8. maaliskuuta 1980 oli lauantaina tähtimerkin ♓ alla. Se oli 67 päivä vuodesta. Yhdysvaltain presidentti oli Jimmy Carter.
Jos olet syntynyt tänä päivänä, olet 46 vuotta vanha. Viimeisin syntymäpäiväsi oli sunnuntaina 8. maaliskuuta 2026, 110 päivää sitten. Seuraava syntymäpäiväsi on maanantaina 8. maaliskuuta 2027, 254 päivän kuluttua. Olet elänyt 16 911 päivää tai noin 405 871 tuntia tai noin 24 352 285 minuuttia tai noin 1 461 137 100 sekuntia.
Date: 08 March 1980
Special to The New York Times
Chinese Deputy Prime Min Wang Renzhong is appointed director of Communist Party's propaganda department, intensifying concern among some intellectuals that recent period of greater freedom of expression may be over (S)
Date: 08 March 1980
Is issued visa by Iran; American journalists have been readmitted to country and have begun filing reports for 1st time since Jan 14
Date: 09 March 1980
By JAMES BARRON
James BARRON
ABC, CBS and NBC have expanded their technical capabilities to cover news on Long Island; Reprs Thomas J Downey and Norman F Lent have met with station officials to urge greater coverage of Island; Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting executive dir Abby Keningsberg comments (M)
Date: 09 March 1980
By WILLIAM K. STEVENS Special to The New York Times
William STEVENS
Article on Wilbert Rideau and Billy Sinclair, convicted murderers who have been awarded George Polk Award, one of American journalism's highest honors, for their work on Louisiana State Penitentiary news magazine, The Angolite; both men are considered exemplary prisoners whose appeals for freedom have revived argument over whether punishment or rehabilitation is purpose of imprisonment; illus (M)
Date: 09 March 1980
suspicious explosion damages 4 pumps at Sunoco service station, Chicester, Pa, and another blast ignites fire at nearby gasoline pipeline of strikebound Sun Oil Co refinery in Marcus Hook (S)
Date: 08 March 1980
By WARREN WEAVER Jr. Special to The New York Times
Warren WEAVER
Kennedy deputy campaign manager Patrick Lucey says Kennedy hopes Republicans will nominate either George Bush or ex-Pres Ford, thus putting pressure on Democratic convention to choose him over Pres Carter; claims Carter is 'not electable' against any opposition except Ronald Reagan (S)
Date: 08 March 1980
By ADAM CLYMER
Adam CLYMER
Adam Clymer analyzes issues raised in ex-Pres Ford's potential candidacy: whether he can win nomination, entering at this late date, and whether his entry would damage his own standing and divide Republican Party; says another factor for Ford to consider is fear of George Bush and Repr Anderson that his candidacy would split moderate Republican vote 3 ways, thus enhancing Reagan's position (M)