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February 28, 1980
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43 SENATORS URGING CUTS IN 1981 BUDGET; Reduction of $26 Billion Is Sought as a Way to Combat Inflation Tax Issue Divides Leaders 43 Senators Seek to Cut $26 Billion in 1981 Budget Impoundment Power Suggested Differing Recommendations Criticism From Muskle
By Edward Cowan Special To the New York Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27--A bipartisan group of 43 Senators called today for a reduction of about $26 billion in President Carter's 1981 budget as a way to combat inflation.
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Sea-Land Forcing Rate Cuts; Sea-Land Forcing Rate Cuts Seatrain Left Atlantic Conference
By Winston Williams
After nearly 25 years of legalized price-fixing, the closely knit maritime container-hauling community is on the verge of a ferocious rate war. Leading the discord is the industry giant, SeaLand Industries.
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VANCE CITES ACCORD; He Insists the U.N. Panel Was Supposed to Gain a 'Speedy Release' 'Earliest Possible Release' Sought Vance Cites U.N. Panel's Mandate
By Bernard Gwertzman Special To the New York Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27--Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance insisted today that the United Nations fact-finding commission was sent to Iran with an agreed mandate to obtain "the speedy release" of the American hostages held there.
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Rising Hemlines Raise Doubts; Just Below the Knee Rising Skirt Hemlines Are Raising New Doubts One Solution: Pants Confusing to Customers
By Barbara Ettorre
From Seventh Avenue to Fifth Avenue, the apparel trade is puzzling over skirt lengths. The reluctance of American women to accept dramatically shorter skirts on a season's notice and the demand for a range of hem lengths are causing some confusion among manufacturers and retailers.
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Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 27, 1980, covering February 28, 1980.
- 1
The Wall
Pink Floyd
- Last week
- 1
- Peak
- 1
- Weeks
- 12
- 2
Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
- Last week
- 2
- Peak
- 2
- Weeks
- 17
- 3
Off The Wall
Michael Jackson
- Last week
- 3
- Peak
- 3
- Weeks
- 27
- 4
Phoenix
Dan Fogelberg
- Last week
- 4
- Peak
- 4
- Weeks
- 13
- 5
Permanent Waves
Rush
- Last week
- 8
- Peak
- 5
- Weeks
- 5
Notable Births
1980Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer[†]
Pascal Bosschaart is a Dutch football coach and former player. As a player, he won the KNVB Cup twice with Utrecht, before playing for Feyenoord, ADO Den Haag and Sydney FC. After his playing career, he transitioned into coaching and became interim coach at Cambuur and Feyenoord.
1980Christian Poulsen, Danish footballer[†]
Christian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After starting his career with Holbæk, he played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with Copenhagen, the German DFB-Ligapokal trophy with Schalke 04, and the European UEFA Cup with Spanish team Sevilla, later also playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus, as well as Premier League side Liverpool, French side Evian, and Dutch side Ajax.
1980Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player[†]
Tayshaun Durell Prince is an American professional basketball executive and former player for the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) small forward graduated from Dominguez High School before playing college basketball for the University of Kentucky. He was drafted 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2002 NBA draft and went on to win a championship with the team in 2004.
Historical Context for February 28, 1980
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]