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January 24, 1980

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Historical Context for January 24, 1980

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

Notable Births

1980Jofre Mateu, Spanish footballer^[†]

Jofre Mateu González, known simply as Jofre, is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

1980Suzy, Portuguese singer^[†]

Susana Guerra, known professionally as Suzy Guerra and formerly Suzy, is a Portuguese singer. She represented Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark with the song "Quero ser tua".

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Headlines from January 24, 1980

BUSINESS Digest; Markets Companies The Economy Today's Columns

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Late Rally Cuts Gold's Decline; Rally Pares Gold's Drop

By H.j. Maidenberg

Wild price swings battered cash gold markets yesterday on both sides of the Atlantic in the wake of Tuesday's record plunge in bullion values.

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G.E. Bests Pratt in Bid On Air Force Jet Engines

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--A joint venture between General Electric and Snecma, the Paris-based aviation company,, has bested Pratt Whitney, the nation's leading producer of aircraft engines, in a competition to build new engines for the Air Force's KC-135 aerial tanker.

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Eileen Gray: A Prophetic Designer; Eileen Gray: A Prophetic Designer Buying Her Designs

By Suzanne Slesin

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Panama Tells Iran That the Shah Is in Its 'Care' but Not Under Arrest; PANAMA SAYS SHAH ISN'T UNDER ARREST No Official Comment by U.S.

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PANAMA, Jan. 23--The Panamanian Government announced today that it had sent a cablegram to Iran saying that the deposed Shah "remains under the care of the security authorities of Panama." But a presidential spokesman said that Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi was not under arrest and that his status was unchanged.

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CARTER WARNS U.S. WOULD USE ARMED FORCE TO REPEL A SOVIET THRUST AT PERSIAN GULF; CALLS FOR RENEWAL OF DRAFT REGISTRATION; THREAT TO OIL CITED Aide Calls State of Union Address an Ultimatum on Area's Security Reaction Split on Partisan Lines Carter Warns U.S. Would Act to Repel a Soviet Thrust Soviet Forces Near Key Strait Conciliatory Note Sounded 'Some Basic Questions' Raised Focus Is Almost Entirely Foreign

By Terence Smith Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--President Carter, asserting that the Soviet forces in Afghanistan pose a "grave threat" to the Middle East oilfields, declared tonight that the United States would use "any means necessary, including military force" to repel an attack on the Persian Gulf.

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2-Year Sentence Is Given To Scotto's Co-defendant; 'A Man of Compassion' Crime Connections Cited

By Arnold H. Lubasch

Anthony Anastasio, a dock union official in Brooklyn, was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $5,000 yesterday on charges that he had accepted more than $50,000 in cash kickbacks from a ship repair company.

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Lindner's Growing Empire; Undervalued Situations Key To Investing Lindner's Growing Empire How One Venture Paid Off Another Profitable Outcome

By Robert J. Cole

Carl H. Lindner, chairman and controlling stockholder of the American Financial Corporation, appears to be preparing to match his wits and financial muscle against two of the nation's more aggressive financial operators.

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NO IMMEDIATE NEED FOR CALL-UP IS SEEN; Current Forces Termed Adequate --Preparedness Is Stressed Forces Called Adequate for Now Carter Seeks Revived Registration For a Draft, Stressing Preparedness Problems Meeting Goals The President's Options Republican Candidates' Stances Reasons for Recruiting Problems

By Richard Halloran Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--President Carter announced tonight that he would ask Congress for legislation and funds to begin registering the nation's youth for possible military conscription.

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The Carter Doctrine; Stern Warning on Gulf Area Is in Sharp Contrast To Nixon's Avoidance of Regional Confrontation News Analysis Call for Draft Registration Carter Doctrine Is in Contrast With Strategy of '70s

By Hedrick Smith Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23--It was a serious warning that President Carter issued to the Soviet Union tonight, an echo of President Truman facing Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey in 1947 and Presi dent Eisenhower dealing with the instability of the Middle East a decade later.

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CORRECTION

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The Silent Generations; Conversation Between Silent Generations

By Anatole Broyard

I'M sandwiched in silence. My father was not a talker and neither is my son. Talking seems to be going out of style and this worries me, because I'm used to it. My generation talked all the time. We thought we would change the world with talk.

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