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October 20, 1980

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Headlines from October 20, 1980

REAGAN CALLS PEACE HIS FIRST OBJECTIVE IN ADDRESS TO NATION; COUNTERS CARTER'S CHARGES Talk Outlines a Bipartisan Foreign Policy -- Pledges Arms Talks Based on U.S. Strength Reagan Calls World Peace His First Objective and Outlines Bipartisan Foreign Policy Strength and Peace 'I Will Sit Down With the Russians'

By Douglas E. Kneeland Special To the New York Times

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 19 -- Ronald Reagan, strongly defending his commitment to peace, went on the offensive tonight to try to blunt the issue, which has shown signs of dominating the closing days of the Presidential campaign.

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Carter Is in Trouble With Voters In Two Major Sections of Florida; Reagan Leads in Newspaper Poll The Crucial States: Florida Carter Is in Trouble With Voters in Two Crucial Sections of Florida Problems of Disaffection A Longtime Democratic Stronghold Carter to Campaign Tuesday

By Dudley Clendinen Special To the New York Times

MIAMI, Oct. 19 -- President Carter, who captured Florida's 17 electoral votes by a margin of 5 percent of the popular vote in 1976, has serious problems in the two areas that provided his slim margin four years ago, the northern tier and Dade County.

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President Suggests Reagan's Policy Could Lead to a 'Nuclear Precipice'; Prepares for Campaign Trip Timing of Reagan Speech Carter Suggests Reagan's Policy Could Lead U.S. to a 'Nuclear Precipice' 'A Very Risky Gamble' Problem in Persian Gulf

By Steven R. Weisman Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- President Carter, moving further to make the strategic arms treaty with the Soviet Union a major issue of his re-election campaign, charged today that Ronald Reagan's attitudes toward arms control could push the United States closer to a "nuclear precipice."

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Seahawks Gain 27-17 Victory; Jets Beaten After Leading by 11 Snap From Center Is High Seahawks-Jets Summary Scoring Jets Notes Jets Statistics

By Gerald Eskenazi

The Jets, who heard unfamiliar chants of "Defense!" from the crowd and even a few cheers for their quarterback, Richard Todd, experienced an all-too-familiar result yesterday as they lost to the Seattle Seahawks, 27-17, at Shea Stadium. It was their sixth loss in seven games.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 1980, covering October 20, 1980.

1
The Game
Queen
Last week
1
Peak
1
Weeks
14
2
Guilty
Barbra Streisand
Last week
15
Peak
2
Weeks
2
3
Diana
Diana Ross
Last week
2
Peak
2
Weeks
34
4
Xanadu (Soundtrack)
Olivia Newton-John/Electric Light Orchestra
Last week
4
Peak
4
Weeks
15
5
One Step Closer
The Doobie Brothers
Last week
16
Peak
5
Weeks
2

Notable Births

1980Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (died 2016)^[†]

Chad Damian Robinson was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. Robinson spent several years in Australia's National Rugby League with the Parramatta Eels and the Sydney Roosters and a season with Super League side Harlequins RL.

1980José Veras, Dominican baseball player^[†]

José Enger Veras Romero is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization in 1998. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2006 with the New York Yankees. He also played for the Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and Houston Astros.

Historical Context for October 20, 1980

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

Headlines from October 20, 1980

Carter Is in Trouble With Voters In Two Major Sections of Florida; Reagan Leads in Newspaper Poll The Crucial States: Florida Carter Is in Trouble With Voters in Two Crucial Sections of Florida Problems of Disaffection A Longtime Democratic Stronghold Carter to Campaign Tuesday

President Suggests Reagan's Policy Could Lead to a 'Nuclear Precipice'; Prepares for Campaign Trip Timing of Reagan Speech Carter Suggests Reagan's Policy Could Lead U.S. to a 'Nuclear Precipice' 'A Very Risky Gamble' Problem in Persian Gulf

BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Companies Today's Columns

Seahawks Gain 27-17 Victory; Jets Beaten After Leading by 11 Snap From Center Is High Seahawks-Jets Summary Scoring Jets Notes Jets Statistics

The Game

Guilty

Diana

Xanadu (Soundtrack)

One Step Closer

Notable Births

Historical Context for October 20, 1980