News & Economy
President: James Earl Carter, Jr.
Vice President: Walter F. Mondale
Population: 220,239,425
Life expectancy: 73.3 years
Dow-Jones High: 999
Dow-Jones Low: 800
Cost of a new home: $54,200.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $13,752.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.13
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.62
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.82
Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.68
News Headlines
Gary Gillmore Faces Firing Squad, First US Execution In 10 Years
Carter Grants Unconditional Amnesty To Vietnam Draft Dodgers
Indera Gandi Is Defeated And Resigns
570 Die As Two 740's Collide Over Canary Islands
Carter Says B-1 Bomber Is Unnecessary
"Son Of Sam" Killer Is Arrested In NYC
The "Love Boat" with Gavin MacLeod premieres
The first fusion reactions by laser are achieved
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Boogie Nights - Heatwave
2. Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day
3. Rich Girl - Hall And Oates
4. I'm In You - Peter Frampton
5. Don't Leave Me This Way - Thelma Houston
6. You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
7. I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band
8. Got To Give It Up (part 1) - Marvin Gaye
9. Couldn't Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
10. Car Wash - Rose Royce
Top Albums
• A Star Is Born - Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson
• Barry Manilow Live - Barry Manilow
• Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
• Simple Dreams - Linda Ronstadt
• Wings over America - Paul McCartney Wings
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
Best New Artist: Debby Boone
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“How Deep Is Your Love,” Bee Gees
Best Pop Female Vocal:
“Love Theme From A Star Is Born” Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Handy Man,” James Taylor
Record of the Year:
“Hotel California,” Eagles
Song of the Year:
“Love Theme From A Star Is Born” & “You Light Up My Life,”
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Movies
 Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Star Wars -$460,987,469
Saturday Night Fever -$142,500,000
Close Encounters of the Third Kind -$128,300,000
Smokey and the Bandit -$126,737,428
In Search of Noah's Ark -$55,734,818
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Richard Dreyfuss: The Goodbye Girl
Best Actress: Diane Keaton: Annie Hall
Best Director: Woody Allen: Annie Hall
Best Picture: Annie Hall
Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards: Julia
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave: Julia
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Laverne and Shirley
2. Happy Days
3. Three's Company
4. 60 Minutes
5. Charlie's Angels
6. All in the Family
7. Little House on the Prairie
8. Alice
9. M*A*S*H
10. One Day at a Time
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - The Rockford Files (NBC)
Best Actor - Edward Asner, Lou Grant
Best Actress - Sada Thompson, Family
Comedy...
Best Comedy - All in the Family (CBS)
Best Actor - Carroll O'Connor, All in the Family
Best Actress - Jean Stapleton, All in the Family
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Time Capsule: 1977
The neutron bomb is developed 
Fads; bottled water, roller disco, mopeds, health foods, Farah Fawcett posters