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April 10, 1980

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Headlines from April 10, 1980

WORST TRAFFIC JAMS HARASS CITY IN RAIN; 20 BUSES VANDALIZED; NO MOVEMENT IN BARGAINING 245,000 Cars Roll Into Manhattan on Ninth Day of Walkout and Creep on the Way Home Cars Crawl in Manhattan Two Arrests Made Worst Traffic Jams Harass City in Rain 'Most Difficult Day'

By Peter Kihss

Heavy rain and choking streams of traffic trapped commuters entering and leaving New York City yesterday in the worst tie-ups since the nine-day-old bus and subway strike began. Violence added to the city's troubles as the police reported more than 20 buses damaged by vandals in six incidents believed to be related to the strike.

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U.S. Says Soviet Fills Most of Its Grain Need Despite Cut by Carter; Disapproval on Afghanistan Soviet Said to Fill Most of Grain Needs Already Caused a 'Tightening' Estimate Increased Twice Remainder Shipped After Jan. 4

By Seth S. King Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 9--Despite President Carter's curtailment of grain shipments to the Soviet Union, the Russians have managed to buy most of the feed grains they were thought to need before their harvest this summer, Agriculture Department officials said today.

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Furniture That Takes To Fresh Air; Furniture That Takes To the Fresh Air

By Suzanne Slesin

THIS year, as the middle of April nears, spring seems to have taken New York ers by surprise. Deck chairs are just now being unfolded and unstacked, lounge chair pillows unwrapped and benches uncovered.

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An Unexpected Cache of Slats Helps Bridge a Gap

By Unknown Author

There was one cheering development in the continuing transit strike: Contrary to previous belief and report, the city is not running out of slats for the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Design Notebook River to River: Tramping Across the City; Design Notebook

By John Russell

THE possibility cannot be excluded that in due time someone not yet born will come up to us and say, "And what, grandpa, did you do in the transit strike of 1980?"

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 1980, covering April 10, 1980.

1
The Wall
Pink Floyd
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
18
2
Against The Wind
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
5
3
Mad Love
Linda Ronstadt
Last week
3
Peak
3
Weeks
5
4
Glass Houses
Billy Joel
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
4
5
Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Last week
5
Peak
2
Weeks
23

Notable Births

1980Sean Avery, Canadian ice hockey player and model^[†]

Sean Christopher Avery is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), he played left wing for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, and Dallas Stars, gaining recognition for controversial and disrespectful behaviour both on and off the ice. His agitating playing style led to multiple teams waiving him and to having a contract terminated. He led the league in penalty minutes twice, during the 2003–04 and 2005–06 NHL seasons.

1980Charlie Hunnam, English actor^[†]

Charles Matthew Hunnam is an English actor. He portrayed Jax Teller in the FX drama series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014), for which he was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor.

1980Shao Jiayi, Chinese footballer^[†]

Shao Jiayi is a Chinese professional football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast. He represented Beijing Guoan, TSV 1860 Munich, Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg as well as the China national team with which he participated in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

1980Kasey Kahne, American race car driver^[†]

Kasey Kenneth Kahne is an American professional dirt track racing and stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet SS for Richard Childress Racing. Currently, Kahne competes in High Limit Racing, driving the No. 9 sprint car for his own team, Kasey Kahne Racing.

1980Andy Ram, Israeli tennis player^[†]

Andreas "Andy" Ram is a retired Israeli professional tennis player. He was primarily a doubles player, and competed in three Olympics.

1980Bryce Soderberg, American singer-songwriter and bass player^[†]

Bryce Dane Soderberg is a Canadian musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse.

Notable Deaths

1980Kay Medford, American actress and singer (born 1919)^[†]

Margaret Kathleen Regan, better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress respectively.

Historical Context for April 10, 1980

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

Headlines from April 10, 1980

WORST TRAFFIC JAMS HARASS CITY IN RAIN; 20 BUSES VANDALIZED; NO MOVEMENT IN BARGAINING 245,000 Cars Roll Into Manhattan on Ninth Day of Walkout and Creep on the Way Home Cars Crawl in Manhattan Two Arrests Made Worst Traffic Jams Harass City in Rain 'Most Difficult Day'

U.S. Says Soviet Fills Most of Its Grain Need Despite Cut by Carter; Disapproval on Afghanistan Soviet Said to Fill Most of Grain Needs Already Caused a 'Tightening' Estimate Increased Twice Remainder Shipped After Jan. 4

Furniture That Takes To Fresh Air; Furniture That Takes To the Fresh Air

An Unexpected Cache of Slats Helps Bridge a Gap

Design Notebook River to River: Tramping Across the City; Design Notebook

The Wall

Against The Wind

Mad Love

Glass Houses

Damn The Torpedoes

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for April 10, 1980