Three men were charged in New York City with five murders and the wounding of a policewoman, and were linked to six other slayings.  

11 Slayings Tied to 3 Suspects

"THE bid process is clean, objective and competitive," County Executive Alfred B. DelBello said last week, "and it can lead to a lower price."  

County Acts To End Bids On 2 Plans; County Bypasses Bids in 2 Contracts

CONCORD, N.H. ONCE again, New Hampshire, with less than .5 percent of the national population, will help decide next Tuesday which Presidential candidates may continue the race and which fall by the wayside in the long, complex and frequently illogical process of electing the national leader.  

Higher Hurdles; The Caucuses? New Hampshire Is Still the Genuine Article Saber-Rattlers Welcomed Campaigning Never Ends

Two major new Manhattan office towers plan to install large pools in their basements to store chilled water, or slush, that would be cooled at night to lower significantly their daytime air-conditioning costs.  

Basement Pools Cut Cooling Bills; Basement Pools Cutting Bills

TRENTON GOVERNOR BYRNE rounded out his proposed overhaul of the state's gambling-casino regulations last week by introducing bills that would end the existing ...  

Trenton Wrestles Ethics and Casino Controls; Ethics and Casinos: Problem for Trenton

UNTIL about a decade ago, the family was a subject that held little interest for historians or sociologists. A professor in graduate school once warned me, for example, not to spend too much time in a seminar on American family life, because it was a "low status" subject. Since it wasn't taken seriously, little was known about the history of the family ...  

Exploding the Nuclear Family; Family

FULLERTON, Calif.--"The country needs affordable housing," said Loran D. Covington, chairman and president of Covington Brothers Technologies Corporation. "And we have found a way to build it."  

Coast House Is a Blend Of Polystyrene And Concrete; Coast House Uses Polystyrene Panels 

IN HIS State of the Union address, President Carter announced that he would ask Congress to pass legislation requiring that all American 18-year-olds register for military service.  

An Odd Alliance Against the Draft

Major News; In Summary Tumult in Teheran Continues--and So Does Hostage Siege Kabul Shuts Down In Violent Protest Costly Last Chapter To Snepp Spy Saga Make or Break for Hyde Amendment

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20--In view of the problems that have undermined Soviet-American detente, many military experts here believe the United States needs to revive and develop its ability to wage ...  

As Detente Falters, U.S. Military Looks to Chemical War Capability; Military Seeks to Bolster Chemical Warfare Ability Live Nerve Gas Barrages Thousands to Worry About The Geneva Protocol of 1925

LAKE PLACID, N.Y., Feb. 23--Suddenly, the United States hockey players have names. And the identities that were carefully concealed by their coach have surfaced.  

Recognition Comes At Last for U.S. Six; U.S. Wins Hockey Recognition Could Also Finish Fourth The Emotional Factor

THE long-smoldering issue of alleged police brutality in Suffolk County is moving into the political arena after several years in which the issue has been frequently raised but never resolved.  

Police-Brutality Issue Smolders in Suffolk; Police-Brutality Issue Smolders 

LONDON "Goodnight, sweet prince," murmured Horatio over the dapper corpse of Derek Jacobi's Hamlet, and an instant later sighs of relief could be heard being muffled ...  

TV or Not TV? That Is the Question; Can Shakespeare Fit on the Home Screen?

TEHERAN, Iran, Feb. 23--Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Iran's revolutionary leader, appeared today to rule out the release of the American hostages before a parliament is elected in April.  

KHOMEINI SUGGESTS RULING ON HOSTAGES IS PUT OFF TO APRIL; U.N. PANEL ARRIVES IN IRAN Ayatollah's Statement on Captives Jolts U.S.--Officials Charge Breach of Understanding U.N. Hearings May Last 2 Weeks Khomeini Statement Now Suggests Hostage Ruling Is Put Off to April

Housing starts are down. Construction costs have advanced sharply. Interest rates are at new highs. But these theoretically unsettling developments appear not to have deterred a growing number of Americans from buying, holding and eventually selling real estate as both an inflation hedge and a tax shelter.  

Many Become 'Limited Partners' As Push for Investors Widens; Mary Become 'Limited Partners' as Push for Investors Widens

It is the law of life in this country that if you don't like it where you are you get up and go someplace else. The option in question is lifelong. It applies to the boy who is too bright for his local school, and it also ...  

CRITIC'S VIEW; Art in Unexpected Places CRITIC'S VIEW Art in Unexpected Places

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NASHUA, N.H., Feb. 23--Four Republican Presidential candidates angrily attacked George Bush tonight for what Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. called an effort "to reinstitute closed-door politics" ...  

Excluded From G.O.P. Debate, Four Attack Bush; BUSH ASSAILED BY 4 LEFT OUT OF DEBATE Public's Reaction Not Known Call in the Afternoon Election Agency's Decision Baker Postponed an Event Big Reaction on Vietnam

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 23--Soviet MIG jet fighters and helicopters flew over Kabul again today and most shops in the capital stayed closed to protest the Soviet military presence.  

Soviet MIG's Called In Over Kabul; Toll in Street Clashes Called Heavy; Martial Law Announced Russian MIG's Fly Over Kabul Crowd Gathers Around Flag

Every year 650 students come from other nations to take short-term English courses at St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vt. Now the college has set out to enroll as many of them as possible in the regular curriculum.  

Problems Arise as Colleges Recruit Students Overseas; Colleges Trying to Attract More Foreigners, but Little Planning Is Evident $25 Billion From Abroad Shortage of Currency 'Disguised Form of Immigration' Deciding What to Teach

MILFORD IT is hardly a theater. It is a corner of the gym of the Mary Taylor Memorial United Methodist Church on Broad Street here.  

Scenes From Life for Teen-Agers; Skits With A Moral

IT'S not the oldest turnpike in the country or the newest. It's not the most expensive or the cheapest. It is neither the longest nor the shortest but, although it is not the prettiest, it may be the ugliest.  

The New Jersey Turnpike: A Lore Unto Itself; The Turnpike: It's Not Just a Road--It's Lore Unto Itself

THE Long Island Lighting Company has decided that it will resist proposed Federal orders to convert its electric generators from oil to coal, company officials said last week.  

Lilco to Fight U.S. Orders On Shift to Coal; Lilco to Fight U.S. on Coal Shift

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.--The Federal Government is planning to seek a series of indictments around the country later this year against major organized crime figures, culminating the most intensive investigation of racketeering since the early 1960's, according to Federal law enforcement officials and court documents.  

U.S. TO SEEK CHARGES FROM A WIDE INQUIRY ON ORGANIZED CRIME; F.B.I. Surveillance Used in Several Cities--Allegations to Focus on Union and Businesses Wide Array of Allegations U.S. Will Seek Charges This Year From Inquiry on Organized Crime Pension Fund Loans Secret Management of Casino Teamsters Accountant Killed Conversation of a Senator

Shinsuke Nakamura  is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.

Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

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Jorrit Joost Faassen is a Dutch businessman. He was allegedly the husband of Maria Vorontsova and the son-in-law of Russian president Vladimir Putin.

February 24, 1980

Headlines from February 24, 1980

11 Slayings Tied to 3 Suspects

County Acts To End Bids On 2 Plans; County Bypasses Bids in 2 Contracts

Higher Hurdles; The Caucuses? New Hampshire Is Still the Genuine Article Saber-Rattlers Welcomed Campaigning Never Ends

Basement Pools Cut Cooling Bills; Basement Pools Cutting Bills

Trenton Wrestles Ethics and Casino Controls; Ethics and Casinos: Problem for Trenton

Billboard 200

The Wall

Damn The Torpedoes

Off The Wall

Phoenix

The Long Run

Notable Births

Historical Context for February 24, 1980