The development of intermodal transportation on the North America route also began, and MOL introduced a Mini Land Bridge ( MLB ) service in 1972, using rail transport as well as shipping to reduce transit time, to compete with the U. S. shipping company Sea-Land, extending the service to IPI ( Interior Point Intermodal ) service in 1980.

Towards the end of the year, Bowie and Angela initiated divorce proceedings, and after months of court battles the marriage was ended in early 1980.

She ended her acting career in the made-for TV movie Gideon's Trumpet ( 1980 ).

The threat of such an action ended the Balcombe Street Siege in 1975 but the Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980 ended in a military assault and the deaths of all but one of the hostage takers.

Additionally, the president, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, who returned to power in 1980, was reluctant to cede authority to the armed forces, as his first government had ended in a military coup.

* India had a policy of near-autarky that began after its establishment as an independent state, around 1950 ; it increased until 1980 and ended in 1991 due to imminent bankruptcy.

This collaboration ended in early 1980.

Therefore there was surprise when in 1980 a further series was announced as the third series ended.

Due to changes in the state athletics schedules the Thanksgiving Day game tradition ended in 1980 amid protests from fans, and the game was moved to late October.

This marriage ended in divorce on 22 September 1980.

Hull's marriage to Joanne McKay ended in divorce in 1980 after several abusive incidents.

Zinc smelting was ended in 1980 due to a poor zinc market and environmental regulation.

In 1980, the need for writs to be written in the name of the Crown was ended.

The decade ended with him reunited with Celia Johnson in Staying On ( 1980 ), an adaptation of Paul Scott's postscript to his Raj Quartet novels.

Gong Show and Dating Game also ended otherwise successful syndicated runs in 1980 because of the Three's a Crowd and Newlywed controversies, likely because stations were fearful of community and advertiser retribution on account of Barris ' reputation.

Space again soon ran out and a search for a permanent home led to the lease of part an old leather factory in Abingdon, Oxfordshire in 1929, gradually taking over more space until production ended there in 1980.

Paul Sauvé later took over the role of Premier in July It is generally accepted that the revolution ended before the October Crisis of 1970, but Quebec's society has continued to change dramatically since then, notably with the rise of the sovereignty movement, evidenced by the election of the Separatist Parti Québécois ( first in 1976 ), the formation of a separatist political party representing Quebec on the federal level, the Bloc Québécois ( formed in 1991 ), as well as the 1980 and 1995 Sovereignty Referendums.

His term ended in 1980.

Besides boasting such big name stars as Manilow and Dionne Warwick ; one of the pivotal moments in Arista's history was the signing of Aretha Franklin in 1980, after her long relationship with Atlantic Records ended.

Supporters of his opponent Edward Seaga and the Jamaica Labour Party ( JLP ) and Manley's People's National Party ( PNP ) engaged in a bloody struggle which began before the 1976 election and ended when Seaga was installed as Prime Minister in 1980.

But this was short-lived, and almost ended with Jayan's untimely death while performing a stunt in a film called Kolilakkam ( 1980 ).

VFW-Fokker GmbH was a joint venture of Fokker and VFW started in 1969, but which ended in 1980.

The mandatory nature of the standards was ended by the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980, as concerns grew over the cost of housing and, generally, public spending.

Trudeau's short-lived retirement ended with the defeat of Clark's government and the Liberals ' return to power with a majority government on February 18, 1980.

Lisa Birnbach's 1980 book Official Preppy Handbook, which was written to poke fun at the rich lives of privileged East Coast college students but ended up glamorizing the culture, portrays the preppy social group as well-educated, well-connected, and although exclusive, courteous to other social groups without fostering serious relationships with them.

* Richard Wollheim, Art and its objects, 2nd edn, 1980, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0-521-29706-0

The new owners pushed the company into modernising its line, producing the V8 Vantage in 1977, the convertible Volante in 1978, and the one-off William Towns-styled Bulldog in 1980.

Despite its pro-Western orientation, Botswana participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award until 1980.

Although the National League began its LCS MVP award in 1977, the American League did not begin its LCS MVP award till 1980.

Since its introduction by Alan Guth in 1980, the inflationary paradigm has become widely accepted.

Relations between the Republic of Vanuatu and Cuba began shortly after the former gained its independence from France and the United Kingdom in 1980, and began establishing its own foreign policy as a newly independent state.

The Broadcasting Act 1980 began the process of adding a fourth, and Channel 4, along with its Welsh counterpart, was formally created by an Act of Parliament in 1982.

First it was the Democratic-Republican Party ( 1963 ~ 1980 ); its head was Park Chung-hee who seized power in a 1961 military coup d ' état and ruled as an unelected military strongman until his formal election as president in 1963.

Between 1980 and 1989, Coronation Street underwent some of the biggest changes since its launch.

On 11 June 1980, the United States signed a treaty with the Cook Islands specifying the maritime border between the Cook Islands and American Samoa and also relinquishing its claim to the islands of Penrhyn, Pukapuka, Manihiki, and Rakahanga.

The Global Alliance of Affirming Apostolic Pentecostals ( GAAAP ), traces its roots back to 1980, making it the oldest LGBT-affirming Apostolic Pentecostal denomination in existence.

To match the USA's military buildup, the Soviet Union increased its own military spending to 27 % of its GDP and froze production of civilian goods at 1980 levels, causing a sharp economic decline in the already failing Soviet economy.

They increased the production of oil in 1986, reduced it in 1987 with a subsequent increase in 1988, but not to the levels of 1980 when production reached its highest level.

In his book he asked why, if Saudi Arabia had such an effect on Soviet oil prices, did prices not fall in 1980 when the production of oil by Saudi Arabia reached its highest level — three times as much oil as in the mid-eighties — and why did the Saudis wait till 1990 to increase their production, five years after the CIA's supposed intervention?

Fraying amongst the members of the Warsaw Pact nations and instability of its western allies, first indicated by Lech Wałęsa's 1980 rise to leadership of the trade union Solidarity, accelerated, leaving the Soviet Union unable to depend upon its Eastern European satellite states for protection as a buffer zone.

The 1980 novel The Viceroy of Ouidah by Bruce Chatwin is set in Dahomey, as is its film adaptation, Cobra Verde ( 1987 ) by Werner Herzog.

After uneven commercial success in the late 1970s, Bowie had UK number ones with the 1980 single " Ashes to Ashes ", its parent album Scary Monsters ( and Super Creeps ), and " Under Pressure ", a 1981 collaboration with Queen.

In April 1980, the track " Crying ” from the album began picking up airplay on Dutch radio stations and McLean was called to Europe to appear on several important musical variety shows to plug the song and support its release as a single by EMI.

The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single " Whip It ", and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence.