Top News Stories of 1980 Voted by AP and UPI Editors
The 1980 election of Ronald Reagan tops AP editors and broadcasters ballots, with the Iran hostage crisis and the economy close behind. UPI rankings place Iranian hostages first on headline impact, followed by Reagan’s election and inflation.
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Gazette
NEW York
Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
White House
GOP
Senate
Associated Press
United Press International
Reagan
Iran
U.S
Afghanistan
Mount St. Helens
Washington State
Poland
John Lennon
Unitedates
Moscow
Abscam
Britain
Abscam-Brilab
Italian prison siege ends with helicopter raid and hostages
Italian police stormed Trani prison to free hostages held by about 70 inmates. At least 13 hostages rescued, four wounded, operation ongoing as rebels pressed to close maximum security prisons for terrorists.
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Trann
Italy
Trani
Rome
ANSA
Carabinieri National
Ing
Nicola de Marinis
Subway accident injures 75 in Staten Island crash
A four car rapid transit train failed to stop at St George Station and struck a wall at about 8 07 am. Police reported 75 to 100 injured with eight serious. EMS ferried victims to St Vincent's Hospital and one patient faced a possible right arm fracture.
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New York
Staten Island
St. George
St. Vincent's Hospital
Salvadoran-American son slain in San Salvador
The Salvadoran son of a Miami man William Ludlow aged 35 was found blindfolded and shot to death in his car in southern San Salvador after meeting with National Guard officials. Witnesses say his hands were tied behind his back with cords, a method used by the military. John Ludlow, an American now living in Miami, is his father.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
UPI
Miami
National Guard
William Ludlow
Ludlow
John Ludlow
Maimi
Pope Denies Plan to Fly to Poland Amid Soviet Tension
Vatican officials rejected Newsweek claims that Pope John Paul II privately told Moscow he would fly to Poland if the Soviets invaded. Spokesman Don Pierfranco Pastore said the pope would never state such an intent and no such indication exists.
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Vatican City
UPI
Vatican Today
John Paul II
Poland
Newsweek
Moscow
John Paul
Vatican
Don Pierfranco Pastore
Blazing Tanks at Getty Refinery In El Dorado Injures Four
Firefighters fought three giant storage tanks at the Getty Refining refinery in El Dorado Kansas starting Sunday afternoon. One tank exploded sparking a river of fire that involved all three tanks and caused four injuries. A safety spokesman described multiple explosions as tanks burst and reignited.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Getty Refining and Marketing Co
Kansas
Bob Dice
el Dorado Department of Public Safety
Mexico ends fishing pacts with United States
Mexico says it will terminate its fishing agreements with the United States. The decision, to be conveyed to the State Department, may surface in talks with President-elect Reagan and Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo on January 5. It could imperil many small American boat owners and signals Mexico’s push to grow a competitive fishing fleet.
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Mexico
New York
Ronald Reagan
United States
New York Times
State Department
Reagan
Jose Lopez Portillo
Kissinger Arrives in Sadat Hometown for Talks
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrived in Anwar Sadat's Nile Delta hometown to begin private meetings with President Sadat. The talks inaugurate a series aimed at advancing Arab Israeli peace, building on Kissinger shuttle diplomacy after the 1973 war.
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Mit Abul Kom
Egypt
Henry Kissinger
Nile Delta
Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Kissinger
Cairo
Space Shuttle Columbia Rolls To Launch Pad
The space shuttle Columbia, docked with its external tank and boosters, is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center Florida. It will travel 34 miles to the launch pad as officials aim for a mid March liftoff.
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Kennedy Space Center
Fla
Jiang Qing Trial Declares Conclusive Evidence Against
The presiding judge says evidence is conclusive for Jiang Qing facing the death penalty. She denounces party and state leaders as reactionaries and fascists in court. The final hearing ends with warnings of new offenses for vilification and slander.
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Peking
UPI
Jiang Qing
Mao Tse-tung
Jiang
Xinhua
Zeng Hanzhou
Sam Levene dies in New York hotel room
Actor Sam Levene famed for creating Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls was found dead in his St Moritz hotel suite at age 75. Police cited a probable heart attack. the veteran performer was known for fast talking New Yorker roles on stage since the 1920s.
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Sam Levene
Nathan Detroit
Levene
Patsy
Finkelstein
al Lewis
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