Der 9. Mai 1980 war ein Freitag unter dem Sternzeichen ♉. Es war der 129. Tag des Jahres. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten war Jimmy Carter.
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Date: 09 May 1980
Justice Department announces that its antitrust division has recommended denying Chattanooga Times and Chattanooga News-Free Press temporary approval to combine their printing and commercial operations; division's recommendation was made to Attorney General Benjamin R Civiletti, who is to decide whether temporary approval will be granted under Newspaper Preservation Act (S)
Date: 09 May 1980
Common Pleas Judge Paul H Mitrovich is under fire for issuing order that apparently bars all Ohio news media from publishing information about case related to Akron's public corporation scandal; Akron Beacon-Journal has asked state appeals court to throw out order and charged that order attempts to prevent publication of information in case of Preston Lee Orr (M)
Date: 10 May 1980
volcano, in 2d stage of eruption, blasts away 123-year-old volcanic plug in crater throat (S)
Date: 10 May 1980
By Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Transcript of Walter Cronkite's response to reports that he was considering being Repr John B Anderson's running mate, as broadcast on CBS radio; Cronkite lists reasons why journalists should not enter politics (M)
Date: 09 May 1980
Marine Board of Inquiry says junior officer Ensign John Ryan, who directed Coast Guard buoy tender during collision with tanker, Tampa Bay, did not know proper whistle signals and course changes (S)
Date: 09 May 1980
CBS and Justice Department reach accord on Government's '72 suit charging that CBS monopolized selection of programming on its TV network; settlement, if approved by Federal judge, would limit for 10 years amount of TV entertainment programming CBS may produce for its own network to no more than 2 1/2 hours a week in prime-time hours, no more than 8 hours a week in daytime hours and maximum of 11 hours a week in 'fringe hours'; NBC and department reached similar accord in '77; suit against ABC is still pending (S)
Date: 10 May 1980
Sir James Goldsmith says that 1 of his companies will offer $45 a share, or $202 million in cash, for 35% interest in Diamond International Corporation; announcement says offer will only be made if Diamond's proposed merger with Brooks-Scanlon is rejected or postponed (S)