Architects and officials of St. Mark'sin&#8208;the&#8208;Bowery Episcopal Church asserted yesterday that the 179&#8208;year&#8208;old Manhattan landmark was structurally sound, despite the heavy damage caused by Thursday's three&#8208;alarm fire, and said 

A Fund‐Raising Drive Is Planned to Rebuild Fire‐Damaged Church

Christina Onassis, head of Greek shipping fleet, to marry former Soviet shipping official Sergei Kauzov and live in 2 1/2-room apt with Kauzov's mother in Moscow; her illus (M)

Miss Onassis To Wed, Settle In 2‐Room Flat

Consumer Price Index indicates that prices rose 1.4% in June (M)

CONSUMER PRICES UP BY 0.9% FOR MONTH, CONTINUING A CLIMB

Price of gold gains more than $7 an oz as it soars above $200 an oz for 1st time on Eur bullion mkts; closes at $201.30 in London; heavy purchasing of gold with dollars came after Swiss Natl Bank pres Fritz Leutwiler suggested that there is little hope of strong dollar in near future because of apparent difficulty of controlling inflation in US; trends in bullion mkt since '74 peak revd; graph shows price of gold, '75-'78 (M)

Gold Soars Above $200 in Europe, Reflecting Dollar's New Weakness

Gov Carey signs bill letting Port Auth finance and develop indus pks in port area (S)

Carey Signs Bill Raising Sentences For Pimps and Prostitutes’ Patrons

LISBON, July 28 (Reuters) &#8212; Prime Minister Mario Soares said today that his Cabinet would continue to run the country, even though he still believed the group should have ceased to function following his dismissal.

United Press International

Mayor Koch, over PBA objections, signs bill requiring munic employees hired after Nov 1 to reside in NYC; move fulfills a major campaign promise; so-called Residency Law, which is expected to be challenged in ct, also says that city employees now living in city must continue to do so; under law, all employees who earn all or part of their salaries from city are affected, including teachers, police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers and others exempted by state; about 15 to 20% of city's 240,000 employees live outside city (M)

KOCH APPROVES ACT FORCING RESIDENCY ON NEW EMPLOYEES

&#8220;We are the great racing sfate of the nation, and we want, to keep it that way,&#8221; Governor Carey said yesterday as he signed into law the legislation reducing the takeout on parimutuel betting in New York State from 17 percent to 14 percent.

The New York Times/Edward Hausner

Griffin's dismissal seen causing serious breach of relations between Pres Carter and Griffin's mentor, HR Speaker O'Neill; Griffin por (M)

High U.S. Aide, O'Neill Protege, Is Dismissed, Setting Off Dispute

Co official Francis S Gabreski is named LIRR pres; his illus (S)

President of LIAR. Is Dismissed; Grumman Executive Replaces Him

Article on current situation in Panmunjom, Korea, demilitarized zone 25 yrs after armistice was signed between US and N Korea; illus (M)

2 Koreas Maintain Delicate Balance in Shared Area

Tvind schools, 3 related Danish insts that operate as a commune and try to relate classroom work to the world outside the classroom, have successfully tested a 175-ft-high elec-generating windmill, which is expected to provide enough power by '79 to light and heat schools' 140,000-sq-ft complex outside Ulfborg; Govt, though it created $12 million fund for experimentation in alternative energy systems, was unwilling to pay for erection of windmill, so project was undertaken with teachers' own pay and volunteer work force illus (M)

Danish Schools Promote ‘Windmill Power’

US weighs decision over whether to develop new generation of nuclear-armed missiles to combat Soviet deployment of medium-range missiles aimed at Western Eur; W Ger concern and its proposal that US consider possible deployment of ground-based cruise missile noted (M)

A :New Soviet Threat to Europe Spurs U.S. Decision. on Missiles

Exodus of whites from Rhodesia appears to be gathering speed again; 1,138 whites left in June while 395 arrived (M)

As Rhodesian War Intensifies, Whites Resume Their Exodus

Govt forces have broken 10-mo siege of Asmara; rept, if true, represents major victory against Eritrean secessionists (S)

Ethiopia Says It Lifts Long Siege of Asmara By the Eritrean Rebels

Vorster says S African Govt will not 'be dictated to' by UN over SW Africa; would reject Security Council plan because of resolution on Walvis Bay (M)

Vorster Responds Defiantly to U.N. Over Walvis Bay

Thailand, having been visited in last 2 wks by high-ranking officials of both Vietnam and Cambodia, is taking more positive attitude toward ties with Vietnam than with Cambodia; Min Upadit Pachariyangkun in int, describes his talks with Vietnamese Deputy Min Phan Hien as showing encouraging movement toward accepting position of SE Asian Nations Assn that region should be 1 of peace, freedom and neutrality; says Cambodian Deputy Prime Min Ieng Sary, on other hand, would only reaffirm Cambodia's desire to live in peace with Thailand (S)

Cambodian Defends ’75 Closing Of Nation to Prevent a Civil War

25th anniv of Moncada raid, early incident in Castro revolution, marked, Santiago; Castro attends; illus

Cuba vehemently defends itself against growing criticism by nonaligned nations of its militant foreign policy, implying that critics 'sold out' to reactionary powers, conf of nonaligned nations, Belgrade; Foreign Min Isidoro Octavio Malmierca Peoli says Cuba never renounced its right to receive all forms of internatl assistance and affirms Cuba's 'unshakable friendships with all peace-loving, progressive countries' (S)

CUBA REBUTS CRITICS OF MILITARY ACTIONS

Atherton leaves Jerusalem after meeting with Begin and Dayan in effort to get new round of peace talks started; will meet with Egyptian officials in Cairo (M)

Atherton in Cairo for New Talks

rept suggesting RC policy of excluding women from priesthood could be reversed is being studied by Anglican bishops attending conf; RC sources at session deny that any change in policy is in view; is written by 10-member group of Anglicans and Catholics that met last winter at Versailles; results appear both optimistic about interchurch relations and somewhat at odds with official Vatican policy (M)

Women an Issue at Anglican Talk

Pinochet's Tightening Grip

al-Dawood escapes death by seconds when unidentified woman hurls hand grenade under his car, London (S)

World News Briefs

Japanese Govt rept holds recent reinforcement of Soviet naval forces in Far East has 'intensified confrontation between the US and USSR' in area; notes concentration of large Soviet submarine fleet in area (S)

Japanese Report Says Bolstered Soviet Fleet Poses Growing Danger

Sam Hardage, Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Wayne Angell, candidates in Kan Repub Sen primary, have put enough of own money into campaigns to stand out in 9-candidate race; Dem Sen candidate Dr Bill Roy faces only token opposition in primary as does Gov Robert F Bennett in Repub gubernatorial primary; Dem have serious contest for gubernatorial nomination between Repr John Carlin and Harry Wiles (M)

3 Pull Ahead in Kansas Republican Senate Primary

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July 29, 1978

Headlines from July 29, 1978

A Fund‐Raising Drive Is Planned to Rebuild Fire‐Damaged Church

Miss Onassis To Wed, Settle In 2‐Room Flat

CONSUMER PRICES UP BY 0.9% FOR MONTH, CONTINUING A CLIMB

Gold Soars Above $200 in Europe, Reflecting Dollar's New Weakness

Carey Signs Bill Raising Sentences For Pimps and Prostitutes’ Patrons

Billboard 200

Grease

Some Girls

Natural High

Stranger In Town

Darkness On The Edge Of Town

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 29, 1978