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September 22, 1980

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WARHEAD OF MISSILE IS REPORTED AS SAFE; It Is Said to Remain in Secure Area Near Site of Friday Explosion Never Outside Security Control Titan Warhead Reported Safe by Military Sources 'Over Their Boiling Point'

By Wendell Rawls Jr. Special To the New York Times

DAMASCUS, Ark., Sept. 21--The Titan 2 missile that exploded in its silo near here early Friday morning was carrying a nuclear warhead that was ejected and that landed within the secured area of the missile site, well-placed military sources said today.

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REAGAN, ANDERSON DISAGREE IN DEBATE ON MOST KEY ISSUES; TEMPER REMARKS ON CARTER Both Candidates Offer Their Views on Abortions, Tax Cuts, MX, Energy and Government Reaching Out to National Audience Marked Contrast in Philosophies Anderson and Reagan Disagree on Many Issues, but Treat Carter Lightly Stands on Military Issues Strategies to Aid Cities Candidate's Religious Views Contrast in Final Statements Issue of Voter Backlash

By Hedrick Smith Special To the New York Times

BALTIMORE, Sept. 21--Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson disagreed tonight on abortion, tax cuts, energy policy, the mobile missile and how to revitalize American cities in the first debate of the 1980 Presidential campaign but made only intermittent attacks on President Carter, who chose not to participate.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 17, 1980, covering September 22, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hold Out by Jackson Browne

    Hold Out

    Jackson Browne

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for Diana by Diana Ross

    Diana

    Diana Ross

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    30
  4. 4
    Album cover for Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones

    Emotional Rescue

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Panorama by The Cars

    Panorama

    The Cars

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

1980Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player[†]

Svenja Weidemann is a German tennis player. She won two singles titles on the ITF tour and on 12 April 2010 reached a singles ranking high of world number 496.

Historical Events

Iraqi invasion of Iran

1980Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.[†]

The Iraqi invasion of Iran began on 22 September 1980, sparking the Iran–Iraq War, and lasted until 5 December 1980. Ba'athist Iraq believed that Iran would not respond effectively due to internal socio-political turmoil caused by the country's Islamic Revolution one year earlier. However, Iraqi troops faced fierce Iranian resistance, which stalled their advance into western Iran. In two months, the invasion came to a halt after Iraq occupied more than 25,900 square kilometres (10,000 sq mi) of Iranian territory.

Historical Context for September 22, 1980

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