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With their $275,000 stone Colonial home in Scarsdale unsold since they first placed it on the market in February, Noemi and Daniel Mattis suddenly found themselves in the enviable position of being able to choose between two offers a few weeks ago. They have since sold the house and are now off to live in Salt Lake City, as planned.
Air travel is still a pleasure to many people, but passengers increasingly recount tales of discomfort, much of it severe, and of difficulty in obtaining restitution. Here are some examples:
THE Legislature is expected to conduct hearings soon into the July 26 fire at the Brinley Inn in Bradley Beach in which 23 persons died.
THE Long Island tourist industry is booming this summer, with Islanders and off-Islanders flocking to the beaches in record numbers.
SUMMERTIME and the living is easy? Not for a growing num ber of people, according to family-relations experts. They say the economic downturn is leaving some county residents of all social classes and ethnic groups with fewer of the luxuries they have long been accus tomed to--luxuries such as a family vacation, summer camp for a child or a weekend away for parents.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 30, 1980, covering August 3, 1980.
The Rolling Stones
Billy Joel
Jackson Browne
London Symphony Orchestra (Williams)
Soundtrack
1980Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter[†]
Nadia Ali is a Libyan-American singer and songwriter. Ali gained prominence in 2001 as the frontwoman and songwriter of the group iiO after their debut single "Rapture" gained significant success in Europe, most notably the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart in November 2001. Their 2006 single, "Is It Love?", reached the top of the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
1980Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Dominic Moore is a Canadian professional ice hockey analyst and former player. He last played for the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL), and played nearly 900 National Hockey League (NHL) games. Initially drafted in the third round, 95th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Moore also played in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins. He is currently a game and studio analyst for the Utah Mammoth.
1980Tony Pashos, American football player[†]
Anthony George Pashos is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL draft.
1980Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Brandan Schieppati is an American musician. He is the singer of metalcore band Bleeding Through and a former guitarist/songwriter of the fellow Orange County metalcore band Eighteen Visions, for which he played from 1997 to 2002. He is also a bodybuilder, personal trainer and "Rise Above Fitness" gym owner. He was strictly straight edge from an early age until his late twenties. Why not mention the fact that he’s a great baseball player; drafted by the expos?!
1980Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress[†]
Hannah Simone is a British-Canadian actress from London, television host, and former VJ and fashion model. She portrayed Cece Parikh on the Fox sitcom New Girl.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]