Monday, August 10, 1981

From the day

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The Headlines

U.S. TIES GROWING FOR JAPAN'S TRADERS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Endless Love

Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

#1 at the box office

Raiders of the Lost Ark

$5,157,432

The must-have

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

On This Day

• Murder of Adam Walsh: The head of John Walsh's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Herbert Hoover (1874)
• Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
• Antonio Banderas (1960)
• Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
• Jorge Amado (1912)

Slang

Tech Check

IBM PC, MS-DOS & Space Shuttle.

Cost of Living (1980)