Alternate History 🇺🇸 November 2, 1976: President Nelson Rockefeller wins election to full 4-year term and the aftermath

[Sergeant Foley]

The General Who Became an International Revered Hero!
Tuesday, September 16, 1980
Palace of Cerro Castillo
Vina del Mar, Chile

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Chilean President Captain General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte was riding high in the Fall of 1980: having successfully diplomatically outfoxed the Argentine Republic over the disputed Picton, Nueva and Lennox Islands in 1978, Pinochet's approval ratings skyrocketed from the low 20s all the way to the high 80s. He also consolidated his power as the South American country's 29th President upon taking power in a bloody military coup d'etat with strong backing from the US Central Intelligence Agency and the Nixon administration on 11 September 1973 which resulted in the death of then-Chilean President Salvador Allende Gossens.

Originally, the Junta members (which consisted of Pinochet representing the Army, Admiral Jose Toribio Merino representing the Navy, General Cesar Mendoza representing the National Police and General Gustavo Leigh representing the Air Force) had planned on having the Presidency rotated for a year by each of the commanders-in-chief of each of the four military branches of the Chilean Armed Forces, but Pinochet had other plans: first he consolidated his control by retaining sole chairmanship of the military junta and then he proclaimed himself as Supreme Chief of the Nation on 27 June 1974. Less than five months later, Pinochet installed himself as the 29th President of the Republic of Chile on 17 December 1974 in a special televised ceremony which secretly annoyed many inside of the Military Junta, some of whom privately quipped "This fool thinks he's going to become King of Chile forever". Once Pinochet got word of General Leigh's strong criticisms of his policies, Leigh was forced into retirement from the Chilean Air Force and replaced as Air Force Commander-in-Chief by General Fernando Matthei, who would go onto becoming a key player in Chile's involvement in the downfall of the military government in the Argentine Republic in 1982 (more on that in Chapter 11 of the timeline, Sorry: y'all just are gonna have to wait).

Pinochet enjoyed strong backing from the United States especially succeeding US Presidents Gerald Ford, Nelson Rockefeller and currently Linwood Holton during their respective administrations. With the chaos inside the Soviet Union escalating, Pinochet exploited this international tussle by influencing the International Olympic Committee into holding the 1980 Summer Olympics in Santiago, where Pinochet had overseen a very successful Santiago Olympics in which Chilean athletes had won the fifth highest medal count even though the United States earned the most Gold medals including holding the overall medal count.

On the economic front, Pinochet's government implemented economic liberation following neo-liberialism, including currency stabilization, removing tariff protections for local industries, banning trade unions, and privatizing Social Security and hundreds of state-owned enterprises. Critics of Pinochet's regime brought up one of the government properties being sold to his son-in-law during one instance as well as rewarding supporters of the Pinochet government while punishing opponents; these policies, whatever the dispute either for or against, resulted in high economic growth across Chile.

Boasting to justifying his rule, Pinochet organized a nationwide plebiscite during the ninth anniversary of the Coup in what was known was the 1980 Chilean Constitutional Referendum, which pretty much all but replaced the 1925 Constitution, which had been drafted during the presidency of then-Chilean President Arturo Alessandri. The controversial Plesbiscite was approved by voters with 67% of the nationwide vote while 30% voted against the constitutional referendum. It safely ensured Pinochet would remain in power for another eight years with an upcoming plebiscite in 1988 (which ultimately was not successful) Pinochet would go on to serve as Chile's longest-serving President until 11 March 1990 serving for almost 17 years which is the longest tenure of any Chilean President before nor since; while he remained as Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army until his retirement on 11 March 1998, after 67 years of service in the Chilean Army.

Pinochet served as Senator for Life in the Chilean Senate with accordance to the 1980 Constitution, which was viewed with hostility yet his staunchest supporters cheered, serving until 4 July 2002. He lived in complete seclusion until his death from congestive heart failure on 10 December 2006 at the Military Hospital surrounded by his family members. Following a grand State Funeral on 16 December 2006 on the grounds of the Military Academy in Las Condes where an estimated 6,373+ people attended the State Funeral (largest in Chilean history), Pinochet was cremated in Concon which surprised many people, but sources explained it was necessary to avoid vandalism of his tomb and was buried at Los Boldos, Santo Domingo, Valparaiso, Chile in a private ceremony.

Yet, there were allegations of wax copies being made in his resemblance and secretly buried at one of Pinochet's private residential properties or even private resorts in order to keep opponents and especially triggered Argentines, who were still furious over the Falklands War of 1982 and invasion of the Argentine Republic, guessing from finding out if the controversial former Chilean President's resting place was really at Los Bolds due to rumors. And to this day, nobody even members of the Pinochet family would deny or confirm the allegations of wax copies being made, preferring in sticking by the original story.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

FIREWORKS IN BALTIMORE: FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE BRINGS MIXED RATINGS

*Sunday, September 21, 1980: All three presidential candidates: Former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R), New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D) and US Rep. John Anderson (I-IL) which was held at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. While the television audience watching the first Presidential Debate of the 1980 Presidential campaign was less than half the average of presidential debates, political experts and observers viewed it as quite a spirited yet respectful debate overall.

Governor Carey aggressively went on the offense and brought up the recent crises that America had been facing: Watergate and Nixon's resignation; the controversial Ford pardon of Nixon; the humiliating defeat of the United States in the Vietnam War plus the fact Republicans had been in control of the White House for 12 years, suggesting that Governor Regan if elected, would be too conservative for the nation and displayed a simple message: "After 12 years of Republican control, isn't time for a new direction for America? I think everyone watching this debate, should know this specific answer."

Not wanting to let accusations like that go to waste or unanswered, Governor Reagan took advantage of the opportunity to counter Carey's charges by displaying his optimistic view of America which concluded with the following: "We can meet our destiny......for all mankind, a shinning city on a hill." Reagan discussed his major campaign themes such as cutting taxes, cutting government waste and inefficient programs, increasing military strength in light of the current foreign policy and international crises; he also attacked Carey's economic record during the latter's time as New York State Governor. While Congressman Anderson used the time he had on the debate stage by telling the nationwide audience watching the debate about his criticism of the respective proposals of Governors Reagan and Carey. "Now let me tell you that I, first of all, oppose an election-year tax cut." He also vowed to raise taxes on gasoline by encouraging conservation.

Following the debate, polling surveys indicated that Governor Reagan succeeded in tempering his staunch conservative image; Carey managed to maintain his standing in the polls despite some heavy criticism and attacks while Anderson, on the other hand, saw his polling numbers implode and as a result, the League of Women Voters refused to invite him for the next presidential debate.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMPROMISE BUDGET SIGNED BY PRESIDENT HOLTON; AVOIDING GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
*Saturday, September 27, 1980: While the country is in the middle of non-stop campaign mode, but the business part of governing America isn't stopping. For the last few months, the Democratic-controlled Congress and the Holton White House were in the midst of hard-edged budget negotiations and fighting over balancing the federal budget. The Democratic leadership (comprising of the US House of Representatives and United States Senate) were insisting on more government spending in order to grow the struggling economy while President Linwood Holton insisted on moderate-to-conservative budgeting cuts. But just before the budget was to expire, there was a last-minute compromise agreement which detailed the federal government had borrowed around $37 billion including the funding of several major programs to farmers and housing had been reduced by 25%.

Obviously nobody was satisfied with the outcome of the compromise: liberal Democrats were enraged by the budget cuts on domestic programs while conservative Republicans were furious about the unnecessary way of the compromise budget was being made. Nonetheless, a potential shutdown of the federal government was avoided! The US House of Representatives voted 263-152 and the United States Senate voted 71-31 on September 25th and September 27th respectively; the compromise budget legislation was signed into law by President Holton the next morning at the White House.

NEWSPAPER/TELEVISION HEADLINES: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
* "Can Democrats avoid being shut out of the White House for a generation? 1980 is their best year to avoid that trap"
The Washington Post: 13 September 1980.

*"Is America ready for a blunt-talking honest politician like Hugh Leo Carey as President? Most Americans think so."
The Albany Times Union: 14 September 1980.

*Who is George Busbee? The popular two-term Georgia Governor introduces himself to swing voters, independents, Middle America"
WGN-TV Chicago: 15 September 1980.

*"How Holton and Brooke's popularity ratings help Reagan win in November? Unity is the key message for the Republicans"
KTTV-TV Los Angeles: 16 September 1980.

*"Upping the Ante: Videla continues his deadly campaign of ridding the Argentine Republic of leftist opposition"
Detroit Free Press: 16 September 1980.

*"Foreign Policy is the BEST asset for George Herbert Walker Bush as Vice President"
Baltimore Sun: 17 September 1980.

*Opinion: Why Hugh Carey is the better choice for America as the 41st President in November"
Albany Times Union; New York Times: 17 September 1980.

*"Opinion: Ronald Reagan is the President we need to take back our country"
Sacramento Bee: 18 September 1980.

*"Backlash against the Democratic-controlled Congress could potentially end the political career of New York State Governor Hugh Carey"
Denver Post: 19 September 1980.

*"Queen Farah's domestic policy reforms main reason for her popularity among Iranians"
Associated Press: 20 September 1980.

*"VIVA PINOCHET: How Chilean President Captain General Augusto Pinochet went from reviled to an international hero"
BBC: 20 September 1980.

*"Having seen Pinochet's successful overseeing of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Santiago, other countries taking notes on replicating future Summer Olympic Games in the future"
Korean JoongAng Daily: 21 September 1980.

*"Mr. Independent Foreign Policy: How Mexican President General Oscar Robles' recent trip to Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia have made him the most interesting Head of State in the World."
MBC News: 22 September 1980.

*Opinion: Did Reagan and Anderson tag-team their ambush against Governor Carey by blasting his record as New York State Governor? Some Democrats are nervous about the last stretch of the campaign as polling surveys indicate Reagan's aggressive approach."
Arizona Republic: 23 September 1980.

*"With the South likely trending toward Reagan, here are the 12 steps Carey and the Democrats need to do in order to salvage the damage."
New Orleans Times Picayune: 24 September 1980.

*"With the clock ticking on his presidency, Holton's legacy is at stake with more legislation, accomplishments as Campaign 1980 is on the home-stretch."
Houston Chronicle: 25 September 1980.

*"Are Democrats in danger of losing control of the United States Senate in November? Here are the key US Senate races to watch."
Springfield State Journal-Register: 25 September 1980.

*"Romero Barcelo vs Hernandez Colon: Rematch from 1976 as the Battle for the Puerto Rico Governorship intensifies in the 51st State."
El Nuevo Dia: 25 September 1980.

*"US Senate Election to Watch: Washington US Senate Race might decide control of the United States Senate: Magnuson vs Gorton:
The Olympian: 29 September 1980.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

VIOLA SELECTED TO SERVE AS NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

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*Friday, October 3, 1980: Roberto Viola, the former Commander of the Argentine Republic Army, was selected to serve as the 41st President of the Argentine Republic effective 29 March 1981 succeeding retiring Argentine Republic President Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla.

520 PASSENGERS, CREW-MEMBERS RESCUED FOLLOWING SINKING INCIDENT OF MS PRISENDAM

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*Saturday, October 4, 1980: The ocean liner MS Prisendam was sailing through the Gulf of Alaska and was 130 miles (210 km) away from the nearest rescue base, which was located in the Alaskan airstrip at Yakutat when fire broke out inside the engine room. Despite the distance, rescuers had to travel in reaching the Dutch cruise-ship, all 520 passengers and crew-members were rescued without serious injuries or loss of life.

SURVEYS REVEAL REAGAN LIKELY TO WIN 1980 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
*With more than one month to go before the November 4th US Presidential election, surveys of politicians and opinion pollsters in the 51 US States was released, all of whom concluded that former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) had a clear lead in enough States garnering 314 Electoral Votes (far more than the necessary 270 needed to win) and that New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D) would only get 141 Electoral Votes. The surveys also included nine Swing States, where the election was considered too close to call.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING UP THIS WEEK IN CHAPTER 9:
*Vice Presidential Debate gets pulled due to snags during negotiations between the Reagan and Carey campaigns.
*National and International Headlines (Fall 1980).
*Personal PoV's (International PoV's).
*Atwater unleashes the aggressive Dog Whistle attacks against Governor Carey yet.
*Secrets of New York State First Lady Evangeline Gouletas Carey get exposed to the public due to Atwater's aggressive scheming manipulations.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS: EXPLOSIVE BOMBSHELLS EXPOSING SECRETS OF NEW YORK STATE FIRST LADY EVANGELINE GOULETAS CAREY

*Monday, October 6, 1980: The Informer Publishing Company of Denver, Colorado leaked out damaging and explosive bombshells, revealing secrets of New York State First Lady Evangeline Gouletas Carey, the wife of Democratic Party presidential nominee, New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D) when the Informer confirmed that Gouletas-Carey actually had three husbands before her marriage to Governor Carey last year which generated controversy among some of the populace.

The latest former husband to come forward: George Kaltezas, who is currently living in Athens. Kaltezas, a Greek engineer married Gouletas in 1958 before divorcing in 1963. Aides close to the Governor's office in Albany explained that Mrs. Carey previously was married twice: Frangiskos Kallaniotis and Evangelos Metaxes. Of course, this explosive bombshell comes during the final month of the 1980 Presidential election as polling surveys are showing a hotly-contested, competitive race.

Governor Carey in a statement released by his campaign, "I am certain in my own mind that I now possess all of the relevant facts about the life and marriages of Evangeline Gouletas-Carey prior to our marriage. I believe her decision to be silent on her previous marriages was made in good faith to protect her child and grandchildren."

It's unknown whether there are any more former husbands of the controversial New York State First Lady, a spokesman for the Carey campaign replied, "None that we know of."

Following the announcement of Gouletas and Carey's engagement in Spring 1979, reporters including those from the controversial Informer discovered that she was previously married to Metaxes, and officials from the Greek Orthodox Church confirmed that she received ecclesiastical divorces from both Metaxes and Kallaniotis.

Disputing Gouletas-Carey's claims that he was dead, Kallaniotis surfaced in Los Angeles, California during this weekend and told reporters who were curious, "I really don't know why Evangeline thinks that I am deceased. I think she's hiding more information that what many of you in the press already have found out, something tells me there's more revelations to come out very soon!" Kallaniotis and Gouletas have a 25-year-old daughter, Maria Kallos Stamelos.

Many covering the campaign have questioned the suspicious timing of these explosive revelations with the election getting closer.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 11 OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Backstory on NBC's 'McMillan & Wife' with a twist in butterflying things!

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[Sergeant Foley]

US AIR FORCE AIRWOMAN SURVIVES FALL FROM PARACHUTE
*Sunday, October 5, 1980: Gail Tate, serving in the United States Air Force, survived a fall of 4,500 feet (1,400 km) after her parachute and reserve chute became tangled, causing her to strike the ground at 120 miles per hour (190 km/h), Tate sustained non-life-threatening injuries and later returned to work at Fort Fisher in Wilmington, North Carolina.

ANDERSON QUALIFIES AS THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT IN ALL 51 STATES
*Monday, October 6, 1980: US Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL) achieved his main goal as a third-party candidate for President of the United States in all 51 US States including the District of Columbia. The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals refused to abate a decision from a district court in requiring Anderson's name be placed on all ballots in the State of Georgia, which cleared the way for ballots to be sent to the printers the following day.

SPORTS: HOUSTON ASTROS WIN NATIONAL LEAGUE WEST PENNANT
*After both the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros both finished the regular season with (92-70) respective records each, the two teams played in a tiebreaker game which is only the seventh in MLB history: the Astros won of course, 7-1 and finished (93-70) including winning the NL West Pennant; the Astros would go on to lose in the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion Philadephia Phillies in five games.

JENRETTE FOUND GUILTY IN FBI ASCAM SCANDAL
*Tuesday, October 7, 1980: US Rep. John Jenrette (D-SC) became the second member of Congress to be convicted of accepting an offer of bribe in the FBI's Abscam investigation.

POPE JOHN PAUL II: WEDDED LUST IS ADULTERY
*Wednesday, October 8, 1980: Pope John Paul II told his weekly general audience that "even if a man looks at a woman, who is his wife," with lust, he was committing the sin of adultery. The Pontiff based his reasoning on the New Testament statement that Jesus was speaking of looking at any woman with lustful desire, with no exception for marriage.

SPORTS: NHL'S CALGARY FLAMES PLAYING FIRST HOME GAME; BECOME FIRST NHL TEAM TO SELL MORE SEASON TICKETS
*Thursday, October 9, 1980: The National Hockey League's Calgary Flames played their first home game after having relocated from Atlanta, Georgia. The team was the first in NHL history to selling more season tickets to people who were fine with standing rather than sitting in any of the 6,388 seats inside the Stampede Coral Arena.

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN NASHVILLE AFTER TRYING TO BOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT
*John W. Hinckley, Jr., was arrested in Nashville, Tennessee after a handgun was found in his carry-on luggage while attempting to board an American Airlines flight. However, because he had no felony convictions in any state, Hinckley was released from custody once he paid a fine of $62.50 and pled guilty to misdemeanor. Hinckley had been following (or stalking) the campaign trail of New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D) , who had been campaigning in Nashville half an hour earlier. Earlier, he had gone to a Carey campaign stop in Dayton, Ohio (where he had gotten within six feet of the Governor, but didn't bring along a gun with him) and to Nashville, Tennessee.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

THATCHER DELIVERS FAMOUS SPEECH: "THE LADY'S NOT FOR TURNING"

*Friday, October 10, 1980: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher delivered her famous "The Lady's Not For Turning" speech after opponents within the Conservative Party asked her to changing the government's economic policies. In response to critics, as well as former Prime Minister Edward Heath, not avoiding turning around on her policies, Thatcher said, "You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning." The phrase, which earned her five-minute standing ovation, was a pun on the title of Christopher Fry's 1948 play 'The Lady's Not for Burning.'

SPORTS: MAVERICKS DEFEAT SPURS IN NBA DEBUT
*Saturday, October 11, 1980: The National Basketball Association (NBA)'s newest team, the Dallas Mavericks made their debut defeating the San Antonio Spurs (who originally started out as the ABA's Dallas Chaparrals) 103-92 before a crowd of 10,373 fans.

ELECTIONS HELD IN THE IVORY COAST
*Sunday, October 12, 1980: With voter turnout at 82.3% in the Ivory Coast, Ivorian President Felix Houphouet-Boigny was reelected unopposed garnering 2,795,150 votes (100.00%).

STAGGERS RAIL ACT SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT HOLTON
*Tuesday, October 14, 1980: The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 was signed into law by President Linwood Holton, which deregulated the US railroad industry. Among the changes were that for the first time, railroads could enter into long-term contracts for shipping without federal approval, and could raise rates (upwards to 6%) without seeking approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission. "By stripping away needless and costly regulation in favor of marketplace forces wherever possible," Holton said, "this act will help assure a strong and healthy future for our nation's railroads and the men and women who work for them."

CALLAGHAN QUITS LABOUR PARTY POST; SETTING UP LEADERSHIP BATTLE
*Thursday, October 16, 1980: Former British Prime Minister James Callaghan announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party, which set up a battle for the party leadership.

ARCE GOMEZ NAMED CHIEF OF THE BOLIVIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY
*Friday, October 17, 1980: Luis Arce Gomez, chosen by the military government of the Republic of Bolivia overseeing the South American nation's internal security as Chief of the Interior Ministry, announced that all of Bolivia's political prisoners would be released over the next three weeks. At the time, estimates of the number of prisoners since the July 1980 coup d'etat that brought General Luis Garcia Meza to power, ranged from 500 to 1,000. Arce qualified his remarks saying that "while most prisoners would be released without restrictions, others would be restricted to living and working in special areas and that those considered most dangerous would be expelled from Bolivia."

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Summer 1981: The Creepy Greek embalmer gets to work on his masterpiece: the late Mexican First Lady Fernanda Arizmendi

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[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS: VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE CANCELLED DUE TO NEGOTIATION SNAGS
*Tuesday, September 30, 1980: Due to bitter disagreements over debate scheduling and negotiation snags between the Reagan and Carey campaigns, the Vice Presidential Debate between former CIA Director George HW Bush and Georgia Governor George Busbee (D), which was scheduled for October 2nd being held at the Louisville Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky was cancelled by the League of Women Voters.

According to news reports, both Bush and Busbee refused to attend, which left only former Wisconsin Governor Patrick J. Lucey (I) to attend the debate, which left no other choice by the League of Women Voters in cancelling the debate altogether. The Louisville chapter of the League of Women Voters decided to send debate tickets in the mail to those, who were supposed to be attending. "We thought it was best for everyone, who were disappointed about the cancellation of the Vice Presidential debate," according to Judy Marks, the president of the Louisville Chapter of the League of Women Voters.

They sent out about 1,000 pieces of mail, each being stamped with reminders to vote on November 4th.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

COMING SOON IN CHAPTER 12 OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC
Backstory on Philippine President Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr.,

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[Sergeant Foley]

ELECTIONS HELD IN AUSTRALIA
*Saturday, October 18, 1980: In elections for the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser's coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Country Party retained its majority, but lost a large number of seats. The coalition also lost control of the Australian Senate, with the Australian Democrats winning the balance of power in the upper chamber.

FORLANI BECOMES NEW PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY
*Former Italian Foreign Minister Arnaldo Forlani became the 43rd Prime Minister of Italy and formed a coalition government, which will be composed of 14 ministers from the Democrazia Cristiana government, seven Socialists, three Social Democrats and three Republicans. The formation of the coalition, whose political parties had combined for 405 out of the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies, which finally resolved 22 days of a long political crisis.

95-CARAT GOLCONDA DIAMONDS STOLEN IN AUSTRALIA
*Sunday, October 19, 1980: The 95-carat Golconda Diamonds, which was considered one of the largest diamonds of the Commonwealth of Australia, was stolen in Sydney, Australia in front of a crowd of 80 people including a security guard, all of whom were unaware of what they had just witnessed. The Saint John Ambulance Brigade, a charitable organization, was displaying the borrowed diamond at the Lower Town Hall as part of their fundraiser, "The Exhibit of Treasured Possessions", when three people: two men and one woman walked inside, casually opened the locked case on the pretense that they were fixing the locking mechanism, then removed the gem, substituted a glass replica, and left the building.

GREECE REJOINS NATO
*Monday, October 20, 1980: Greece rejoined NATO after a six-year absence. The cabinet of Greek Prime Minister George Raflis voted unanimously in favor of the proposals of Raflis, Defense Minister Evangelos Averoff-Tostitas and Foreign Minister Constantine Mitsotakis. Greece had dropped out of the NATO military alliance in 1974 after going to war with fellow NATO member Turkey, and returned after the Turkish government was replaced by a military junta.

SPORTS: PHILLIES WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP; DEFEAT ROYALS IN SIX GAMES

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*Tuesday, October 21, 1980: The National League champion Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4-1 in Game 6 of the 1980 World Series; securing their first World Series championship in franchise history. With the bases loaded and the American League champion Kansas City Royals having the potential possibility of wining the game in their attempt of forcing a Game 7 with a grand-slam home run, Phillies relief pitcher Tug McGraw struck out Willie Wilson of the Royals to end the game and winning the series (4-2).

NEW CONSTITUTION IN CHILE GIVES PINOCHET LEGAL AUTHORITY AND BROAD POWERS
*Following the overwhelming approval of the nationwide referendum for the 1980 Constitution of Chile on September 11th, the new constitution was designed in giving legal authority and broad executive powers to Chilean President Captain General Augusto Pinochet.

AMENDMENTS TO NEW ROK CONSTITUTION OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BY VOTERS IN MASSIVE LARGE TURNOUT
*Wednesday, October 22, 1980: Voters in the Republic of Korea overwhelmingly approved amendments to creating a new constitution in the Northeast Asian country, which effectively replaced the 1972 Yushin Constitution. With a reported turnout of 95.5%, about 91.6% voted in favor while only 8.4% voted against the amendments.

DEADLY EXPLOSION OCCURS AT THE MARCELINO UGALDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
*Wednesday, October 23, 1980: There was a deadly explosion which took place at the Marcelino Ugalde Primary School in Ortuella, Spain, which resulted in the deaths of 50 schoolchildren and 14 adults; injuring an additional 128 people at the school. A plumber, who was working to replacing a water pipe beneath the school kitchen, admitted that he accidentally caused the explosion when he lit a match in order to warming the edges of the replacement pipe, completely unaware that there was a gas leak beneath the kitchen.

BROADCASTING DEBUT FOR THE SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
*Thursday, October 24, 1980: At 6:30 PM AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time), broadcasting began for the Commonwealth of Australia's first public television network: the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS).

FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OF 1980 OFFICIALLY GOES INTO EFFECT IN INDIA
*Friday, October 25, 1980: India's legislation, which would curtail deforestation of the South Asian nation's woodland areas, known as the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, officially went into effect.

HOLYOAKE RETIRES FROM POST AS GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND
*Sir Keith Holyoake officially retired from his post as the Governor-General of New Zealand following completion of a three-year term of office. He had previously served as Prime Minister for 12 years from 1960 to 1972, and was the first former New Zealander Prime Minister to serve as the nation's Governor-General.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"And following the explosive bombshells from the annoying tabloid company calling themselves a "newspaper publishing company", The Informer, who thrived off of controversy and scandal, it had become more obvious that our campaign got sidetracked in the last couple of weeks.

The polling surveys had shown Reagan surging ahead very quickly. It didn't help that the Vice Presidential debate got cancelled due to negotiation snags; bitter disagreements and constant snipping via the press.

With three days to go before the second and final presidential debate in Cleveland, Governor Carey was focused on preparing for this major critical debate. This debate pretty much was going to decide where the trends in this election would end up......"
Excerpt from "Presidential Campaigns Through the Years."

 

[Sergeant Foley]

......"Learning that Viola was going to be tapped as the 41st President of the Argentine Republic infuriated Galtieri, who thought the Junta would select him as the next in line.

Depending on whom you ask, Leopoldo Galtieri was outright crazy, nuts, psychotic and fucking BIPOLAR! And when I say bipolar, I meant it because you never knew whenever that dude might flip one day or the next, even during meetings or strategy sessions.

I mean, Galtieri freaked me the fuck out because of his mood swings when not on bipolar medication. One day, he told me that "killing those uppity British freaks will be the main priority if I have the opportunity of becoming President," it shocked me because I responded, "General Galtieri, with all due respect, we cannot do that because killing either the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom or anyone in the British Royal Family will be considered an act of war."

I explained to him that Pinochet kicked our asses in the Beagle Conflict of 1978. Galtieri listened to half of the story at the latter part of my detailed explanation (that lasted nearly half an hour): instead of backing off, he doubled down to the point of tripling-down, "Those fucking British sickos will get what's coming to them", while he was laughing, I knew that he was freaking lost and out of touch with reality, considering he was my superior and commanding officer, I kept my personal real thoughts to myself for fear that Galtieri or anyone else would have my family killed.

The topic then turned to incoming President Viola, whom Galtieri had little respect for. Galtieri called in me and five other additional junior commissioned officers, where he instructed us to study previous coups and specifically study it to very single detail including analyzing plans of neutralizing potential Viola supporters, etc.,

While I was taking notes and bringjng documents back to Galtieri's office for him to read, I had a gut feeling that Galtieri's predictions of Viola "not lasting long at the Quinta de Olivos" was slowly coming into fruition. This of course, would take awhile because nobody wanted to accuse us of having sour grapes because the Junta didn't originally tap my boss as the new President. Little did anyone else realize that Galtieri was scheming and plotting......"
Secret Diary
Major Miguel Fitzgerald
Argentine Republic Army
Fall 1980

 

[Sergeant Foley]

DISCLAIMER: This Personal PoV will be quite erotic. Viewer discretion is advised.

......"The secret lovers were engaging in a steamy sex escapade inside the private chambers of an extra large office in Brasilia, Brazil.

Carolina Dominguez was a young beautiful sexy woman, who was laying on her back on the floor as she waa moaning loudly "Don't stop, don't stop". She and her secret lover were naked and barefoot plus it was raining outside on a Tuesday night as the rain kept pouring all night long.

Thoroughly penetrating Carolina, was a muscular Brazilian man, who was caressing her body and kissing all over her while they engaged in their secret sex escapade. This lasted all night long non-stop: Carolina was looking up at some flags and grabbing her secret lover's buttocks as she was aggressively being penetrated.

The time was 10:30 PM when Carolina was lying on her back atop the bed naked and barefoot sleeping while her secret lover was lying on his stomach as the fans were blowing. Carolina was staring at the Vatican flag in her secret lover's office, enjoying herself and thinking more escapades will follow."
Excerpt from "Secret Life: The Last Days of Oliveira"

 

[Sergeant Foley]

REAGAN HOLDING STEADY LEAD IN NEW POLLING SURVEY:
*Saturday, October 26, 1980: DMI Polling Survey shows former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) leading with 43% while New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D) had 38% and US Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL) had just 10%.

With less than two days left before the final Presidential debate, Reagan and Carey are in a deadheat of what political observers expect to be a very close election.

 

[Sergeant Foley]

BREAKING NEWS: CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN TO RUN FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE IN 1982
*Political observers aren't surprised that Brown is launching early campaign for the United States Senate in 1982.
*Brown's approval ratings holding steady for the moment.
*Polling surveys showing Brown trouncing Hayakawa in head-to-head matchups.

*Sunday, October 27, 1980: The Sacramento Bee reported California Governor Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr., (D) during an exclusive interview with NBC 3 KCRA-TV Sacramento declared he plans on running for the United States Senate in 1982 against incumbent United States Senator Sam Hayakawa (R-CA).

"After analyzing the pros and cons, I have decided to declare my intentions of running for the United States Senate in 1982 following the end of my second term as Governor. California needs a fresh face with executive experience and bringing new ideas to shaking up our nation's capitol." Brown said during the interview.

Polling surveys featuring potential head-to-head matchups have the popular two-term Democratic Governor leading somewhere between 13-25 percentage points.

COMING UP: THE SECOND AND FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN CLEVELAND

 

[Sergeant Foley]

******HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SECOND AND FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE******
GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN (R-CA) VS GOVERNOR HUGH CAREY (D-NY ST)
Monday, October 28, 1980
Convention Center Music Hall
Cleveland, Ohio

Panelists of the second and final Presidential Debate: Barbara Walters (ABC News); Harry Ellis (Christian Science Monitor); William Hilliard (Portland Oregonian); Marvin Stone (US News & World Report) along with the moderator of the debate: Howard K. Smith (ABC News). ​

In the second and final Presidential debate between former California Governor Ronald Reagan (R) and New York State Governor Hugh L. Carey (D), which was held just a week before the November 4th general election, this debate received much national and international attention.

The top issues being discussed included the following: inflation, the Energy Crisis; terrorism; the troubles with America's inner cities and defense policy (particular on the subject of nuclear weapons). Carey detailed specific constituencies that had benefitted from his policy initiatives as Governor, and tried depicting Reagan as "an irresponsible loose cannon on national security." He also closed out the debate with this: "If you liked the last twelve years with fewer jobs, political corruption, higher inflation and chaotic foreign policy blunders, you'll love the four years if Governor Reagna is elected President." In response to Carey's attacks, Reagan had all of the best lines of the debate: Responding to Carey's attacks that he would cut Medicare and Medicaid, Reagan quipped "There you go again." and closed the debate out with these remarks in his closing comments: "Next Tuesday is Election Day. Next Tuesday all of you will go to the polls, will stand there in polling place and make a decision. I think when you make that decision, it might be well if you would ask yourself, are your better off than you were four years ago? Is there more or less unemployment in the country than there was four years ago? Is America as respected throughout the world as it was?"

Reagan continued in his closing remarks: "....but I think in being Governor of California, the most populous state in the Union------if it were a nation, it would be the seventh-ranking economic power in the world------I, too, had some lonely moments and decisions to make. I know that the economic program that I have proposed for this nation in the next few years can resolve many of the problems that trouble us today. I know because we did it there. We cut the cost---increased the cost of government---in half over the eight years. We returned $5.7 billion in tax rebates, credits and cuts to our people. We, as I have said earlier, fell below the national average in inflation when we did that. And I know that we did give back authority and autonomy to the people. I would like to have a crusade today, and I would like to lead that crusade with your help. And it would be one to take Government off the backs of the great people of this country, and turn you loose again to do those things that I know you can do so well, because you did them and made this country great. Thank you."

COMING UP NEXT IN CHAPTER 10: ELECTION NIGHT 1980 COVERAGE!

 

[Sergeant Foley]

Chapter 10: Election Night Coverage: Campaign '80
Tuesday, November 4, 1980
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(Music blaring)

Voice-over: "This portion of Election Night is sponsored by General Motors: People building transportation to serve people, by the Bell System keeping your communication system the best in the world; and by Citicorp Travelers Checks: travel the world with us. Now from CBS News Election Headquarters in New York, here is Walter Cronkite."

Walter Cronkite: "Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen all over America! And also a warm welcome to our international viewers from all over the world. Welcome to CBS News' coverage of Election Night 1980. It's my great pleasure to guiding you through this long night of numbers, figures, exit polls and reports from all over the 51 states as we're eager to get in results. I am also delighted to be joined by my dear colleague, Dan Rather, who's here with me in our New York City studio."

Dan Rather: "Good evening and welcome from me as well. Thank you very much for tuning into our program for tonight. We're looking forward to providing you all of the information you need in the coming hours in this national election, the essence of American democracy."

Cronkite: "After months of long exhaustive campaigning, Election Day has finally arrived. America will elect a new President today, all 437 members of the House of Representatives, about a third of the United States Senate, couple of Governorships including several local citywide offices. But the main focus on tonight's coverage will be on the Presidential election between Republican Ronald Reagan, the former Governor of California and Democrat Hugh Carey, the two-term incumbent Governor of New York State. This is quite a unique battle between the two Governors of two of the respective largest populous states in the Union. Polling surveys are indicating this is a very close election with no clear favorite one way or another. In the Congress, the Democratic Party currently has the upper hand with a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and 61 Senators in the United States Senate. Now the outcomes of the congressional level will determine if and how many of the legislative priorities a President Reagan or President Carey can enact into law."

Rather: "That's correct Walter, America will indeed elect a new President today. However, in such a tight and close race, the questions remain how long will it take to counting all of the votes in all 51 states as there's potentially getting into a situation in which few thousands in bunch of states will determine the outcome. I want to advise caution that we could be in for a long night. For the first time since 1968, we won't have an incumbent President running for reelection as President Linwood Holton announced on June 25, 1979 that he wouldn't be seeking a full four-year term. That bombshell announcement came less than a month when Vice President Edward W. Brooke, III declared he wouldn't be seeking any political office in 1980 in May 1979; As a consequence, the Holton Presidency will remain a placeholder, as he had to step in for the late popular President Nelson Rockefeller, who passed away suddenly of a heart attack on January 26, 1979 last year."

Cronkite: "We do live in unique times indeed Dan. Let's show our blank map of the 51 states up for grabs tonight. Now the states to watch tonight: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Florida, Connecticut, Michigan, Georgia, Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina and Texas. We're going to a quick commercial break with the first polls closing because it's 5:50 PM and in ten minutes, the first polls will be closing, so stay tuned."

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Former Governor Ronald Reagan (R-CA)/Former Central Intelligence Agency Director George HW Bush (R-TX): 0 EV
Governor Hugh L. Carey (D-NY St)/Governor George Busbee (D-GA): 0 EV
US Rep. John B. Anderson (I-IL)/Former Governor Patrick J. Lucey (I-WI): 0 EV