CED Digest Vol. 7 No. 39

CED Digest Vol. 7 No. 39 • 9/28/2002
20 Years Ago In CED History:

September 29, 1982:
* U.S. Marines begin arriving in Beirut, Lebanon to join the reconstituted
international peacekeeping force.
* Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin, succumbing to mounting international
and domestic pressure, requests an independent judicial inquiry into the
mid-month Palestinian massacre.

September 30, 1982:
* Over a two-day period, cyanide-laced capsules of the pain reliever
Extra-Strength Tylenol kill seven people in the Chicago, Illinois area.

October 1, 1982:
* Epcot Center, an $800 Walt Disney theme park adjacent to Disney World in
Orlando, Florida, opens for its first day of operation.
* Helmut Kohl, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, replaces Helmut
Schmidt as chancellor of West Germany.
* A proposed constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget is
defeated in the U.S. House of Representatives.
* Sony introduces the CDP-101, the first Compact Disc audio CD player on the
market:



http://www.cedmagic.com/history/sony-cdp-101.html

* Future CED title in widespread theatrical release: My Favorite Year.

* CED Title Releases for October 1982:

9 To 5
Alien**
All The Marbles
Amateur, The
American Werewolf in London, An
Born Free
Breaking Away
Cat Ballou
Charly
Cutter's Way
Diana Ross in Concert*
Elvis On Tour
Eyewitness
Fistful of Dollars, A
Godfather, Part II, The (2)
Heritage of the Bible, The
High Anxiety
Hooper
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956]
Junior Bonner
King of Hearts [CBS]
Kotch
Legend of the Lone Ranger, The
Lord of the Rings, The (2)
Making Love
Making of Star Wars/SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Midnight Express
Miss Peach of the Kelly School
Mister Roberts
Modern Problems
Music of Melissa Manchester, The*
Phantom Tollbooth, The
Poseidon Adventure, The
Quest For Fire
Raggedy Ann & Andy
Raise the Titanic
Red on Roundball
Rose, The (2)**
Silver Streak
South Pacific (2)
Spy  Who Loved Me, The
Stunt Man, The (2)
Take the Money and Run
Tales From Muppetland, Vol. 2
Tattoo
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Time Machine, The
Towering Inferno (2)
Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The
Turning Point, The
Used Cars
Visitor, The [Mick Fleetwood]
West Side Story (2)** [FOX]
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Woodstock (2)*
Young Frankenstein
Zorro, the Gay Blade

October 2, 1982:
* A truck explodes in the central square of Teheran, Iran, killing 60 persons
and injuring 700 others. A government spokesman blames "American mercenaries"
for the explosion.
* "Jack and Diane" by John Cougar becomes the No. 1 U.S. Single.

October 3, 1982:
* An industry report states that home video games are approaching the
profitability of the film industry.

October 4, 1982:
* In a conciliatory move, President Amin Gemayel of Lebanon, a Christian
Phalangist who was elected September 21 after the assassination of his brother,
President-elect Bashir Gemayel, asks Chafiq al-Wazan, a Muslim, to stay on as
prime minister.
* Canadian pianist Glenn Gould dies from a stroke at age 50. He was best known
for his performances of the music of J.S. Bach.

October 5, 1982:
* The Lebanese Army commences a sweep through West Beirut to begin
reestablishing the government's authority over the capital. The goals of the
search are to disarm combatants, ferret out caches of arms, and round up
illegal aliens and criminals.
* Hernan Siles Zuazo is chosen president of Bolivia by the nation's congress.
He succeeds General Guido Vildoso Calderon. Siles Zuazo had previously been
president from 1956 to 1960, with his return to leadership ending 17 years of
military rule.

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Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:51:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ken McCreath <noodlecoodle>
Subject: Videodiscs in Vancouver
To: digest@cedmagic.com

  Hey everybody. My name's Ken and I live in Vancouver
BC Canada. I have some videodiscs for sale or trade.
Looking to hook up with other  Vancouver resident
collectors ( or from elsewhere) to sell some of my
discs (or trade). Please email me for a list. Thanks.
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