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"YOU have to have a commitment to the avenue," said Jim Dell'Orto, the other day, peering out from under his Manganaro's Hero Boy paper cap. "That's what I tell everybody. Faith we always had, but hope was a little dim a few years ago. But things are pretty good, much better these days."  

The Great Ninth Avenue Eat-Out; It's Time for Ninth Avenue's Great International Eat-Out Spanakopites or Tiropites Coconuts the Mazzella Way 

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

ALBANY, May 15--While New York State officials and legislators debate life and death and multibillion-dollar issues almost daily with relative calm, they rarely wax so passionate as when the issue is one of their status-symbol perquisites: the low-numbered license plate.  

In Albany, Status Seekers Joust for Low Car Licenses; In Albany, Status Seekers Joust For Low-Numbered Car Plates Who's No. One? 

The Metropolitan Opera yesterday announced the beginning of a $100 million Centennial Endowment Campaign, to culminate with its 100th anniversary in 1983-84. Pledges of $33 million have already been made, the largest being a gift of $5 million from the Texaco Philanthropic Foundation.  

Met Opera Begins a Drive for $100 Million; Artist-Development Plan Met Opera in Fund Drive Other Companies' Finances An Orchestra Weekend At Carnegie Hall

LONDON, May 15--The Imperial Group Ltd. said today, after a final review of its $630 million bid, that it would press ahead to complete its acquisition of the Howard Johnson Company as quickly as possible.  

Howard Johnson Bid Advances; Imperial to Press Ahead On Howard Johnson Bid Operating Profits Off 10%

The Southern Pacific Company and Santa Fe Industries yesterday announced a preliminary agreement to merge Southern Pacific into Santa Fe by exchanging securities.  

S.P.-Santa Fe Merger Planned; U.S. Objections To $1.2 Billion Deal Expected Merger of S.P. and Santa Fe Planned Separate Railroad Identities AT A GLANCE Santa Fe Industries AT A GLANCE Southern Pacific

TOKYO, May 15--The United States and Japan reached an interim agreement today under which Japan would remove its 5 to 8 percent tariffs on imports of automobile ports and take other steps to facilitate the import of American cars and parts.  

Japan Plans End to Auto Parts Tariff; Procurement Issue Unresolved Japan Levy Set to End 

WEEKENDER GUIDE; UP AND DOWN OFF BROADWAY INDIANS ON PARK AVE. POETRY IN PATERSON FREE SHLONDORFF SCREENING GALA ON MERCER ST. JAZZ AT THE PUBLIC HONEY AT COLUMBIA WEEKENDER GUIDE SIX TRUMPETS ON 12TH ST. WARBLERS AT WAVE HILL FAIR STREETS OF NYACK FLAHERTY FACES ON 94TH ST. 

News Summary; International National Metropolitan 

WASHINGTON, May 15--Paul A. Volcker, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, predicted today that the sharp declines of recent weeks in the nation's money supply would soon come to an end.  

Money Rise Is Forecast By Volcker; End to Declines Tied to Inflation, Not Policy Shift Supply Rate Not Changed 4.9 Percent Drop Was Projected Volcker Expects Rise in Money 

WARSAW, May 15--The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe today proposed an immediate summit conference of leaders "of all the regions of the world" to discuss "removing the hotbeds of international tension and preventing war."  

SOVIET BLOC URGES WORLD SUMMIT TALK ON EASING TENSIONS; WARSAW PACT ENDS MEETING Proposal Opens Way to Exchanges on Iran and Afghan Conflicts but Stress Is on Europe Muskie Meets Gromyko Today Kabul Seeks a Guarantee SOVIET BLOC URGES SUMMIT CONFERENCE Blows to Detente Cause Alarm Comment Delayed in Washington 

THERE will be a three-hour country-music concert at Avery Fisher Hall tomorrow night at 8, but there won't be the familiar platitudes of modern-day country music--the comfortable homilies, sentimental ballads, slick novelty ditties and torchy confessions of Nashville's country idols.  

Bluegrass Revival At Fisher Hall; Bluegrass Revival At Fisher Hall Tips on Tickets 

SEOUL, South Korea, May 15 (AP)-- Under pressure of a third day of anti-Government demonstrations by tens of thousands of students, South Korea's Prime Minister announced today that his Government would try to meet some of their demands for increasing the tempo of democractic change.  

Korea's Premier Moves to Placate Student Protesters; Intrusion From the North Refuses to Give Specific Date

Douglas LaChance, the president of the newspaper deliverers union, was convicted yesterday of extorting cash payoffs from several companies that deliver newspapers in the New York metropolitan area.  

Deliverers Union Head Convicted of Extortion And Evasion of Taxes; Deliverers' Head Guilty in Payoffs From Companies Interim Strike Papers Cited Forfeiting of Union Post 

VIENNA, May 15--On the eve of the first high-level Soviet-American meeting in eight months, the United States reacted skeptically today to a Sovietbacked proposal for ending the Afghanistan crisis and the Warsaw Pact's call for a conference of world leaders to deal with other dangerous issues.  

U.S. Is Skeptical On Afghan Plan And Wide Talks; Muskie Calls Plan 'Cosmetic' U.S. Aides Skeptical on Afghan Plan and World Talks What Muskie Will Tell Gromyko 

The long-awaited appointment of the heirs at Time Inc. formally took place yesterday when the giant communications company named J. Richard Munro, the executive vice president, as its new president and chief executive, and Ralph P. Davidson, a vice president, as chairman.  

New Leadership Team Appointed by Time Inc.; Time Inc. Appoints New Leadership Team Four Lines of Business 

A 16-year-old honor student was shot and killed on a Queens street early yesterday morning as he was returning home after a high school prom.  

Honor Student, 16, Is Slain On Way Home From Prom; 'First Time' Had Won Scholarship Youth Slain on Way Home From Prom 

IF you had any doubt about the season, it's time for fairs and parades in New York. So, though it may not be June in January, this weekend it's certainly march in May time and fair weather.  

Array of Parades and Festivals Turns City Into World's Biggest Street Fair; The Big Street Fair That Is New York Sephardic Fair Asian-Pacific Festival San Gennaro on S.I. Olde Village Fair Sea Day-Brooklyn 1980 Pier 84 Square Dance Gramercy Spring Fair Laser Light Show in Park East New York Fair 

A Federal judge in Manhattan refused yesterday to prevent Mayor Koch from closing Sydenham Hospital in West Harlem.  

U.S. Court Judge Refuses to Block Hospital Closing; Sydenham Case Plaintiffs Are Expected to Appeal Opportunity for Appeal Given 'Lack of Cooperation' Cited

CAIRO, May 15--The Egyptian Government, reversing a statement made yesterday by President Anwar el-Sadat, declared today that it would not resume the stalled negotiations with Israel and the United States on Palestinian autonomy unless Israel "reconsiders its position on Jerusalem and other issues"  

Egypt, in Reversal, Again Suspends Talks With Israel on Palestinians; Contrary to International Law Egypt, in Shift, Ties Autonomy Talks to Other Issues Israeli Officials Surprised 

WASHINGTON, May 15--Federal officials said today that they were going ahead with a vigorous enforcement program to halt the flotilla of private boats retrieving refugees from Cuba even though there had been no indication from Fidel Castro of a favorable response to President Carter's proposal that the flotilla be replaced with an American airlift or sealift.  

U.S. VOWS TO PRESS CARTER EDICT TO END FLOTILLA FROM CUBA; NO SIGN BY CASTRO ON AIRLIFT More Refugees Arrive in Florida-- Treasury Sets a $50,000 Fine for Aiding Illegal Travel 4,000 New Arrivals Relatives Given Priority U.S. VOWS TO PRESS ORDER ON REFUGEES 'In Mariel, Cuba Governs' A Precautionary Move 

Three years after the Federal Government announced that the trustees of the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund had agreed to take specific actions in response to its demand for reform, many of the reforms are not being carried out and critics in Congress are raising questions about allegations of continued improprieties.  

Teamster Pension Fund Reforms Questioned 3 Years After Change; Reforms by Teamster Pension Fund Are Questioned 'A Glaring Ommission' Continuing Federal Investigations Fund Defends Its Practices Annual Reports Also Cease 

A Queens junior high school teacher under indictment on a charge of dealing in child pornography was dismissed from his job yesterday by a special school disciplinary board.  

TEACHER DISMISSED OVER PORNOGRAPHY; Queens Man Faces Pension Loss, but Outcome Is Still Unclear Special Board Dismisses Teacher Indicted on Pornography Charge The 30 Days' Notice Issue 

When the Justice Department sued to force a director of both the Bank of America and the Prudential Insurance Company to end his "interlocking" directorship arrangement by resigning from the boards, the nation's largest bank did not go running to its favorite corporate law firm.  

In-House Staffs Grow As Legal Costs Climb; Rising Legal Costs Spur In-House Staff Increase 902 A.T.&T. Attorneys Expertise in Litigation

Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish former tennis player. In June 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. In November 2009, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubles rankings.

May 16, 1980

Headlines from May 16, 1980

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The Great Ninth Avenue Eat-Out; It's Time for Ninth Avenue's Great International Eat-Out Spanakopites or Tiropites Coconuts the Mazzella Way

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

In Albany, Status Seekers Joust for Low Car Licenses; In Albany, Status Seekers Joust For Low-Numbered Car Plates Who's No. One?

Met Opera Begins a Drive for $100 Million; Artist-Development Plan Met Opera in Fund Drive Other Companies' Finances An Orchestra Weekend At Carnegie Hall

Billboard 200

Against The Wind

The Wall

Glass Houses

Mad Love

Just One Night

Notable Births

Historical Context for May 16, 1980