Week of November 12, 1980

Iran, tells a Seattle radio station via phone from the Iranian

Foreign Ministry in Tehran, that he is “totally out of touch” with

the latest negotiations for the release of the hostages. He said he

knew Ronald Reagan had been elected President and then

wished both Reagan and Carter well.

The Voyager 1 spacecraft comes within 77,000 miles of Saturn

and takes photographs and a variety of measurements of the planet and its rings.

Although the Pioneer Probe was much closer to the planet last year, Voyager I

scanned the planet with much more sophisticated cameras and scientific

instruments.

The House passes and sends to President Carter, a historic Alaska lands

protection bill that will triple the size of the national parks system. Waiting to be

signed by the president, he said he was “pleased and gratified” by the passage of

the bill, which he called “the greatest land conservation legislation of the century.”

The Federal Reserve Board raises the interest rate charged to member banks

from 11% to 12% in a tough anti-inflation move.

San Diego to be a Cabinet-rank counselor to the

President and selects James A. Baker of Houston to

be his White House chief of staff.

Bestsellers -

Loon Lake - E.L. Doctorow

The Covenant - James A. Michener

The Key To Rebecca - Ken Follett

Come Pour The Wine - Cynthia Freeman

Rage of Angels - Sidney Sheldon

The Fifth Horseman - Larry Collins and Dominique

Lapierre

Side Effects - Woody Allen

Cosmos - Carl Sagen

The Sky’s The Limit - Wayne Dyer

Crisis Investing - Douglas R. Casey

Nothing Down - Robert Allen

Ingrid Bergman: My Story - Ingrid Bergman/Alan Burgess

Swanson on Swanson - Gloria Swanson

Week of November 12, 1980

Way To Riches”

In radio news - KSAN-FM (94.9) in San Francisco changes

its format from album rock to country this week. The station

was one of the pioneers of progressive rock in the mid-60’s.

Last week, former top-40 powerhouse KHJ, Los Angeles,

also went country. Formally known as “Boss Radio” in its

heyday, KHJ is now described as going from “Boss to Hoss.”

Due in stores this week - John Lennon’s “Double Fantasy.” Lennon and Yoko

Ono each wrote and sing on seven of the LP’s 14 songs. Lennon and Ono

numbers are alternated on both sides so they form a dialogue.

against entertainer Chevy Chase over remarks he made

during an appearance on the “Tomorrow” show. The

suit says that Chase said (about Grant) - “I understand

he is a homo, what a goal and what a nice guy.” Grant

says the strong innuendo would damage his masculine

image in films and his business enterprises.

“Halfpint” on “Little House

on the Prairie” turns 16 this

week. She has been with

the show since she was just 9. “I feel I have not

missed anything. I have a normal home life, get a

$10 allowance every week and have learned a great

deal.”

“Saturday Night Live” begins its sixth season this

week with an all new cast - Denny Dillon, Gilbert Gottfried, Gail Matthius, Joe

Piscopo, Ann Risley and Charles Rocket. Elliot Gould guest hosts with musical

guests Kid Creole and the Coconuts.

the chief Washington correspondent for NBC Nightly news

this week.

Week of November 12, 1980

Television rankings -

Dallas

The Jeffersons

Dallas (rerun)

Alice

60 Minutes

One Day at a Time

Archie Bunker’s Place

Another Dallas Rerun

The Love Boat

Movie - Ladies Man

Movie - Love at First

Bite

Flo (kiss my grits)

That’s Incredible

Fantasy Island

Real People

MASH

Little House on the

Prairie

Monday Night Football

Movie-The Spy Who Love Me

Monday Night Television -

CBS - Flo, Ladies’ Man, MASH, House Calls, Lou Grant

NBC - Little House on the Prairie, Movie

ABC - That’s Incredible, Monday Night Football

PBS - Dance In America, Isame Noguchi

NBC Movie - “The Diary Of Anne Frank”

- Melissa Gilbert, Maximillan Schell,

Joan Plowright

The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson -

Suzann Pleshette, Dr Carl Sagan, Doug

Henning.

Pop charts -

Lady - Kenny Rogers

Whip It - Devo

Lovely One - Jacksons

Dreamin’ - Cliff Richard

Woman In Love - Barbra Streisand

Week of November 12, 1980

Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ - Hall & Oates

Never Knew Love Like This Before - Stephanie Mills

Never Be The Same - Christopher Cross

More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer

I’m Coming Out - Diana Ross

Dreamer - Supertramp

Together - Tierra

Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen

I’m Alright - Kenny Loggins

Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar

He’s So Shy - Pointer Sisters

Xanadu - Olivia Newton John

De Dododo De Dadada - Police

The Wanderer - Donna Summer

Celebration - Kool and the Gang

Turning Japanese - Vapors

Top albums -

The River - Bruce Springsteen

One Step Closer - The Doobie Brothers

The Game - Queen

Guilty - Barbra Streisand

Diana - Diana Ross

Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits

Paris - Supertramp

Back in Black - AC/DC

Triumph - The Jacksons

Crimes of Passion - Pat

Benatar

Xanadu - Electric Light

Orchestra/Olivia Newton

John/Soundtrack

More albums -

Freedom of Choice - Devo

Celebrate - Kool and the Gang

Worth The Wait - Peaches &

Herb

Little Stevie Orbit - Steve

Forbert

Week of November 12, 1980

Billy Burnette - Billy Burnette

I’m No Hero - Cliff Richard

Sweet Sensation - Stephanie Mills

Voices - Hall & Oates

Living In A Fantasy - Leo Sayer

City Nights - Tierra

Kenny Loggins - Kenny Loggins

Special Thing - The Pointer Sisters

I Believe In You - Don Williams

Come Upstairs - Carly Simon

Urban Cowboy Soundtrack

Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police

Auto American - Blonde

The Jazz Singer - Neil Diamond

At the movies -

Hopkins, John Hurt

Tovah Fedlshuh, Peter Gallagher

Williams

Dunaway

Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber

Carradine

Christopher Reeve