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January 14, 1980

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Headlines from January 14, 1980

Violence, Often Unchecked, Pervades U. S. Border Patrol; 'No Choice But to Follow' Difficult to Prosecute Violence, Often Unchecked, Pervades U.S. Border Patrol in the Southwest Guns Fired, Ex-Patrolman Says Violence Is Called Widespread 'Throw Away the Gun' Unregistered Weapon Was Used Beating in Station Alleged Lead-Lined Gloves and Garrotes 'Almost Had an Ulcer' Need 'to Make the System Work' Low Salaries a Problem Patrolmen Working in Pairs Affidavit Describes Treatment 'You Have No Rights' Agent Allowed to Resign 13-Year-Old Girl Assaulted Maids 'Protesting the Abuse' Treatment of Alien Children Allowed Entry Later

By John M. Crewdson Special To the New York Times

SAN YSIDRO, Calif. As Benito Rincon remembers the night of March 17, he and his friend, Efren Reyes, were sitting on an embankment overlooking the Mexican border when a pale green automobile pulled up beside them.

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Ex-Saigon Official Tells of 'Re-education' by Hanoi; Ex-Saigon Aide Tells of 'Re-education' Stenographers to Colonels Key From Paris Hotel Men Worked 10-Hour Days Made to Write 'Confessions' Two-Month Ordeal Convinced It Was a Charade Borrowed Money for Passages Some Views Have Changed

By Neil Sheehan Special To the New York Times

VAN NUYS, Calif. A former South Vietnamese Army officer and official who spent four years in Vietnam under the Communists, more than half of them in a "re-education camp" and prisons,...

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Retailers Cautious Over Spring Season; Retailers Cautious Over Spring Season

By Barbara Ettorre

Retailers, like many business executives, are still waiting for the recessionary shoe to drop. But in the meantime they have had to make crucial decisions about how aggressively to order merchandise while avoiding an excessive inventory buildup.

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Can Ford Avoid Chrysler Fate?; Despite Losses, Officers Reject Bailout Route Can Ford Avoid Chrysler Fate?

By Reginald Stuart Special To the New York Times

DETROIT, Jan. 13 Are the problems facing the Ford Motor Company of such magnitude that it will end up, like the Chrysler Corporation, seeking Federal financial assistance to keep it afloat in the United States?

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Moscow Vetoes Plan to Impose Penalty on Iran; U.N. Council Votes 10 to 2 in Favor of the Sanctions Attempt to 'Divert Attention' Soviet Union Vetoes U.S. Proposal For Sanctions by U.N. against Iran

By Bernard D. Nossiter Special To the New York Times

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 13 The Soviet Union tonight vetoed a United States plan to cut off all shipments to Iran except for food and medicine. The plan was intended to win the release of the 50 hostages in the American Embassy in Teheran.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 9, 1980, covering January 14, 1980.

1
Greatest
Bee Gees
Last week
2
Peak
1
Weeks
9
2
On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II
Donna Summer
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
11
3
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Last week
7
Peak
3
Weeks
5
4
The Long Run
Eagles
Last week
5
Peak
1
Weeks
13
5
Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants
Stevie Wonder
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
8

Notable Births

1980Clive Clarke, Irish footballer^[†]

Clive Richard Luke Clarke is an Irish former footballer. He played primarily as a left back, but also as centre back, left midfielder or centre midfielder, notably for Stoke City and twice for the Ireland international team.

1980Cory Gibbs, American soccer player^[†]

Cory Gibbs is an American former soccer player. A defender, played professionally for clubs in Germany, the Netherlands and England. He also played 19 international matches for the U.S. national soccer team, including at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

1980Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach^[†]

Byron Antron Leftwich is an American former professional football quarterback and coach who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He is currently an assistant coach at Colorado. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, twice receiving MAC Most Valuable Player honors, and was selected seventh overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2003 NFL draft. Leftwich held a starting role with the Jaguars during his first four seasons and spent the remainder of his career as a backup for the Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the Steelers, he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl XLIII.

Notable Deaths

1980Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908)^[†]

Robert Ardrey was an American playwright, screenwriter and science writer perhaps best known for The Territorial Imperative (1966). After a Broadway and Hollywood career, he returned to his academic training in anthropology in the 1950s.

Historical Context for January 14, 1980

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

Headlines from January 14, 1980

Ex-Saigon Official Tells of 'Re-education' by Hanoi; Ex-Saigon Aide Tells of 'Re-education' Stenographers to Colonels Key From Paris Hotel Men Worked 10-Hour Days Made to Write 'Confessions' Two-Month Ordeal Convinced It Was a Charade Borrowed Money for Passages Some Views Have Changed

Retailers Cautious Over Spring Season; Retailers Cautious Over Spring Season

Can Ford Avoid Chrysler Fate?; Despite Losses, Officers Reject Bailout Route Can Ford Avoid Chrysler Fate?

Moscow Vetoes Plan to Impose Penalty on Iran; U.N. Council Votes 10 to 2 in Favor of the Sanctions Attempt to 'Divert Attention' Soviet Union Vetoes U.S. Proposal For Sanctions by U.N. against Iran

Greatest

On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

The Wall

The Long Run

Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for January 14, 1980