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Top Local Front Page News Stories 1982-1983:
Source: Athens Banner Herald/Daily News
September 28, 1982 - Cows on Highway Cause 4 Wrecks
September 21, 1982 - NCAA Slaps Georgia with Probation
November 7, 1982 - Walker Smashes Stats; Georgia Could be No. 1!
November 20, 1982 - Gladiators Outlast Jaguars, 16-10; Clarke Wins Title in Overtime
November 27, 1982 - Overtime Penetration Tells Tale; Clarke Loses in Heartbreaker
December 5, 1982 - Herschel Heisman!
February 9, 1983 - Drinking Age Bill is Put Off
February 23, 1983 - Walker Goes Pro!
March 3, 1983 - Plane Full of "Pot" Located
March 24, 1983 - Snowy Blanket Covers Athens
1982 World History:
British
overcome Argentina in Falklands war (April 2–June 15). Israel invades Lebanon
in attack on P.L.O. (June 4). John W. Hinckley, Jr., found
not guilty because of insanity in shooting of President Reagan
(June 21).
Alexander M. Haig, Jr., resigns as secretary of state (June 25).
Equal Rights Amendment fails ratification (June 30).
Princess Grace, 52, dies of injuries when car plunges off mountain road; daughter Stephanie, 17, suffers
serious injuries (Sept. 14).
Lebanese Christian Phalangists kill hundreds of people in two Palestinian refugee
camps in West Beirut (Sept. 15).
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet leader, dies at 75 (Nov. 10). Yuri V. Andropov, 68, chosen as successor
(Nov. 15). Permanent artificial heart implanted in human
for first time in Dr. Barney B. Clark, 61, at University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City (Dec. 2).
1983 World History:
Pope John Paul II signs new Roman Catholic code incorporating changes brought about by Second
Vatican Council (Jan. 25). Second space shuttle, Challenger, makes successful maiden voyage, which includes the first
U.S. space walk in nine years (April 4). U.S. Supreme Court declares many local abortion restrictions unconstitutional (June
15). Sally K. Ride, 32, first U.S. woman astronaut in space as a crew member aboard space shuttle Challenger (June 18).
U.S. admits shielding former Nazi Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie, 69, the "butcher of Lyon," wanted
in France for war crimes (Aug. 15). Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., 50, political rival of Philippines president Marcos, slain in Manila (Aug. 21). South
Korean Boeing 747 jetliner bound for Seoul apparently strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a Soviet SU-15
fighter after it had tracked the airliner for two hours; all 269 aboard are killed, including 61 Americans (Aug. 30). Terrorist
explosion kills 237 U.S. Marines in Beirut (Oct. 23). U.S. and Caribbean allies invade Grenada (Oct. 25).
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Other 1983 Tidbits:Super Bowl: Redskins over Dolphins (27-17)World
Series: Orioles over Eagles (4-1)NBA Championship: 76ers over Lakers (4-0) Stanley
Cup: Islanders over Oilers (4-0) Unemployment: 9.7% Cost of a first-class stamp:
$0.20Top selling cars: Oldsmobile Supreme, Ford Escort, Ford LTDMore than 125 million viewers
tuned in to the last episode of M*A*S*H.Compact Disc technology was introduced in the U.S. in the spring.
1982 Academy Awards (April 1983):
Best Picture: Gandhi
Best Actor: Ben Kingsley, Gandhi
Best Actress: Meryl Streep, Sophie's Choice
Best Supporting Actor: Louis Gossett, Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman
Best Supporting Actress: Jessica
Lange, Tootsie
Best Song: "Up Where We Belong", An Officer and a Gentleman
1982–1983 Emmy Awards:
Outstanding Drama Series: Hill Street Blues
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Ed Flanders, St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Tyne Daly, Cagney and Lacey
Outstanding Comedy Series: Cheers
Outstanding Lead Actor
in a Comedy Series: Judd Hirsch, Taxi
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Shelley Long, Cheers
1982
Top Albums:
Freeze Frame - The J. Geils Band
Beauty and the Beat - The Go Go's
Chariots of Fire
Vangeles - Soundtrack
Asia - Asia
Tug of War - Paul McCartney
Mirage - Fleetwood Mac
American Fool - John Cougar
Mellencamp
Business as Usual - Men at Work
1982 Top 10 Songs:
1. PHYSICAL, Olivia Newton-John
2. EYE OF THE TIGER, Survivor
3. I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
4. EBONY AND IVORY, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5. CENTERFOLD, The J. Geils Band
6. DON'T YOU WANT ME, The Human League
7. JACK AND DIANE, John Cougar (Mellencamp)
8. HURTS SO GOOD, John Cougar (Mellencamp)
9. ABRACADABRA, The Steve Miller Band
10. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY, Chicago
1982 Grammy Awards (Awarded in 1983):
Record of the Year: "Rosanna" Toto
Album of the Year: Toto IV, Toto
Song
of the Year: "Always on My Mind"
Best New Artist: Men at Work
1983 Top Albums:
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Flashdance - Flashdance Soundtrack
Synchronicity - The Police
Metal Health - Quiet Riot
Can't Slow Down - Lionel Richie
1983 Top 10 Songs:
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, The Police
2. BILLIE JEAN, Michael Jackson
3. FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING, Irene Cara
4. DOWN UNDER, Men At Work
5. BEAT IT, Michael Jackson
6. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART, Bonnie Tyler
7. MANEATER, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. BABY COME TO ME, Patti Austin & James Ingram
9. MANIAC, Michael Sembello
10. SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This), The Eurythmics
1983 Grammy Awards (Awarded in 1984):
Record of the Year: "Beat It", Michael Jackson
Album of the Year: Thriller, Michael Jackson
Song of the Year: "Every Breath You Take"
Best New Artist: Culture Club
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