Herman Badillo, in his strongest public criticism of Mayor Koch's reshuffling of his top advisers, asserts that Robert F Wagner Jr--who is expected to succeed him as Deputy Mayor concerned with policy--would like to turn midtown Manhattan into ‘a fantasyland’ while letting rest of city become ‘a slum’; Wagner disputes Badillo's characterization of his position on city development and defends his record on behalf of poor neighborhoods during his 6 years in city government (M)

Badillo criticizes City Hall Shuffle; Cites Growth of Manhattan Power

Grumman Corp has agreement with US Navy covering expenses involved in return and rehiring of Grumman employees evacuated from Iran (M)

New Job Slots Found For Evacuees From Iran

Money crunch that has developed despite Govt's heavy oil revenues discussed; Iranians are holding funds out of banks because of political uncertainties and Govt currency restrictions are keeping Govt from converting oil dollars into rials; other factors noted (M)

Iran Has Cash but Can't Spend It

Flying Doctor, The (Play): Illus of theater street troupe, Sidewalks, performing Moliere's The Flying Doctor at Brooklyn's Empire Park, between Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges

The New York Times /Sara Krulwich

PGA Championship: David Graham wins; illus (M)

David Graham Captures P.G.A.

Fraser says decision on softening union's contract demands against financially ailing Chrysler Corp will have to await outcome of negotiations with GM and Ford Motor Co; outgoing Treasury and Transportation Secs W Michael Blumenthal and Brock Adams support plan for some foreign companies to aid Chrysler; illus (M)

Union Firm On Contract At Chrysler

Spot check with several Federal agencies shows that Carter Administration has taken low-key approach to planning of antirecession measures despite new forecast by senior Administration economists that unemployment will climb to 8.2% in '80 (M)

Recession Fight in Low Gear

NEW RHODESIA VOTE AND TRUCE PROPOSED BY COMMONWEALTH

Western diplomats in Islamabad, Pakistan, report that heavy fighting broke out in Kabul between a rebellious army unit and troops loyal to Pres Taraki; say fighting spread through city before being crushed by security forces; Kabul radio charges that incident was created by ‘Pakistani and Iranian agents’; map (M)

AFGHAN ARMY UNIT REPORTED TO REBEL IN 4‐HOUR BATTLE

Digest BUSINESS Dgest

Challis National Park: Illus of smoke over park where fire that began July 26 continues to burn out of control

Associated Press

Analysts are beginning to question whether Government is as tough as it pretends to be about returning ailing steel industry to competitive position; note that Prime Min Raymond Barre has agreed to Government-financed compensation program for 21,000 affected workers that will cost $1.6 billion on top of $2.3 billion the Government has already spent writing off industry's bad debts; question array of financial inducements now being offered to industrialists willing to set up in Lorraine, where most of inefficient plants are found; Barre illus; illus of steelworkers' protest; graph of steel industry jobs '74, '77 and '78 (M)

France Is Said to Soften Tough Steel Revival Plan

News Summary

Credit market rally and outlook for interest rates discussed; graphs (M)

Bond Rally Facing Test

Walter Guevara Arze, president of Senate, it elected interim President by Congress; solution to deadlock is reached when Paz Estenssoro and Siles Zuazo agree to withdraw and support Guevara Arze's election; Guevara Arze will serve one-year term (M)

Bolivia Is Said to Solve Deadlock on President With Interim Choke

200 persons are arrested after climbing onto site of Indian Point, NY, nuclear power plant on Aug 5 during protest against nuclear power that attracted 4,000; illus of police removing demonstrators (M)

Troopers Arrest 200 in a Protest At Indian Point

St Vincent's Hospital (NYC) plan to tear down 2 Greenwich Village hospital buildings and build new 16-story tower protested by village group and Community Board 2 landmarks committee; illus; sketch; project has approval of Landmarks Preservation Comm, which rejected earlier version; local groups suggest retaining 1897 Seton building, scheduled to be demolished with 1931 Lowenstein building; replacement will contain 325 beds, equal to existing space, as well as other facilities (M)

St. Vincent's Hospital Plan Stirs Anger

Jacob S Potofsky, former ACTWU president, dies at age of 84, NYC; career sketch; por (L)

Jacob Potofsky, Longtime Head Of Clothing Workers, Dies at 84

Many environmentalists fear golden age of their cause has been brought to an end by energy crisis and growing support for certain proposals that have been put forward for easing H; say no single proposal is as ominous as fact that Pres Carter, in making his energy proposals, made virtually no assessment of environmental consequences; Administration official insist that environmentalists' fears are unfounded; comments by William K Reilly (Conservation Foundation), Richard Ayers (Natural Resources Defense Council), Deputy EPA Admr Barbara Blum, Asst Energy Sec Ruth Clusen, Brock Evans (Sierra Club), William A Turnage (Winderness Society), Lester R Brown (Worldwatch Institute), Dr George M Woodwell, Dr Barry Commoner and Gail Danneker (Environmentalists for Pull Employment) (M)

Environmentalists See End to a Golden Era

article on death and club's poor season; illus (M)

The Yankees’ Nightmare Season

Howard Johnson's says gasoline shortage and resulting drop in vacation travel have hit it so badly during vital summer months that earnings will be flat for current fiscal year (M)

Dry Spell for Howard Johnson

Cossiga and his 3-party coalition Government sworn in, Rome; declaration by Socialist Party gives assurance that new Cabinet will win vote of confidence in Parliament and thus end 6-month-old Government crisis; Socialist pledge is written by party leader Vincenzo Balzamo; illus of Cossiga and Pres Pertini (M)

Italian Cabinet Is Sworn In

work of NJ's Department of Public Advocate assessed as it marks 5th anniversary; dept goes to court for actions that it deems to be in public interest; Public Advocate Stanley C Van Ness comments; Van Ness por (L)

Public Adiocate for Jersey Wins Acclaim and Censure

Mutual Benefit Life Open Tennis Tournament: John McEnroe wins (M)

McEnroe Conquers Lloyd in 3‐Set Final

Defenders of clergy of Orthodox Church of Greece contend Greek leftists are charging priests and bishops with immoral conduct and acts ranging from thievery to adultery in effort to undermine church because of its staunchly anti-Communist stance and its power over such matters and marriage and divorce; suggest also that attacks serve interests of Government, which wants to take over church's valuable land holdings; accusations against Bishops Stylianos and Prokopios detailed; Stylianos portrait (M)

Greek Clergy Called Target of Witch Hunt

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August 6, 1979

Headlines from August 6, 1979

Badillo criticizes City Hall Shuffle; Cites Growth of Manhattan Power

New Job Slots Found For Evacuees From Iran

Iran Has Cash but Can't Spend It

The New York Times /Sara Krulwich

David Graham Captures P.G.A.

Billboard 200

Bad Girls

Breakfast In America

Get The Knack

Cheap Trick At Budokan

Candy-O

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for August 6, 1979