Week of September 16, 1970

Jordan is placed under martial law by a new military government. The area is

torn by fighting between King Hussein’s army and Palestinian guerrillas.

college students of terror and violence and that the rule of

law must be upheld. “...Those who bomb universities who

ambush policemen, who hijack airplanes and hold their

passengers hostage all hare in common - not only a

contempt for human life but also a contempt for those

elemental decencies on which a free society rests - and

they deserve the contempt of every American who values

those decencies.”

Appearing at a $100-a-plate dinner at the Sahara In Las

and movie producers are brainwashing young Americans

with their content. Citing “With A Little Help From My

Friends” by The Beatles - Agnew says, “it’s a catchy tune,

but until it was pointed out to me, I never realized that the

friends were assorted drugs.”

Three employees of radio station WIYN in Rome, Georgia

take an unexpected LSD trip after downing soft drinks sent-

in by a listener. They believe the 10 pop bottles were sent in

baby a listener who didn’t like what was aired on the station’s comment program.

The three were a newsman, the program director and a secretary. All three had

hallucinations; saw all sorts of colors - even numbness. They’re in good condition

after being hospitalized.

Peter Masefield of the British Airports Authority says that woman wearing metal

bras are delaying flights in and out of London because they’re tripping security

devices at the gates. He said more and more woman are wearing the metal-

reinforced bras.

RCA announces a new line of computers to compete with a new line introduced

by IBM last June. Chairman and President Robert W. Sarnoff says the new line is

in step for RCA to become #2 in computers behind IBM. The new computers are

designated RCA 2,3, 6 and 7 and sell between $700 thousand and $1.68 million.

You can lease them per month between $15,400 and 36,300 per month.

Week of September 16, 1970

Thieves steal most of the equipment in Frank Sinatra Jr’s band near Reno. Most

of the equipment was amps and speakers, sitting on an open stage.

Here’s a write-up on a best-selling book - “The

Sensuous Woman” by Miss J. “The author is not

particularly pretty. Men never notice her in a crowd or

whistle at her when she walks down the street. Yet some

of the world’s most exciting males consider her to be the

perfect woman: beautiful; a modern Aphrodite;

maddeningly exciting; the epitome of THE SENSUOUS

WOMAN.”

London hospital of a

drug overdose. He

was admitted at

11:45am and died

about an hour later. His girlfriend found him in

a coma and called the ambulance. The rock

star just finished a tour of England, performing

last month at the Isle of Wight festival. He was

Billboard Magazine’s “artist of the year” in

1968 and Playboy magazine’s “artist of the

year” in 1969. Hendrix was one of rock’s

highest paid stars.

months in jail. He pleads guilty to taking indecent liberties with a

14-year-old girl last August. He’ll serve probation after the term.

His wife, Mary Beth, is the niece of Senator Eugene McCarthy.

Singer Harry Belafonte (43) is arrested in Chatham, NY - charged

with taking $8 worth of groceries from an A&P supermarket. Later,

the store dropped the charges, saying the event was a

misunderstanding. Belafonte bolted from the store with a bag of groceries

(without paying), when he discovered his blind father-in-law had departed without

him.

New - Sony introduces “Trinitron” Sony color TV. The first model has a 9” picture

and sells for $309.95.

Week of September 16, 1970

According to Britain’s leading music publication “Melody Maker”- The Beatles

have slipped to second place in a reader’s poll. Led Zeppelin tops the list. The

most popular British singer is Robert Plant of Zeppelin.

The FDA discloses that about a million “Oh Henry” candy bars might be

contaminated with Salmonella. Production is halted on the bar and the candy has

been recalled.

It’s Here! Dodge ‘71 - the new

Dodge Demon. “Our little/big car in

the Dodge Dart tradition. A Smaller

Wheelbase, yet big room to stretch

out. A small price tag, but big

performance!”

At his press conference for his new

movie “Lovers and Other

Strangers,” TV talker David

Susskind says he wants to leave

television and concentrate on making movies. “I’m going to make box office

movies - I’m going to make people want to come to see them.”

Monday Night TV - CBS - Gunsmoke, Here’s Lucy, Mayberry RFD, Doris Day,

The Carol Burnette Show ... NBC - Debut-The Red Skelton Show, Rowan and

Martin’s Laugh-In, Movie ... ABC - It Takes A Thief, Movie, Now

Red Skelton - after 17 years on CBS, Skelton makes his debut on NBC in a 30

minute show

NBC Movie - “Night Gallery - Trilogy of stories by Rod Serling. Encore of a World

Premiere movie pilot for NBC’s Four In One series debuting this week.

As part of the Four-In-One series - Dennis Weaver

High Enough” - Diana Ross, “Lookin’ Out My Back

Door” - Creedance Clearwater Revival, “War” -

Edwin Starr, “25 or 6 to 4” - Chicago, “Candida” -

Dawn, “Close To You” - The Carpenters, “Julie, Do

You Love Me’ - Bobby Sherman, “Patches” -

Clarence Carter, “In The Summertime” - Mongo Jerry, “Snowbird” - Ann Murray,

Week of September 16, 1970

“I (Who Have Nothing)” - Tom Jones,

“Cracklin’ Rose” - Neil Diamond, “I’ll Be

There” - The Jackson Five

Top Albums - “Cosmos Factory” -

Creedance Clearwater Revival,

“Woodstock’ - soundtrack, “Mad Dogs

& Englishmen” - Joe Cocker, “Blood,

Sweat & Tears” - Blood, Sweat &

Tears, “Chicago” - Chicago, “John

Barleycorn Must Die” - Traffic, “Live At

Leeds” - The Who, “Stagefright” - The

Band, “Deja Vu” - Crosby, Stills, Nash

& Young.

At the movies -

“They Call Me Mr. Tibbs” - Sidney Poitier, Martin Landau, Barbar McNair

“MASH” - Donald Sutherland, Elliot

Gould, Tom Skerritt

Lemmon, Sandy Dennis

“Myra Breckinbridge” - Mae West, John

Huston, Raquel Welch

‘Lovers And Other Strangers” - Beatrice

Arthur, Michael Brandon

Walt Disney’s “The Love Bug” - Dean

Jones

“Colussus The Forbidden Project” - Eric

Braedin, Susan Clark