Week of October 8, 1971

President Nixon, seeking to cut inflation by one-half - unveils the second portion

of his new anti-inflation program. Speaking to a national television audience, Mr.

Nixon claimed that the 90-day freeze on price, wage and rent increases he

imposed on Aug. 15 “has been remarkably successful.” As evidence, the

President cited a Labor Department report that wholesale prices last month fell

by .4%.

AFL-CIO President George Meany calls for an

emergency meeting of the nation’s union leaders in

Washington to map out a strategy on behalf of all

organized labor. It all has to do with President Nixon’s

Phase 2 program of wage and price stabilization that is

scheduled to take effect November 14.

Terrible Ted Walters , former public enemy No. 2 and

contemporary of Bonnie and

Clyde, is killed by a rifle shot

fired by a Texas Ranger.

Four teens and their teacher are killed and 4 injured when

a boiler in the annex of the First Baptist Church in Marietta,

Ohio exploded.

Passing - retired Lt. Gen Lewis B (Chesty) Puller - most

decorated Marine of all time - in three wars. He was 73

and received 56 decorations during his service from 1917

to 1955.

The discovery of the chemical that makes hormones work

in the body earns Dr. Earl Sutherland Jr. of Vanderbilt University a Nobel Prize.

President Nixon announce he will go to Moscow lat next May to “review all major

issues” with Soviet leaders.

The children of the late President John F. Kennedy and their mother - seek an

injunction against Ronald Galella, the photographer whose pictures have

appeared widely in magazines and newspapers. The court affidavit says that he

has harassed and frightened them and even trailed them to Greece to chase

them on land and sea.

Passing - Dean Acheson, secretary of state during the years after World War II.

He was 78.

Week of October 8, 1971

Sports - It looks like instant replays help, and not hurt officials. They prove that

officials get 95% of their calls correct. Instant replay was first used by ABC in

1967 during the U.S. skiing championships. The Ampex recorders use discs

instead of tape. The disks permit variable speed playback, plus stop motion,

since there is no rewind process, as easily possible with tape recorders. Another

benefit of discs to tape - Access to recorded pictures can be accomplished much

more quickly and accurately. There is no rewinding.

Playing in Las Vegas -

Andy Williams/Lennon Sisters - Caesars Palace

Trini Lopez - desert Inn

Sergio Franchi -Flamingo

Johnny Ray - Fremont

Supremes - Frontier

Danny Davis/Diana Trask - Landmark

Ann-Margret - International

Liza Minnelli - Riviera

Don Rickles - Sahara

Jack Jones - Sands

Music news -

Charley Pride wins two top prizes at the fifth

Country Music Assoc. awards ceremony. Pride,

who failed in a bid to make baseball’s New

York Mets and Los Angeles, was named

entertainer of the year and male vocalist of the

year. “Easy Lovin’” by Freddie Hart was chosen

song of the year. “I Won’t Mention It Again” by

Ray Price got albums of the year. And single of

the year “Help Me Make It Through The Night”

by Sammi Smith. Female vocalist - Lynn

Anderson. Top duo - Dolly Parton and Porter

Wagoner. Group of the year - Osborne

Brothers.

John Lennon celebrates his

31 st birthday in Syracuse, NY. He and Yoko are

there for an opening of her solo art exhibit at the Everson Museum of Arts. The

exhibit is titled, “This is Not Here.”

Top Soul Hits -

Thin Line Between Love and Hate - Persuaders

Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin

Make It Funky, Part 1 - James Brown

Week of October 8, 1971

If You Really Love Me - Stevie Wonder

Stick-Up - Honey Cone

Breakdown, Part 1 - Rufus Thomas

Trapped By A Thing Called Love - Denise LaSalle

Tired of Being Alone - Al Green

Call My Name, I’ll Be There - Wilson Pickett

The Love We Had (Stays on my Mind) -

The Dells

You’ve Got To Crawl (Before You Walk) - 8t

day

Women’s Love Rights - Laura Lee

You Send Me - Ponderosa Twins + One

Top Country Hits -

Easy Lovin’ - Freddie Hart

How Can I Unlove You - Lynn Anderson

I’d Rather Be Sorry - Ray Price

The Year That Clayton Delaney Died - Tom

T. Hall

I Don’t Know You (Anymore) - Tommy

Overstreet

Quits - Bill Anderson

You’re Looking At Country - Loretta Lynn

Fly Away Again - Dave Dudley

Leavin’ And Syin’ Goodbye - Faron Young

Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms - Buck Owens & The Buckaroos

Pitty, Pitty, Patter - Susan Raye

Music news -

Over PBS Channel 13 in New York - don’t miss “Free Time.” This week’s show

is hosted by Yoko Ono with guests John Lennon. It’s PBS’s counter-culture show

(see ad).

Next week, don’t miss “Special of the Week” on channel 13 with Cat Stevens and

Leon Russell.

Television news -

The FCC grants CBS to expand primetime programming to include special news

and information broadcasts without eliminating regular programs.

Friday night television -

CBS - O’Hara U.S. Treasury, Movie

NBC - Sanford and Son, Movie, Tonight Show