Week of January 23, 1970

Vietnam news - U.S. planes attack an antiaircraft missile site inside North Vietnam after an enemy missile battery fired on an unarmed American reconnaissance plane. In the ensuing action - a North Vietnamese MIG-21 jet shoots down an American F-105 fighter-bomber and a rescue helicopter. All crewman aboard both crafts are listed as missing in action. In a Gallup Poll - an average family of four now needs $120 a week to make ends meet - up from $101 in 1967 and $72 in 1957.

Two deaf mutes die in a hotel fire at the world-famous Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. They were part of a group of 41 deaf students who were in the city to attend a basketball game. Twelve of the youngsters were injured. Fire officials say the youths apparently did not hear hotel employees who rapped on the doors and evacuated hotel patrons. Manager William Smith and fire officials say the blaze was confined to an elevator shaft at the ninth floor, but the

smoke rose to the top floor of the 25-story building. Damage estimate is $150,000. The youngsters were from the Jacksonville, Ill School For Deaf Mutes. Charles Manson (without his beard) refuses to enter a plea to a murder and conspiracy indictment in the Tate and La Bianca slayings proclaiming, “I object to further proceedings in this case. I object to the grand jury (which returned the indictment). I object to the methods used to get the indictment. And, I object to the heinous relationship of the Establishment to the indictment.” Because the defendant refused to plea, a plea of non-guilty must be entered by the court. In A Gallup Poll - 65% approve of the way President Nixon is handling the situation in Vietnam. 65% approve 24% disapprove 11% no opinion Dr Gian Gessa - a pharmacologist who came from Italy to the United States, says he believes a U.S. government sponsored research team has discovered a true aphrodisiac. The drug, PCPA - was found by accident with his team noting a tremendous increase in the sexual appetite of rats, rabbits and cats coated with

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the drug. Dr Gesa says he believes PCPA (P-chlorophenylalanine) works by blocking production of a brain hormone that curbs sexual desire. American Telephone & Telegraph applies to the FCC to permission to employ space satellites as part of its nationwide communications network. The company says it hopes to integrate landlines with satellite technology. Sports - Vince Gibson, Kansas State football coach, loses the middle finger of his right hand in a freak accident. He was conferring with his staff in a meeting room and inadvertently placed the finger in a hole in the table. He rocked back in his chair and the chair slipped, throwing him to the floor. His finger, severed, was still stuck in the hole.

At a $200,000 Tennis tournament in Madison Square Garden - thousands cheer as Pancho Gonzales defeats Rod Laver in a 5-set thriller, to win the $10 thousand inaugural winner-take-all match. In a special poll taken by the Associated Press - Former Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufax is named Baseball Athlete of the Decade with 225 1/2 votes from sports writers and sportscasters participating

in the poll. Mickey Mantle of the Yankees finished second with 154 1/2 votes. In another A.P. Poll - Arnold Palmer is the choice as Golfer of the Decade. Jack Nicklaus was voted second with Bill Casper and Gary Player tied for third. More sports - The Buffalo Bills draft O.J. Simpson’s college roommate - defensive back Al Cowlings of USC. Coach John Rauch figures Cowlings will strengthen the Bills’ pass rush. Preliminary tests conducted by the new series “Sesame Street” show that poor preschoolers who watched the show regularly during its first six weeks of programs, made educational gains 2 1/2 times greater than those who did not. Tests showed that regular viewers could answer 10% more of 217 questions asked of them than before watching. Kids did particularly well recognizing the sounds of letters. “Sesame Street” - a 26-week, 130 program series began November 10 and will end on May 29 and will cost $8 million to produce. The Children’s Television Workshop, producer of the show, says it’s

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designed to improve language, numerical and reading skills of preschoolers, particularly from poor families. (Sesame Street did so well and became so popular for educational television - it is still produced decades later). It’s characters including Big Bird, are known by millions). Bestsellers - The Godfather - Mario Puzo The French Lieutenant’s Women - John Fowles The Seven Minutes - Irving Wallace The Inheritors - Harold Robbins Fire From Heaven - Mary Renault The House on the Strand - Daphne du Maurier The Shivering Sands - Victoria Holt Puppet on a Chain - Alistair MacLean The Selling of the President 1968 - Joe McGinniss The Peter Principle - Laurence J. Peter/Raymond Hull Present at the Creation: My Years in the State Department - Dean Acheson The American Dictionary of the English Language - William Morris Mary Queen of Scots - Antonia Fraser Prime Time: The Life of Edward R. Murrow - Alexander Kendrick The Graham Kerr Cookbook - The Galloping Gourmet Motown pop group “The Temptations” meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury in London to talk about race relationships. They spent about a half-hour in the archbishop’s study asking him about race issues in Britain. The group is winding-up an engagement at London’s “Talk of the Town” cabaret. Paul Williams, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams and Eddie Kendrick make up the popular group.

Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr appear in a press conference for their new movie “The Magic Christian.” One reporter did ask Ringo about the Beatles. Said Ringo: “We’ll be getting together again (squelching rumors about their break-up). “It’s crazy, these rumors, John said we would all be appearing in Toronto this summer, but we

haven’t even talked about it yet. On breaks, the Beatles do their own thing, and my thing is acting. I like it because it’s easy and fun.”

Week of January 23, 1970

Tommy Smothers testifies on behalf of Frank Werber (former manager of the Kingston Trio), saying he came to like him only after Werber began taking marijuana. Smothers said they smoked pot several times at their homes and each time it was a religious experience. Werber is on trial on charges of growing and possessing marijuana.

Dean Martin returns to the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas for a three-week engagement. Elvis returns to the International Hotel in Vegas this Monday. Also appearing on the strip - Paul Anka at the Sands, Liberace at the Palace and comedian Frank Gorshin at the Hotel Sahara.

Hugh Hefner’s “Playboy After Dark” variety show - is now seen on 50 TV stations. You can count on seeing stars like Jack Jones, James Brown and Norm Crosby in upcoming shows.

Week of January 23, 1970

“The Flying Nun” with Sally Field resumes production after 4 months for the birth of her baby boy (Peter Joshua). Music news –

Michael Parks - star of NBC’s “Then Came Bronson” has released a new album on MGM records. On it - two songs from the series: “Mountain High” and “Long Lonesome Highway.” Beatles producer George Martin says he may order the revolutionary Bolin upright piano for his London Recording studio. Martin tried the piano in Stockholm and declared that it produced a sound as good as most baby grands. Pop group “The 5th Dimension” is signed to make its dramatic television debut in

ABC’s “It Takes A Thief.” The episode is entitled “Sing a Song of Murder.” On the Sunset Strip in Hollywood - The Allman Brothers appear at the Whiskey A-Go-Go. The group hails from Georgia and received favorable reviews. Bill Graham’s Fillmore Corp. expands into publishing. “Fillmore Music” represents more than 40 San Francisco area groups. John Lennon plans what could be the biggest pop music festival in Toronto – Jul 3-5. 25% of the gross is going to a newly formed Peace Fund, to be administered by a newly formed Peace Council, which already includes John and Yoko, Dick Gregory, Rabbi Abraham, Feinberg and Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records. Delaney & Bonnie sign with Atlantic Records where their first album is due soon. Eric Clapton will produce. Synthesizer inventor Robert Moog plans to unveil a min-Moog within 3 to 6 months. Cost should be around $2000.00.

Week of January 23, 1970

The Mike Douglas TV talk show is taping a weeklong series of specials concerning country music. Among those stars scheduled to appear are Bobby Goldsboro, The Nashville Brass, Peggy Little, Loretta Lynn, Junior Samples, Del Reeves and Archie Campbell. In Carbondale, Ill – A “permanent” rock festival facility called the “People’s Park” is being built here, much to the dismay of local residents.

The five-man rock band called “Alice Cooper” literally shatters its Chicago audience. Playing at the end of a 14-hour concert at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom, the leader, Cooper himself, ripped open two feather pillows with a sword and threw them into the audience. Two large cardboard boxes were also thrown. Other acts on the bill were the Stooges, Mason Profit and Pacific, Gas & Electric.

Tex Ritter – country singer and actor announces that he would be giving up movies and music and would seek the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Lesley Gore joins Crewe Records and her first single is “Why Doesn’t Love Make Me Happy.” Appearing at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village – Doug Kershaw. New single by a new group – Kool and the Gang – “The Gang’s Back Again” on De-Lite Records. Radio news – Former top-40 DJ Johnny Holliday is toning it down at WWDC – a middle of the road station in Washington DC. “I was tired of being tied down by a strict format. I also felt that the kids could not relate to me any more. I was talking fast and saying nothing. What can I say. I outgrew it.” WMCA (New York) music director Joe Bogart is honored at a music industry luncheon. Tickets are $25.00.

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Nielsen top 20 shows Bob Hope Christmas Special - 46.6 Dean Martin Show - 33.5 Mayberry RFD - 30.3 Gunsmoke - 29.4 Laugh-In - 29.2 Rowan and Martin Special - 29.0 Doris Day Show - 28.8 Here’s Lucy - 26.4 Red Skelton - 26.0 Wonderful World Of Disney - 25.6 Hee Haw - 25.2 Carol Burnet Show - 25.1 Bonanza - 25.0 Bill Cosby - 24.9 Mannix - 24.8 Hawaii Five-O - 24.7 My Three Sons - 24.4 Family Affair - 24.1 Marcus Welby - 23.9 Ed Sullivan - 23.3

TV News – Industry insiders still call ABC “the Almost Broadcasting Company” because it is always #3. But making waves is WABC-TV’s “Eyewitness News” which has doubled in the ratings since its debut November/1968. The formula is the brainchild of news director Al Primo (35). The concept presents a team of on-camera reporters, each of whom introduces and comments about the film clips of the story he

covered that day. The object is to give the impression that the station has a virtual army of newsmen in the field. Primo began the concept in 1965 at KYW-TV. The Eyewitness news team includes John Bartholomew Tucker – a converted college English teach. He reviews plays, movies and the leisure life. Primo is getting the on-air crew to loosen up a bit. At the end of each newscast, they all gather around anchor Roger Grimbsy as the credits roll. (Primo will soon take this to the next step,

Week of January 23, 1970

instilling “happy talk” among the on-air news staff). Thursday Night Television - CBS - Family Affair, Jim Nabors Show, CBS Thursday Night Movie NBC - Special Lowell Thomas In New Guinea, Ironside, Dragnet-1970, Dean Martin Show ABC - Pat Paulsen show, That Girl, Bewitched, Tom Jones Show, Paris 7000 Public Television - Washington Week In Review, NET Playhouse, The Advocates Pat Paulsen - Angie Dickenson guests. In a skit, she plays a girl who has trouble with her television and fixer Pat comes to the rescue. Jim Nabors - Vikki Carr guests. Tom Jones Show - Don Ho, Dusty Springfield, The Ace Trucking Co and Lonnie Donnegan guest.

Paris 7000 (Need Help? Dial Paris 7000) - series stars George Hamilton Late Night Talk - Merv Griffin (CBS) - From Hollywood - Jane Wyman, Tim Conway, Dick Shawn, Fay McKay, Louis Walden

Johnny Carson (NBC) - Lana Cantrell, June Allyson, George C. Scott Dick Cavett (ABC) - Dr Benjamin Spock Pop Music this week in 1970 - I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 Venus - Shocking Blue Don’t Cry Daddy - Elvis Presley Without Love (There’s Nothing) - Tom Jones Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin Someday, We’ll Be Together - Diana Ross & The Supremes Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly & The Family Stone Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head - B.J. Thomas Everybody Is A Star - Sly and the Family Stone Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South

Week of January 23, 1970

I’ll Never Fall In Love Again - Dionne Warwick Jam Up And Jelly Tight - Tommy Roe Ma Belle Amie - Tee Set Here There Lonely Girl - Eddie Holman Midnight Cowboy - Ferrante & Teicher Winter World Of Love - Engelbert Humperdinck Early In The Morning - Vanity Fare Walkin’ In The Rain - Jay & The Americans The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff Cold Turkey - Plastic Ono Band One Tin Soldier - Original Caste She Belongs To Me - Rick Nelson Traces/Memories medley - The Lettermen Hello It’s Me - Nazz The Court of Crimson King - King Crimson Ain’t It Funky Now (Part 1) - James Brown Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel Top Country - Baby, Baby (K Know You’re A Lady) - David Houston Wish I Didn’t Have To Mess You – Jack Greene & Jeannie Seeley It It’s All the Same To You – Bill Anderson & Jan Howard Six White Horses – Tommy Cash (I’m So) Afraid Of Losing You – Charley Pride She’s Mine/No Blues Is Good News – George Jones Big In Vegas – Buck Owens & His Buckaroos Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Waylon Jennings

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Top Soul – Someday, We’ll Be Together – Supremes Ain’t It Funky Now – James Brown These Eyes – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars Friendship Train – Gladys Knight & The Pips Love Bones – Johnny Taylor To Be Young, Gifted and Black – Nina Simone I Want You Back – Jackson 5 What You Gave Me – Marvin Gaye Eleanor Rigby – Aretha Franklin Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday – Stevie Wonder Is It Because I’m Black – Syl Johnson Top hits in Britain – Two Little Boys – Rolf Harris Melting Pot – Blue Mink Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town – Kenny Rogers Good Old Rock ‘N’ Roll – Dave Clark Five All I Have To Do Is Dream – Bobby Gentry/Glen Campbell Tracy – Cuff Links Suspicious Minds – Elvis Presley The Liquidator – Harry J All Stars Yester Me… Steve Wonder Sugar Sugar - Archies Top Albums - Led Zeppelin Abbey Road - The Beatles Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones Willy and the Poor Boys - Creedence Clearwater Revival Captured Live a the Forum - Three Dog Night Blood, Sweat and Tears Joe Cocker Tom Jones In Las Vegas Englebert Humperdinck Easy Rider - soundtrack

Week of January 23, 1970

Santana Puzzle People - The Temptations Other Albums The Best of Bill Cosby Johnny Cash At San Quentin I Got Dem Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama! - Janis Joplin 16 of Their Greatest Hits - The Mamas & The Papas I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am - Dean Martin Get Together With Andy Williams The Best Of Tommy James and the Shondells Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane Touching You, Touching Me - Neil Diamond The Supremes and Temptations on Broadway Tracy - The Cuff Links The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album A Group Called Smith - Smith Hot Buttered Soul - Isaac Hayes Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash Smash Hits - Jimi Hedrix Experience Paint Your Wagon - Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seberg Yesterday When I Was Young - Roy Clark Ball - Iron Butterfly Switched-On Bach - Trans-Electronic Music Productions At the movies - The Magic Christian - Peter Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough, Leonard Frey, Laurence Harvey, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, Raquel Welch, Wilfrid Hyde White Viva Max! - Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, Jonathan Winters, John Astin, Keenan Wynn, Harry Morgan, Alice Ghostley, Kenneth Mars The Secret of Santa Vittoria - Anthony Quinn, Sergio Franchi Easy Rider - Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Jack Nicholson The Only Game In Town - Elizabeth Taylor, Warren Beatty

Week of January 23, 1970

The Wild Bunch - William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Edmund O’Brien, Warren Oates, Ben Johnson Paint Your Wagon - Lee Marvin, Clint Eastwood, Jean Seaberg Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid - Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz - John Forsyth The Arrangement - Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway ...Tick...Tick...Tick - Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredrick March, Don Stroud Hello Dolly - Barbara Streisand, Omar Sharif