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October 8, 1980

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Headlines from October 8, 1980

Jenrette and Co-defendant Guilty In Abscam Bribery and Plot Case; Jenrette and a Co-defendant Found Guilty of Bribery Definitions in Instructions Alcohol and State of Mind Differences in Jenrette Case

By Robert Pear Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 Representative John W. Jenrette Jr. was found guilty today of bribery and conspiracy and thus became the second Congressman to be convicted of criminal charges arising from the Abscam investigation.

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'I Love N.Y.' Sells in L.A.; 'I Love N.Y.' Label Is a Hit on the Coast

By Robert Lindsey

LOS ANGELES RICHARD MELCOMBE is a 24-year-old entrepreneur who thinks he knows a market when he sees one. He sells Bloomingdale's underwear, Drake's coffee cakes, Nedick's orange drink, and just about anything else that shoppers can buy in New York but can't buy here.

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U.S. IS OFFERING AID TO MORE COUNTRIES ALONG PERSIAN GULF; NEUTRALITY MADE A CONDITION Widened Assistance Policy Comes Week After Delivery of Radar Planes to Saudi Arabians Aid Contingent on Neutrality U.S. IS OFFERING AID TO THE GULF STATES No Link to Jordan's Decision Christopher Lauds Soviet Restraint

By Bernard Gwertzman Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7--A week after sending radar surveillance planes to Saudi Arabia, the United States said today that it was willing to supply similar aid to other Persian Gulf nations if they stayed out of the Iranian-Iraqi conflict.

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Increase in Rate For Bank Loans Is Termed Likely; Assembly Speaker Expects Consumer Charge to Rise Veto by Carey Questioned Rate to Be Negotiated Credit Card Fee Opposed Legislature Expected By Fink to Vote Rise For Bank Loan Rates

By Richard J. Meislin

The Speaker of New York State's Democratic-led Assembly said yesterday that the Legislature, when it returns to Albany next month, was likely to increase the maximum interest rate that banks can charge on consumer loans.

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Rating Carter on the Economy; Amid Clear Ills, Responsibility Is the Issue Rating Carter on the Economy Series of Reversals

By Steven Rattner Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7--Asked recently about his economic record, President Carter responded: "Under the circumstances, I think about a B. The actual results, may be a C."

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 8, 1980, covering October 8, 1980.

1
The Game
Queen
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
13
2
Diana
Diana Ross
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2
Peak
2
Weeks
33
3
Give Me The Night
George Benson
Last week
3
Peak
3
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10
4
Xanadu (Soundtrack)
Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra
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4
Peak
4
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14
5
Panorama
The Cars
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5
Peak
5
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6

Notable Births

1980Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer^[†]

Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American comedian, television presenter, actor, and rapper. In television, he began his career as a teenager on Nickelodeon's All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'n Out, America's Got Talent, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, and The Masked Singer. He has also acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Roll Bounce, and Goal II: Living the Dream.

1980Branislav Mezei, Slovak ice hockey player^[†]

Branislav Mezei is a Slovak professional ice hockey player. Mezei is a defenceman currently with HK Nitra of the Slovak Extraliga. Mezei has previous played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New York Islanders and Florida Panthers. Mezei also played for Barys Astana and HC Plzen of the KHL, and Espoo Blues of the SM-liiga. Mezei was a first-round pick of the Islanders in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, tenth overall.

1980The Miz, American wrestler, actor, and television personality^[†]

Michael Gregory Mizanin is an American professional wrestler, actor, and television personality. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name The Miz.

1980J. R. Ramirez, Cuban-American actor^[†]

J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the NBC/Netflix series Manifest. Prior, he was a series regular as Julio on the Starz series Power and as Oscar Arocho on the Netflix / Marvel Television series Jessica Jones. Ramirez also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of Arrow.

Historical Context for October 8, 1980

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

Headlines from October 8, 1980

Jenrette and Co-defendant Guilty In Abscam Bribery and Plot Case; Jenrette and a Co-defendant Found Guilty of Bribery Definitions in Instructions Alcohol and State of Mind Differences in Jenrette Case

'I Love N.Y.' Sells in L.A.; 'I Love N.Y.' Label Is a Hit on the Coast

Increase in Rate For Bank Loans Is Termed Likely; Assembly Speaker Expects Consumer Charge to Rise Veto by Carey Questioned Rate to Be Negotiated Credit Card Fee Opposed Legislature Expected By Fink to Vote Rise For Bank Loan Rates

Rating Carter on the Economy; Amid Clear Ills, Responsibility Is the Issue Rating Carter on the Economy Series of Reversals

The Game

Diana

Give Me The Night

Xanadu (Soundtrack)

Panorama

Notable Births

Historical Context for October 8, 1980