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Most large banks raised their prime lending rates yesterday to 17 percent from 16 percent in a move to stay abreast of a Federal Reserve tight-money policy that has sharply increased interest rates.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--A military appropriation bill far larger than that requested by President Carter or voted by the House of Representatives sailed through the Senate today.
ALBANY, Nov. 21--Leaders of the Assembly and Senate agreed today on a bill that would end state controls on the interest rates that banks can charge on unpaid credit card balances and most personal loans.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21--The State Department said today that the Administration had put off indefinitely, probably until the Reagan administration takes over, any action on Poland's request for vast economic assistance.
LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 21--Fire swept from the kitchen through the casino of the MGM Grand hotel here just after dawn this morning, trapping about 3,500 guests and employees.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 19, 1980, covering November 22, 1980.
Bruce Springsteen
Barbra Streisand
Kenny Rogers
Stevie Wonder
Queen
1980David Artell, English footballer and coach[†]
David John Artell is a football manager and former professional player who is head coach of EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
1980Shawn Fanning, American computer programmer and businessman, founded Napster[†]
Shawn Fanning is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.
1980Yaroslav Rybakov, Russian high jumper[†]
Yaroslav Vladimirovich Rybakov is a retired Russian high jumper.
1980Jules Léger, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (born 1913)[†]
Joseph Jules Léger was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as the 21st governor general of Canada from 1974 to 1979.
1980Norah McGuinness, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1901)[†]
Norah Allison McGuinness was an Irish painter and illustrator.
1980Mae West, American stage and film actress (born 1893)[†]
Mary Jane "Mae" West was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of her time, she was known for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice. West began performing in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving on to film in Los Angeles.
In 1980, the world population was approximately 4,447,606,236 people[†]