Week of March 22, 1970

President Nixon pledges that “the mails will go through” but a postal union chief

promptly warned of possible violence and bloodshed if workers were replaced.

President Nixon declares the postal strike a national emergency and orders to

use of federal troops to restore essential mail services in New York City.

problems. “Past policies have placed on the schools and the

children too great a share of the burden of eliminating racial

disparities throughout our society. A major part of this task

falls on the schools. But they cannot do it all or even most of

it by themselves.”

Banks trim their prime rates to 8% from 8 ½ %.

Bombs and rockets hit the John F. Kennedy Library and Bank of America

buildings in Beirut following similar attacks on the U.S. Embassy and the

American Life Insurance office.

The Defense Ministry in Cambodia announces mobilization of all former

servicemen in the face of a reported advance on Phnom Penh by 3,600 Viet

Cong.

Gen. William C. Westmorland, Army chief of staff and other Army leaders in

Washington favor a six-month pause in U.S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam.

Easter morning - The city of Rome resounds with the peal of bells from 500

churches heralding Christ’s resurrection.

rugged portions of Baja California as a tribute to the land and

people he wrote about in six of his books. Gardner of

Temecula, CA was also the creator of Perry Mason. He died

March 11 at age 80.

Week of March 22, 1970

Top women in business according to 575 business and financial editors:

Lucille Ball - president of Desilu Productions Inc.

chief executive officer, Beech aircraft

Joan Crawford - actress and vice president, Pepsi

Cola, Inc.

Katherine Graham, owner, Washington Post and

Newsweek.

Oveta Culp Hobby - president Houston Post

Publishing Co.

Estee Lauder, - president, Estee Lauder Cos.,

cosmetics

Mary Wells Lawrence, advertising executive and

president, Wells, Rich, Green, Inc.

Dorothy Schiff, editor publisher and owner New

York Post.

Muriel Siebert - first woman to be seated n the New York Stock Exchange.

Mary Wren - vice president, Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith.

Sports -

in history and a three-time All-America at Louisiana

State, signs a NBA contract for close to $2 million

after rejecting a similar offer from the Carolina

Cougars of the ABA. He’ll be playing for the Atlanta

Hawks.

Radio news -

KRLA is losing DJ Jimmy Rabbit and he’ll go over to

automated KABC-FM for evenings.

Week of March 22, 1970

Music news -

competed in the “Mint 400”off-road desert race, gets

stuck out there, about 18 miles from Las Vegas. Garner

drove a Banshee, a lightweight vehicle that is neither

dune buggy nor automobile. Trouble began about 12

miles into the race when he began to overheat.

Television news -

NBC has a new programming formula - four-in-one.

Four individual shows will occupy one time slot and it

begins this fall. The shows are McCloud, The

Psychiatrist, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery and San

Francisco International.

7 on ABC-TV.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, a comedy variety summer series will

premiere over ABC on July 8. The series will also feature Pat Paulsen and

introduce a major guest star each week.

Passing - Controversial talk show host Joe Pyne (45). He

had not appeared on television since November and he had

given up his radio show about a year ago. At his height, he

was seen on 83 TV stations and heard on 450 radio

stations. His homebase was Los Angeles, where he began

on KABC and later, moved to KLAC until last year.

Week of March 22, 1970

Thursday night television -

CBS - Family Affair, Jim Nabors, Movie, Merv Griffin

NBC - Daniel Boone, Ironside, Dragnet, Dean Martin, Tonight

ABC - Pat Paulson, That Girl, Bewitched, Tom Jones, Paris 7000

Jim - Roman Gabriel and Daryle Lamonica are guests

Tom Jones - Jane Powell, ray Charles, Bob Kline.

At the movies -

Patton

Airport

2001: A Space Odyssey

The Only Game in town

The Adventurers

A Boy Named Charlie Brown

Pussycat Pussycat I Love You