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Wednesday, June 29, 1983

Top News Headlines This Week:

Jun 29 - Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse races

Jun 29 - Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

Jul 1 - Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List

Jul 1 - during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period

Jul 2 - 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63)

Jul 3 - Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m)

Top Songs for 1983

Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

All Night Long by Lionel Richie

Beat It by Michael Jackson

Every Breath You Take by Police

Islands In the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

Flashdance by Irene Cara

Say Say Say by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

Down Under by Men at Work

Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram



1983 Prices

Bread: $0.54/loaf

Eggs: $1.43/doz

Gas: $1.23/gal

Car: $10,606

House: $89,800

Stamp: $0.20/ea

Avg Income: $28,638/yr

Min Wage: $3.35/hr

DOW Avg: 1,259

US President Ronald Reagan

US Vice President George Bush

Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: Terms Of Endearment Directed By James L. Brooks

Best Actor: Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies

Best Actress: Shirley Maclaine in Terms Of Endearment



People born on June 29

1936 - Harmon Killebrew baseball player (Minnesota Twins)

1941 - Stokeley Carmichael, [Kwame Toure], US, Black Power-activist

1901 - Nelson Eddy actor/baritone (Great Duets with Jeanette MacDonald)



On TV in 1983

Hill Street Blues

Knight Rider

Cagney & Lacey

Family Ties

St. Elsewhere

Remington Steele

Dallas

Cheers

Taxi

Magnum P.I.



Hot New Toys in 1983

Monchichi

Cabbage Patch Kids

Nintendo Entertainment System

Rainbow Brite dolls



Top Books in 1983

Ironweed by William Kennedy

Dicey's Song by Cynthia V

jones jones;902390 wrote: Wednesday, June 29, 1983

Top News Headlines This Week:

Jun 29 - Angel Cordero wins his 5,000th horse races

Jun 29 - Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB

Jul 1 - Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List

Jul 1 - during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period

Jul 2 - 90th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats A Jaeger (60 63)

Jul 3 - Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 s for 100 m)

Top Songs for 1983

Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

All Night Long by Lionel Richie

Beat It by Michael Jackson

Every Breath You Take by Police

Islands In the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

Flashdance by Irene Cara

Say Say Say by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

Down Under by Men at Work

Baby, Come to Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram



1983 Prices

Bread: $0.54/loaf

Eggs: $1.43/doz

Gas: $1.23/gal

Car: $10,606

House: $89,800

Stamp: $0.20/ea

Avg Income: $28,638/yr

Min Wage: $3.35/hr

DOW Avg: 1,259

US President Ronald Reagan

US Vice President George Bush

Academy Award Winners

Best Picture: Terms Of Endearment Directed By James L. Brooks

Best Actor: Robert Duvall in Tender Mercies

Best Actress: Shirley Maclaine in Terms Of Endearment



People born on June 29

1936 - Harmon Killebrew baseball player (Minnesota Twins)

1941 - Stokeley Carmichael, [Kwame Toure], US, Black Power-activist

1901 - Nelson Eddy actor/baritone (Great Duets with Jeanette MacDonald)



On TV in 1983

Hill Street Blues

Knight Rider

Cagney & Lacey

Family Ties

St. Elsewhere

Remington Steele

Dallas

Cheers

Taxi

Magnum P.I.



Hot New Toys in 1983

Monchichi

Cabbage Patch Kids

Nintendo Entertainment System

Rainbow Brite dolls



Top Books in 1983

Ironweed by William Kennedy

Dicey's Song by Cynthia V


I remember working at a department store and people going crazy for those ugly Cabbage Patch dolls.

Hey! i've still got my Cabbage Patch Doll!

I was a teenager in 1983, i remember all of that very well!

Hope6;902408 wrote: Hey! i've still got my Cabbage Patch Doll!

I was a teenager in 1983, i remember all of that very well!


I was a year out of high school. It was a fun time.:wah:

qsducks;902421 wrote: I was a year out of high school. It was a fun time.:wah:


yeah i loved the 80's, they were a lot of fun! :guitarist

With great music to boot:guitarist

qsducks;902447 wrote: With great music to boot:guitarist


oh such a great time for music, there were so many things happening at once!:guitarist

I remember every one of those songs!

Seriously, the 80's.....what a waste.