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November 7, 1980

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Historical Context for November 7, 1980

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

Notable Births

1980Sergio Almirón, Argentinian footballer^[†]

Sergio Bernardo Almirón is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central midfielder known for his passing and powerful shots.

1980Gervasio Deferr, Spanish gymnast^[†]

Gervasio Deferr Ángel is a retired gymnast from Spain who competed at three Olympic Games. He became the Olympic champion in men's vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and repeated the feat at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Each of his ankles show a tattoo with the logo of one of these two Olympic Games. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won the silver medal on the floor exercise with a score of 15.775.

1980James Franklin, New Zealand cricketer^[†]

James Edward Charles Franklin is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all forms of the game internationally.

1980Karthik, Indian singer-songwriter^[†]

Karthik is an Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. He has sung more than 8000 songs in 15+ Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi.

1980Luciana Salazar, Argentinian model, actress, and singer^[†]

Luciana Salazar is an Argentine model, actress, dancer and businesswoman.

Notable Deaths

1980İlhan Erdost, Turkish publisher (born 1944)^[†]

İlhan Erdost was a Turkish publisher. He was one of the leftist figures who were killed after the military coup in 1980.

1980Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (born 1930)^[†]

Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias "Harvey Mushman" when participating in motor races.

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Headlines from November 7, 1980

2 Reagan Allies In Senate Press Their Own Aims; Dole and Thurmond Voice Ideas on Tax and Judges To Push for Tax Cuts On Appointment of Judges Dole and Thurmond Name Goals, Some of Them at Odds With Reagan's

By Steven V. Roberts Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6--A new era began on Capitol Hill today as the topranking Republicans on the Senate Finance and Judiciary Committees started setting their priorities and carrying out the conservative mandate they feel they have received from the American electorate.

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2 EX-F.B.I. OFFICIALS ARE FOUND GUILTY IN BREAK-INS CASE; APPEAL OF VERDICT IS PLANNED Defendants Authorized Searches Without Warrants in Seeking Information on Bombings Test of Bureau Policies Ex-F.B.I. Officials Found Guilty of Conspiracy in Authorizing Break-Ins Opens Way for Damage Suits Question of Authorization

By Robert Pear Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6--Two former officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, W. Mark Felt and Edward S. Miller, were found guilty today of conspiring to violate the constitutional rights of ...

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D'Amato Assures Koch of Willingness to Help City; Favors Moynihan Bill

By Ronald Smothers

Senator-elect Alfonse M. D'Amato met yesterday with Mayor Koch in New York City, where he did not do well in the election Tuesday, to assure him that he would support measures helpful to the city.

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Voyager's Eye on Saturn Detects Baffling New Rings and Regions; 'Complex Structure' Cited Effects of Gravity

By John Noble Wilford Special To the New York Times

PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 6--Voyager 1 is discovering the rings of Saturn to be far more complex and wondrous than ever suspected from Earth-based observations. The spacecraft's latest photographs show rings within the rings, like ...

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Prime Rate Up a Point, to 15 %; Stocks Drop 17.75, Ending Rally; No Comment by White House Banks Raise Prime Rate Full Point, to 15 % Level Mortgage Increase Forecast Rise in Cost of Funds Cited Steady Policy Advocated

By Steve Lohr

Most of the nation's major banks raised their prime interest rates a full percentage point yesterday, to 15 percent, prompting some economists to warn that the high rates posed a serious threat to the economic recovery.

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TRIUMPHANT REAGAN STARTING TRANSITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE; EXECUTIVE TEAM IS APPOINTED But Victor Says He Won't Intrude in Hostage Talks, Stressing Carter Is Still President Wide Range of Questions Reagan Starts White House Transition Would Not Delay on Hostages Firm on Campaign Platform

By Douglas E. Kneeland Special To the New York Times

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6--Presidentelect Ronald Reagan began the transition to the White House today but emphasized several times in answer to questions at a news conference that he was "not going to intrude" in such matters as the hostage negotiations with Iran because Jimmy Carter was "still the President."

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IRAN SEEMS TO SLOW EFFORT ON HOSTAGES; Teheran Commission Member Says Release Might Take Months Decision Passed to U.S. Iran Seems to Have Slowed Action on Captives Since Reagan Victory Will Honor Its Obligations

By Unknown Author

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov. 6--Iranian efforts to deal with the American hostage crisis appear to have slowed sharply since Ronald Reagan won the American Presidential election on Tuesday.

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Reagan Favors Linking Arms Talks To Soviet Behavior Around World; Differences on Human Rights Reagan Favors Linking Arms Talks to Soviet Behavior Around the World Critical on Human Rights Issue

By Bernard Gwertzman Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6--Presidentelect Ronald Reagan said today that future negotiations with the Soviet Union on arms control and other issues should be linked to Soviet "policies of aggression" around the world.

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City Inspectors and Food Stores Charged With Bribery; 7 Inspectors and 13 Food Stores Or Chains Charged With Bribery Wore a Tape Recorder

By Joseph P. Fried

Seven New York City consumer-affairs inspectors have been indicted on charges of taking bribes and other payments to overlook illegal practices that cheat consumers in food stores, New York City officials disclosed yesterday.

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Bolivian Regime Says It Will Free Its Last 220 Political Detainees

By Unknown Author

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 6 (Reuters)-- Bolivia's remaining 220 political detainees will be released by Monday, Interior Minister Luis Arce Gomez said today. Some, however, will have their freedom of movement restricted while others will be sent into exile abroad, he said.

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Bonn's World Role: Recession Is Limiting Leverage; News Analysis Moving Less Weight in the World Assistance for the Friendly A Difficult Contradiction Eye on the Domestic Situation

By John Vinocur Special To the New York Timesassociated Press

BONN, Nov. 6--By its own standards West Germany is in for hard economic times, and its relatively bleak jobless, production and balance-of-payments figures are leading to a reassessment of the world leadership role its Government thinks it can play.

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2 Hijack Venezuelan Jet To Cuba and Surrender

By Unknown Author

HAVANA, Nov. 6 (Reuters)--Two Venezuelan brothers who said they had a bomb hijacked a Venezuelan airliner to Cuba today and then surrendered to the Cuban authorities.

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