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The Whitney Museum of American Art has paid $1 million for a painting by Jasper Johns, believed to be the highest price ever for the work of a living artist. The 1958 painting, a famous precursor of the Pop Art movement, is "Three Flags."
Ihe problem of aging and inefficient industrial plants, which has cost American industry much of its competitive advantage in the world marketplace, is affecting defense-related factories as well, raising deep concern about the nation's ability to respond quickly to a military emergency.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26--The boatlift that has brought 125,000 refugees from Cuba to the the United States has been officially ended by the Cuban Government, Federal officials reported today.
Senior City Hall and transit officials have agreed that New York needs more transit police officers, and Mayor Koch and the agency's chairman will meet shortly to discuss a possible 5-cent fare increase to 65 cents to pay for them.
TEL AVIV, Sept. 26--The Minister for Religious Affair, Aharon Abuhazira, has been summoned for police questioning in a case that could threaten Prime Minister Menachem Begin's already tenuous majority in Parliament.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 24, 1980, covering September 27, 1980.
Queen
Jackson Browne
Diana Ross
The Rolling Stones
The Cars
1980AsashÅryÅ« Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna[â ]
AsashÅryÅ« Akinori is a Mongolian former professional sumo wrestler (rikishi). He was the 68th yokozuna in the history of the sport in Japan, and in January 2003 he became the first Mongolian to reach sumo's highest rank. He was one of the most successful yokozuna ever. In 2005, he became the first wrestler to win all six official tournaments (honbasho) in a single year. Over his entire career, he won 25 top division tournament championships, placing him fourth on the all-time list.
1980Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer[â ]
Ehron VonAllen is an American singer in the electronic pop genre, record producer, recording artist and remixer, currently based in Hollywood, California. Born Aaron Christopher Allen, VonAllen began music in a small town of 4,000 in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. VonAllen's first run in with music was a concert video by Depeche Mode entitled "101". After graduating from high school, he moved to Dallas, Texas, to pursue a music career instead of university or military, which were both seriously considered. While living in Texas, he played shows in the popular music district of Deep Ellum in downtown Dallas.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[â ]