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August 25, 1980

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Headlines from August 25, 1980

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

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Chaos in Domestic Aid Programs Is Laid to Congress in U.S. Study; A Lack of Understanding Study Blames Congress For Chaos in Programs States Heed Criticism Problem Is Described

By John Herbers Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 A Federal commission, ordered by Congress to conduct a thorough study of the state of American Government, has concluded that Congress itself is chiefly to blame for what it found to be an unmanageable, wasteful and unaccountable system of domestic aid programs.

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At Home With John and Bonnie; Oilman, Wife Are a Study In Contrasts 'Predictably Unpredictable' Active in Local Politics The Swearingens Are a Study in Contrasts Competent Fund-Raiser Travel Is Frequent Pertamina Cuts Oil Premium Pacific Resources

By Ann Crittenden Special To the New York Times

CHICAGO John and Bonnie Swearingen of Chicago may well be the most colorful pair in the upper echelons of corporate America.

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Holtzman Aides Confident Early Pace Can Be Kept Up; Pamphlets Cite Record Holtzman Aides Confident Early Pace Can Be Maintained The Liberal Litany In Home Territory On Judiciary Committee Using Boston-Based Pollster

By Maurice Carroll

The theory when Elizabeth Holtzman announced that she was running for United States Senator was to get in first, prove she could raise enough money for a big-time campaign and, like a long-distance runner, lope to victory.

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Ormandy in Last Concert With Philadelphians

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 20, 1980, covering August 25, 1980.

1
Emotional Rescue
The Rolling Stones
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
6
2
Hold Out
Jackson Browne
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
6
3
Glass Houses
Billy Joel
Last week
3
Peak
1
Weeks
23
4
Urban Cowboy
Soundtrack
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
15
5
The Game
Queen
Last week
5
Peak
5
Weeks
6

Notable Deaths

1980Gower Champion, American dancer and choreographer (born 1919)^[†]

Gower Carlyle Champion was an American actor, theatre director, choreographer, and dancer.

Historical Events

1980Zimbabwe joins the United Nations.^[†]

Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare, and the second largest is Bulawayo.

Historical Context for August 25, 1980

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

Headlines from August 25, 1980

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

Chaos in Domestic Aid Programs Is Laid to Congress in U.S. Study; A Lack of Understanding Study Blames Congress For Chaos in Programs States Heed Criticism Problem Is Described

At Home With John and Bonnie; Oilman, Wife Are a Study In Contrasts 'Predictably Unpredictable' Active in Local Politics The Swearingens Are a Study in Contrasts Competent Fund-Raiser Travel Is Frequent Pertamina Cuts Oil Premium Pacific Resources

Holtzman Aides Confident Early Pace Can Be Kept Up; Pamphlets Cite Record Holtzman Aides Confident Early Pace Can Be Maintained The Liberal Litany In Home Territory On Judiciary Committee Using Boston-Based Pollster

Ormandy in Last Concert With Philadelphians

Emotional Rescue

Hold Out

Glass Houses

Urban Cowboy

The Game

Notable Deaths

Historical Events

Historical Context for August 25, 1980