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SERRA PELADA, Brazil, Sept. 29--The pilot lifted himself out of a bamboo chair in the hotel lobby of the steamy Amazon town of Maraba to answer the telephone. "Commandante," the caller asked, "do you fly people in and out of Serra Pelada?"
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2--Saudi Arabia has decided to raise its oil production substantially to offset in part the supply shortage caused by the war between Iraq and Iran, according to authoritative reports in this country and overseas.
WHEN Nadir arrives in the land of the pearl fishers in Bizet's opera, he is, unlike his hosts, not a diver in the deep. He is a wandering hunter who seems haunted by something just as far off, something from another land or time, something from the internal...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 The Carter Administration warned today that the latest increase in interest rates could choke off the present economic recovery. It was the first note of official concern over the rise in rates.
Braniff International, which is financially hard-pressed, has taken steps to raise $159 million, a Braniff executive said yesterday, and has agreed to provide its long-term debt holders with "security interests" in its fleet of owned aircraft, whose total market value is more than $500 million.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 1, 1980, covering October 3, 1980.
Queen
Diana Ross
George Benson
Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra
The Cars
1980Anquan Boldin, American football player[â ]
Anquan Kenmile Boldin Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. He also played for the Baltimore Ravens, the San Francisco 49ers and the Detroit Lions.
1980Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player[â ]
Sheldon W. Brookbank is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) under Jeremy Colliton.
1980Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author[â ]
Lindsey Kelk is an English author, journalist and former children's book editor. She initially signed a up-to three-book deal with HarperCollins following the submission of a manuscript for her first novel. To date, she has published 19 adult books and is also the author of the children's series Cinders and Sparks.
1980Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer[â ]
Daniel John Mark Luke O'Donoghue is an Irish singer-songwriter best known for being the frontman of the Irish rock band The Script and as a coach on the first two series of the television singing talent show The Voice UK. He was earlier a member of the Irish boy band Mytown.
1980HĂ©ctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer[â ]
HĂ©ctor Reynoso LĂłpez is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
1980Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (died 2013)[â ]
Ivan Turina was a Croatian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made one appearance for the Croatia national team.
1980Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (born 1907)[â ]
Friedrich Karm was an Estonian international footballer who scored 9 goals in 13 games for the Estonian national side. He was also a bandy player.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[â ]