News & Economy
President: Ronald W. Reagan
Vice President: George Bush
Population: 233,791,994
Life expectancy: 74.6 years
Dow-Jones High: 1287
Dow-Jones Low: 1027
Cost of a new home: $89,800.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $20,855.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.20
Cost of a gallon of gas: $1.24
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.86
Cost of a gallon of milk: $2.24
News Headlines
Record $189 Billion Deficit Is Projected
House Votes 228 TO 195 To Bar Covert "Contra" Aid
Korean Air Lines 007 Is Shot Down by Soviet Missile, 279 killed
US and Caribbean Troops Invade Grenada
Legendary Coach Bear Bryant Is Gone
Borg Quits At Apex Of His Career
Polygamy: Arizona Man had 105 Wives
Reagan Proposes Star Wars Plan
All OPEC Members Agree To Cut Oil Prices
Dow exceeds 1200 for the first time
Supreme Court reaffirms it's 1973 (Roe Vs Wade) Right to abortion
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Down Under - Men At Work
2. Africa - Toto
3. Stray Cat Strut - Stray Cats
4. Maniac - Michael Sembello
5. Electric Avenue - Eddie Grant
6. True - Spandau Ballet
7. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler
8. Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
9. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Culture Club
10. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All - Air Supply
Top Albums
• 1999 - Prince
• Business as Usual - Men at Work
• Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
• Flashdance - Sound Track
• Metal Health - Quiet Riot
• Pyromania - Def Leppard
• Synchronicity - The Police
Grammy Awards
 Album of the Year:
Thriller, Michael Jackson
Best New Artist: Culture Club
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“Every Breath You Take,” Police
Best Pop Female Vocal:
“Flashdance: What a Feeling,” Irene Cara
Best Pop Male Vocal:
Thriller, Michael Jackson
Best Rock Duo or Group:
Synchronicity, Police
Best Rock Female Vocal:
“Love Is a Battlefield,” Pat Benatar
Best Rock Male Vocal:
“Beat It,” Michael Jackson
Record of the Year:
“Beat It,” Michael Jackson
Song of the Year:
“Every Breath You Take” Sting
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Return of the Jedi - $309,161,884
Terms of Endearment- $108,423,489
Flashdance - $94,900,000
Trading Places - $90,400,000
WarGames - $79,568,000
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Robert Duvall: Tender Mercies
Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine: Terms of Endearment
Best Director: James L. Brooks: Terms of Endearment
Best Picture: Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson: Terms of Endearment
Best Supporting Actress: Linda Hunt: The Year of Living Dangerously
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Dallas
2. Dynasty
3. The A-Team
4. 60 Minutes
5. Simon & Simon
6. Magnum P.I.
7. Falcon Crest
8. Kate & Allie
9. Hotel
10. Cagney & Lacey
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - Hill Street Blues (NBC)
Best Actor - Tom Selleck, Magnum, P.I.
Best Actress - Tyne Daly, Cagney and Lacey
Comedy...
Best Comedy - Cheers (NBC)
Best Actor - John Ritter, Three's Company
Best Actress - Jane Curtin, Kate and Allie
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Time Capsule: 1983
Cabbage Patch dolls with birth certificate and adoption papers are a hit 