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1981
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Billboard Top 10 1. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes 2. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield 3. One That You Love, The - Air Supply 4. Tide Is High, The - Blondie 5. Physical - Olivia Newton-John 6. 9 To 5 - Dolly Parton 7. Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton 8. Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall And John Oates 9. Being With You - Smokey Robinson 10. Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Top Albums Back in Black - AC/DC Crimes of Passion - Pat Benatar Hi Infidelity - Reo Speedwagon Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits - Kenny Rogers Paradise Theater - Styx Voices - Daryl Hall & John Oates Zenyatta Mondatta - The Police
Grammy Awards Album of the Year: Double Fantasy, John Lennon and Yoko Ono Best New Artist: Sheena Easton Best Pop Duo or Group: “Boy From New York City,” Manhattan Transfer Best Pop Female Vocal: Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music Live On Broadway, Lena Horne Best Pop Male Vocal: Breakin Away, Al Jarreau Best Rock Duo or Group: “Don't Stand So Close to Me,” Police Best Rock Female Vocal: “Fire and Ice,” Pat Benatar Best Rock Male Vocal: “Jessie's Girl,” Rick Springfield Record of the Year: “Bette Davis Eyes,” Kim Carnes Song of the Year: “Bette Davis Eyes”
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Economy / Prices
President: Ronald W. Reagan Vice President: George Bush
Population: 229,465,714 Life expectancy: 74.1 years
Dow-Jones High: 1024 Low: 824
Federal spending: $678.25 billion Federal debt: $994.8 billion Inflation: 10.2% Consumer Price Index: 90.9 Unemployment: 7.1%
Prices Cost of a new home: $83,000.00 Median Household Income: $19,074.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.15 ($0.18 as of 3/22/81; $0.20 as of 11/1/81) Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $1.38 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.90 Cost of a gallon of Milk: $2.22
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Sports
Football Superbowl XVI : SAN FRANCISCO 26 - Cincinnati 21
Pro MVP: Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB
College Football: Clemson
Heisman Trophy: Marcus Allen, USC, RB
Rose Bowl: Washington 28, Iowa 0 Orange Bowl: Clemson 22, Nebraska 15 Cotton Bowl: Texas 14, Alabama 12 Sugar Bowl: Pittsburgh 24, Georgia 20
Basketball NBA Championship Winner: BOSTON 4-2 (WLWLWW) - Coach: Bill Fitch Opposing Team: Houston - Coach: Del Harris
NBA MVP: Julius Erving, Philadelphia, F Ave Score: 24.6
NCAA National Champions: Indiana 26-9 - Coach: Bob Knight
Baseball World Series Winner: LA DODGERS 4-2 (LLWWWW) - Coach: Tommy Lasorda Opposing Team: NY Yankees - Coach: Bob Lemon
National League MVP: Mike Schmidt, Phi - 3B Rookie of the Year: Fernando Valenzuela, LA - P
American League MVP: Rollie Fingers, Mil - P Rookie of the Year: Dave Righetti, NY - P
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Movies
Raiders of the Lost Ark $242,374,454 On Golden Pond $119,285,432 Porky's $105,500,000 Arthur $95,461,682 Stripes $85,300,000
Best Actor: Henry Fonda: On Golden Pond Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn: On Golden Pond Best Director: Warren Beatty: Reds Best Picture: David Puttnam: Chariots of Fire Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud: Arthur Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton: Reds
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Television Top 20
1 ) Dallas 2 ) 60 Minutes 3 ) Three's Company 4 ) CBS NFL FootBall 5 ) The Jeffersons 6 ) Joanie Loves Chachi 7 ) The Dukes of Hazzard 8 ) Alice 9 ) The ABC Monday Night Movie 10 ) Too Close for Comfort 11 ) M*A*S*H 12 ) One Day at a Time 13 ) NFL Monday Night Football 14 ) Falcon Crest 15 ) Archie Bunker's Place 16 ) The Love Boat 17 ) Hart to Hart 18 ) Trapper John M.D. 19 ) Diff'rent Strokes 20 ) Private Benjamin
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News Headlines
Ronald Reagan Inaugurated As 40 President
Iran Releases 52 Hostages
President Shot In Chest, Brady Suffers Head Wound
John Hinkley Captured, Charged With Attempted Assassination OF President Reagan
Israel Bombs Iraqi Nuclear Reactor
Walkway At Kansas City's Hyatt Regency Collapses, 111 Die
Prince Charles And Lady Diana Spencer Marry
Reagan Fires Striking Air Controllers
In The News
Robert Crippen and John Young orbit moon 36 Times on Columbia
Reagan lifts grain embargo
Pope Paul II is wounded in assassination attempt
Sandra Day O'Conner become first Supreme Court Justice
A seven week baseball strike, longest in history causes a "split" season
John MacEnroe, The "Ugly America" wins his third straight Wimbledon
The largest merger in history occurred when DuPont aquires Conoco for 7.9 Billion
First test tube baby is born
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