1980 in Review A Year of Turbulence and Hope
SCOTT KRAFT recaps 1980’s upheavals from Iran hostage crisis to Reagan’s election, floods and fires, Mt St Helens eruption, and global tensions. He notes economic recession, oil worries, and bold events like Abscam, polices riots in Miami, and the Moscow Olympics boycott.
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Scott Kraft
Associated Press
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Nature
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India
Abscam indictments and notable 1980s events summary
A broad, era spanning roundup notes political scandal with Abscam indictments, hostage escapes in Iran, Voyager 1 Saturn flyby, interferon research shifts, Lake Placid Winter Olympics triumphs by the U S hockey team and Eric Heiden, Weather Underground figures surrendering, Sakharov exile, Lennon assassination, and a Kansas postal worker’s criminal case. It also covers a Dodge City injury incident and a Parkville man pleading guilty to removing foreign stamps from mail with possible prison time.
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U.S. House
Abscam
Iran
United States
Solar System
Saturn
Lake Placid
N.Y
Eric Heiden
Bernardine Dohrn
Cathryn Wilkerson
Weather Underground
Abbie Hoffman
Soviet Union
Andrei Sakharov
Afghanistan
John Lennon
Kansas City, Mo
Elwin B. Oldenburg
Parkville
Oldenburg
Scott O. Wright
Rehabilitating Ike says he was activist president
Historians portray Dwight D. Eisenhower as an active leader who shaped policy behind the scenes while presenting a nonpolitical front. Fred Greenstein cites open papers showing Ike used hardball tactics, including a behind the scenes campaign to curb McCarthy, challenging the image of a golf loving, hands off commander.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Eisenhower
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Reagan
American Historical Association
Fred I. Greenstein
Princeton University
Greenstein
University of Massachusetts
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Joseph R. McCarthy
White House
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Woman, 19, Survives Freezing Ordeal in Minnesota Snow
Jean Hilliard, 19, was found frozen stiff after a night in 22 below zero near Lengley Minnesota. She slowly revived after thawing, with doctors saying she was near death and could lose toes, but tests show her heart and kidneys are OK.
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Bismarck
N.D
Jean Hilliard
George Sather
Nelson
Sanger
Cost of ringing in the new year stays high across the U S
Americans face higher New Year Eve costs with options from moonlight bowling in Iowa to $500 a couple Regine's in Manhattan. Prices rise up to 30 percent with lavish dinners at Las Vegas Hilton and Regine's, plus open bars at hotels in Philadelphia and Reno. Strong shows and gifts pack the nightlife, while some hostage-related silence affects the ball drop.
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Associated Press
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Dustin Hoffman
Linda Ronstadt
New York
Roxy Roller Rink
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Pike’s Peak
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