Week of October 8, 1982

One week after Extra-Strength Tylenol

capsules packed with cyanide are linked

to deaths in the Chicago area, police still

aren’t close to an arrest. The Chicago

Sun-Times says the FBI is investigating a

man who allegedly mailed a letter the

manufacturers of Tylenol demanding $1

million, implying more poisonings would take place if the ransom wasn’t paid.

Unemployment hits its highest since 1940 - 10.1%... The Dow Jones Industrial

average passes the 1000 mark for the first time... 4 banks slash their prime-

lending rate by 1%. The 12% prime lending rate is the lowest figure in 25 months.

as prime minister. Taking office in 1980, Susuki had decided

not to run again for the sake of what he called “Party

harmony.”

Dr Mark Goldgeier, a dermatologist at Strong Memorial

Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center

develops a way to measure the sun’s ultraviolet rays - the rays

that cause sunburn. Dr Goldgeir says his ultraviolet index measures the sun’s

strength in milliwatts per square centimeter. The reading is converted into

sunburn potential on a scale ranging from very low to high. Someday, weather

forecasters could include the index with their reports.

The flagship of King Henry VIII, the

Channel, 437 years after it sank with a

battle with the French. As the 108 ft boat

broke the surface, it was welcomed by a

cannon salute from nearby South Sea

Castle, cheers from divers and about

2000 spectators including Prince

Charles. The event was broadcast on live

on television.

Speech recognition computer “Hal”

makes its talking debut on the morning

show at WDVE-FM in Pittsburgh. The

voice told jokes and reported the weather on the Jimmy Roach and Steve

Week of October 8, 1982

Hansen show. “This is a world debut. This is a brand new product,” said Ron

Cole, a research scientist at Carnegie-Mellon University who helped run Hal.

Up to 20 persons living on a communal farm in Charlestown, West Virginia may

have watched as a 2 year-old boy is spanked to death by his father. The boy died

in a hospital after being spanked by a wooden paddle for two hours. The father,

Stuart Green is being held with bond.

Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel Castro agrees to pay $10 thousand for fines for

selling $15 worth of tranquilizers with prescriptions at her Miami discount store.

Castro (49) is owner of Mini Price Discount and Pharmacy. She was arrested by

undercover Miami police for selling 70 capsules of the tranquilizer Traxene

without a prescription.

was a star at MGM for most of the 50’s. The dashing star

never took it all seriously: “I was the Technicolor boy. I

was to fill the shoes of Valentino and John Gilbert. All I

saw were horses, girls and guitars.”

Actor Richard Dreyfuss is booked on drug possession

and intoxicated driving after an accident that trapped him

in his overturned car in Beverly Hills. A white substance

was found on him at the hospital. He’s in good condition.

Singer Natalie Cole consents to have her mother appointed conservator of her

estate. The singer has been ill for the past several months and is unable to take

care of herself.

driving charge. He is placed on three years

summary probation, fined $603 and ordered to

complete either a driver’s education or alcohol

treatment course by April of next year. His license

is restricted to drive to and from work.

A Yugoslav man who went to a Vienna hospital for

treatment of rheumatism, falls on a freshly washed

floor, breaks his leg, and because of a

miscommunication, is operated on for the insertion

of a pacemaker. After discovering the

communication gaffe, the hospital removed the pacemaker.

Week of October 8, 1982

Monday Night TV (Begins at 8 eastern)...(CBS)

annual Country Music Awards...(NBC) Little

House: A New Beginning, Movie...(ABC) That’s

Incredible, Movie

NBC Movie - “Touched By Love” (1980) Debra

Raffin, Diane Lane, Clu Gulager

ABC Movie - “Starting Over” (1980) - Burt

Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh

At the mart - a gallon of mill - $1.90... Leg of Lamb - $1.69lb... Frying Chicken -

.49lb... Green Cabbage - .19lb

“Hard To Say I’m Sorry” - Chicago, “Who Can It

Be Now” - Men At Work, “Eye In The Sky” - The

Alan Parsons Project, “I Keep Forgettin’” -

Michael McDonald, “You Should Hear How She

Talks About You” - Melissa Manchester,

“Somebody’s Baby” - Jackson Browne, “You Can

Do Magic” - America, “I Ran (So Far Away)” -

Flock Of Seagulls, “Blue Eyes” - Elton John,

“Gypsy” - Fleetwood Mac.

Newton, “Put Your Dreams Away” - Mickey

Gilley, “What’s Forever For” - Michael Murphy, “I Will Always Love You” - Dolly

Parton, “Yesterday’s Wine” - Merle Haggard and George Jones, “He Got You” -

Ronnie Milsap.

At the movies - “My Favorite

Harper

“Lookin’ To Get Out” - Jon

Voight, Ann-Margret

“An Officer And A Gentleman” -

Richard Gere, Debra Winger

The Sword & The Sorcerer” -

Lee Horsley, Kathleen Beller