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November 11, 1980

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Headlines from November 11, 1980

Chase's Lawsuit Against Iran; Case Illustrates Legal Tangle in Hostage Crisis A Contrast in Styles Chase Manhattan Bank v. Islamic Republic of Iran Chase v. Iran Illustrates Hostage Tangle Funds Offset Against Debts Iranians Sue in London Freeze Amended First Day Attachment Order Granted

By Jeff Gerth Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10--In the computer index kept by the clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in downtown Manhattan, the case is cited as 79 Civ. 6644. It is also known as Chase Manhattan Bank v. Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Restored Maine Statue Returns

By Unknown Author

A yearlong, $654,000 project to refurbish the Maine Memorial at Columbus Circle was completed yesterday when a 140-ton crane lifted the seven-ton bronze statue of "Columbia Triumphant" back atop its marble base at the southwest entrance to Central Park.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 5, 1980, covering November 11, 1980.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The River by Bruce Springsteen

    The River

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  2. 2
    Album cover for Guilty by Barbra Streisand

    Guilty

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for One Step Closer by The Doobie Brothers

    One Step Closer

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for The Game by Queen

    The Game

    Queen

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits by Kenny Rogers

    Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits

    Kenny Rogers

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    4

Notable Births

Chris Kelly (ice hockey)

1980Chris Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Christopher Kelly is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current assistant coach for the Boston Bruins. Kelly played for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a member of the Bruins' 2011 Stanley Cup-winning team.

1980Edmoore Takaendesa, Zimbabwean-German rugby player[†]

Edmoore Takaendesa is a German international rugby union player, playing for the RG Heidelberg in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.

Notable Deaths

Vince Gair

1980Vince Gair, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Queensland (born 1901)[†]

Vincent Clair Gair was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of Queensland from 1952 until 1957, when his stormy relations with the trade union movement saw him expelled from the Labor Party. He was elected to the Australian Senate and led the Democratic Labor Party from 1965 to 1973. In 1974 he was appointed Australian Ambassador to Ireland by the Whitlam government, which caused his expulsion from the DLP.

Historical Context for November 11, 1980

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