in August, Reagan hinted he might keep the lawmakers in session.

The United States and the 14 other Security Council members unanimously pass

a resolution strongly condemning Israel for the air attack that destroyed Iraq’s

nuclear reactor.

Former Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz is sentenced to serve 30 days in jail and

pay a $10 thousand fine on a federal income tax charge.

David Berkowitz, convicted “son of Sam” killer tells a state Supreme Court

Justice that he was going stir crazy at the Attica Correctional facility where he is

serving a 315-year term. He said that Attica’s special housing unit where he has

been placed for his own protection has none of the variety that prison life has to

offer. He’s locked in his cell 23 hours a day as a result of disciplinary problems,

which he says, stem from boredom. The judge will take a look at the Attica

situation.

newspaper group that evolved into Knight-

Ridder. He was 86.

Cher - Caesars Palace

Liberace - Hilton

Mel Tillis, Dottie West - Frontier

Glen Campbell - Sands

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Charo, Jack Jones - Sahara

Yippie Abbie Hoffman plans to use his celebrity status to fight heroin addiction in

others Hoffman (44) serving a three-year sentence in New York for selling

cocaine to undercover agents, is now working at the New York City Veritas

therapeutic Community drug clinic under a prison work-release program.

Sports Illustrated and ESPN enter into an agreement through which advertisers

can buy a package of advertising in the magazine and the sports cable network.

For a minimum of $300,000 with increments of $100,000 up to a $1 million,

advertisers can get half of their print ads in SI and the other half in ESPN spots.

Hollywood news - Transamerica Corp. acknowledged that its total losses on the

box office fiasco “Heaven’s Gate” could mount to $44 million. It could be the

biggest flop in movie history. The film was made for $36 million and close to $8

million was spend on re-editing, advertising and promotion. Transamerica owns

United Artists - producers of the movie.

Cable Television -

Warner Amex Cable Communications activates a two-way CATV (cable) system

in the greater Cincinnati suburban area, which like its original Qube operation in

Columbus, will permit subscribers to express opinions, play games, shop at hoe,

take courses and purchase movies on a per-view basis, as well as offer a 60-

channel service.

Week of June 15, 1981

It’s the movie industry’s biggest bomb (so far)

Sunday with a special hour-long program introducing his CBS News science

magazine series.

Group W says an all-news service to compete with Cable News Network is “one

possibility” but they are not letting anything out of the bag.

Week of June 15, 1981

The National Coalition on Television Violence reports that “Riker” was the most

violent program on prime-time television for the quarter ending May 23. Other

violent shows include “Foul Play,” “Vegas,” Lobo,” “Greatest American Hero,”

“Incredible Hulk,” “Concrete Cowboys,” “Magnum P.I.,” “Hart to Hart,” “Dukes of

Hazzard,” “BJ and the Bear,” “Gangster Chronicles,” “Fantasy Island” and

“Enos.”

The most violent Saturday

morning cartoons included

Daffy Duck

Bugs Bunny

Roadrunner

Plasticman

Baby Plas

Heathcliff & Dingbat

Fonz

Tom & Jerry

Popeye

says she is not being treated as the West Coast

anchor she is billed as and consequently doesn’t

plant to return to the show after an upcoming

vacation. Barrett, who left ABC to join NBC last

October, said she hoped to continue contributing to

the early-morning “Today” show.

TV Ratings -

MASH - 19.8

The Jeffersons - 19.3

60 Minutes - 19.2

The Facts of Life - 19.2

Three’s Company - 18.9

WBC Heavyweight Championship - 18.6

Diff’rent Strokes - 18.3

Alice - 18.1

20/20 - 18.1

House Calls - 17.9

Too Close for Comfort - 17.5

Dallas - 17.0

Week of June 15, 1981

Dukes of Hazzard - 16.6

Laverne & Shirley - 16.5

Quincy, M.E. - 16.5

Love Boat - 16.4

Monday Night Television -

CBS - WKRP In Cincinnati, Tim Conway Show, MASH, House Calls, CBS

Reports

NBC - Little House on the Prairie, Flamingo Road, Tonight Show

ABC - Monday Night Football, ABC Comedy Special, Nightline

PBS - Great Performances, A Bayou Legend

WKRP - Herb gives his kitchen a fresh coast of pink paint.

entire day without telling a joke.

ABC Comedy Special - “Bulba.” The balmy

existence of the U.S. Embassy staff in the

mythical land of Bulba is threatened by the

arrival of an official from the states.

A Bayou Legend - Gary Burgess stars in this

three-act opera about a young idealist in love with a spirit.

Tonight Show with Johnny Carson - Dolly Parton, Patrick Duffy, Henny

Youngman (repeat)

WABC AM bounces up in the Media Trend ratings - up to a 2.4 after a low of 1.9.

The station ran a countdown of the top 200 records as selected in a listener’s poll

over the Memorial Day weekend. The top song was “Woman” by John Lennon.

All-in-all, The Beatles had 13 songs in the survey.

ABC is adding two new networks - AOR/Top Tracks and Adult to its four existing

networks.

ABC announces a 24-hour a day, seven-day a week satellite-delivered live music

programming service - the second such service announced this year. ABC says

it will differ from competitor Satellite Music Network as well as other proposed

satellite delivered formats. Rick Sklar, ABC Radio vice president of programming

will be in charge of music programming. Says Sklar - “ABC just gave me $6

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million to put some programming on a satellite. This will get me out of the ivory

tower and maybe we’ll have some fun again.”

Week of June 15, 1981

Lee Arnold leaves WHN to capitalize on TV and radio syndication opportunities.

More New York - WXLO-FM is changing its name to WRKS (Kiss 98.7) - just as

soon as the FCC approves the change.

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in “WKRP in Cincinnati” is starring in a series of 10 and

30-second spots for radio’s Charter Broadcasting Group.

You can see the Jump ad in these markets, for these

stations - KCBQ/San Diego, K101-FM/San Francisco,

WOKY-AM/Milwaukee, KSLQ-FM/St. Louis and WDRQ-

FM/Detroit. Charter says it will make the Gordon Jump

spots available to other non-Charter stations, so get ready for the “Big Guy.”

Bob Hatrick, group program director of Doubleday Broadcasting is named to the

new position of vice president of programming for the group.

after surgery to remove an ailing kidney.

Management says its two principals, Donald

Fagen and Walter Becker expect the split to

be temporary.

Studio 54 seems to making a comeback

after its owners were convicted and

imprisoned for tax evasion. For the past

several months, the club has been

conducting private weekend “We Are

Family” disco parties/concerts.

Pop Music This Week in 1980 -

Medley: Venus/Sugar Sugar… - Stars on 45

Sukiyaki - A Taste of Honey

Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

A Woman Needs Love - Ray Parker Jr. and

Raydio

Being With You - Smokey Robinson

All Those Years Ago - George Harrison

America - Neil Diamond

The One That You Love - Air Supply

You Make My Dreams - Daryl Hall and John

Oates

Jessie’s Girl - Rick Springfield

Week of June 15, 1981

I Love You - Climax Blues Band

Living Inside Myself - Gino Vanelli

Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon

This Little Girl - Gary U.S. Bonds

Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon

Being With You - Smokey Robinson

More Than In Love - Kate Robbins

Funeral Pyre - Jam

Stand and Deliver- Adam & The Ants

One Day In Your Life - Michael Jackson

Going Back To Our Roots - Odyssey

Will You - Hazel O’ Conner

Top Country -

But You Know I Love You - Dolly Parton

Blessed Are The Believers - Anne Murray

Fire and Smoke - Earl Thomas Conley

I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool - Barbara Mandrell

Feels So Right - Alabama

It’s A Lovely, Lovely World - Gail Davies

By Now - Steve Wariner

Lovin’ Arms/You Asked Me To - Elvis Presley

Lovin Her Was Easier - Tompall & The Glaser Brothers

Top albums this week in 1981 -

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap -

AC/DC

Mistaken Identity - Kim Carnes

Hi Infidelity - REO Speedwagon

Fair Warning - Van Halen

Long Distance Voyager - Moody

Blues

Hard Promises - Tom Petty & The

Heartbreakers

Zebop - Santana

Face Value - Phil Collins

Being With You - Smokey

Robinson

Moving Pictures - Rush

Week of June 15, 1981

A Woman Needs Love - Ray

Parker Jr. & Raydio

Stars On Long Play - Stars on 45

Somewhere In England - George

Harrison

Street Songs - Rick James

What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me -

Chaka Khan

The Fox - Elton John

Christopher Cross - Christopher

Cross

Winelight - Grover Washington Jr.

Face Dances - The Who

Working Class Dog - Rick

Springfield

Wild Eyed Southern Boys - .38

Special

Rit - Lee Ritenour

The Dude - Quincy Jones

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Clash of the Titans

History of the World Part 1

Nice Dreams

The Four Seasons

Bustin Loose

Outland

Kill and Kill Again

Legend of he Lone Ranger

On The Right Track

Excalibur

Breaker Morant

Polyester

Atlantic City

Take This Job & Shove It

Screamers

Week of June 15, 1981

KABC-TV Los Angeles morning host Regis Philbin is pulling

double duty this week.

Week of June 15, 1981

Come and get it at Sambos restaurants!