One of the most tumultuous months in the history of American financial markets closed yesterday in characteristic fashion. The stock markets churned through yet another day of heavy volume--65.9 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange--while gold lurched abruptly downward, then up again, closing more than $40 over its low for the day.  

January's Investment Explosion; Record Activity Tied to Shift in Inflation View January's Investment Explosion Plummeting Bond Markets The Laggards

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31--The Carter Administration has told key Congressional leaders in recent days that it intends to enter into a long-term military support relationship with Pakistan that extends beyond the crisis caused by the Soviet armed intervention in neighboring Afghanistan.  

White House Seeks Long-Term Aid To Bolster the Defense of Pakistan; U.S. Will Seek Long-Term Aid To Bolster Defense of Pakistan U.S. Against Nuclear Program

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 31--Queen Juliana of the Netherlands announced tonight that she would abdicate on April 30, her 71st birthday, in favor of her eldest daughter, Princess Beatrix.  

Juliana to Give Up Dutch Throne; Princess Beatrix Will Assume Rule; Announcement Was a Surprise Ascended Throne in 1948 Juliana to Give Up Dutch Throne; Princess Beatrix Will Assume Rule Trips Abroad Raised Eyebrows Son Will Be Crown Prince

Sizable January sales gains were reported yesterday by many of the nation's largest retail chains, which attributed them to strong consumer buying and generally more favorable weather than a year ago.  

Retail Sales Up Sharply in January; Retail Sales

In the fall of 1977, when the steel industry was in a severe recession, top steel executives and the industry's trade association made a big push in Washington for Government aid. At that time, they had behind them a ...  

Steel Industry's New Plea; News Analysis Knocking on the Door Again Steel Industry's New Plea for Government Help Protection on Pricing Found

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31--The Securities and Exchange Commission charged today that Treasury Secretary G. William Miller knew that Textron Inc. had improperly used $600,000 to entertain Defense Department officials when he was ...  

S.E.C. ASSERTS MILLER KNEW TEXTRON USED FUNDS IMPROPERLY; 'Erroneous' Statements Cited-- Company That Treasury Chief Headed Settles Civil Suit Miller Not Mentioned by Name S.E.C. Says Miller Knew of Payments 'Overbillings' Also Alleged Comment by Present Chairman

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31--The House of Representatives today approved legislation that would give millions of dollars this year to cities that are especially hard-pressed economically, but the House also accepted a last-minute amendment that would cut the payments to New York City by more than half.  

HOUSE VOTES BILLION FOR CITIES BUT CUTS SHARE FOR NEW YORK; BILL IS KEY TO CARTER POLICY Plan for Bolstering Economically Distressed Areas Is Facing a Conference With Senate Opposition by Republicans Aid Is Critical to Koch Effort House Clears $1 Billion for Cities, But Halves the Share for New York Ohioan Says He'll Take Manhattan Amendment Unfair, Koch Says

Despite a growing energy-conservation movement among individual residents in the New York metropolitan area, operators of many apartment, office and retail buildings appear to be making only modest efforts to reduce fuel consumption.  

Many Buildings in New York Still Wasting Energy; Many Buildings Still Wasting Energy 81 TV Sets on Same Channel Office Is 'Hot as Hell'

TUXEDO PARK, N.Y.--One does not walk into Tuxedo Park; one is invited in.  A stone wall surrounds the Orange County village, and the only way in is a through a gate that is guarded around-the-clock by officers of its 15member police force.  

Tuxedo Park Residents Split on Historic Status; Move for Historic Status Is Dividing Tuxedo Park Incorporated in 1953

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DETROIT, Jan. 31 (AP)--The General Motors Corporation plans to close two of its oldest assembly plants, in Pontiac, Mich., and in St. Louis, and build new ones because it is too expensive to meet air-pollution standards at the present sites.  

G.M. Plans To Close 2 Old Plants; G.M. to Shut 2 Old Plants

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31--The White House is pressing for legislation that would avoid a flat prohibition on the use of journalists, clergymen or academics as intelligence agents, Senate sources said today.  

CARTER SAID TO SEEK LEEWAY IN C.I.A. BILL; Would Not Bar Use of Clergy and Others as Intelligence Agents Carter Said to Seek Leeway on Intelligence Agents Threats to Liberties Seen Publisher Defends Disclosures

BUSINESS Digest; Companies The Economy Markets Today's Columns

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 31--The prices of grains and oilseeds are soaring in Argentina where traders and farmers expect the Soviet Union to make heavy purchases this year to replace supplies embargoed by the United States.  

ARGENTINES EXPECT SOVIET TO BUY GRAIN; Prices Soar as Government Balks at U.S. Request to Limit Sale Soviet Sends Mission Grain Prices Soaring in Argentina Farmers and Traders Hopeful

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (AP)--Factory orders rose 1.3 percent in December, despite sharp drops for steel and automobiles, the Commerce Department said today.  

December Factory Orders Up; Inventories Continue to Gain Factory Orders Up Shipments Post Slight Rise

From the New Jersey suburbs to Beverly Hills bedrooms, burglars and thieves are seemingly working overtime to cash in on the soaring prices offered for gold and silver.  

Gold and Silver Prices Cause Rash of Thefts Throughout Country; Dining From Stainless Steel Gold and Silver Prices Spur Theft Rise Doubling of 'Metal Grabs' 'Invitation for Stolen Goods' Cancellations of Policies

AS of now and through June 1 the single most remarkable sight in New York City is the bronze horse from the facade of St.  Mark's Cathedral in Venice which is on ...  

Bronze Horse Of Venice Arrives At Met; Met Rides High On a Bronze Horse

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The Federal Reserve Board announced yesterday that starting next week it would release its weekly monetary data at 4 P.M. on Fridays rather than Thursdays, its practice for at least 30 years.  

Fed Plans Monetary Data Delay; Weekly Release Will Now Be on Fridays at 4 P.M. Details Next Thursday Fed Sets Later Release Of Money-Supply Data Federal Reserve

THE Jose Limon Dance Company will reach back into modern-dance history this week  end at the City Center 55th Street Theater with a number of new and old revivals. There are Doris Humphrey's "Air for the G String," which ...  

Dancers Carry On In Tradition Of Limon; Dancers Carry On Limon's Tradition Making the Dance 'True'

ATTICA, N.Y., Jan. 31--The 1,862 inmates at the Attica prison were kept locked in their cells today as prison guards, tense after two mess hall brawls in four days, conducted a thorough search for makeshift knives and other weapons. Five prisoners were sprayed with tear gas when they resisted officers who tried to search them, and one of them cut a guard with a razor blade.  

Attica Prisoners Locked in Their Cells As Tense Guards Search for Weapons; 5 Placed in Solitary Confinement Number of Inmates Has Grown Reports of Mental Disorders Attica Inmates Locked in Cells in Search for Weapons

WEEKENDER GUIDE; CHOPIN IN BROOKLYN PHOTOS ON 57TH ST. ELIZABETH THE MUSICAL INTER-AMERICAN ART SNOW CARNIVAL IN THE PARK PLAYOFF IN NEW HAVEN HEROINES OF GRAND ST. CAN YOU DIG IT? WEEKENDER GUIDE JAZZ ON THE EAST SIDE RUSSIAN ART AT PURCHASE TWO WHO GO SOLO

A move to compel Anthony M. Scotto to relinquish his positions in the International Longshoremen's Association was temporarily blocked yesterday by Judge Abraham D. Sofaer in Federal District Court in Manhattan.  

U.S. Judge Lets Scotto Keep Union Positions for Now

THE Economic Report of the President and his Council of Economic Advisers, released on Wednesday, is unique among the 33 annual re  ports issued by Democratic and Republican Administrations since the Employment Act of 1946. That act required Presidents to state how they intended to achieve the goals of "maximum employment, production and purchasing power."  

Economic Scene; Behind Carter's Grim Forecast

A judge declared a mistrial yesterday in a major waterfront corruption trial in Manhattan because several jurors had read a newspaper article about the case.  

Mistrial Is Declared in Waterfront Corruption Case; Marshal Overlooks Article

Héctor R. Luna is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball infielder. He last played for the Hiroshima Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball. He is primarily an infielder, but has played every position at the major league level except pitcher and catcher.

Héctor Luna, Dominican baseball player

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Yolanda González Martín was a Spanish student and communist militant murdered by two members of New Force.

February 1, 1980

Headlines from February 1, 1980

January's Investment Explosion; Record Activity Tied to Shift in Inflation View January's Investment Explosion Plummeting Bond Markets The Laggards

White House Seeks Long-Term Aid To Bolster the Defense of Pakistan; U.S. Will Seek Long-Term Aid To Bolster Defense of Pakistan U.S. Against Nuclear Program

Juliana to Give Up Dutch Throne; Princess Beatrix Will Assume Rule; Announcement Was a Surprise Ascended Throne in 1948 Juliana to Give Up Dutch Throne; Princess Beatrix Will Assume Rule Trips Abroad Raised Eyebrows Son Will Be Crown Prince

Retail Sales Up Sharply in January; Retail Sales

Steel Industry's New Plea; News Analysis Knocking on the Door Again Steel Industry's New Plea for Government Help Protection on Pricing Found

Billboard 200

The Wall

The Long Run

Damn The Torpedoes

Off The Wall

Kenny

Notable Births

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for February 1, 1980