Saturday, April 12, 1980

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The Headlines

SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORK OUTLAWED; New Federal Rules Term Practice a Violation of Civil Rights Law U.S. Prohibits Sexual Harassment Of Workers as Violation of Rights Few Court Precedents Voluntary Compliance Urged

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Another Brick in the Wall, Part II

Pink Floyd

#1 at the box office

Kramer vs. Kramer

$1,194,160

The must-have

Rubik's Cube

On This Day

• Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF

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• Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.

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• The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jacob Zuma (1942)
• Montserrat Caballé (1933)
• David Letterman (1947)
• Tom Clancy (1947)
• Claire Danes (1979)

Slang

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)