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January 9, 1980

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Limit on Silver Futures Touches Off Price Drop; Hunt Expresses His View Limit on Silver Leads to Price Decline Trading Pattern Watched

By H.j. Maidenberg

The Commodity Exchange's move to break up large holdings of silver futures caused a sharp sell-off yesterday in all precious metals and copper. The action by Comex officials in New York, taken Monday night, was aimed at preventing their futures market from becoming a relatively inexpensive medium for speculation in metals.

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Carter, Under Pressure of Crises, Tests New Foreign Policy Goals; Crises Seem to Hasten Changes President, Under the Pressure of Crises, Looking to New Foreign Policy Goals Military Strategy Changes Pakistan to Get Arms Soviet Is Top Priority Budget Increase Cited

By Richard Burt Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8--The Carter Administration, under the pressure of events in Iran and Afghanistan, has been forced to abandon many of the foreign policy goals it unveiled with great fanfare three years ago.

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Faking of College Credits for Athletes Is Under Inquiry; Dismissals and Forfeitures The Faking of College Credits for Athletes Is Under Invesgitation 'More Fundamental' Than Rules The Pressure to Win 'Plenty of Courses' Course for School Teachers Damage More Than Lost Games

By Philip Taubman

Every year, hundreds of college athletes, often with help from their coaches, remain in good standing as students by having fraudulent academic credits transferred from a variety of summer and extension programs offered by other schools, according to coaches and university officials.

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U.P.-Mopac Rail Merger Slated; U.P.-Mopac Merger Plan

By Winston Williams

Two of the nation's strongest railroad companies, the Union Pacific Corporation and the Missouri Pacific Corporation, announced a preliminary agreement yesterday for a merger valued at about $900 million. The merger would form the country's largest transportation-based conglomerate.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 9, 1980, covering January 9, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Greatest by Bee Gees

    Greatest

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II by Donna Summer

    On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Wall by Pink Floyd

    The Wall

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Long Run by Eagles

    The Long Run

    Eagles

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants by Stevie Wonder

    Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1980Édgar Álvarez, Honduran footballer[†]

Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes is a Honduran former soccer player who last played for Platense in the Liga Nacional de FĂștbol de Honduras.

Sergio GarcĂ­a

1980Sergio García, Spanish golfer[†]

Sergio GarcĂ­a FernĂĄndez is a Spanish professional golfer. He turned professional in 1999 and played on the European Tour and PGA Tour prior to joining LIV Golf in 2022. GarcĂ­a has won 36 international tournaments as a professional, most notably the 2008 Players Championship and the 2017 Masters Tournament. GarcĂ­a was also the Chairman of Spanish football team CF Borriol.

Shaun Hill

1980Shaun Hill, American football player[†]

Shaun Christopher Hill is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. Hill was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He also played for the Amsterdam Admirals, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and St. Louis Rams.

Luke Patten

1980Luke Patten, Australian rugby league player and referee[†]

Luke "The General" Patten is a former professional rugby league footballer and NRL match official. A Junior Kangaroo and Country New South Wales representative fullback he played for the Illawarra Steelers, St George Illawarra Dragons and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia and the Salford City Reds in the Super League. Patten won the 2004 NRL Premiership with the Bulldogs.

Francisco PavĂłn

1980Francisco Pavón, Spanish footballer[†]

Francisco PavĂłn Barahona is a Spanish former footballer who played as a centre-back.

Historical Context for January 9, 1980

In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]