interview with Barbara Seibert, 19-year-old NYC Ballet corps de ballet dancer; illus (L)

A Dancer's Life Is … Dance

Article on Murray House, residence for 10 mentally retarded adults ranging in age from 26 to 60 in Paterson, NJ; Rev John B Wehrlen, director of Special Education of Diocese of Paterson, which runs operation, comments; building illus (L)

Housing The Retarded

Article 5 -- No Title

Don Chaney, a veteran defensive specialist, has many memories of guarding Walt Frazier in his National Basketball Association career. Last

Celtics Down Knicks, 99‐96

MIAMI, Dec. 15 &#8212; The New York Jets committed one wrong&#8208;headed play after another today, mistakes that had cost them many close games during the season. But at the end it was the Miami

Jets Beat Dolphins By 27‐24

Theresa Tenant leased an apartment in a luxury building with a 24&#8208;hour&#8208;a&#8208;day doorman. Some months later, the landlord eliminated a doorman from the &#8220;graveyard shift,&#8221; from midnight to 6:00 A.M. One night, after Theresa had entered the lobby, she was assaulted by an intruder

Tenants Sue for Their Safety

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Dec. 15 &#8212;The University of New Mexico Athletic Council, an advisory group involved in the hiring and firing of personnel, recommended today that the contract of the school's head basketball coach, Norm Ellenberger, be terminated immediately for violation of Western Athletic Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association rules.

New Mexico Council Asks Coach's Ouster

Spokesman for Islamic militants holding US Embassy says spy trials for 50 American hostages will ‘definitely begin’ in view of deposed Shah's departure for Panama (S)

Militants Say Trials Are ‘Inevitable’

LAST week Neiman&#8208;Marcus, the high&#8208;fashion department store chain based in Texas, announced that it would move into Westchester County next September.

Why Neiman Picked County for New Site

WASHINGTON &#8208; Economists always seem to have particular trouble predicting turns in the economy, but the slip from growth to recession this time around is proving even more elusive than usual. Since the spring, the economists have been in-

The Recession: It's just Around the (Next) Corner

Former Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada was asked to lead the Liberal Party in elections called after the defeat of the Clark Government. Page 4.

Liberals Ask Trudeau to Stay

Article on increased number of people on Long Island, NY, buying jewelry; notes diamond and gold fever is fed by dollar going up and down in value and by compulsion to invest not so much for investment's sake as to find commodity more durable than currency; Fortunoff's Fine Jewelry and Silverware Inc president Alan M Fortunoff comments; illus (L)

Jewelers See a Gold Rush on the Island

At a time when housing starts nationwide are declining, builders say that custom homes often costing $500,000 or more are being built in many areas of the metropolitan region. And real-estate agents report that building lots in the above&#8208;$100,000 category are still being sold.

Demand for Custom Houses Holding Up

Comment on prospect for new or higher taxes for Conn in '80; problem is that state has committed itself to some costly spending increases in fiscal year that will start July '80 and revenues from existing taxes are not rising fast enough to cover them; graph shows Conn's fiscal picture from '77 to '81 (M)

Spending By State May Force Tax Rise

Federal investigators find high degree of racial segregation in state universities, colleges and junior colleges in Texas; findings, which were sent to Washington last summer and are now being reviewed in general counsel's office of HEW Dept, could create political dilemma for Pres Carter; if Administration begins desegregation action against Texas, it could hurt Carter's political chances in state; if Administration does not act on findings, it will probably face charges of neglect from civil rights groups and possibly legal suits; findings detailed (M)

Segregation in Texas Is Charged

Article on trend by major corporations to build their own conference centers to meet specific needs, save money and avoid costs of hotel accommodations; cites as examples conference centers built by Citibank in Rye, NY, and IBM in Armonk, NY; illus of IBM center and Citibank official Randall R Jones (M)

Company Conference Centers: Getting Down to Business

500 striking LIRR employees return to work under Presidential order and begin preparations for Monday morning rush hour; Presidential emergency board is expected to set timetable for hearings that could resolve continuing dispute between railroad and 7 of its 17 unions; MTA chmn Richard Ravitch warns that if unions do not agree to a contract during 60-day cooling off period and walk out again, he will recommend that Gov Carey and NYS Legislature consider removing LIRR workers from jurisdiction of National Railway Labor Act and placing them under NYS's Taylor Act; illus (M)

L.I.R.R. Crews Prepare for Tomorrow's Rush Hour

interview with Westchester, NY, children performing in NYC Ballet performance of Nutcracker; illus (M)

Dancers With Big Aspirations

With the opening four days ago of an exhibition called &#8220;William and Mary and Their House: The Dutch Royal Collections, 1528&#8208;1979,&#8221; the Pierpont Morgan Library has once again mounted a major show of exceptional interest

ART VIEW

Article reviewing economic aspects of decade; illus; graphs (L)

The 70's: America Learns To Expect a Little Less

STALIN, born 100 years ago on Dec. 21 seems now to belong to another age. More than a quarter century has passed since he died in 1953. More than 20 years have gone by since Nikita S. Khrushchev denounced his crimes in 1956 and briefly permitted the country to learn that millions of its most loyal citizens had died in two decades of Stalinist terror.

‘When the Party Said My Father Was a Spy I Believed He Must Be Guilty’

David E Sanger article on attractions at new Kennedy Memorial Library in Boston; illus (M)

Kennedy Library: A New Hit in Boston

Article on conflict between supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini and Ayatollah Shariat-Madari; drawing (M)

SHAH EXHORTS IRAN TO LET HOSTAGES GO

Britain declares formal end to Rhodesia conference, without a cease-fire agreement, and Muzorewa delegation to talks leaves for home to begin its election campaign; Britain continues informal cease-fire negotiations with Patriotic Front leaders, and emphasizes that ‘door remains open’ to join agreement; Zvobgo and Zimbabwe Rhodesian Deputy Prime Min Silas Mundawarara comment; Zvobgo por (L)

Britain Ends Rhodesia Peace Talks Without Reaching Cease‐Fire Pact

The hero of &#8220;Kramer vs. Kramer&#8221; is an ambitious advertising executive whose wife takes off in search of independence, leaving him alone to raise the 6&#8208;year&#8208;old son he hardly knows. Dustin Hoffman, who plays

Dustin Hoffman 1 Vs. Nearly Everybody

Trevor John Immelman is a South African retired professional golfer and television commentator who has played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He won his sole major championship at the 2008 Masters Tournament.

Trevor Immelman, South African golfer

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Jonathan Huber was an American professional wrestler known as Brodie Lee. Huber performed under the ring name Luke Harper in WWE from 2012 to 2019, and as Mr. Brodie Lee in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in 2020.

Brodie Lee, American wrestler (died 2020)

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Daniel Narcisse is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He could play both centre back and left back.

Daniel Narcisse, French handball player

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Mihai Trăistariu, also known as simply Mihai, is a Romanian singer and songwriter. He is best known for representing Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece, where he placed 4th with his song, "Tornerò". The track gained commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide and influencing the trajectory of Trăistariu's career.

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Jessie Lynn Whitney is an American television producer and retired professional wrestler.

December 16, 1979

Headlines from December 16, 1979

A Dancer's Life Is … Dance

Housing The Retarded

Article 5 -- No Title

Celtics Down Knicks, 99‐96

Jets Beat Dolphins By 27‐24

Billboard 200

The Long Run

On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

Cornerstone

Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

Greatest

Notable Births

Historical Context for December 16, 1979