Earthquake measuring 7.2 on Richter scale strikes southern Adriatic coast of Yugoslavia on Apr 15, leveling homes and killing and injuring hundreds of people; destruction suffered in several cities described; map; illus (L)

Hundreds Are Killed in Yugoslavia's Strongest. Quake

Iran announced a 13 percent increase in its oil prices to $16.57 a barrel for light crude and $16.04 for heavy and suggested that OPEC would raise prices again when it meets in June. Iran also disclosed its output had climbed to 4.7 million barrels on April 13. [Page A1.]

BUSINESS Digest

Zoeller, in Playoff, Captures Masters On First Attempt

Apr 13 article incorrectly reptd name of GM chmn; chmn is Thomas A Murphy (S)

CORRECTIONS

Econ lags with stagnant labor productivity, rising trade deficits, fuel and foreign exch shortages and other factors; illus; Govt predicts 4.3% rise in gross natl product this yr, down from 5.1% target (M)

Economic Sag in East Germany

flood waters of Mississippi River at St Louis and Missouri River at St Charles, Mo, recede slowly (S)

MISSISSIPPI'S CAPITAL IS FLOODED BY RIVER; 15,000 LEAVE HOMES

Iran announces that it is raising oil prices by 13% over basic level set by OPEC in Geneva last mo; new prices will be $16.57 for bbl of Iranian light crude and $16.04 for bbl of heavy crude; Natl Iranian Oil Co sr execs suggest there may be another price increase at OPEC's June meeting; Iran also announces that it increased its output to 4.7 million bbls a day on Apr 13, far higher than recent daily avg of 3.5 to 4 million bbls; price announcement confirms rept by Brit Petroleum Co that it had reached contract with Iran at $16.57 a bbl; problems Iran faces in trying to main such high production level noted (L)

IRAN LIFTS OIL PRICE 13% BEYOND OPEC'S

Last of some 100 bodies are removed from hq of Pres Amin's secret police, Kampala; Supt of Mortuaries says he already has found over 200 civilians and soldiers killed in battle for city and estimates count will go to 500; 4 Libyan soldiers who were fleeing Kampala are killed by Tanzanian soldiers; Kampala is quiet but looting and killings continue elsewhere, particularly in northern and eastern Uganda; search for Amin continues; thousands of documents and secret files are uncovered at hq and photographs, films and copies of speeches are found at Amin's home; Amin aide Robert Astles reptdly ordered Amin forces to kill Swedish journalists Karl Bergman and Arne Lemberg and German journalists Wolfgang Stiens and Hans Bollinger; Astles reptdly has since been killed by invading forces; Richard N Posmett is sent by GB to Kampala to study possibility of re-establishing diplomatic relations; illus (L)

Death Toll in Uganda Increases In Wake of Battle for Kampala

News Summary

KAO Soap Co (Japan), which has expressed interest in acquiring Helena Rubinstein, reptdly will invest $50 million in co over next 3 yrs and use its strong commitment to promotion and to research and tech development to give co financial boost; Wall St analysts and industry experts cite Rubinstein's foundering domestic operations, serious erosion of its quality name and its loss of mkt share; Rubinstein chief exec Frederick Purches says co went on decline 8 yrs ago when it could not decide whether it wanted to be prestige house or mass merchandiser; illus (M)

Helena Rubinstein: A Financial Facelift?

Wall posters demanding more human rights in China and assailing Shanghai police are still being pasted up despite nationwide crackdown on political dissidents; posters appear to be direct challenge to city authorities and to Govt in Peking; local govt has enforced directive limiting them to approved location; appears to have brought end to prolonged demonstrations by young people during last 3 mos demanding right to return from assignments in countryside; response of Shanghai authorities seems to be more moderate than that in Peking, where dissidents have been arrested in view of Western reporters and wall posters ripped down; contents of some posters described (M)

Critical Wall Posters On View in Shanghai Despite Officials' Ban

Article examines financial problems besetting NY Mets and their future; Payson and de Roulet comment; illus; chart showing attendance, '62-78 (M)

Fate of Faltering Mets Is Tied to Payson Family Drama

Nationwide wave of takeovers is prompting calls for stronger antitrust legislation; outbreak appears to indicate start of period of consolidation of industries after a long period of business uncertainty; recent takeover moves have included such public companies as Canadian Pacific, Macmillan Bloedel, Simpsons Ltd and Hudson's Bay Co and are focusing attention on weakness of existing antitrust laws (M)

Merger Wave in Canada Stirs Antitrust Concerns

Most Carter Adm exec agencies back proposal by high-level Adm study group to let Federally chartered thrift insts invest up to 10% of assets in housing-related consumer loans (S)

Cut in Bank Regulation Proposed

Glover, Clifford: NYC Criminal Ct Judge Bruce M Wright calls white Ptl Thomas J Shea, acquitted of murdering black Clifford Glover, 10, 'killer and enemy' (S)

Wright Steps Up Attack on Police In Guest Sermon

Revolt against pro-Soviet Govt appears to be led by group of self-exiled Afghans in Pakistan's remote Baluchistan Province; sources involved in operation reveals that system of couriers carries information and orders back and forth between rebel fighting units in Afghanistan and planners of operations at various bases on Pakistan side of border; Miram Shah is nerve center of rebel campaign led by Col Izmatullah Achadzai; map (L)

Command Chain of Afghan Revolt Is a Network of Exiles in Pakistan

Chronology of accident at Three Mile Island nuclear plant, Mar 28-Apr 2; diagram of what went wrong in nuclear reactor; illus of Pres and Mrs Carter with Harold R Denton of Nuclear Regulatory Commission in control room of plant (L)

Three Mile Island: Notes From a Nightmare

Article on rising prominence of Kuwaiti dinar, which may become 1st oil-backed currency to play international role in '79; foreign borrowers are showing increasing interest in dinar, which is only currency of major oil producers that is readily available; Kuwaiti bankers are uncertain as to how far Govt wants dinar to go toward becoming international currency; fear Saudi Arabia may be planning internatl role for rival; illus (M)

Kuwaiti Dinar Seeks International Role

Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell to 86.1 last month, down 8 points from Feb in one of biggest month-to-month declines in 10-year history of index; Citibank's consumer confidence index for March drops 6 points to 17, lowest level in its 10-month history; Michigan University quarterly Surveys of Consumer Attitudes shows little change in Feb; some economists warn downward trend could signal imminent econ slowdown, while other economists believe consumer confidence is not reliable predictor of econ activity; chart on economic outlook according to consumers, '72-79 (M)

Consumer View Turns Gloomy

article on Easter festivities in NYC met area, including 5th Ave Easter Parade; illus (L)

Smiles Bring Sunshine to Easter Parade

Yagla Again Victor

AAA says gasoline remains generally available despite earlier service station closings and record prices (S)

Washington Watch

Colin Fowles, a defender for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North, American Soccer League, was once clocked in 9.9 seconds for the 100&#8208;yard dash when he was a student at Long Island University. Fowles thus believes that he is the fastest soccer player in the world. Whether he is or not, 9.9 ought to stand him in good stead. Unless he decides to become a race horse.

Sports World Specials

Transitional Rhodesian Govt, in effort to get out black vote, has sent hundreds of people around country to explain election issues and why every black over 18 yrs of age should participate; illus (L)

Rhodesia Mounts Huge Effort to Get Out Black Vote

foreign players express concern that their visas will not be renewed as result of strike by players' assn; Immigration and Naturalization Services ruling that foreign players could face deportation discussed; players comment (M)

Foreign Players Fear Loss of Visas

Christijan Albers is a Dutch former professional racing driver. After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from 2005 until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by the Spyker F1 team. In 2008, he returned to the DTM series as a driver for the Audi Futurecom TME team. Albers acted as Team Principal and CEO of the Caterham F1 Team from July to September 2014 after it was acquired by new team owners. His estimated net-worth is $50 million.

Christijan Albers, Dutch racing driver

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Lars Börgeling is a German pole vaulter.

Lars Börgeling, German pole vaulter

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Daniel Browne is currently playing club rugby for London Welsh in the Aviva Championship. He previously played for Bath, Northampton Saints and Leeds Carnegie in the English Premiership.

April 16, 1979

Headlines from April 16, 1979

Hundreds Are Killed in Yugoslavia's Strongest. Quake

BUSINESS Digest

Zoeller, in Playoff, Captures Masters On First Attempt

CORRECTIONS

Economic Sag in East Germany

Billboard 200

Minute By Minute

Dire Straits

Spirits Having Flown

2-hot

Blondes Have More Fun

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 16, 1979