ABC News Weekend Report - WLS Channel 7 (Complete Broadcast, 2/1/1981) 📺

Here's a complete edition of the ABC News Weekend Report anchored by Tom Jarriel. (plus extra Easter Egg at the end)

Includes:

Station ID / AM Chicago promo with Robb Weller

ABC News Weekend Report open (voiceover by Bill Owen)

- Report on state of economy, with Susan King at White House reporting on President Reagan cutting short a weekend stay at Camp David to focus on what do do about it; excerpt of Face the Nation appearance by Chief of Staff James Baker

- Fed chief Paul Volcker asked by Barry Serafin whether he'll ease up on tight money policies any time soon

- Jack Smith (son of Howard K.) report on upcoming visit to White House from new South Korean president Chun Doo-Hwan

Commercials for:

Natural Light (with Walt Frazier, Norm Crosby and Bill Saluga)

Mazda 626

More news:

- John McKenzie in Poland about Solidarity efforts to unionize farmers, to government's chagrin

- Peru orders unilateral cease fire in conflict with Ecuador

Commercials for:

Qume character printer - from ITT

Colombian coffee (voiceover by Norman Rose as Juan Valdez)

News continues:

- Court martial of Marine PFC Robert Garwood down to wire; charged with collaborating with enemy in Vietnam; reported by June Massell

- Marsha Reece of WFTV in Orlando, FL, reports on Navy recruits going through garbage to find classified documents thrown away at sea; comments from Lt. Commander William Harlow

Commercials for:

Mazda RX-7

Clorets with Actizol

More news:

- Former Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso, suffering from cancer, in a coma and in criticial condition (she would die on February 5th at age 61)

- 9 inches of snow hits South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri

- Mike Von Fremd report on current college freshmen's political views vs. those of 1970; interviewed are Mike Bendorf of Paradise, CA, Maria Montenegro of New York City, and Tanya Potter of Potomac, MD

- In Oregon, OH, about 80 fishermen stuck on ice which travels 4 miles offshore in Lake Erie before being rescued by Coast Guard

And with that, Tom says goodnight

Ending titles (voiceover by Bill Owen)

Promo for Dynasty for Monday (main voiceover by Ernie Anderson) (ending voiceover by Bill Owen)

Commercials for:

Marshall Field's sale on custom fit window shades

New Bowl Gard toilet bowl cleaner

Wellaflex (with former Miss World - and future original Entertainment Tonight co-host - Marjorie Wallace)

Easter Egg Bonus: First 19 minutes of The Hollywood Squares (posted separately, and full description of which, can be found here:    • The Hollywood Squares - WLS Channel 7...   )

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981 during the 10:30pm to 11:04pm timeframe.

This was from a tape donated to The Museum of Classic Chicago Television as part of the Kevin Burk Collection.

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