Week of November 23, 1983

In Geneva - Soviet delegates walk out of U.S.-Soviet talks on reducing medium-

range nuclear weapons in Europe and set no resumption date.

Israel exchanges more than 4,000 Palestinian prisoners for six Israeli soldiers.

President Reagan orders a Justice department

investigation of his senior White House staff,

Cabinet and foreign policy advisers on leaks.

Convicted murderer Robert Sullivan is executed in

Florida’s electric chair, ending a 10-year fight

against death that won the attention of Pope John

Paul II.

A blizzard paralyzes the middle of the nation with

56 deaths so far.

American Telephone and Telegraph unveils a new

telephone charge card that can be inserted into

special coinless pay phones. The new cards will be mailed to AT&T’s 47 million

current credit-card customers.

Holiday shopping - As the first big Christmas shopping spree in four years hits

the stores. “They’re buying everything,” said one mall manger.

A television ad campaign that asks viewers to imagine life without the boy

Scouts, then shows an adult ripping merit badges off a youngster, has been

rejected by CBs as too controversial, A Boy Scouts of America official said in an

interview.

Sports - Navy 42, Army 13.

back on the charts and she is now a two-hit

wonder with “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Many

remember her earlier 1978 hit with “It’s a

Heartache.”

Joe Elliott makes an apology for a racial remark.

He referred to El Paso, Tex as “where al the

Week of November 23, 1983

greasy Mexicans are.” And said later the remark was an “act of ignorance.”

Passing - author Leonard Wibberley “The Mouse that Roared” and 100 other

books.

Entertainment news -

was married to actress Lynda day George. Doctors

say they won’t reveal cause of death, but it was very

sudden.

as Sgt. Phillip Freemason Esterhaus of “Hill Street

Blues.” He was 58 and was

battling cancer of the ureter for

several months. Some 10

segments of “Hill Street Blues”

involving the actor had been

filmed for the 1983-1984

season and so far, 6 have

aired.

James Garner, long the spokesperson for Polaroid, is no

longer in that role.

run for 26 weeks on the ABC-FM network. The show is full of interviews. In the

first show, Ringo took live callers.

Television news -

Thanksgiving day parades -

Macy’s Parade on NBC - Bryant Gumbel and Sarah

Purcell.

“All American Thanksgiving Day Parade Special” on

CBS with parades in Philadelphia, Detroit, Toronto and

anchor.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell calls off his threat to boycott

products advertised during “The Day After,” - ABC-TV’s

movie depicting the aftermath of a nuclear attack in

Kansas.

Week of November 23, 1983

Thursday night television -

CBS - Magnum, PI, Simon & Simon, Knots Landing

NBC - Animals Are the Funniest People, We got It Made, Cheers, Hill Street

Blues Tonight Show, David Letterman

ABC - Private Home Movies of Stars Part II, Trauma Center, 20/20, Nightline

PBS - Nature of Things

USA - Auto Racing, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Radio 1990, Pick the Pros

Showtime - Dean Martin in London

Animals Are the Funniest People - Loretta Swit and Bill Burrud co-host.

Private Home Movies of Stars Part II - Tim Conway and Ken Murray co-host.

Tonight Show - Robert Blake and comedian Jim Carrey guest.