April 12, 1983 –
On this day, the Upper West Side’s Association Residence for Respectable Aged Indigent Females and Sofia Brothers Warehouse were designated as the Upper West Side’s twenty-first and twenty-second Individual Landmarks.
Also on this day,
The world lost MLB Pitcher and 1970 National League Rookie of the Year, Carl Morton at age 39.
“Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson was the number-one song in America.
On the tube, NBC‘s “The A-Team” freshman season challenged ABC‘s long-held comedy block.
The lead New York Times headline read: “MX Panel Proposes Basing 100 Missiles in Minuteman Silos,” sharing a bipartisan report recommending the US develop smaller weapons while also urging a new limit on arms.
In other news, page B1 shared “Koch is Starting New Drive to Cut Illegal Peddling,” regarding a crackdown on those selling in the streets without licenses. The campaign noted “offenders’ goods will be confiscated, six agencies will cooperate, and to make sure that the effort ‘will not slip between the cracks of city government.'”
Read the designation report of Association Residence for Respectable Aged Indigent Females HERE!
Read the designation report of Sofia Brothers Warehouse HERE!
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