BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Companies Markets Today's Columns

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--The Government reported today that high interest rates had begun seriously to retard home building--a situation that, because of the importance of the industry, could have depressing effects on the overall economy.  

January Housing Starts Fell; Widespread Repercussions Seen January Housing Starts Fell on Interest Rate Rise Income Rise Slows

CORRECTION

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--Federal financing of abortions for poor women, barred by Congress under the so-called Hyde Amendment, resumed today, at least temporarily, under an order by the Supreme Court.  

ABORTION FINANCING FOR POOR RESUMING ON 6-3 COURT ORDER; H.E.W. ASKS ACTION BY STATES Justices Lift Stay of Ruling Calling for Payments--Decision on Medicaid Curb Speeded Decision on Overall Case Supreme Court Roundup Abortion Financing Resuming on 6-3 Order Redistricting Judges' Pay Pollution Control Nazi Case Libel Suit

LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Feb. 19--Eric Heiden won his third gold medal of the XIII Olympic Winter Games today as the 21-year-old star from Madison, ...  

Eric Heiden Wins 3d Olympic Gold Medal; Heiden Takes 1,000 for Third Gold Medal Record Within Grasp

WASHINGTON IT was the scene of a surprise birthday party for President John F. Kennedy. Vice President Mondale lunches there regularly.  

It's Cheap, It's Exclusive, It's Handy--It's the White House Mess; White House Mess: Cheap and Exclusive Souffle Crackers

NEWARK, Feb. 19--Charging that some high-level city officials had become "insensitive" to the needs of Newark residents, Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson ...  

Gibson Asks 500 Officials To Give Him Resignations; Some Fear for Morale Gibson Calls On 500 Top Officials To Submit Resignations to Him Called Not Political

The unequaled break of the credit markets showed no sign of stopping yesterday as bond prices continued to plummet and interest rates again climbed to their highest levels on record.  

Bond Yields Continue To Climb; Federal Funds Rate Up Bond Yields Move Up In Light Trading Activity New Issues Down 

Bruce McIver, director of the city's Office of Municipal Labor Relations, told negotiators for a coalition of city unions yesterday that their economic demands, ...  

City Puts Price Tag on Union Demands; City Tallies Cost of Union Demands

In a new attack on what he views as judicial leniency, Mayor Koch yesterday called it "a disgrace" that a State Supreme Court justice in Manhattan had ...  

Mayor Criticizes Probation Order By a State Judge; Action Called 'a Disgrace' in Manslaughter Case Followed Probation Report 

At the age of 62, Robert W. Lear, former chairman and chief executive officer of the F. M. Schaefer Corporation and former president and chief operating officer of Indian Head, still has a full-time job.  

Business on Campus; Bringing Business Into Class Seminars Part of Program Serving as Role Models

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--The Supreme Court ruled today that an agreement requiring that employees of the Central Intelligence Agency not publish "any information" about the agency ...  

High Court Backs C.I.A. on Curb On Articles Its Employees Write; PUBLICATIONS CURB OF C.I.A. IS UPHELD Protection for the Agency

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--Paul A. Volcker, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, today disclosed a series of monetary targets for 1980 intended to help attain his goal of gradually reducing the growth of money and credit.  

Volcker Discloses Goals For 1980 Money Growth; Volcker on Money Goals Past Contentions Reiterated

WHILE recently thumbing through Larousse Gastronomique, I started speculating on categories of ...  

Dishes to Make Just Once In a Lifetime; 2 Classic Dishes to Make Just Once in a Lifetime 

TEHERAN, Iran, Feb. 19--Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini today delegated to President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr supreme command over Iran's armed ...  

KHOMEINI APPOINTS BANI-SADR AS CHIEF OF MILITARY FORCES; BOLSTERS PRESIDENT'S POWER Iran's Cable Accepting U.N. Panel Still Awaited--Leader Vague on Release of Hostages Timetable Still Seems Unclear Reorganization of Forces Urged Khomeini Appoints Bani-Sadr Chief of Armed Forces

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--President Carter appealed today to an applauding group of American Legion members to support his increased military spending proposals and his actions against the ...  

Carter Says He Can't 'Gamble' on Soviet Intentions

The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission designated Riverside Park and Riverside Drive as a scenic landmark yesterday and also ...  

Riverside Drive and Park Now Landmark; Park Vote Unanimous Constricted in 1901

The state's Special Deputy Comptroller for New York City, generally considered the most cautious of the city's budget monitors, said yesterday that the city ...  

State Monitor Reports City Budget Could Be Healthier Than Expected; State Monitor Predicts a Better Budget Picture for City

The Federal Bureau of Investigation in Florida warned other F.B.I. offices last fall against seeking an indictment of a onetime informer who was allegedly ...  

Officials Assert F.B.I. Was Against Indicting An Alleged Swindler; OFFICIALS SAY F.B.I. BLOCKED INDICTMENT Why They Felt Sure His Parallel Operation 'No Attempt' to Delay

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 19--Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a state of emergency in four California counties today as a result of a weeklong series of storms that have caused extensive flooding ...  

EMERGENCY DECREED IN 4 COAST COUNTIES; 16 Dead in 5 California Storms-- Damage Put at $100 Million Emergency Is Declared in 4 Coast Counties Hit by Storms Heavy Damage in Canyons Arizona Disaster Declared

Most of the nation's major banks raised their prime lending rates yesterday by half a percentage point, to 15  percent. The action, which returned the prime to last November's peak level, was taken in the midst of what one banker described as "eerie" market conditions.  

15 % Prime Set by Most Big Banks; Key Loan Rate, Up Half a Point, Equals Its Peak Chase Takes the Lead 15 % Prime Set by Most Big Banks

Senator Edward M. Kennedy's efforts to revitalize his Presidential campaign in the last three weeks by sharpening policy differences with President Carter have ...  

Kennedy Effort To Stress Issues Found Lagging; Poll Reports Carter's Edge Bigger Than Month Ago Reactions to Character Poll Finds Kennedy Drive to Revitalize Campaign Is Not Gaining Support Bush Follows Carter Pattern Reagan's Age a Factor Stand on Controls Little Known

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19--The Chrysler Corporation and its bankers have been locked in quiet combat over the company's statements to the press and, in particular, over whether the company will have to draw on the emergency Federal loan guarantees passed by Congress last year.  

Chrysler And Banks In Dispute; Iacocca's Upbeat Remarks at Issue Chrysler Cites Need for Funds Chrysler And Banks In Dispute 

SAN FRANCISCO UNDER a law in California de  signed to help teen-agers who ...  

Teen-Agers Leave Home --Legally; Teen-Agers Leave Home Legally to Stand on Their Own 

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

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February 20, 1980

Headlines from February 20, 1980

BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Companies Markets Today's Columns

January Housing Starts Fell; Widespread Repercussions Seen January Housing Starts Fell on Interest Rate Rise Income Rise Slows

CORRECTION

Eric Heiden Wins 3d Olympic Gold Medal; Heiden Takes 1,000 for Third Gold Medal Record Within Grasp

Billboard 200

The Wall

Damn The Torpedoes

Off The Wall

Phoenix

The Long Run

Notable Births

Historical Context for February 20, 1980