CHICAGO AS designers, architects and office furni  ture buyers roamed the halls of this city's mammoth Merchandise Mart last week, they sat on swiveling secre  tarial chairs, opened stationery drawers, stretched out on airport seating and ran their fingers along credenza and storage unit edges.  

Sizing Up The Furniture At Chicago Show; New Sizes, Shapes and Textures At Chicago's Neocon Furniture Show 

"I JOINED the Mothers' Center of Queens before my child was born," said Stephanie Sporn.  "I had worked for seven years, and now I was going to be at home with a baby. I wanted to know other mothers. I wanted a place to talk about the feelings I was experiencing."  

More Mothers Joining Support Groups; More Mothers Joining Support Groups Mothers' Centers in the Area 

News Summary; International National Metropolitan 

WASHINGTON, June 18 Breaking a five-month deadlock, a House subcommittee approved comprehensive legislation today to revamp Federal regulation of the telephone industry.  

Shift in Phone Regulation Backed by House Panel

WASHINGTON, June 18--President Carter has decided to approve the shipment of 38 tons of nuclear fuel to India, reversing a ruling by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, White House officials said today.  

CARTER TO APPROVE ATOM FUEL FOR INDIA; Statement Due Today--Congress Has 60 Days for a Reversal CARTER TO APPROVE INDIA'S ATOM FUEL Abrogation of 1963 Pact Feared Adverse Impact on Pakistan Seen 

WASHINGTON, June 18 The gross national product, the best measure of the nation's economic performance, plunged at an annual rate of 8.5 percent in this year's second quarter, one of the largest drops on record, according to a preliminary Commerce Department estimate.  

U.S. ESTIMATES G.N.P. FELL IN 2D QUARTER AT 8.5% YEARLY RATE; FIGURE IS SUBJECT TO REVISION Slump Would Follow 9.1% Drop in '75 as Biggest Since 30's  Sales to Consumers Off Inventories Were Cut in 1975 Much Based on Data for April Fall at 8.5% Rate Seen For G.N.P. Personal Consumption Fell Must Frequently Be Revised Evident in Gauges of Economy 

LONDON, June 18 One of Britain's most dramatic corporate battles the struggle for control of Harrods, the prestigious British department store that has long been a magnet for some of the world's richest shoppers will open at noon tomorrow.  

2 Britons Battle for Control of Harrods; 2 Britons Battle for Control of Harrods 'Ticket to Respectability' A Director at 21 Shareholders to Meet Proposed Dividend Increase 

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

WASHINGTON, June 18 The United States Government is about to enter the gold coin and medal market now dominated by the South African Krugerrand, the Canadian Maple Leaf and gold coins minted by the Mexican Government and the Austrian Government.  

U.S. to Issue Gold Medallions; Competition With Foreign Coins Is Seen Each Year, 2 Medallions U.S. to Issue Gold Medallions Krugerrands Lead Parade Secondary Market Expected Profit for the Government 

The conductors and the people behind the symphony orchestras across the country opened their 35th annual conference at the Sheraton Centre yesterday with a few words from Leonard Bernstein and a salute to Beverly Sills, the soprano, who directs the New York City Opera.  

Music League Sounds Praises For Miss Sills; Award to Businessmen 

JOHANNESBURG, June 18 The police again opened fire today on rioters in a mixed-race area outside Cape Town, and South Africa's Police Minister pledged to "act relentlessly" to halt an outbreak of stoning, looting and arson that grew out of a two-month-old protest against inequalities in the country's racially segregated education system.  

Death Toll Rising in Cape Town As Police Fire on Rioters Again; Areas Said to Be Calming Down Death Toll Rises in South African Rioting as Policemen Again Open Fire Intensity Surprises Whites U.S. Urges Restraint on Regime 

Representatives of New York City and the 200,000-member coalition of municipal employee unions continued negotiations into the early morning today in an effort to work out a settlement well ahead of the June 30 contract expiration.  

City Increases Wage Offer To Municipal Employees

The Bankers Trust New York Corporation said yesterday that it planned to sell new stock to raise capital to support its general banking business. It will be the first public offering of common stock by a major American bank in two years and the first for Bankers Trust since 1928.  

Bankers Trust Plans Stock Sale; Bankers Trust Plans Stock Sale Earnings Momentum Noted 

Representatives John M. Murphy of Staten Island and Frank Thompson Jr. of Trenton were indicted yesterday on charges of bribery and conspiracy stemming from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Abscam inquiry into alleged political corruption.  

Murphy and Thompson Are Named In New Indictments in Abscam Case; U.S. Jury Indicts Reps. Murphy and Thompson as Bribe Takers in Abscam Case Strong Denials by Accused 

The RCA Corporation dismissed its president and chief operating officer yesterday after less than six months in the job.  

President Of RCA Dismissed; Move Surprises Analysts; Office Of Chairman Set Shock Expressed RCA's Operating Chief Is Abruptly Dismissed 

WASHINGTON, June 18 The Carter Administration is prepared to give in and agree to authorize a $2 billion program of antirecessionary local public works, according to Congressional sources.  

White House Is Reported Yielding To Plea for $2 Billion Works Plan; Administration Denies Policy Shift Tax Cut Under Discussion White House Reported Yielding To Plea for $2 Billion Works Plan It's Going to Be a Disaster' What Program Would Involve 

An independent panel of experts set up as a result of the crash of a DC-10 jumbo jet in Chicago a year ago will soon issue a report that, according to sources on the panel, will find critical deficiencies in the way the Government certifies the safety of American-built airliners.  

U.S. Safeguards Faulted As Plane Accidents Rise; Aviation Safety First of five articles. Delegation of Authority A Three-Month Inquiry Panel, in Report to U.S., Finds Major Flaws in Certifying Aircraft Concentration on Certification Program Antedates Administrator Fatal Accidents Have Declined Many Attributed to Pilot Error Prone to Erroneous Readings Agency Prescribes Standards Prime Concern of Panel Not Enough Manpower Production-Line Derelictions Crack in Plane's Flange Cadre of Specialists Pilots Want a Voice Aviation Officials Opposed 

WASHINGTON, June 18 King Hussein has assured the United States that Jordan will not permit Palestinians to use its territory to carry out attacks against Israel, American officials said today.  

Hussein Vows to Bar P.L.O. Attacks From Jordan; Hussein Vows to Bar P.L.O. Attacks From Jordan King Stresses Central Issues 

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. Ann Hillis's moments of hysteria, rage and confusion may be understandable, given the collapse of her life on 102d Street, three blocks from the Love Canal.  

Love Canal: A Boyhood Is Poisoned; Family Stress A Frightened Neighborhood Stress Poisons Childhood For Those at Love Canal A Chronic Bladder Infection Rheumatoid Arthritis 'Used to Bother Me All the Time' Leaving for a Motel Learning to Be a Child 

The International Monetary Fund yesterday approved a three-year $1.6 billion loan to Turkey, by far the largest credit in the fund's history. The I.M.F.'s action is part of a major international assistance effort for Turkey under way this week in Washington and in Paris, underscoring the fact that the virtually bankrupt country is now the single biggest recipient of foreign assistance in the world.  

I.M.F. Grants Turkey Record $1.6 Billion Loan; I.M.F. Loan for Turkey Sacrifices by Population 

A decision by the Board of Estimate to disapprove an increase in the size of a proposed Third Avenue office tower that had been fully rented in advance of construction has jeopardized the entire $65 million project.  

Size Curb Perils Plan for 3d Ave. Tower; Rejections Unprecedented 'Extremely Hostile Arena' Leases Renegotiated 

AS teammates on the Cosmos there is very little, except for their individualistic and complementary styles of soccer  play, to distinguish Giorgio Chinaglia from Franz Beckenbauer.  

Off the Soccer Field: Chinaglia And Beckenbauer at Home; At Home With Two Stars of the Cosmos 

AS the chemical industry and others prepare to meet Federal requirements taking effect next November on disposing of hazardous wastes,  most companies are trying to figure out the cheapest and most effective methods of getting rid of toxic materials.  

Technology; Disposing Of Toxic Waste 

Hers

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., June 18  Governor Carey asked the Federal Government today to lend New York State $20 million to relocate residents near the chemically polluted Love Canal who want to move permanently from the area.  

A Federal Loan Asked by Carey For Love Canal; $20 Million Would Assist Permanent Relocations A Picture of the Place 

Jean Christine Carroll is an Irish former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper. She appeared in eight One Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2007 and 2009.

Jean Carroll, Irish cricketer

Jean_Carroll_(cricketer)

Daniel Ellis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who currently works as a goaltending scout for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Dan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player

Dan_Ellis_(ice_hockey)

Robbie Neilson is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Robbie Neilson, Scottish footballer and manager

Robbie_Neilson

Nuno Filipe Oliveira dos Santos is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a forward but also as a full-back.

June 19, 1980

Headlines from June 19, 1980

Sizing Up The Furniture At Chicago Show; New Sizes, Shapes and Textures At Chicago's Neocon Furniture Show

More Mothers Joining Support Groups; More Mothers Joining Support Groups Mothers' Centers in the Area

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

Shift in Phone Regulation Backed by House Panel

CARTER TO APPROVE ATOM FUEL FOR INDIA; Statement Due Today--Congress Has 60 Days for a Reversal CARTER TO APPROVE INDIA'S ATOM FUEL Abrogation of 1963 Pact Feared Adverse Impact on Pakistan Seen

Billboard 200

Glass Houses

Just One Night

McCartney II

Against The Wind

Mouth To Mouth

Notable Births

Historical Context for June 19, 1980