ECONOMICS

President	Jimmy Carter
Vice President	Walter Mondale
Population	222,585,000
Life Expectancy	73.3 years
Dow Jones Average	820.23
Federal Spending	$459 billion
Federal Debt	$777 billion
Inflation	12.4%
Consumer Price Index	65.2
Unemployment	6.1%
Median Household Income	$15,064

PRICES

New home	$62,500
First-class stamp	$0.13
Gallon of regular gas	$0.63
Dozen eggs	$0.82
Gallon of milk	$1.46

BILLBOARD HOT 100 #1 HITS

"How Deep Is Your Love" – Bee Gees

"Baby Come Back" – Player

"Stayin' Alive" – Bee Gees

(Love Is) "Thicker Than Water" – Andy Gibb

"Night Fever" – Bee Gees

"If I Can't Have You" – Yvonne Elliman

"With A Little Luck" – Wings

"Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" – Jonny Mathis & Deniece Williams

"You're The One That I Want" – John Travolta & Olivia Newton John

"Shadow Dancing" – Andy Gibb

"Miss You" – Rolling Stones

"Three Times A Lady" – Commodores

"Grease" – Frankie Valli

"Boogie Oogie Oogie" – A Taste of Honey

"Kiss You All Over " – Exile

"Hot Child In The City" – Nick Gilder

"You Needed Me" – Anne Murray

"McArthur Park" – Donna Summer

"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" – Barbra Streisand & Neil Diamond

"Le Freak" – Chic

BILLBOARD #1 ALBUMS

Rumours – Fleetwood Mac

Saturday Night Fever – Bee Gees

City to City – Gerry Rafferty

Some Girls – Rolling Stones

Grease – Soundtrack

Don't Look Back – Boston

Living in the USA – Linda Ronstadt

Live and More – Donna Summer

52nd Street – Billy Joel

GRAMMY AWARDS

Record of the Year	"Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel
Album of the Year	Saturday Night Fever – Soundtrack
Song of the Year	"Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel
Best New Artist	A Taste of Honey
Best Female Vocal–Pop	"You Needed Me" – Anne Murray
Best Male Vocal–Pop	"Copacabana" (At the Copa) – Barry Manilow
Best Group Vocal–Pop	"Saturday Night Fever" – Bee Gees
Best Female Vocal–R&B	"Last Dance" – Donna Summer
Best Male Vocal–R&B	"On Broadway," – George Benson
Best Group Vocal–R&B	"All 'n All" – Earth, Wind & Fire
Best Female Vocal–Country	"Here You Go Again" – Dolly Parton
Best Male Vocal–Country	"Georgia On My Mind" – Willie Nelson
Best Male Vocal–Country	"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys" – Waylon & Willie
Best Song–Country	"The Gambler" – by Don Schlitz, sung by Kenny Rogers
Best Original Score	Close Encounter of the Third Kind – John Williams
Best Comedy Recording	A Wild and Crazy Guy – Steve Martin

TOP GROSSING MOVIES

Grease	$96 million
Superman	$83 million
Animal House	$71 million
Every Which Way But Loose	$52 million
Jaws II	$50 million

OTHER NEW MOVIE RELEASES

Heaven Can Wait

Hooper

California Suite

Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke

Foul Play

The Deer Hunter

Revenge of the Pink Panther

The Cheap Detective

Halloween

Midnight Express

Coma

An Unmarried Woman

Coming Home

Same Time Next Year

Dawn of the Dead

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Pretty Baby

ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Actor	Jon Voight – Coming Home
Best Actress	Jane Fonda – Coming Home
Best Director	Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter
Best Picture	The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actor	Christopher Walken – The Deer Hunter
Best Supporting Actress	Maggie Smith – California Suite

EMMY AWARDS

Best Drama	Rockford Files
Best Actor, Drama	Ed Asner — Lou Grant
Best Actress, Drama	Sada Thompson – Family
Best Supporting Actor, Drama	Robert Vaughn – Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Best Supporting Actress, Drama	Nancy Marchand – Lou Grant
Best Comedy	All In The Family
Best Actor, Comedy	Carroll O'Connor – All In The Family
Best Actress, Comedy	Jean Stapleton – All In The Family
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy	Rob Reiner – All In The Family
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy	Julia Kaver – Rhoda

POPULAR TV SHOWS

Laverne & Shirley

Happy Days

Mork & Mindy

Three's Company

Angie

60 Minutes

M*A*S*H

The Ropers

All In The Family

Taxi

The Rockford Files

The Waltons

Barnaby Jones

Kojak

Little House On The Prairie

Barney Miller

One Day At A Time

Saturday Night Live

The Jeffersons

Welcome Back, Kotter

Alice

Charlie's Angels

Quincy, M.E.

What's Happening!!

Wonder Woman

C.H.I.P.S

Eight Is Enough

Fantasy Island

Soap

The Love Boat

FOOTBALL

Super Bowl XIII	Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10
Pro MVP	Randy White (DT) and Harvey Martin (DE)
Heisman Trophy Winner	Billy Sims – Oklahoma, RB
Rose Bowl	Washington 27, Michigan 20
Orange Bowl	Arkansas 31, Oklahoma 6
Cotton Bowl	Notre Dame 38, Texas 10
Sugar Bowl	Alabama 35, Ohio State 6

BASKETBALL

NBA Finals	Washington Bullets 4, Seattle SuperSonics 3
NBA MVP	Wes Unseld – Bullets
NCAA Finals	Kentucky 94, Duke 88
NCAA MOP	Jack Givens – Kentucky

BASEBALL

World Series	New York Yankees 4, LA Dodgers 2
MVP	Bucky Dent (SS), Yankees
National League MVP	Dave Parker (OF/DH), Pittsburgh
NL Rookie of the Year	Bob Horner (OF), Atlanta
American League MVP	Jim Rice (OF), Boston
AL Rookie of the Year	Lou Whitaker (2B), Detroit

NEWS HEADLINES

37 Israelis Slain in PLO Raid on Haifa Bus

900 Jim Jones Temple Cult Members Die in Murder Suicide in Guyana

OPEC Raises Prices 14%

Senate to Give Canal Back to Panama in 1999

Hustler Owner Larry Flint Shot After Testifying

OTHER NEWS

"Bugs" are found in US Embassy in Moscow.

Pope Paul dies; Pope John Paul I is elected.

Pope John Paul dies; Polish Cardinal is named Pope Paul II.

Pete Rose sets NL consecutive game hitting streak record of 44.

Exercise is in, providing a fashion trend in apparel.

Tennis top money winners are Bjorn Borg and Martina Navratilova.

Susan B. Anthony dollar coin is minted.

Michigan becomes one of the first states to raise its drinking age to 21.

Serial killer David Berkowitz, "Son of Sam," is sentenced to life in prison.

Gambling is legalized in New Jersey

Betty Ford enters a treatment center for alcohol addiction.

Mormans ordain first black priest.

Iowa and New Jersey pass limitations on indoor smoking.

Garfield the Cat cartoon makes first appearance.

TECHNOLOGY

Illinois Bell Company introduces first ever cellular mobile phone system.

Space Invaders launches craze for computer video games.

The first computer bulletin board system (BBS) is created.

98% of all American homes have a television.

First test tube baby, Louise Brown, is born in London from in vitro fertilization.

BEST SELLING FICTION

Chesapeake by James A. Michener

War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk

Fools Die by Mario Puzo

Bloodlines by Sidney Shelton

Scruples by Judith Krantz

BEST SELLING NONFICTION

If Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries What Am I Doing In The Pits by Erma Bombeck

Gnomes by Wil Huygen, illustrated by Rien Poortvliet

The Complete Book of Running by James Fixx

Mommie Dearest by Christina Crawford

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon by Richard Nixon

PULITZER PRIZE

Fiction	Elbow Room by James Alan McPherson
Nonfiction	The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Winners	Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menechem Begin