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There are comic book cartoonists who battle make-believe evil with make-believe heroes. There are editorial cartoonists who take on the real thing.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15--An Israeli woman is unable to get a tourist visa to visit her husband in New York because United States consulate officials fear that she and her two small children are seeking to emigrate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15--Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance has set a deadline of not later than mid-February for the Soviet Union to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan or face the likelihood of an American boycott of the Moscow Olympics this summer.
The First Chicago Corporation, which yesterday reported a decline of almost 50 percent in its net operating earnings in the fourth quarter, has restructured its top management and stripped its president of most of his authority, according to sources within the company.
When demand for home insulation surged two winters ago, the Allied Chemical Company reacted with bridled enthusiasm.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 16, 1980, covering January 16, 1980.
Pink Floyd
Donna Summer
Eagles
Bee Gees
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
1980Lin-Manuel Miranda, American actor, playwright, and composer[†]
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton, and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.
1980Albert Pujols, Dominican-American baseball player[†]
José Alberto Pujols Alcántara is a Dominican professional baseball manager and former first baseman and designated hitter who is the manager of the Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Professional Baseball League. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "the Machine", Pujols is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time.
1980Seydou Keita, Malian footballer[†]
Seydou Keïta is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder. He is both the record appearance holder and scorer of the Mali national football team.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]