LUXEMBOURG, April 22--After eight hours of wrangling, the foreign ministers of the nine members of the European Economic Community voted unanimously tonight to impose full economic sanctions against Iran on May 17 unless "decisive progress" is made to free the American hostages held in Teheran.  

ALLIES SET TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON TEHERAN MAY 17; Common Market Nations Agree to Act Unless 'Decisive' Gain Is Made on Hostage Issue Desire for Flexibility Shown EUROPEAN ALLIES SET DEADLINE FOR IRAN French Said to Have Yielded Terms of U.N. Resolution Heeded Hasty American Action Feared

ELIZABETH, N.J., April 22--A warehouse filled with 24,000 barrels of chemicals, including illegally stored toxic wastes, exploded into flames with a thunderous roar that frightened thousands of ...  

An Explosive Fire in Jersey Causes a Night of Fear; Explosive Fire Causes a Night of Fear Police Kept on Overtime Some Complain of Dry Throats

CORRECTIONS

HE walks into the kitchen, puts on a big apron embroidered with apples, turns on the gas burners full force and leaves them to their own devices while he slowly peels real apples with a 14-inch carving knife.  

The Cook's Secret Is Apples; The Cook's Secret Weapon Is the Apple

Buying Beef in Bulk: Pros and Cons; Shopping for Beef in Bulk: A Look at Pros and Cons

BUTLER, Pa.--Ray Hein, superintendent of Armco's electric furnace plant, looked down at the piles of steel scrap filling some 30 railroad cars sitting in the cavernous building here.  

Scrap Steel Turning Precious; Supply Tight as New Capacity Broadens Use Scrap Steel Turning Precious as Use Is Broadened

George Bush capitalized on a generally moderate image while Senator Edward M. Kennedy scored on economic issues, and both underdogs for the Presidential nominations moved up fast in the final ...  

Late Surge for Underdogs; Bush's Moderate Image a Help, Poll Discloses-- Economic Issues Aided Kennedy Against Carter News Analysis Republican Ideological Split Late Surge for Underdogs in Pennsylvania Leadership and Integrity Issues The Intolerability Factor

MONROVIA, Liberia, April 22--As thousands of soldiers and civilians cheered, 13 ministers and other top officials of the Liberian Government deposed on April 12 were put to death on a beach here today by a firing squad of riflemen and machine gunners.  

Liberian Firing Squad Executes 13 Officials As Thousands Cheer; Soldier Administers Coup de Grace Firing Squad in Liberia Executes 13 Former Officials for Treason

ROME SOME of the best espresso in the  Eternal City and arguably in all of Italy--if not, as local coffee chauvinists assert, in the entire  world--is being drunk around the Pantheon. Credit is due, at least in part, to a lieutenant of Emperor Augustus.  

Hail to the Ancients For Rome's Espresso; Hail to the Ancients for Rome's Espresso

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

The Central Park Zoo and the city's two other municipal zoos, long criticized by animal protection groups as outdated and rundown, are expected to be turned over to the New York Zoological Society to improve conditions for the animals.  

City's 3 Zoos to Be Taken Over By New York Zoological Society; City's Zoos to Be Run by Zoological Society Zoo Was Rebuilt in 1934 $8.3 Million for Central Park

WHEN Jason Newman, age 7, passed through the customs check point at Kennedy International Airport  March 25 after a flight from Jamaica, ...  

A Cache Of Drugs, A Battle For a Boy; A Boy, a Drug Case, A Custody Battle

Citicorp, the parent of Citibank, New York's largest bank, surpassed the BankAmerica Corporation in size during the first quarter and thereby became the biggest banking organization in the United States, according to quarterly reports issued by the two banking companies.  

Citicorp Now No. 1 in Assets; Citicorp Asset Size

WASHINGTON, April 22--The Federal Communications Commission, in another sweeping decision, proposed today the deregulation of international communications, a step that would put Comsat into new fields of communications.  

F.C.C. Bids For Global Competition; F.C.C. Bids For Global Competition Retail Prices Called High

WASHINGTON, April 22--New surges in the cost of food, clothing and housing helped keep the increase in consumer prices for March at the high monthly rate of 1.4 percent recorded in the preceding two months, the Labor Department reported today.  

Prices Rise 1.4% for Third Month; Increase for the Last Year Is 14.7%; Purchasing Power Declines PRICES ARE UP 1.4% THIRD MONTH IN ROW Food in Stores Up 1.1%

WASHINGTON, April 22 (AP)-- New orders received by the nation's durable-goods manufacturers slumped 3.2 percent in March, the sharpest drop since last July, the Government reported today.  

Durables Orders Slump 3.2%

TEHERAN, Iran, April 22--New outbreaks of political violence took place at two Iranian universities today, leaving at least 10 people dead and more than 100 injured.  

10 Are Killed at 2 Iran Universities As Leftist-Moslem Clashes Resume; Unrest Followed Ultimatum 10 Killed in Iran as Leftists and Moslems Clash Again

PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, April 23 --George Bush scored a convincing and desperately needed upset victory over Ronald Reagan yesterday in the Pennsylvania Presidential primary and Senator Edward M. Kennedy saw a long, early lead shrink to a virtual tie with President Carter.  

BUSH IS WINNER OVER REAGAN, KENNEDY-CARTER RACE IS TIGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA'S BALLOTING; VOTE TURNOUT HEAVY Republican Scores Upset Over the Front-Runner in Crucial Primary The Vote Tally Bush Winner in Pennsylvania; Kennedy-Carter Race Tight Carter Camp Reaction Reagan Explanation

The stock market, heartened by falling interest rates, scored its fifth-largest gain on record yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average rebounded by more than 30 points from the two-year low it had touched on Monday.  

Dow Soars 30.72; Gain 5th Largest; Advance Is Best Since Late 1978; Rate Dip Is Cited Across-the-Board Upswing Stocks in Broad Advance

DETROIT, April 22--The General Motors Corporation, the nation's largest auto maker, reported today that its first-quarter earnings were down 87.7 percent as a result of the slump in car sales that has brought disaster to the auto industry.  

G.M. Net Off 87.7%; Chrysler Cuts Staff; G.M.'s Profit Down 87.7% From Record '79 Quarter

ALBANY, April 22--The State Board of Elections said today that Louis Valentino, a campaign worker for Mario M. Cuomo's unsuccessful 1977 mayoral race, might have perjured himself at the trial of Anthony M. Scotto, the dock union leader.  

Cuomo Election Worker Facing a Perjury Inquiry; Scotto Contention Is Supported Election Law Limits Described

BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Markets Companies International Today's Columns

Five fast-moving bandits made off with $500,000 from an armored truck parked outside the Inwood, L.I., branch of the European-American Bank yesterday morning, the Nassau County police reported.  

$500,000 Armored Truck Robbery

THE economic roller coaster is headed down, and the only question is how steep and how long the descent will be. "Mild and short," says  President Carter. "I know the pain and the disruption and the heartache that lie below the cold statistics. But I also know that we cannot reduce interest rates, and we cannot make jobs secure until we get the inflation rate down."  

Economic Scene; The Downturn: How Deep?

ANNALS OF INVENTION: History might have judged Harry Lazarus of Brooklyn the Thomas Alva Edison of caffeine, were it not for cruel fate. Recently he was on the verge  of an awesome innovation. "I usually have tea with dinner," he explains, "but this time, I had decided to switch to coffee." He continues:  

Metropolitan Diary; GLOSSARY OF MORE UNFAMILIAR TERMS

Nicole den Dulk is a Paralympic equestrian.

April 23, 1980

Headlines from April 23, 1980

ALLIES SET TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON TEHERAN MAY 17; Common Market Nations Agree to Act Unless 'Decisive' Gain Is Made on Hostage Issue Desire for Flexibility Shown EUROPEAN ALLIES SET DEADLINE FOR IRAN French Said to Have Yielded Terms of U.N. Resolution Heeded Hasty American Action Feared

An Explosive Fire in Jersey Causes a Night of Fear; Explosive Fire Causes a Night of Fear Police Kept on Overtime Some Complain of Dry Throats

CORRECTIONS

The Cook's Secret Is Apples; The Cook's Secret Weapon Is the Apple

Buying Beef in Bulk: Pros and Cons; Shopping for Beef in Bulk: A Look at Pros and Cons

Billboard 200

The Wall

Against The Wind

Glass Houses

Mad Love

Off The Wall

Notable Births

Historical Context for April 23, 1980