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Monday, January 14, 1980
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The Headlines
Violence, Often Unchecked, Pervades U. S. Border Patrol; 'No Choice But to Follow' Difficult to Prosecute Violence, Often Unchecked, Pervades U.S. Border Patrol in the Southwest Guns Fired, Ex-Patrolman Says Violence Is Called Widespread 'Throw Away the Gun' Unregistered Weapon Was Used Beating in Station Alleged Lead-Lined Gloves and Garrotes 'Almost Had an Ulcer' Need 'to Make the System Work' Low Salaries a Problem Patrolmen Working in Pairs Affidavit Describes Treatment 'You Have No Rights' Agent Allowed to Resign 13-Year-Old Girl Assaulted Maids 'Protesting the Abuse' Treatment of Alien Children Allowed Entry Later
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Rock with You
Michael Jackson
#1 at the box office
Kramer vs. Kramer
$2,018,194
The must-have
Rubik's Cube
You Share a Birthday With
- 1949 (1849)
- Albert Schweitzer (1875)
- Jason Bateman (1969)
- Yukio Mishima (1925)
- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
awesomebodaciouscheesychill
Valley Girl
as ifbarf me outgag me with a spoongrodytotally
Hip Hop
baddefdopeflyfreshword
Yuppie
greed is goodpower lunchnetworking
Tech Check
Fax Machine Boom, Pac-Man & Flash Memory.
Style of 1980
Silhouette: Oversized inverted triangle
Material: Lycra and sequins
- Shoulder pads
- Perms
- Neon accessories
Cost of Living (1980)
Loaf of Bread
$0.50
Gallon of Gas
$1.19
Average Home
$47,200
New Car
$7,200
Time Elapsed
16,945 days ago
(46 years, 155 days)