Cronkite to say last goodnight ending era on CBS News
Walter Cronkite retires from the CBS Evening News after 19 years as anchor ending a era in American television. He will stay with CBS in documentaries and specials and may appear as Walter on the spot for major moments. His status is described as Lincolnesque with international fame.
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Cronkite to Leave NBC News After 1981 Farewell
Letters praise Walter Cronkite as the nation’s trusted voice on nightly news after his announced 1981 retirement. Networks plan tributes while Dan Rather prepares to succeed him. Cronkite cites time for freedom from daily on-air duties as Carter awards him the Medal of Freedom for two decades of influential reporting.
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Sissy Spacek to wear white mink at Oscars show
Spacek, famed for Coal Miner’s Daughter, is not changing her Kentucky image on Oscar night. She will attend the March 30 ceremony in a white mink jacket while jokes about rural roots swirl around the event.
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Reagan grants Atlanta nearly 1 million for youth aid
President Reagan announced a 979000 federal grant to Atlanta from several agencies to aid homeless youths and establish a 24 hour counseling hotline for parents and children. Governor Busbee and Mayor Jackson say the money targets unrelated purposes tied to a separate murder investigation.
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Economic illness deepens in U S as inflation and jobloss steady
February saw unemployment dip to 7.3 percent with teen joblessness at 19.3 percent while energy prices jumped 3.6 percent, the largest wholesale rise since March 1980. Food prices fell 0.6 percent. overall producer prices rose 0.8 percent, signaling ongoing inflation amid labor market weakness.
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Robber Shot Dead After Fifth Avenue Gun Battle
Police officer Fred Marinovich was wounded during a wild exchange on Fifth Avenue. The suspected robber was killed in the gunfire and taken to a New York hospital with arm and chest wounds.
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El Salvador junta creates elections council amid ambassador resignation
The ruling El Salvador junta named a three member Council of Elections to organize next year’s 56 seat National Assembly vote and draft a new constitution while the ambassador to Washington Francisco Aquino Herrera resigned, amid fears of a rightist coup and growing US aid.
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