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June 2, 1980

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Historical Context for June 2, 1980

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

Notable Births

1980Fabrizio Moretti, Brazilian-American drummer^[†]

Fabrizio Moretti also known as Fab, is a Brazilian-American musician and visual artist best known as the drummer for American rock band The Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since 2001. A collaborative artist, he has been part of a series of groups since the mid-2000s, most notably the Brazilian-American band Little Joy, which released one album in 2008, and the experimental pop collective Machinegum, which he has led since 2018. Throughout his career, Moretti has worked on a variety of art projects which span the mediums of drawing, sculpture, and installation and performance art.

1980Bobby Simmons, American basketball player^[†]

Bobby Simmons is an American former professional basketball player. During his NBA career, Simmons played for five NBA teams between 2001 and 2012. He won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2005.

1980Richard Skuse, English rugby player^[†]

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1980Abby Wambach, American soccer player and coach^[†]

Mary Abigail Wambach is an American retired soccer player, coach, and member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. A six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award, Wambach was a regular on the U.S. women's national soccer team from 2003 to 2015, earning her first cap in 2001. As a forward, she currently stands as the highest all-time goal scorer for the national team and is second in international goals for both female and male soccer players with 184 goals, behind Canadian Christine Sinclair. Wambach was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the Year, becoming the first American woman to win the award in 10 years. She was included on the 2015 Time 100 list as one of the most influential people in the world.

1980Tomasz Wróblewski, Polish bass player and songwriter^[†]

Tomasz Wróblewski, stage name Orion, is a Polish musician, best known as the bassist for the extreme metal band Behemoth. Since 1997, he also is a member of symphonic black metal band Vesania as a lead vocalist and guitarist.

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South African Rebels Attack 3 Fuel Plants; South African Guerrillas Attack 3 Fuel Plants Near Johannesburg No Indications Attackers Caught

By John F. Burns Special To the New York Times

JOHANNESBURG, Monday, June 2 Guerrillas attacked three strategic fuel installations near here last night, setting off explosions at seven storage tanks and igniting fires that could be seen nearly 50 miles away.

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Cubans Riot at Camp in Arkansas; Police, Refugees and Civilian Hurt; Cubans Riot at Refugee Relocation Camp in Arkansas Four Policemen Hurt Processing Center Closed Governor Complains of Security Cuban Influx Virtually Halted

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FORT CHAFFEE, Ark., June 1 Rioting broke out in the Fort Chaffee refugee relocation center this evening as about 200 Cubans, angered by delays in the processing of their cases, pelted the police and soldiers with stones after bursting out the front gate. Between 15 and 20 law enforcement officers, at least one civilian

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Manhattan Man Held in Attempt To Kill Jackson; Yankee Outfielder Unhurt as 3 Shots Are Fired Man Charged in Assault on Jackson Stopped for Traffic Light 'I Wasn't Going to Stand Around'

By Clyde Haberman

A 25-year-old Manhattan man was charged with firing three shots early yesterday at Reggie Jackson, the New York Yankees outfielder, after the two men had exchanged angry words on East 83d Street.

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Genuine Risk Is Trying For Her Own Version Of the Triple Crown; Genuine Risk Is Trying to Win Her Version of the Triple Crown

By James Tuite

CODEX and Genuine Risk will run the Preakness over again today-over and over and over. Several hundred feet above the bend of the Pimlico oval, where first they met, the colt and the filly will stage their stretch run this time on a silver screen of beaded glass crystals.

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Beth Daniel, on 287, Victor at Wykagyl; Beth Daniel Triumphs on 71-287 An Impressive Iron Shot

By Gordon S. White Jr. Special To the New York Times

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., June 1 Beth Daniel, who is known on the Ladies' Professional Golf Association tour for exceptional distance off the tees and occasional displays of temper, won the Golden Lights Classic at the Wykagyl Country Club today as she beat Jo Ann Washam and Nancy LopezMelton by two strokes.

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Investigation of Jordan Shooting: Pressure, Conflict and Few Facts; 'The Why or the Who' The Jordan Inquiry: Pressure, Conflict and Few Facts Racial Motive Theory One Fund-Raiser a Year Jordan Said to Leave Alone Two Auditors in Motel Ambulance Arrives at 2:30 A.M. Motorcyclist Is Stopped Other Entrances Inside Black Leaders Arrive Distressed by Civiletti Comment

By Special to The New York Times

FORT WAYNE, Ind., June 1 At 2:05 A.M. Thursday, in a parking lot at the Marriott Inn here, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., perhaps the nation's best known civil rights leader, was shot in the back and severely wounded by an unknown assailant.

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Prime Rate's Diminishing Role; Linking Loans to Prime Changing Role of Prime Rate Long-Term Relationships Plunge in Commercial Loans

By Robert A. Bennett

The notion of a "prime rate" is causing bankers headaches because they have become subjects of political criticism recently as interest rates in money markets have fallen more rapidly than their posted prime lending rates.

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KENNEDY BARS TALK OFFERED BY CARTER ON PARTY PLATFORM; Two Democrats Clash Tomorrow in Final Primaries of Year-- Eight States Are Voting Last-Minute Campaigning Advertisements vs. Staff Kennedy Rejects Carter's Proposal to Discuss Democratic Platform

By Adam Clymer

Senator Edward M. Kennedy yesterday brushed aside President Carter's olive branch, saying he did not think the two of them should sit down after tomorrow's final primaries and try to settle the platform for the Democratic National Convention.

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Leningrad, Despite Newcomers, Still Retains Its Air of Elegance; Leningrad, Despite Newcomers, Retains Its Elegance English Rendition of Song Taganka Is the Experimenter Stress on 'Social Activism' Historical Buildings Refurbished Foreign Consulates Feel Isolated

By Anthony Austin Special To the New York Times

LENINGRAD Past the handsome buildings of this city's Czarist heritage flowed a crowd that belied the adage that people in Leningrad are more relaxed, more courteous and better dressed than elsewhere in the Soviet Union. They were just as plain and shabby as the crowds in Moscow, and they jostled just as much.

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