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September 4, 1980

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Headlines from September 4, 1980

U.S. WINS AGREEMENT OF BEGIN AND SADAT FOR RENEWED TALKS; SUMMIT PARLEY IS ALSO SEEN West Bank and Gaza Negotiations to Reconvene in a Few Weeks --Some Aides Surprised Political Motive Is Denied Joint Statement Is Read Egypt and Israel Agree to Resume Autonomy Talks Concern in Mideast Reported

By Special to The New York Times

CAIRO, Sept. 3--Egypt and Israel have agreed to resume negotiations within the next few weeks on autonomy for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip and to join with the United States in a summit meeting on Middle East peace later in the year.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 3, 1980, covering September 4, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

    Emotional Rescue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hold Out by Jackson Browne

    Hold Out

    Jackson Browne

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Urban Cowboy by Soundtrack

    Urban Cowboy

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Diana by Diana Ross

    Diana

    Diana Ross

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    28

Notable Births

Pat Neshek

1980Pat Neshek, American baseball player[†]

Patrick John Neshek is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Philadelphia Phillies. The Twins selected him in the sixth round of the 2002 MLB draft, out of Butler University. Neshek made his MLB debut for the Twins in 2006, and played for them until 2010. He was selected to his first All-Star Game in 2014, and his second in 2017.

Historical Context for September 4, 1980

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