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April 4, 1980

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Headlines from April 4, 1980

L.I. Commuters, On Way Home, Fill Penn Station; Many Had Stayed in City Until the Strike Ended Taken in Good Humor No 'Second Fiddle' Role L.I. Commuters Jam Penn Station On Their Weary Way Homeward Meeting Was Held

By John T. McQuiston

After a morning rush of moderate proportions, throngs of homebound commuters jammed Pennsylvania Station to overflowing yesterday afternoon as the Long Island Rail Road resumed operations after a 31-hour shutdown that compounded the problems of the transit strike.

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Critics' Choices of the Best Holiday Shows in Town; Stage Dance Concerts Opera Cabaret Rock Jazz Screen Museums Galleries

By MEL GUSSOWANNA KISSELGOFFDONAL HENAHANRAYMOND ERICSONJOHN S. WILSONJOHN ROCKWELLJOHN S. WILSONVINCENT CANBYHilton Kramerjohn Russell

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EFFORT TO TRANSFER HOSTAGES IS FOILED IN IRANIAN COUNCIL; Bani-Sadr Suffers Defeat as Group Splits on Whether Carter Met Demand for Concessions Clerical Group Opposed Plan Iranian Council Foils Bani-Sadr's Plan for Hostages Speech by Bani-Sadr Bani-Sadr's View of Crisis

By John Kifner Special To the New York Times

TEHERAN, Iran, April 3 Yet another chance to win the transfer of the American embassy hostages from the control of the militants to the Iranian Government slipped away tonight as a divided Revolutionary Council failed to reach agreement in a heated five-hour meeting.

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Judge in Lance's Trial Indicates He'll Dismiss Conspiracy Charge; Insufficient Proof Cited Judge in Lance's Trial Indicates He'll Drop a Count Charts Showed Overdrafts

By Wendell Rawls Jr. Special To the New York Times

ATLANTA, April 3--The judge in the bank fraud and conspiracy trial of Bert Lance indicated today that he would dismiss the conspiracy count against the former Federal Budget Director and three of his North Georgia friends.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 2, 1980, covering April 4, 1980.

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The Wall
Pink Floyd
Last week
1
Peak
1
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17
2
Against The Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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2
Peak
2
Weeks
4
3
Mad Love
Linda Ronstadt
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3
Peak
3
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4
4
Glass Houses
Billy Joel
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6
Peak
4
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3
5
Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
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4
Peak
2
Weeks
22

Notable Births

1980Johnny Borrell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Jonathan Edward Borrell is an English guitarist and singer, currently the frontman of the rock band Razorlight, of which he is the only consistent original member.

1980Trevor Moore, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2021)^[†]

Trevor Paul Moore was an American comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and solo comedy musician. He was known for being the founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know (WKUK), alongside Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter. The troupe had a sketch comedy series which aired for five seasons on IFC from March 2007 until June 2011.

1980Eric Steinbach, American football player^[†]

Eric Steinbach is an American former professional football player who was a guard for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He played for the Bengals from 2003 to 2006 and the Cleveland Browns from 2007 to 2011.

1980Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver^[†]

Björn Karl Mikael Wirdheim is a Swedish professional racing driver. He is the son of Örnulf Wirdheim, also a racing driver. Björn began racing karts, competing in his first race, at the age of 10. His main achievement to date is becoming the International Formula 3000 Champion in 2003.

Notable Deaths

1980Red Sovine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1917)^[†]

Woodrow Wilson "Red" Sovine was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck-driving country songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music. His most noted examples are "Giddyup Go" (1965) and "Teddy Bear" (1976), both of which topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Historical Context for April 4, 1980

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

Headlines from April 4, 1980

L.I. Commuters, On Way Home, Fill Penn Station; Many Had Stayed in City Until the Strike Ended Taken in Good Humor No 'Second Fiddle' Role L.I. Commuters Jam Penn Station On Their Weary Way Homeward Meeting Was Held

CORRECTIONS

Critics' Choices of the Best Holiday Shows in Town; Stage Dance Concerts Opera Cabaret Rock Jazz Screen Museums Galleries

EFFORT TO TRANSFER HOSTAGES IS FOILED IN IRANIAN COUNCIL; Bani-Sadr Suffers Defeat as Group Splits on Whether Carter Met Demand for Concessions Clerical Group Opposed Plan Iranian Council Foils Bani-Sadr's Plan for Hostages Speech by Bani-Sadr Bani-Sadr's View of Crisis

Judge in Lance's Trial Indicates He'll Dismiss Conspiracy Charge; Insufficient Proof Cited Judge in Lance's Trial Indicates He'll Drop a Count Charts Showed Overdrafts

The Wall

Against The Wind

Mad Love

Glass Houses

Damn The Torpedoes

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for April 4, 1980