WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Pushed by a December increase that was the sharpest in nearly a year, consumer prices rose 13.3 percent in 1979, the largest annual increase in 33 years, the Government reported today.  

'79 PRICES UP 13.3% IN BIGGEST INCREASE FOR A YEAR SINCE '46; 10.6% RISE IN NEW YORK AREA National Gain of 1.2% in Index for Month Among Year's Highest  Energy Bills Set Pace Purchasing Power Off Consumer Prices Up 13.3% in '79, Largest Annual Increase Since '46 Meat and Poultry Show Rise 

EL MALIZ AIRFIELD, Sinai, Jan. 25  Israel completed the first stage of its two-part withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula today by handing back to Egypt the largest chunk of desert so far.  

Israel Returns Biggest Part of Sinai So Far to Egypt, Finishing First Stage; 'It's Gotten Quite Routine' Normalization Officially Starting 

Allen Curtis Lewis was acquitted last night of charges that he pushed Renee Katz, a 17-year-old music student, into the path of a Manhattan subway train last June 7. Miss Katz's right hand, which was severed by the train, was later reattached in a 16-hour operation at Bellevue Hospital.  

Jury Acquits Suspect Of Pushing Miss Katz Under a Subway Train; Tears and Embraces Suspect Is Acquitted in Subway Attack on Renee Katz Daughter Was at the Movies 'We Found Coercion' Says Judge Made Plea Offer Jury Had Reported Deadlock 

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 25  More than 30 foreign ministers from Moslem nations began arriving here today for an emergency meeting of the Islamic Conference called to assess, and most likely condemn, the Soviet Union's military intervention in Afghanistan.  

Moslem Foreign Ministers Gather In Pakistan to Assess Afghan Crisis; Demonstration of Concern Officals of Moslem Countries Gather on Afghanistan Egypt Ousted Last Year Iraq to Warn on U.S. Moves 

The Exxon Corporation announced yesterday that in 1979, a year in which its customers coped with serious shortages and sharply higher prices, its profits rose 55.8 percent to a record $4.3 billion.  

Exxon Nets $4.3 Billion, a Record; 1979 Gross Revenue Is $84 Billion; Exxon's Profits Up 55.8% Return on Equity Up Alaskan Stake Big Factor 

The New York State Bar Association yesterday endorsed the principle of allowing television and radio coverage of criminal and civil trials in New York State.  

TV-RADIO COVERAGE IN COURT ENDORSED; New York State Bar Meeting Votes Its Agreement in Principle State Bar Association Endorses Principle of Broadcast Coverage in Court Judges View Videotape Differences of Opinion

MOSCOW, Jan. 25--The Soviet Union published its economic figures for 1979 today, showing the lowest rate of overall industrial growth since the disruptions of World War II. There were shortfalls in oil, coal, steel and other key products.  

Soviet Industrial Growth Drops; Cold Winter and Dry Summer Soviet's Industrial Growth Falls To Lowest Level Since the 1940's Nuclear Power Also Lagging 

TEHERAN, Iran, Saturday, Jan. 26 (Reuters)  Finance Minister Abolhassan Bani-Sadr appeared today to have won 70 to 80 percent of the vote in Iran's first presidential elections, according to unofficial Interior Ministry estimates. He said that as President he would try to end the crisis between the United States and Iran over the holding of 50 hostages at the United States Embassy.  

BANI-SADR APPEARS TO WIN EASY VICTORY IN IRANIAN ELECTION; Finance Minister Pledges He'll Try to End Impasse With the U.S. Over Embassy Hostages 22 Million Cast Votes Khomeini Has Chest Pains Bani-Sadr Leads in Iran Election; Says He Will Act in Hostage Crisis Praise for the Voters 

PRETORIA, South Africa, Jan. 25  Three black nationalists armed with rifles took 25 persons hostage in a suburban bank today in an attempt to win freedom for imprisoned nationalist leaders. But policemen stormed the bank and the attempt ended in death for all three gunmen and one of the hostages.  

Four Die in Political Hostage-Taking in South Africa; SOUTH AFRICANS DIE IN A POLITICAL SIEGE 'Demands Never Considered' 

TOKYO, Jan. 25 The former Beatle Paul McCartney, held for 10 days for violating Japan's marijuana possession laws, was released for immediate deportation today. He left the New Tokyo International Airport at Narita tonight.  

Japanese Deport McCartney for Having Marijuana; 100,000 Tickets Were Sold

FRANKFURT, Jan. 21 Right from the first sentence there was trouble. Short, just seven words, a hard-packed morsel. It looked easy. It's a bit of a riddle, biblical may be, ambiguous:  

In Any Language, Grass Chooses His Words With Care; Considered Unique Event Explains Sense of Words Difficult Author to Translate 

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 25 Yun Po Sun, the 83-year-old former South Korean President, was sentenced today to two years in prison by a military court that convicted him of breaking a martial law decree banning street demonstrations.  

Ex-Ruler and 16 Others Sentenced in Seoul for Protest; Review of Case Continues Future Course of Group Unclear 

NEW DELHI, Jan. 25 President Valery Giscard d'Estaing of France arrived in India today. So did Muhammad Ali, the retired heavyweight champion.  

India Is Host to 'the Greatest' and Valery Who?; Brief Visit With Mrs. Gandhi More Like a Bee He Questions Reporters Visit to Gandhi Memorial 

UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 25  Secretary General Kurt Waldheim, who returned yesterday from a curtailed trip to Asia, met privately with the Security Council early this evening to discuss the situation in Iran.  

Waldheim Sees Council About Iranian Situation

LONDON, Jan. 25 It is easy to misjudge Lord Killanin, the 65-year-old president of the International Olympic Committee, who has emerged as the toughest foe of President Carter's efforts to organize a boycott of the Olym  pic Games in Moscow.  

At Center of the Olympics Storm; Lord Killanin Man in the News 'It Is Moscow or Nothing' 'The Athletes Come First' Outlook Viewed as Naive Long Active in Olympic Affairs 

In the weeks since the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, President Carter has made clear that under current conditions he will not support the sending of an American team to the Moscow Olympics.  

Issue and Debate; A U.S. Boycott of Moscow Olympics The Background Argument For Argument Against The Outlook 

PEKING, Jan. 25 (Reuters) China will boycott the Moscow Olympics in protest against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan if most of the other participating countries do the same, The New China News Agency today quoted a senior official as saying.  

China to Boycott Moscow Olympics if Most Nations Do; Soviet to Attend Winter Games U.S. Studies Enforcement 

TOKYO, Jan. 25 Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, in a speech at the opening session of Parliament today, condemned the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan and said Japan was ready to make "sacrifices" to force the withdrawal of Russian troops.  

Japan Condemns Soviet For Afghan Intervention

A rebel leader proclaimed a "Free Islamic Republic" in three Afghan provinces yesterday and appealed for foreign arms to fight the Soviet troops in Afghanistan.  

Afghan Rebel Chief Claims Control Of 3 Provinces, Declares 'Republic'; Motor Infantry a Basic Unit Unity Prospects Doubtful 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 The State Department spokesman, Hodding Carter 3d, said today that there were widespread rumors in Kabul that President Babrak Karmal, who was installed by the Soviet Union, might soon be replaced by another Soviet-backed Afghan politician.  

U.S. ACCURACY CODE RELAXED OVER KABUL; Since Soviet's Action, State Dept. Seems Willing to Disseminate Rumors as Well as Facts U.S. Calls It Invasion No Evidence for Statements 

RANGOON, Burma, Jan. 25 (Reuters)  Forty-two soldiers died when their Burmese transport plane crashed near Mandalay yesterday, an official statement said today. Two survivors were found.  

Air Crash Kills 42 in Burma

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 25 President Carter's warning that America would use force against any outside interference in the Persian Gulf region was sharply criticized today by a number of countries in the area.  

ARABS ARE CRITICAL OF CARTER'S STAND; They Say They Can Defend the Gulf  Oppose Getting Involved in Dispute of Superpowers P.L.O. Denounces Carter Plan for Conquest Charged 

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 More than a week after the expulsion of American Journalists from Iran, television networks and newspapers have been compelled to sharply reduce their coverage of the hostage crisis. The impact on the hostages as well as on public opinion remains hazy.  

Attention in U.S. Said to Drop After Iran's Expulsion of Journalists; 90 Affected by Expulsion Order 'Cloudy With Showers' Evidence of Deep Concern Foreign Reporters Used

World News Briefs; Genoa Terrorists Kill Police Colonel and Driver Muzorewa Asserts British Allow Truce Violations Hanoi Government Accepts Obligations of the I.L.O. Sixth Train Blast This Year Kills or Injures 20 in China

MOSCOW, Jan. 25 The official Soviet press agency Tass said today that Andrei D. Sakharov, the human-rights activist, would not be put on trial, even though he had embarked on criminal "defamation" of the Soviet state.  

January 26, 1980

Headlines from January 26, 1980

'79 PRICES UP 13.3% IN BIGGEST INCREASE FOR A YEAR SINCE '46; 10.6% RISE IN NEW YORK AREA National Gain of 1.2% in Index for Month Among Year's Highest Energy Bills Set Pace Purchasing Power Off Consumer Prices Up 13.3% in '79, Largest Annual Increase Since '46 Meat and Poultry Show Rise

Israel Returns Biggest Part of Sinai So Far to Egypt, Finishing First Stage; 'It's Gotten Quite Routine' Normalization Officially Starting

Jury Acquits Suspect Of Pushing Miss Katz Under a Subway Train; Tears and Embraces Suspect Is Acquitted in Subway Attack on Renee Katz Daughter Was at the Movies 'We Found Coercion' Says Judge Made Plea Offer Jury Had Reported Deadlock

Moslem Foreign Ministers Gather In Pakistan to Assess Afghan Crisis; Demonstration of Concern Officals of Moslem Countries Gather on Afghanistan Egypt Ousted Last Year Iraq to Warn on U.S. Moves

Exxon Nets $4.3 Billion, a Record; 1979 Gross Revenue Is $84 Billion; Exxon's Profits Up 55.8% Return on Equity Up Alaskan Stake Big Factor

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