Given a sentence in Japanese, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.
Example: 1975  -  76年のNBAシーズンは、全米バスケットボール協会の30番目のシーズンでした。
Example solution: The 1975 -- 76 season of the National Basketball Association was the 30th season of the NBA .
Example explanation: This is a correct and accurate translation from Japanese to English because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.

Problem: ギル家は1968年に工場を閉鎖し、新しい所有者は1980年にそれを売却した。

Solution: The Gill family closed the mill in 1968 and sold them to the new owners in 1980 .