Week of October 15, 1980

At a televised national debate,

President Carter repeatedly calls

Ronald Reagan “dangerous” and for

the majority of the 90-minute event,

kept the focus off his own record

instead calling attention to Reagan’s

past positions and statements. Reagan focused on the President’s economic

record defense issues.

The Labor Department reports that the cost of living is climbing at the annual rate

of 12.7% - bad political news for President Carter.

In Phoenix, a package bomb with a “trick or treat” message blows up in a shower

of nails and tacks, injuring nine. Employees of Brookshire’s Pacific Assn picked

up the package at a post office and called the addressee, Jason Himmelstein to

open it. “Go ahead” he said. Office workers gathered around as one of them,

Starlene Grimes, opened the package revealing a jewel box with the trick or treat

sticker. The box blewup after Grimes opened it.

The government warns that more and more Americans

will be killed in Moped accidents if the current boom is

not balanced by stricter safety rules. Some states have

no age or driver’s license requirements governing their

use. More than one million Mopeds have been sold in

the U.S.

The FCC makes final its regulation on a fundamental

change of authorizing other companies to share or resell WATS (wide area

telecommunications service) and other long distance lines. A hotel could resell

time on a WATS line to guests placing long-distance phone calls or a number of

small companies in the same city could band together to share a line.

Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin Jr. sues the

publisher and authors of “The Roswell Incident for libel.

The book says he sighted extraterrestrial spacecraft and

reported it to mission control shortly before the mood

landing of July 20, 1969. Aldrin says the information could

lead people to think he was “ bizarre, perverse, unreliable,

unfit, eccentric, ludicrous, unscientific and wayward.”

Week of October 15, 1980

In Cockeysville, Maryland - a wayward buck smashes into a store advertising

hunting licenses and wrecked the sporting goods store. The deer demolished the

front window then rampaged through the place, breaking several expensive

fishing rods and a glass counter. It left through the same shattered window,

suffering a few small cuts.

General Mills unveils a new “Betty Crocker” for 1980. The latest Better Crocker

has shorter hair worn in casual waves just below the ear, appears to be a bit

younger and wears somewhat less formal clothes than her most recent

predecessor who debuted in 1972. The first Betty Crocker debuted in 1936.

Kentucky Governor John Brown Jr. gives the state’s

highest honor, the Governor’s Distinguished Service

Medallion to Col Harland Sanders (90). Sanders

actually opposed Brown’s election. Sander’s

Kentucky Fried Chicken has made him a multi-

millionaire.

In sports - The Philadelphia Phillies win the World

Series for the first time eve, beating Kansas City

Royals in game six. Series MVP Mike Schmidt

singled in two runs during a controversial third inning

and the Phillies scored solo runs in the fifth and sixth

inning. Tug McGraw pitched the 4-1 win.

At a fundraising gala for the opera in New

York’s Lincoln center, Beverly Sills (51)

retires from the stage and makes her last

performance. She will continue as managing

director of the New York opera.

“Saturday Night Live” announces their new

line-up for the new season: Denny Dillon,

Charles Rocket, Ann Risley, Joe Piscopo, Gail

Matthius and Gilbert Gottfried.

Paul Kanter , (39),

leader of the Jefferson Starship suffers a serious stroke.

Tests are being taken to determine the extent of the

damage and whether surgery will be required. Kanter

helped to found the Jefferson Airplane in 1965. In 1974, he

Week of October 15, 1980

and Grace Slick, the mother of his daughter assembled the Jefferson Starship.

Bestsellers include “The Key To Rebecca - Ken Folliet, “Rage Of Angels” -

Sidney Shelden, “The Sky’s The Limit - Wayne Dyer, “Igrid Berman: My Story” -

Ingrid Bergan.

At the mart - Halloween Pumpkins - 5 cents per lb... Kraft Caramels - 14oz pkg -

.89...Jollytime Popcorn - 32oz bag - .69... Hershey’s Kisses - 14oz bag - $2.27

Wednesday night TV (begins at 8p eastern) ...

(CBS) Fat Albert Halloween Special, Puff the

Magic Dragon in the Land of the Living Lies

Special, Movie...(NBC) Real People, Disney’s

Wonderful World, The 1970’s - An Explosion of

Country Music”...(ABC) Eight Is Enough (2 hours),

Vegas.

Because of the actors strike, NBC delays the

debut of two new shows, Flamingo Road and Hill

Street Blues.

Pop charts - “Woman In

Love” - Barbra Streisand,

“Another One Bites The Dust” - Queen, “Upside Down” -

Diana Ross, “Lady” - Kenny Rogers, “He’s So Shy” - The

Pointer Sisters, “Dreamer” - Supertramp, “The Wanderer” -

Donna Summer - “Never Knew Love Like This Before” -

Stephanie Mills, “Master Blaster” - Stevie Wonder, “Whip

It” - Devo, “All Out Of Love” - Air Supply, “Real Love” - The

Doobie Brothers

Top Albums - “Guilty” - Barbra Streisand, “The Game” -

Queen, “The River” - Bruce Springsteen, “Crimes Of

Passion’ - Pat Benatar, “Panorama” - The Cars, “Zenyatta Mondatta” - The

Police, “Diana” - Diana Ross, “Paris” - Supertramp.

Top Country - “On The Road Again” - Willie Nelson, “Lookin’ For Love” - Johnny

Lee, “Drivin’ My Life Away” - Eddie Rabbit, “Loving Up A Strom” - Razzy Bailey,

“Theme From The Dukes Of Hazzard (The good ol’ boys)” - Waylon Jennings, “I

Believe In You” - Don Williams, “Do You Want To Go To Heaven” - T.G.

Shepard.