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October 29, 1980

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Headlines from October 29, 1980

Delay on Indian Point Alert Confirmed; Criticism in Westchester An Uncompleted Phone Call A 3 -Day Delay Cited By N.R.C. and Con Ed On Indian Point Alert The Stuck Warning Light

By Ralph Blumenthal

A major water leak and other problems at Consolidated Edison's Indian Point 2 nuclear plant were not brought to the attention of the appropriate regional officials of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for three and a half days after they became apparent, utility and government officials agreed yesterday.

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Virgil Thomson Orchestrates a Meal And Reminisces; Virgil Thomson Orchestrates a Meal and Reminisces Virgil Thomson's Sweet Corn Virgil Thomson's Wild Rice Maurice Grosser's Plums With Framboise Jeff Davis Pie

By Moira Hodgson

VIRGIL THOMSON, the critic and composer, says that he'd rather talk about food than music. "People are much more interested in food," he says. Mr. Thomson, who will cele brate his 84th birthday Nov. 25, has been a major force in American music for more than half a century and has been called the most brilliant music critic of his time.

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CARTER AND REAGAN DISPUTE VIEWS ON ARMS POLICY, ECONOMY AND IRAN IN A BROAD DEBATE BEFORE NATION; THEMES REINFORCED President Stresses a Risk of War--Rival Offers an Image of Reason Contrast in Styles Emotional Arguments Used Carter and Reagan Dispute Views in Debate Reaction of Pollster Use of Military Power Carter Challenged on Military Reagan Plan Held Inflationary Minimum Wage Issue Raised Clash on Arms Treaty Carter Defends Energy Policies

By Adam Clymer Special To the New York Times

CLEVELAND, Oct. 28--President Carter and Ronald Reagan each sought in a 90-minute debate tonight to reinforce the dominant themes of eight weeks of often desultory campaigning.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 29, 1980, covering October 29, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Guilty by Barbra Streisand

    Guilty

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  3. 3
    Album cover for One Step Closer by The Doobie Brothers

    One Step Closer

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for The River by Bruce Springsteen

    The River

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    1
  5. 5
    Album cover for Crimes Of Passion by Pat Benatar

    Crimes Of Passion

    Pat Benatar

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Ben Foster (actor)

1980Ben Foster, American actor[†]

Benjamin A. Foster is an American actor. His films include The Punisher (2004), X-Men: The Last Stand and Alpha Dog, 30 Days of Night (2007), The Messenger and Pandorum, The Mechanic (2011), Contraband (2012), Kill Your Darlings and Lone Survivor, The Program (2015), Warcraft (2016), and Leave No Trace (2018). He has won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in Hell or High Water (2016). He also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin in Six Feet Under (2003–05).

1980Nadejda Ostrovskaya, Belarusian tennis player[†]

Nadejda Ostrovskaya is a Belarusian former tennis player.

1980Kaine Robertson, New Zealand-Italian rugby player[†]

Paul Kaine Robertson is a rugby union player from New Zealand who plays rugby union for Viadana, and international rugby for Italy.

Notable Deaths

George Borg Olivier

1980Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1911)[†]

Giorgio Borg Olivier was a Maltese politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955–1958, and again between 1971–1977.

Historical Events

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

1980Demonstration flight of a secretly modified C-130 for an Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt ends in a crash landing at Eglin Air Force Base's Duke Field, Florida, leading to the cancellation of Operation Credible Sport.[†]

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations.

Historical Context for October 29, 1980

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