( 1990 ) The Contras, 1980 – 1989: A Special Kind of Politics.

" Maybe a hydrologist can use the latest technology to trace the $ 5, 800 in ransom money found in 1980 to where Cooper landed upstream ," suggested Special Agent Larry Carr, leader of the investigation team since 2006.

* 1980 – Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.

" A number of original recordings also were released in this way in the 1970s and early 1980s, such as " Gall in the Family Fare " ( a parody of All in the Family ), a single entitled " Makin ' Out ," the octuple-grooved track " It's a Super Spectacular Day ," which had eight possible endings, the spoken word Meet the Staff insert, and a six-track, 30-minute Mad Disco EP ( from the 1980 Special of the same title ) that included a disco version of " It's a Gas.

Perhaps the most high-profile example of this was, in 1980 the Metropolitan Police handing control of the Iranian Embassy Siege to the Special Air Service.

The Mystery Writers of America honored Gould and his work with a Special Edgar Award in 1980.

# Janez Strnad, Fizika, 3. del, Posebna teorija relativnosti, Atomi ( Physics, 3rd part, Special Theory of relativity, Atoms ), ( DZS, Ljubljana 1980, pp 320 ).

In 1980, the two Cologne departments of the Rhineland School of Education were attached to the university as the Faculties of Education and of Special Education.

He went on to star in the similarly-successful Star Wars sequels, The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) and Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ), as well as The Star Wars Holiday Special ( 1978 ).

* Christmas Special ( 1980 )-24 December

In 1980, Brzezinski planned Operation Eagle Claw, which was meant to free the hostages in Iran using the newly created Delta Force and other Special Forces units.

Additionally, Miller drew a short Batman Christmas story, " Wanted: Santa Claus – Dead or Alive ", written by Denny O ' Neil for DC Special Series No. 21 ( Spring 1980 ).

The original broadcasts took place on BBC Radio 4 between 1980 and 1988 ( as detailed in the table below ), with one programme ( The Hee Bee Gee Bees Special ) from the same team premiering on BBC Radio 2.

Beginning in 1980, Englewood switched from a Mayor-Council form of government to a modified Council-Manager plan of government in accordance with a Special Charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature.

When China began to reform its economy, Xiamen was made one of the original Special Economic Zones in 1980, to attract foreign investment, particularly from overseas Chinese.

The film was reissued in 1980 as Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition, which featured additional scenes.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition was released in August 1980, making a further $ 15. 7 million, accumulating a final $ 303. 7 million box office gross.

This version of the film is something of a re-edit of the original 1977 release with some elements of the 1980 Special Edition, but omits the mothership interior scenes which Spielberg felt should have remained a mystery.

The second disc contained a wealth of extra features including the 101-minute " Making Of " documentary from 1997, a featurette from 1977, trailers, and deleted scenes that included, among other things, the mothership interiors from the 1980 Special Edition.

In 1977, their name was changed to the Special Boat Squadron and in 1980 the SBS relinquished North Sea oil rig protection to Comacchio Company.

In 1980, new shows were added to the lineup, including Dusty's Treehouse, First Row Features, Special Delivery, What Will They Think Of Next ?, Pop Clips, Livewire, and Hocus Focus.

The show's particular focus on crime was recognized in 1980, when, in honor of its 25 years on the air, The Edge of Night was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.

His prominent films include La Notte ( 1961 ) with Jeanne Moreau ; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow ( 1963 ), Marriage Italian-Style ( 1964 ), A Special Day ( 1977 ) and Ready to Wear ( 1994 ) with Sophia Loren ; The 10th Victim ( 1965 ) with Ursula Andress ; A Place for Lovers ( 1968 ) with Faye Dunaway ; It Only Happens to Others ( 1971 ) and La cagna ( 1972 ) with Catherine Deneuve ; Stay As You Are ( 1978 ) with Nastassja Kinski ; City of Women ( 1980 ); and Dark Eyes.

Following the transition to independent Zimbabwe in 1980, some Special Branch members were incorporated within the South African security services, while others found ready employment in the Persian Gulf states.

* The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby adapted for the stage by David Edgar, world premiere directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird ( 1980 ), winner of a Drama Desk Special Award in 1982

* 1980 FAO / IAEA / WHO Joint Expert Committee on Food Irradiation recommends the clearance generally up to 10 kGy " overall average dose "

The International Olympic Committee recognized the WTF and taekwondo sparring in 1980.

Shortly thereafter, in early September 1980, Gierek was replaced as by Stanisław Kania as General Secretary of the party by the Central Committee, amidst much social and economic unrest.

The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony ; it was adopted by the Digital Audio Disc Committee and ratified as IEC 60908 ( published in 1987 ).

In 1980, they were charged with " grave errors " in the struggle against the Gang of Four and demoted from the Political Bureau to mere Central Committee membership.

While in the Senate, Dole served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1971 until 1973, the ranking Republican on the Agriculture Committee from 1975 to 1978, and the ranking Republican on the Finance Committee from 1979 to 1980.

When the Republicans took control of the Senate after the 1980 elections, Dole became chairman of the Finance Committee in 1981, serving until 1985.

In 1980 Hu became Party General Secretary, and was elected to the powerful Politburo Standing Committee.

Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain ( 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010 ), known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló (), was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) from 1980 to 2001.

* The Bicentennial book " 200 years of Lyman … Southern Maine's Country Home Town " It was produced by the Lyman Bicentennial Committee in June 1980 for the celebration of the Lyman Bicentennial 1780 – 1980

* Presidium Member of the Politburo, WPK Central Committee ( 1980 – 2011 )

According to the New Republic's Franklin Foer, " He masterminded Michael Dukakis's gubernatorial campaign in 1974 ; worked as executive director of the Democratic National Committee in the Jimmy Carter era ; managed the 1980 Democratic convention in New York ; and subsequently worked as chief scheduler for Carter's reelection campaign.

Provisions of the 1933 Banking Act that were later repealed or replaced include ( 1 ) Sections 5 ( c ) and 19, which required an owner of more than 50 % of a Federal Reserve System member bank ’ s stock to receive a permit from ( and submit to inspection by ) the Federal Reserve Board to vote that stock ( replaced by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ); ( 2 ) Section 8, which established the Federal Open Market Committee ( FOMC ) made up of representatives from each of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks ( replaced by the Federal Reserve Board-dominated FOMC established by the Banking Act of 1935 ); ( 3 ) Section 11 ( b ), which prohibited interest payments on demand deposits ( repealed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ) and authorized the Federal Reserve Board to limit interest rates on time deposits ( phased out by the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 ), both of which interest limitations were incorporated into Regulation Q, and ( 4 ) Section 12, which prohibited Federal Reserve System member bank loans to their executive officers and required the repayment of outstanding loans ( replaced by the 1935 Banking Act ’ s regulation of such loans and modified by later legislation ).

* Advising Committee on African affairs ( 1980 – 1984 )

However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

* International Olympic Committee choose Moscow to host the 1980 Summer Olympics

He chaired the Select Committee for Culture, Media and Sport formerly the Select Committee on National Heritage, between 1992 – 2005, and was a member of the Parliamentary Committee of the Parliamentary Labour Party ( PLP ), between 1980 – 92, of the Labour Party National Executive Committee, from 1991 – 92, and of the Royal Commission on House of Lords Reform, in 1999.

At various times there have been concerns about concentration of newspaper ownership, notably in 1970 and 1980 with two commissions, the Davey Committee on combines and the Kent Royal Commission on Newspapers respectively, and most recently when Conrad Black's Hollinger acquired the Southam newspapers in the late 1990s.

After leaving the space program in 1980 he worked at the 30th Central Scientific Research Institute, Ministry of Defence ( Russia ), and later he was appointed to the Chief State Committee for foreign economic relations until his retirement in 1989.