Week of May 1, 1982
The United States lines-up squarely behind Great Britain in the Falkland islands
crisis, offering help to supply British forces while suspending economic and
military aid to Argentina for what President Reagan called its “armed aggression.’
The British destroyer Sheffield is attacked and sinks with a number of casualties
The Defense Ministry in London said the ship was set ablaze by an Argentine
missile near the Falklands and its crew abandoned ship. Later, reports say 919
sailors are missing.
The Argentine government takes emergency measures to slow a disastrous
economic slide, cause by the Falklands Islands war, ordering the currency
devalued and placing limits on imports. The country has seen inflation of more
than 100%. The peso was devalued at 16.8%.
Chief
Daryl Gates
of the Los Angeles police department says
it is dropping the use of the so-called bar-arm control hold - one
of two types of controversial choke holds used by officers to
subdue violent suspects. The movie brings Los Angeles in line
with New York City, Kansas City and San Diego, Officers can
continue using the carotid hold in which an officer blocks a
suspects neck arteries, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain.
In Rhode Island - Claus von Bulow is sentenced to 30 years in prison for twice
trying to murder his heiress wife with injections of insulin.
Passing - Actor
Hugh Marlowe
(71) - creator of radio’s
Ellery Queen. He had played the character of Tom
Matthews on the daytime serial “Another World” since
1969.
Passing - Cal Tjader (56) of Latin jazz fame. He was
once part of the Dave Brubeck Trio and George
Shearing’s Quintet.
Marry - actress Cindy Williams to musician Bill Hudson.
Actor Clint Eastwood sues the National Enquirer for $10 million for invasion of
privacy over an April 16 article stating he was involved in a love triangle with
actress Sondra Locke and country and western singer Tanya Tucker.
Week of May 1, 1982
Ann Landers
admits she has been recycling old letters in
her columns without telling the editors who buy her service.
“... I don’t think the reader cares. The important thing is to get
the information out. I feel if I get the advice out in a way that
is useful or powerful, then I think the technique doesn’t
matter. She later issued a statement saying she would
discontinue the practice immediately because “my credibility
is all I have.” Ann Landers is the pen name for Esther Pauline Lederer. Her twin
sister - Dear Abby is Pauline Esther Phillips.
Las Vegas news - Del E. Webb Corp
agrees to sell the Sahara Vegas Hotel &
Casino for $50 million. The buyer is Paul
Lowden, president and owner of the
Hacienda Resort Hotel & Casino
Bestsellers -
North and South - John Jakes
The Parsifal Mosaic - Robert Ludlum
Celebrity - Thomas Thompson
The One Tree - Stephen Donaldson
Thy Brother’s Wife - Andrew M. Greeley
The Man From St Petersburg - Ken Follett
The Dean’s December - Saul Bellow
The Hotel New Hampshire - John Irving
Friday - Robert Heiniein
No Bad Dogs the Woodhouse Way - Barbara Woodhouse
Jane Fonda’s Workout Book - Jane Fonda
The I Love New York Diet - Bess Myerson/Bill Adler
Living, Loving and Learning - Leo Buscagilia
What Every Woman Should Know About Men - Joyce Brothers
A Light in the Attic - Shel Silverstein
Years of Upheaval - Henry Kissinger
The Fate of the Earth - Jonathan Schell
A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney - Andy Rooney
Week of May 1, 1982
TV Ratings -
60 Minutes - 21.6
Dynasty - 21.4
Movie - Mae West - 19.6
MASH
- 19.5
Fall Guy - 19.1
Too Close for Comfort - 19.1
Hart to Hart - 19.0
Magnum, PI - 18.9
Three’s Company - 18.9
Jeffersons - 18.9
Movie - Side by Side - The True Story of the
Osmonds - 18.6
Simon & Simon - 18.3
Facts of Life - 18.0
Movie - Kenny Rogers as the Gambler - 18.0
Movie - The Babysitter - 17.2
Alice - 17.1
Country Music Awards - 17.0
Greatest American Hero - 16.9
Real People - 16.7
Dukes of Hazzard - 16.7
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not - 16.7
Laverne & Shirley - 16.7
Happy Days - 16.4
Trapper John, MD - 16.4
Making The Grade - 16.3
Dallas - 16.2
Barbara Mandrell
(32) is leaving her NBC show
because of her voice. “I was getting soft polyps. I
would have been in danger of nodes. But I’m fine now.
To hear my voice coming out clear and good in the
recording studio again was just the greatest. I knew I
was going to be fine and I prayed about it, but when
you actually hear your voice again, it’s like the weight
of the world is off your back.” She is quitting the show,
which does reasonably well in the ratings.
CBS cancels “Lou Grant,” “WKRP in Cincinnati,” “House Calls” and “Nurse.” The
network says it is adding seven new shows including “Square Pegs” - a comedy
Week of May 1, 1982
about two high school freshman who are determined to be popular. Another is
“Gloria” - a comedy starring Sally Struthers and Burgess Meredith. She returns
as Archie Bunker’s now-divorced daughter and works for a small-town
veterinarian. It will follow “Archie Bunker’s Place” on Sunday nights.
ABC cancels “Taxi,” “Mork & Mindy,” “Barney Miller”
and “
Bosom Buddies
.” Some of the new series ABC
plans to introduce this fall - “The New Odd Couple” with
Ron Glass and Demond Wilson ... “Matt Houston”
starring Lee Horsley as a millionaire playboy who does
detective work ... “The Quest” - about the efforts of four
Americans who claim the throne of a Mediterranean
kingdom. Stars Perry King, Noah Berry Jr., Ray Vitte
and Karen Austin.
Monday Night Television -
CBS - Special-The Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Movie, Lou
Grant
NBC - Little House on the Prairie, Bob Hope-Stars Over Texas, TV Bloopers
ABC - That’s Incredible, ABC Theater
PBS - Great Performances
Little House on the Prairie - The Ingels family’s adopted son James is shot when
he walks into the bank while a robbery is in progress. Part 1
Great Performances - Live From Lincoln Center: The Film Society of Lincoln
Center Presents a Tribute to Billy Wilder.
ABC Theater - “The Letter.”
Lee Remick
stars as the restless
wife of a rubber planter whose smoldering passions erupt into
forbidden romance in the tropics.
TV Bloopers - Rock Hudson and Morgan Fairchild join host
Dick Clark. Also appearing - Dudley Moore, Dom DeLuise and
Don Rickles.
Pop music this week in 1982
CHARIOTS OF FIRE (Titles) - Vangelis
I LOVE ROCK ’N ROLL - Joan Jett & Blackhearts
WE GOT THE BEAT - Go-Go’s
FREEZE-FRAME / FLAMETHROWER - J. Geils Band
Week of May 1, 1982
DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS -
Rick
Springfield
EBONY AND IVORY - Paul McCartney with
Stevie Wonder
KEY LARGO - Bertie Higgins
MAKE A MOVE ON ME - Olivia Newton-John
867-5309/JENNY - Tommy Tutone
’65 LOVE AFFAIR - Paul Davis
THAT GIRL - Stevie Wonder
I’VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - Charlene
DID IT IN A MINUTE - Daryl Hall & John Oates
(Oh) PRETTY WOMAN - Van Halen
THE BEATLES’ MOVIE MEDLEY - Beatles
PAC-MAN FEVER - Buckner & Garcia
GET DOWN ON IT - Kool & Gang
DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - Huey Lewis & News
OPEN ARMS - Journey
GOIN’ DOWN - Greg Guidry
THE OTHER WOMAN - Ray Parker Jr.
EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - Stevie Nicks
FIND ANOTHER FOOL - Quarterflash
ALWAYS ON MY MIND - Willie Nelson
DON’T YOU WANT ME -
Human League
ONE HUNDRED WAYS - Quincy Jones featuring
James Ingram
BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - Dr. Hook
EMPTY GARDEN (Hey Hey Johnny) - Elton John
THEME FROM MAGNUM P.I. - Mike Post
MAMA USED TO SAY - Junior
SHANGHAI BREEZES - John Denver
RUN FOR THE ROSES - Dan Fogelberg
STILL IN SAIGON - Charlie Daniels Band
HANG FIRE - Rolling Stones
MAKING LOVE - Roberta Flack
MAN ON YOUR MIND - Little River Band
TAKE OFF - Bob & Doug McKenzie
WITHOUT YOU (Not Another Lonely Night) - Franke & Knockouts
LET’S HANG ON - Barry Manila
IT’S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - Denice Williams
Week of May 1, 1982
Top Albums -
Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
I Love Rock-n-Roll - Joan Jett & The
Blackhearts
Freeze-Frame - J. Geils Band
Asia - Asia
Success Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet - Rick
Springfield
Escape - Journey
Diver Down - Van Halen
Get Lucky - Loverboy
Ghost in the Machine - The Police
Beauty and the Beat - The Go-Go’s
The Dude - Quincy Jones
The Concert In Central Park - Simon &
Garfunkel
Blackout - The Scorpions
Dare - Human League
Picture This - Huey Lewis
Other Albums -
The Secret Policeman’s Other Ball - features Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Sting, Phil
Collins, Donovan and others.
Mesopotamia - B-52’s
Dream On - George Duke
Jump Up - Elton John
Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
Windows - The Charlie Daniels
Band
Niecy - Deniece Williams
Toto IV - Toto
Tug of War - Paul McCartney
Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? - The
Waitresses
Exit...Stage Left - Rush
Straight Between The Eyes -
Rainbow
American Fool - John Cougar
Another Grey Area - Graham
Parker
Industry Standard - The Dregs
Pelican West - Haircut One
Week of May 1, 1982
Hundred
A Flock Of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls
Friends in Love - Dionne Warwick
Ghost in the Machine - The Police
Time Pieces - The Best of Eric Clapton
Roman Gods - The Fleshtones
Green Light - Bonnie Raitt
Bobbie Sue - The Oak Ridge Boys
At the movies -
Chariots of Fire
- Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Cambell,
Alice Krige, Lindsay Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Brad Davis,
Peter Egan, Sir John Gielgud, Ian Holm Patrick Magee
Diner
- Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Timothy
Daly, Ellen Barkin
Paradise (they fled for their lives to a world of incredible beauty
) - Willie
Ames, Phoebe Cates
Partners
- Ryan O’Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Robyn Douglass
Porky’s
- Kim Catrall, Soctt Olomby, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras,
Susan Clark
If You Could See What I Hear
- Marc Singer, R.H. Thomson, Sarah Torgov,
Shari Belafonte Harper
Private Lessons
- Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown
On Golden Pond
- Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda
Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip
Andy Warhol’s
Frankenstein in 3-D
Enter The Ninja
- Franco
Nero, Susan George, Sho
Kosugi
Victor/Victoria
- Julie
Andrews, James Garner,
Robert Preston, Lesley Ann
Warren, Alex Karras
The Long Good Friday
-
Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren
Arthur
- Dudley Moore
Deathtrap
- Michael Caine,
Christopher Reeve
Demon Rage
- Britt Ekland,
Lana Wood, Kabir-Bedi,
Don Galloway, John Carradine, Sherry Scott, Elise-Anne, Tom Hallick
Goin’ All The Way
- Dan Waldman, Deborah Van Rhyn, Joshua Cadman
Week of May 1, 1982
Quest For Fire (A Science Fantasy Adventure)
Urgh! A Music War (28 bands/30 songs)
- The
Police, Devo, XTC, Go Go’s X, Gary Numan, Oingo
Boingo, Dead Kennedy’s,
Klaus Nomi
, Surf Punks,
Wall of Voodoo, Jools Holland, Skafish, Au Pairs,
Magazine, Fleshtones, Alley Cats, 999, Toyah Wilcox,
Echo and the Bunnymen, Gang of Four, Steel Pulse,
Pere Ubu, Cramps, Chelsea, Joan Jett, Orchestral
Manoeuvres.
