In 1981, less than three years after its release, the strip appeared in 850 newspapers and accumulated over $ 15 million in merchandise.

The right-wing newspapers nevertheless lambasted him consistently for what they saw as his bohemian eccentricity, attacking him for wearing what they described as a " donkey jacket " ( actually he wore a type of duffel coat ) at the wreath-laying ceremony at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Day in November 1981, for which he was likened to an " out-of-work navvy " by one of Labour's own MPs.

Novello made newspapers around the world when he visited the Vatican in 1981 wearing the Father Guido Sarducci costume and, while taking photographs for a magazine article in an area where photography was prohibited, was arrested by the Swiss Guards along with his photographer ( Paul Solomon ), and eventually charged with " impersonating a priest ".

In a politically charged environment, Lala Jagat Narain, the Hindu owner of the Hind Samachar group of newspapers, was assassinated by the Sikh militants in September 1981.

In July 1981, the Blade ran a front-page story entitled " Rare, Fatal Pneumonia Hits Gay Men ," making the paper one of the first gay newspapers in the country to write about the disease that has come to be known as AIDS.

Its longtime editor, Eddie Clontz, a 10th-grade dropout from North Carolina and former copy editor at small newspapers, joined the paper in 1981.

Reduced to serving only 150 newspapers, the LNS collective decided to close operations in August 1981.

Controversy over alleged censorship actions has led some student newspapers to become independent organizations, such as The Exponent of Purdue University in 1969, The Daily Californian of the University of California, Berkeley in 1971, The Daily Orange of Syracuse University in 1971, The Independent Florida Alligator of the University of Florida in 1973, The Cavalier Daily of the University of Virginia in 1979, The Paisano of the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1981, and most recently The Mountaineer Jeffersonian of West Virginia University in 2008.

In 1981, Wilson relocated to Barrow, Alaska, an Inupiat village on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, where he served as the assistant to the Eskimo mayor and wrote about life in the Arctic for Alaskan newspapers, including the Tundra Times, Northland News and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.

According to the 1982 book The Rock Lists Album, compiled by John Tobler and Allan Jones, polls conducted by several unidentified British newspapers saw " O Superman " voted readers ' least favorite hit single of 1981 ( even though the song had been championed by John Peel ).

UNI became the first Indian news agency to serve subscribers abroad in 1981, selling its wire service directly to newspapers in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf and in Singapore through satellite channels.

He then worked for magazines and newspapers including " Business India ", " Financial Express " and " The Times of India " between 1981 and 1993, eventually becoming its Senior Editor.

His initial article describing the Ex-Cub Factor ran in 17 major newspapers prior to the 1981 World Series, and annually in numerous newspapers and magazines thereafter.

From 1962 to 1981, the San Francisco Chronicle and scores of other North American newspapers published his syndicated daily panel “ Art's Gallery ”, consisting of 19th Century woodcuts, to which Finley had written humorous modern-day captions.

He has also worked for several newspapers: The Walton ( New York ) Reporter, 1978 – 1981 ; The Jamestown ( New York ) Post-Journal, 1981 – 1982 ; The North Myrtle Beach Times ( South Carolina ), 1982-1983.

The newspaper has been the recipient of 13 ACP Pacemaker awards, the highest award given to collegiate newspapers ( 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 ), as well as five Gold Crown Awards and three Silver Crown Awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association ( CSPA ).

Despite his ill health, Haley began compiling notes for possible use as a basis for either a biographical film based on his life, or a published autobiography ( accounts differ ), and there were plans for him to record an album in Memphis, Tennessee, when the brain tumor began affecting his behavior and he went back to his home in Harlingen, Texas, where he died early in the morning of February 9, 1981.

Construction began on the first residential building in 1980, followed in 1981 with the start of construction on the World Financial Center.

Valderrama began his career at Unión Magdalena of the Colombian First Division in 1981.

Historically, Jews have considered it of central importance: traditionally, children began their study of the Torah with Leviticus, and the midrashic literature on Leviticus is among the longest and most detailed of midrashic literature ( see Bamberger 1981: 737 ).

The release of the historical fantasy Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 began a fantasy explosion which continues into the twenty-first century.

The following season again began well, with the Blues among the early promotion pace-setters before a dismal run set in, with Chelsea scoring in just three of their final 22 league matches, culminating in Hurst being sacked on 23 April 1981 and Chelsea finished 12th in the league.

In 1980 and again in 1981, Gaynor released two disco albums which were virtually ignored in the United States due to the backlash against disco, which began late in 1979.

However he began to break into being a regular starter in 1981 and forging a prolific strike-force alongside Alan Smith, Lineker hit 19 goals in all competitions in the 1981 – 82 season.

In 1981, Lee began using the compact, headless Steinberger bass, which he occasionally used on the supporting tour for Signals and for several tracks on Grace Under Pressure.

Minns joined the dance center and began a swing program there in 1981.

La Familia member Roski began rapping live entirely in Spanish in 1981.

Mötley Crüe was formed on January 17, 1981 when bass guitarist Nikki Sixx left the band London and began rehearsing with drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist / guitarist Greg Leon.

He began his political career in 1980 / 1981 as one of the leaders of the Students ' Solidarity ; he was governor of the Gdańsk Voivodship from August 1990 to July 1996, and was elected to the Sejm ( the lower house of the Polish parliament ) in September 1997.

Hess began to buy out the remaining partners in 1981 when he bought Martin's 25 % stake for $ 5 million.

A year later, in 1981, work began on a-long new circuit, which was built on and around the old pit area.

In 1981, William J. Moran began discussions and research in the NRC on the dust effects of a large exchange of nuclear warheads.

A stone conservation and restoration programme to the external elevations and towers began in 1981, and ended in 1994.

He began his college career pitching for San Jacinto College North in 1981, where he was 9 – 2.

In 1981 the Center began its Klanwatch project to monitor the activities of the KKK.

In August 1989, Senegalese-Gambian military cooperation, which began with the joint Senegalese-Gambian efforts during the 1981 coup attempt, ceased with the dissolution of the Senegambian Confederation.

Relations between Sudan and Libya deteriorated in the early 1970s and reached a low in October 1981, when Libya began a policy of crossborder raids into western Sudan.

In 1981, Lawhead began to author novels, initially fantasy and science fiction, completing his first trilogy, the " Dragon King trilogy ".

On 4 January 1981, the band began recording their third album, Positive Touch, again at Wisseloord Studios.

He made his Broadway debut in 1981 as " Lennox ", in Macbeth taking the lead role when Philip Anglim withdrew after receiving negative reviews.

The 1981 elections were another failure, with Kach receiving only 5, 128 votes.

In 1981, Kahane's Kach party again ran for the Knesset during the 1981 elections, but did not win a seat, receiving only 5, 128 votes.

Aho studied at the Helsingin yliopisto ( University of Helsinki ), receiving a Master of Social Science degree in 1981.

After receiving more than 25 major commissions since 1981, Branca's music has finally begun to receive academic attention.

As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, three Brit Awards — winning Best British Male in 1994, a Golden Globe, an Emmy Award, and several Oscar nominations for Best Original Song.

Because the death squads involved were found to have been soldiers of the Salvadoran military, which was receiving U. S. funding and training from American advisors during the Carter administration, these events prompted outrage in the U. S. and led to a temporary cutoff in military aid from the Reagan administration, although Death Squad activity stretched well into the Reagan years ( 1981 – 1989 ) as well.

Omar Bradley died on April 8, 1981 in New York City of a cardiac arrhythmia, just a few minutes after receiving an award from the National Institute of Social Sciences.

His latter role grew gradually, until by 1981 he was adding tape work to most of the group's songs, and was regarded as an integral part of the group, appearing in group photographs and receiving equal credit on recordings.

In November 1981, while serving as Reagan's National Security Advisor, Allen was accused of receiving a bribe from a journalist from Japan for setting up an interview in January 1981 with First Lady Nancy Reagan.

Black was made a Knight Bachelor on 10 February 1981 for services to medical research, receiving the honour from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

In late 1981, after receiving an offer from the Dallas Times Herald to write a column about anything she liked, Ivins left New York for Dallas.

She studied at Girton College, Cambridge from 1978 – 81, receiving a MA in Economics and History, and serving as vice-president of the Cambridge Union Society in 1981.

She studied languages at the University of York receiving a BA ( Hons ) in 1981, later gaining an MA in Social Work at the University of Nottingham in 1986.

Upon receiving his Juris Doctor in 1979, he practiced law until 1981 when he left to work in the office of then-Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

Released in January, 1981 with an initial pressing of one thousand copies, Minor Disturbance was a local success, receiving radio air-play and reviews from fanzines such as Touch and Go, which meant that Dischord now had enough money to release records by other bands.

He was dropped from the Government in 1981 in the wake of Mrs Thatcher's proposal that the British team pull out of the Moscow Olympics, receiving a consolatory knighthood that year.

In 1981 the units fighting in Afghanistan started receiving new BMP-2 IFVs.

The stations, established between 1981 and 2000 and receiving government funding since 1989, broadcast community programming and provide facilities, training and on-air time for individuals and community groups to produce the programming.

As well as President of the Chemical Society in Japan from 1983-84, receiving multiple awards aside from his Nobel Prize such as ; Japan Academy Medal in 1962, Person of Culture Merits in 1981, Imperial Honour of Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1988, with many other awards not quite as prestigious.

The Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front ( FMLN ) responded by launching an all out attack on the government on January 10, 1981, which resulted in the regime receiving immediate military aid and advisors from the United States of America.

The U. S. Department of Labor began investigating Presser in 1981 after receiving allegations he had padded the Local 507 payroll with " ghost employees.