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On his inauguration yesterday as 17th president of Columbia University, Michael I. Sovern declared that the school intended to be a "caring partner" for its neighbors and the city.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 28--President Saddam Hussein of Iraq said tonight that he would welcome a cease-fire with Iran and was prepared to hold direct negotiations with Teheran to settle their dispute, but he again demanded territorial concessions that Iran has repeatedly rejected.
ABDALI, Kuwait, Sept. 28--Hundreds of immigrant workers who fled from the fighting between Iraq and Iran are camped in the open at this border post, waiting for a way to get home.
An unusual and unexpected teacher shortage is developing in school districts across the country at the very time that many of those districts are experiencing declining enrollments and fiscal constraints that are forcing layoffs.
Negotiations between the Metropolitan Opera and its orchestra broke off at 9 P.M. yesterday, with increasingly likely prospects that the company will announce the cancellation of its 1980-81 season today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 24, 1980, covering September 29, 1980.
Queen
Jackson Browne
Diana Ross
The Rolling Stones
The Cars
1980Dallas Green, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Dallas Michael John Albert Green is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who records under the name City and Colour. He is also known for his contributions as a singer, rhythm guitarist, songwriter and co-founder of the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. In 2005, he debuted his first full-length album, Sometimes, which achieved platinum certification in 2006. City and Colour began performing in small intimate venues between Alexisonfire tours. The name City and Colour comes from his own name: Dallas, a city, and Green, a colour. His reasoning for the name was that he felt uneasy "putting the album out under the name Dallas Green".
1980Zachary Levi, American actor and singer[†]
Zachary Levi Pugh is an American actor. He starred as Chuck Bartowski in the action comedy series Chuck (2007–2012), and as the titular character in the superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel.
1980Chrissy Metz, American actress[†]
Christine Michelle Metz is an American actress and singer. She played Kate Pearson in the television series This Is Us (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. She has also appeared in films such as Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) and Breakthrough (2019).
1980Harold Alexander Abramson, American physician (born 1889)[†]
Harold Alexander Abramson was an American physician, remembered as a proponent of therapeutic LSD. He played a significant role in the CIA's MKULTRA program to investigate the possible applications for LSD.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]