Week of October 15, 1981

The U.S. will dispatch two AWACS

surveillance planes to Egypt. They’ll

provide early warning of any air

attacks against Egypt, particularly in

view of threats made by Libya.

The Senate Foreign Relations

Committee votes 9-8 to kill the

proposed sale of AWACS radar surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia. The concern

was secret military technology falling into Saudi hands. President Reagan

believes the move will hurt his Middle East peace process.

Moshe Dayan, who guided Israel to victory in the wars of 1956 and 1967, dies

after a heart attack. He was 66.

Katherine Boudin, a Weather Underground fugitive since 1970 is arrested and

charged with murder in connection with a $1.6 million Brink’s truck robbery.

Kevin King, a California lawyer goes on trial in New York on charges of criminal

trespass and the harassment of Caroline Kennedy.

Stanislaw Kania resigns as Poland’s Communist Party leader is replaced by the

premier, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski.

President Reagan concedes that the country is in a recession - but a mild one.

War scare talk - The White House fires Maj Gen. Robert Schweitzer - the top

military officer on the National Security Council staff. The reason? In a speech,

he said that the “Soviets are on the move, they are going to strike.”

Home taping ruled illegal - The U.S. 9 th Circuit Court of

Appeals rules that copying television programs off the air,

even for private use in the home is an illegal infringement

of copyright laws. Moreover, it ruled that manufacturers

and retailers of the recorders may be held liable for having

supplied the equipment. The three-judge panel, sitting in

San Francisco, stopped short of barring sales of Sony’s

Betamax video recorders. Sony Corp. of America expects

the final decision to be made by the Supreme Court.

While oil is around $32 a barrel - An OPEC meeting is

expected to bring the price around $34.

Week of October 15, 1981

Sports - Greg Nettles, the hero of the New York Yankees’ three-game sweep

over the Oakland A’s, knocks-down teammate Reggie Jackson at a restaurant

victory celebration in Oakland. Apparently after some words, Jackson, seeing a

beer bottle in Nettles’ hand, slapped it away and Nettles then punched Jackson,

striking him in the mouth and sending him reeling against a wall and to the floor.

For the World Series - it will be the Yankees against the Dodgers!

Talkshow host Gary Collins will replace Ron Ely as emcee

of the Miss America Pageant. Ely was brought in two years

ago to enhance the program’s appeal among the young

after Bert Parks was fired.

Television news - Johnny Carson goes back to his

hometown of Norfolk, NE to shoot a special called “Johnny

Comes Home.” Should air in February.

Sandy Hill, who has been seen on several ABC-TV shows

since she left “Good Morning America” last year, joins “CBS Sports Saturday-

Sunday” as a regular. She’ll join reporters John Tesh and Pat O’Brien in news

coverage and feature reporting. Ms. Hill has done stories for “20/20,” “American

Sportsman” and “Wide World of Sports.”

MCA Corp. announces that it has purchased a one-third interest in USA Network

- a satellite-fed system that reaches over 9 million homes. MCA, Paramount and

two other companies were partners in a proposed pay TV network called

“Premiere” which was blocked by a federal judge earlier this year on antitrust

grounds.

Viacom Cablevision of Long Island, serving more than 80,000

subscribers is bringing in Cable News Network. Turner

president Ted Turner stated that the signing of Cablevision “will

allow the Madison Avenue advertising community to see the

Atlanta-based news network first-hand” and the move extends

CNN’s reach into the greater NY area.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - Movie-“Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls” (1981)

NBC - Movie, Revenge of the Gray Gang, Tonight Show

ABC - World Series

PBS - Cosmos, Odyssey

Week of October 15, 1981

60 Minutes - 25.3

The Jeffersons - 24.8

Dukes of Hazzard - 24.5

Alice - 23.6

MASH - 23.1

One Day at a Time - 22.8

Three’s Company - 22.3

Callie and Son - 21.8

Trapper John, MD - 21.6

Family reunion part II - 21.2

Country Music Awards - 20.8

Too Close for Comfort - 20.7

Monday Night Foot (Miami vs.

Buffalo) - 20.6

American League Championship

(Oakland vs. NY) - 20.4

Mr. Merlin - 20.2

Happy Days - 20.2

Movie-Margin for Murder - 20.1

Archie Bunker’s Place - 20.1

Radio news - Walt Sabo is out of his job as executive v/p for NBC radio.

WABC radio adds talkshow “On Track: Talk Lines About Life,” hosted by Dr.

Judith Kuriansky. The show will begin airing after the World Series/Yankees

coverage every weeknight at 9pm. Music has all but disappeared evenings on

the music station. WABC has a 3.7 in the latest Arbitron ratings. It’s a nice bump

due to the winning New York Yankees. Other New York radio ratings -

WKTU - 7.5

WBLS - 6.1

WPLJ - 4.1

WYNY - 4.1

WNEW - 4.0

WNBC - 3.9

WCBS-FM - 3.7

WRKS- 3.3

WNEW-FM - 2.5

Top-40 gone forever… WRKO-AM - Which

dominated the Boston radio ratings in the

late 1960’s into the ‘70’s changes format to

talk. So many of the once dominate AM

Week of October 15, 1981

number. They’ve received hundreds of “lewd, suggestive and threatening phone

calls and seek $250,000 in damages and a revised song. The band contends it

wrote the song five years ago, plus, there’s no area code, so anyone around the

country with the same number is subject to the same type of calls.

MTV features specials with Greg Kihn and a documentary called “The Visitor”

with Mick Fleetwood.

Epic will re-release the Phil Spector Christmas album, which has been out of

print for years.

The Pretenders are postponing their U.S. tour for

at least six weeks. Drummer Martin Chambers

injured his hand while opening a hotel window in

Philadelphia.

Top pop hits this week in 1981 -

Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Arthur’s Theme - Christopher Cross

For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton

Start Me Up - Rolling Stones

Private Eyes - Daryl Hall and John Oates

Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty

The Night Owls - Little River Band

I’ve Done Everything For You - Rick

Springfield

Step By Step - Eddie Rabbit

Hard To Say - Dan Fogelberg

When She Was My Girl - Four Tops

Who’s Crying Now - Journey

Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You - Bob

Segar & The Silver Bullet Band

Super Freak - Rick James

Theme From Hill St. Blues - Mike Post

featuring Larry Carlton

Here I Am - Air Supply

Share Your Love - Kenny Rogers

Top Country -

Never Been So Love - Charley Pride

Takin It Easy - Lacy J. Dalton

Fancy Free - Oak Ridge Boys

Week of October 15, 1981

I’ll Need Someone To Hold Me When I Cry - Janie Fricke

Sleepin With The Radio On - Charly McClain

My Baby Thinks He’s A Train - Roseanne Cash

Teach Me To Cheat - The Kendalls

All My Rowdy Friends - Hank Williams Jr.

Share Your Love With Me - Kenny Rogers

Top movies this week

in 1981 -

Rich and Famous

True Confessions

Mommie Dearest

Arthur

Only When I Laugh

Body Heat

Prince of the City

Raiders of the Lost Ark

French Lieutenants

Woman

Paternity

Carbon Copy

Tattoo

So Fine

Continental Divide

Dead and Buried

Gallipoli

Chariots of Fire

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