1980
FEBRUARY 15th-Mine accident, Louis P. Earnest.
Source: Coal mining history.org:http://www.coalmininghistorypa.org/annualreport/1980/pdf/Fatal%20Accidents/1980%20Fatal%20Accidents.pdf
MARCH-17th-A single engine plane crashed on the Goughenour farm in Marianna. The plane came into contact with power lines. The pilot, a Mt. Lebanon man, and his father were not hurt. Gallon of milk $2.12, First class stamp .15 cents.LOCALLY
~Solid Waste Management Act is passed.
WORLDWIDE
~Popular songs-Upside Down by Diana Ross, Another one Bites the Dust by Queen.