The Viking lands on Mars . . . Jefferson Starship comes to the forum . . . O.
J. Simpson rejoins the Buffalo Bills . . . LA tax rate cut .06¢ . . . Presidential
campaigns get under way . . . Loggins and Messina make last concert appearance together . . . Marijuana possession laws lightened . . . Abortion: big
issue among Presidential campaigns . . . Carter vs. Ford debate . . . Ali narrowly beats Ken Norton . . . Eagles at the Forum . . . Brown signs right-to-die bill . . . Mohammad Ali hangs up his gloves . . . 100 lost in Baja hurri-
cane, 4,000 homeless . . . ex-Beatle George Harrison sued by A&M for backing out of recording four albums . . . Barbara Walters joins Harry Reasoner
on ABC news . . . Doobie Brothers at Swing Auditorium . . . Secretary of
Agriculture, Earl Butts, resigns . . . second Carter vs. Ford debate in San Francisco . . . five L.A. policemen charged with sexual misconduct with girl
scouts . . . earthquake in Italy . . . Winnie the Pooh 50 years old . . . 2 I/2
million have swine flu vaccination . . . Lebanese War brings peace to North
Israel . . . Hayakawa and Tunney, close race for senate . . . water shortage,
drought? . . . two planes collide over LA homes . . . Blue Oyster Cult, Bob
Seger, Boston at Long Beach Arena . . . thousands of Californians turn out to
see Carter . . . Carter wins the White House Debate . . . Kissinger--job
hunting . . . Ford's campaign costs $71/2 million . . . Carter's church admits
blacks . . . Ali comes out of retirement, defeats Evangelista . . . Ted Nugent
comes to the Forum . . . Frampton comes alive at the Forum . . . BeeGees at
the Forum . . . Hayakawa leads Tunney . . . Carter wins Presidency . . .
Gary Gilmore to be executed . . . Tower of Power at Swing Auditorium . . .
War comes to Santa Barbara . . . cheating scandal at West Point . . . "A Star
Is Born" starring Barbara Streisand comes out . . . "Rocky," starring Sylvester
Stallone receives Best Picture of the Year . . . Minnesota beats L.A. Rams in
NFL playoffs . . . Oakland beats Pittsburgh in AFL finals . . . ELO at the
Forum . . . Super Bowl XI Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14
. . . Frank Sinatra's mother dies in plane crash . . . "Roots" breaks all TV
viewing records . . . 11 states in crisis because of snow . . . Claudine Longet
sentenced to 30 days and two years probation for shooting her lover last year
. . . Sydney, Australia, is 115° while New York has 25 foot snow drifts . . .
Steve Miller Band at the Forum . . . Queen Elizabeth, 25 years of reign . . .
Amy Carter baptized . . . Chris Evert gets $20,000 in Virginia Slims Tennis
Tournament . . . talk of bussing, arguments from parents . . . coffee prices
jump sky high . . . "Rocky" and "Network" take all big academy awards . . .
mopeds are out and getting popular . . . Queen at the Forum . . . 8-year-old
boy lives after having a metal umbrella point 5 inches deep removed from his
brain . . . large earthquake in Romania . . . Anita Bryant counters gay rights
issues . . . smoking is banned in many public places . . . saccharin may be
banned, may cause cancer . . . Genesis at the Forum . . . Joe Namath goes to
the LA Rams . . . Carter has talks with Japan's Prime Minister . . . Pat
Nixon comes home from hospital after stroke . . . Charles Manson follower
Leslie Van Houton, has retrial . . . worst plane crash in history in Canary
Islands, American and Dutch 747's collide . . . South Moluccan terrorists
seize Dutch train in Holland, hold hostages, Dutch air force opens fire . . .
Alice at Anaheim . . . Alaska pipeline open . . . Portland wins NBA champi-
onship . . . Cincinnati gets Tom Seaver from the Mets . . . Northern California under water rationing . . . many states reinstitue death penalty . . .
Pink Floyd at Anaheim . . . James Earl Ray escapes from prison, recaptured
. . A. J. Foyt wins Indianapolis 500 .
