Week of December 16, 1970

Rioting continues in Poland, according to Radio Warsaw. Reports said that 150

militiamen were wounded in the clashes and an unspecified number of persons

were killed. Later, Party Chief Wladyslaw Gomulka, who rose to power almost 15

years ago, is ousted. The rioting is due to strikes and worker protests in the

shipping cities along the nation’s Baltic coastline.

A House-Senate conference committee gives the automobile industry until Jan.

1, 1975 to come up with a virtually pollution-free car.

Hundreds of workers are hit with low-level radiation after an A-Test explosion in

the Nevada desert. No one was killed.

Charles Manson along with followers Bruce Davis and

Steve Grogan are indicted for the murder of Donald

( Shorty) Shea . Shea, a husky bouncer, horse wrangler

and western character actor has been missing for nearly

15 months. Manson is currently on trial on seven counts

of murder in the Tate-La Bianca killings last year. He

and Davis also were indicted last April in the murder of

musician Gary Hinman in July 1969.

A fire sweeps through the upper floors of Tucson’s Pioneer International Hotel,

killing 28.

North Vietnam releases an “official” list of 368 names of American prisoners of

war, and the U.S. government immediately reacts “is that all there is?” Secretary

of Defense Melvin Laird said that there were no new names on the list and that

“all of the names listed have been reported previously through unofficial

channels.”

In the last of the war crime trials, Nazi Franz Stangl is

sentenced to life in prison for the death of 400,000 Jews

during WWII. Stangl commanded the Treblinka facility in

Poland.

Sports, Don Shula’s Miami Dolphins are at 9 wins and 4

losses. No one thought the team would be a contender at

the beginning of the season. Shula says, “We’re an

aggressive team. We never stop coming and this year we’ve

been able to win that way. We have so many rookies and

other new players that we can’t possibly remember the

plays” (Miami has around 18 new players and 11 of them

Week of December 16, 1970

Playing in Las Vegas -

Smothers Brothers - Caesars Palace

Lainnie Kazan, Jerry Van Dyke - Desert

Inn

Barbra Streisand - International

Engelbert Humperdinck - Riviera

Sammy Davis Jr., Mel Torme - Sands

Marty Allen, Kaye Stevens - Flamingo

Wayne Newton - Frontier

Lido de Paris - Stardust

Folies Bergere - Tropicana

Radio news - 93/KHJ Los Angeles is granting you a Christmas Wish. Send your

wish on a postcard to Christmas Wish, KHJ, Hollywood CA. 90038. Merry

Christmas from the Boss Jocks and everyone at KHJ.

Television news - Rod Serling is back to series

TV, this time with “Night Gallery.” Since “The Twilight

Zone” was canceled, he had written several TV

specials and movies including the first “Planet of the

Apes” and Stanley Kramer’s “R.P.M.” He’s currently

adapting the Irving Wallace novel, “The Man” for

ABC-TV films. He also wants to work on his first play

for the legitimate theater.

Gov. Lester Maddox walks off the Dick Cavett show

saying the talk show host had insulted the people of Georgia by calling them

bigots. The angry exchange took place with 10 minutes to go in a taping of the

program. The audience heard Cavett say the following: “Mr. Jim Brown asked

you if you had any trouble with your white admirers.” “He did not say admirers,”

Maddox said. “No, he said bigots,” Cavett responded. Maddox then demanded

Cavett apologize for allegedly calling his admirers and the 4 million people of

Georgia bigots. “No I won’t” said Cavett.

After 11 years as Robbie Douglas, actor Don Grady

calls it quits for “My Three Sons.” “There comes a time

when you have to cut loose and it looks like this is it for

me. I want to drop out a while, I want to reassess the

whole scene. I don’t even know that acting is where my

head is. I’ve been at it all my life, but I don’t know that’s

really where I want to go.”

Week of December 16, 1970

Juliet Mills , star of ABC’s “Nanny and the

Professor” will join Chris Schenkel as co-

commentator of the Sugar Bowl Parade on New

Year’s day.

Television/music - Diana Ross will star in the first

television special produced by Motown

Productions, the TV-theatrical branch of Motown

Records, early next year. “Diana” will feature Bill

Cosby, the Jackson 5 and Danny Thomas.

In addition, Motown is creating and producing one

or two 90-minute made-for-TV original movies for

ABC-TV.

Frank Sinatra will be featured on Dean Martin’s

New Year’s Eve show. Also appearing - Ruth Buzzi and Kay Medford.

Monday Night Television -

CBS - Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, Mayberry R.F.D., Doris Day Show, Carol Burnett

NBC - Red Skelton, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh - In, NBC Monday Night At The

Movies

ABC - Monday Night Football, Young Lawyers, Silent Force

Young Lawyers - A cantankerous old man comes to

Aaron Silverman ( Zalman King ) for aid when he’s

faced with eviction and a storm of lawsuits. Also stars

Lee J. Cobb and Judy Pace

Mayberry R.F.D. - Sam has the attention of a high

school girl who has a crush on him. Guest stars

Darlene Carr.

Doris Day - Billy de Wolfe returns as sour Mr. Jarvis

and throws a wet blanket on Doris’ Christmas party

for her coworkers and friends.

Carol Burnett - Nanette Fabray and Michele Lee

guest.

Music news - Elton John’s second album “Tumbleweed Connection, is

scheduled to be released February 2.

Week of December 16, 1970

At the movies -

Scrooge - Albert Finney

Ryan’s Daughter - Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Song Of Norway

Where’s Poppa? - George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibmann, Trish Van

Devere

Alex in Wonderland - Donald Sutherland

There’s A Girl In My Soup - Peter Sellers, Goldie Hawn

I Never Sang For My Father - Melvyn Douglas, Gene Hackman

Husbands - Ben Gazzara , Peter Falk, John Cassavetes

Woodstock

The Confession - Yves Montand, Simone Signoret

The Owl and the Pussycat - Barbara Streisand, George Segal

Top Albums -

All Things Must Pass - George

Harrison

Abraxes - Santana

Greatest Hits - Sly & The Family

Stone

Stephen Stills

Live Album - Grand Funk Railroad

Close To You - Carpenters

Jesus Christ Superstar - Various

Artists

The Partridge Family Album

Sweet Baby James - James Taylor

To Be Continued - Isaac Hayes

Third Album - Jackson 5

Tap Root Manuscript - Neil Diamond

New Morning - Bob Dylan

John Lennon and the Plastic Ono

Band

Elton John - Elton John

Top hits in Britain -

I Hear You Knocking - Dave

Edmunds

Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix

You’ve Got e Dangling On A String - Chairman of the Board

Week of December 16, 1970

Indian Reservation - Don Fardon

When I’m Dead And Gone - McGuinnes Flint

Ride A White Swan - T. Rex

I’ve Lost You - Elvis Presley

Julie Do Ya Love Me - White Plains

Cracklin’ Rose - Neil Diamond

It’s Wonderful - Jimmy Ruffin

Country singles -

Coal Miner’s Daughter - Loretta Lynn

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson

I Can’t Be Myself/Sidewalks of Chicago

- Merle Haggard

15 Years Ago - Conway Twitty

Morning - Jim Ed Brown

Commercial Affection - Mel Tillis & The

Statesiders

Endlessly - Sonny James

I Wouldn’t Live In New York City (If

They Gave Me The Whole Dang Town)

- Buck Owens & The Buckaroos.

A Good Year For The Roses - George

Jones

Top Soul Singles -

Stoned Love - Supremes

Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson

& The Miracles

If I Were Your Woman - Gladys Knight

Groove Me - King Floyd

Pay To The Piper - Chairman Of the Board

Super Bad (parts 1 & 2)

Heaven Help Us All - Stevie Wonder

Engine #9 - Wilson Picket

(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Going To Go -

Curtis Mayfield

Border Song (Holy Moses) - Aretha Franklin