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July 12, 1980

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Headlines from July 12, 1980

REGAN CHALLENGES DELAY OF PROJECTS BY PORT AUTHORITY; SAYS MONEY SEEMS ADEQUATE Comptroller Criticizes the Linking of Toll Rise to Transit Outlays in New York and Jersey 'Revenues Appear Adequate' Letters to Carey and Byrne Regan Challenges Port Authority Dispute on Use of Revenues

By David A. Andelman

The New York State Comptroller, Edward V. Regan, said yesterday that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey overstated its financial problems two months ago when it announced a deferral of $272 million in mass-transit projects in the two states. He asserted that the authority did not need the increases in bridge and tunnel tolls it said were the only way these projects could be resumed.

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American Released by Iranians Arrives in Switzerland; Leaving Jet on Stretcher, He Is Taken to Hospital for Neurological Tests Diplomat in Good Spirits 13 Freed Last November Freed American Reaches Zurich No Other Captives to Be Freed

By John Vinocur Special To the New York Times

ZURICH, Saturday, July 12--Richard I. Queen, the American consular officer who was released by his Iranian captors after 250 days as a hostage, arrived in Zurich yesterday and was hospitalized for observation of what was said to be a neurological disorder.

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TEHERAN SAYS PLOT AIMED AT KHOMEINI INVOLVED 2 SERVICES; 17 Armored Corps Officers Seized --Air Base in Western Iran Is Called Center of Intrigue Plotters Linked to Bakhtiar Center of Arab Minority 17 ARMOR OFFICERS SEIZED IN IRAN 'PLOT' 50 Arrests Reported in South Bakhtiar Praises the Plotters

By Unknown Author

TEHERAN, Iran, July 11--The Iranian Government, which said yesterday that it had smashed a plot by military officers, announced today that 17 armored division officers had been arrested as participants and placed on trial in the southern city of Ahwaz.

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High Court Kept Commitments To Civil Rights and Enforcement; Book About the Court High Court Maintained Civil Rights Commitment How the Justices Voted. Civil Rights Criminal Law Free Speech/Information Government Regulation

By Linda Greenhouse Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, July 9--In a term marked by sharp divisions, emotionally charged cases and intense public scrutiny, the Supreme Court maintained its traditional commitment to civil rights and even devised some new tools for the enforcement of those rights.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 9, 1980, covering July 12, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Glass Houses by Billy Joel

    Glass Houses

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for Just One Night by Eric Clapton

    Just One Night

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
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    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for McCartney II by Paul McCartney

    McCartney II

    Paul McCartney

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
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    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back by London Symphony Orchestra (Williams)

    Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back

    London Symphony Orchestra (Williams)

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Empty Glass by Pete Townshend

    Empty Glass

    Pete Townshend

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Kristen Connolly

1980Kristen Connolly, American actress[†]

Kristen Connolly is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Dana Polk in the 2011 film The Cabin in the Woods, Christina Gallagher on the Netflix series House of Cards and Jamie Campbell on the CBS series Zoo.

Notable Deaths

John Warren Davis (college president)

1980John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888)[†]

John Warren Davis was an American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader. He was the fifth and longest-serving president of West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia, a position he held from 1919 to 1953. Born in Milledgeville, Georgia, Davis relocated to Atlanta in 1903 to attend high school at Atlanta Baptist College. He worked his way through high school and college at Morehouse and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911. At Morehouse, Davis formed associations with John Hope, Mordecai Wyatt Johnson, Samuel Archer, Benjamin Griffith Brawley, Booker T. Washington, and W. E. B. Du Bois. He completed graduate studies in chemistry and physics at the University of Chicago from 1911 to 1913 and served on the faculty of Morehouse as the registrar and as a professor in chemistry and physics. While in Atlanta, Davis helped to found one of the city's first chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Historical Context for July 12, 1980

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