Scientists have reported developing a new biochemical test that in its first use has conclusively traced the elephant's genealogy back to the woolly mammoth, the great creature that roamed Europe, Asia and North America thousands of years ago.  

New Test Links Species Over 40,000 Years; Protein Albumin Used Species Linked Over 40,000 Years 

CORRECTIONS

Albert Shanker has always been an interesting man--a socialist undergraduate at the University of Illinois, a philosophy student at Columbia University, a person attacked as a racist during the bitter Ocean Hill-Brownsville teacher strikes in Brooklyn in 1968 and the man who Woody Allen said in the movie "Sleeper" would obtain a thermonuclear device and destroy civilization.  

Shanker Juggles Politics and Contracts; Looking Toward Convention Shanker Juggles Politics and Contracts Changing With the Times Strength Through Expertise More Concern Over Standards

WASHINGTON, July 10--The makers of Valium, Librium and other so-called minor tranquilizers, which have become the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, have agreed to warn physicians that the drugs are not meant to relieve the stress of "everyday life."  

U.S. Wins Agreement on Warning To Doctors on Use of Tranquilizers; Still Free to Prescribe Tranquilizers' Makers to Warn Doctors on Proper Use Flyers to Be Distributed Few Figures on Abuse

FORTALEZA, Brazil, July 10--Pope John Paul II told a gathering of the bishops of Brazil today that in their zeal for promoting social progress they were neglecting the need to spread the Gospel.  

Pontiff Cautions Brazil's Bishops To Stress Gospel; Evangelizing Is Stressed Pope Tells Brazil's Bishops Not to Neglect Gospel Catechism Is Called Urgent Church Under Fire Political Partisanship Shunned 

The executive suite departures that have rocked the RCA Corporation have put a spotlight on Edgar H. Griffiths, the company's chairman and chief executive officer. Although Mr. Griffiths's accomplishments at RCA are widely acknowledged, the turmoil at the top has put in doubt the scope of his leadership.  

Chairman Griffiths: A Limited Leader?; Griffiths: Is His Corporate Leadership Limited? Started as Credit Analyst 

News Summary; International National Metropolitan 

WANTAGH, L.I., July 10--A 20-yearold man, upset over the loss of his job, apparently tried to commit suicide and then ran amok in two stolen cars today, crashing one and then the other as he careered through a county park. Two children and a man were killed, and at least 20 people were injured.  

L.I. Man Steals Cars, Kills 3 in Rampage; Argument With His Father Staggers From the House 'My Kids Are in There' Man Kills 3, Hurts 20 in L.I. Park In a Rampage With 2 Stolen Cars Pulled Children From Car 'Not What He Was Like' 

More than $90 million, which could be the largest legal fee ever, may be paid by the MCI Communications Corporation to the law firm that successfully represented it in its antitrust case against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.  

MCI Faces $90 Million Legal Fee; MCI's Fee to Law Firm May Exceed $90 Million

DETROIT, July 10--The RepublicanNational Convention's platform committee set the stage for the party's 1980 Presidential campaign today with a stinging indictment of President Carter and the domestic and foreign record of his Administration.  

G.O.P. POLICY PANEL, IN PLATFORM, SAYS 'CARTER MUST GO!'; President Assailed on Foreign and Inflation Issues--'Enterprise' Called Energy Solution An Exclamatory Amendment Kennedy Adds His Criticisms G.O.P. Platform Panel Assails Carter and His Record 

BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Markets Companies Today's Columns 

WEEKENDER GUIDE; VIEWING BETWEEN THE LIONS IN ORBIT IN NEWARK FOILED AGAIN ON WEST SIDE ART APPRAISALS ON L.I. MARCHING AT MEADOWLANDS BACKSTAGE TOUR WEEKENDER GUIDE JAZZ BRUNCH IN THE VILLAGE FOLK MARATHON ON 3D ST. HOW S.I. PUT THEM OUT LITCHFIELD NATURE FAIR 

THE mark of summer music is its infinite variety. From the classical to the avantgarde, from one-act operas to meditational music, the open spaces of New York and its environs are ringing with sounds of all kinds. Even an individual program might range widely in content as if to keep the listeners constantly diverted.  

Midsummer Night Music Fills the Air; Midsummer Night Music Fills the Air Caramoor Lyndhurst Points North Yale at Norfolk Music Mountain Tanglewood Waterloo Festival Water Gap 

PICNICKING on cool, springy grass has long been a part of the outdoor music scene. For such alfresco occasions, a hamper filled with golden pieces of crusty, deep-fried chicken, creamy potato salad and fudgy brownies is ideal. But many city dwellers just don't find the time to prepare such a country idyll. Nowadays they don't have to. A number of establishments will do it for them.  

Picnic Hampers to Go With the Concerts; The Best Picnic Hampers in Town Country Host Zabar's E.A.T. Fay & Allen's Foodworks Silver Plate Natural Source Bellamelio Japanes Picnics 

New York City's war veterans, and widows of war veterans, opened their property-tax bills last week and many of them immediately began making angry calls to their City Councilmen.  

Veterans Ready to Battle City Hall On Cut in Property-Tax Exemption; Veterans Set for City Hall Battle On Property-Tax Exemption Cut 

A State Supreme Court justice ruled yesterday that a Queens junior high school teacher indicted on charges of dealing in child pornography could not be deprived of his pension.  

COURT GIVES PENSION TO INDICTED TEACHER; Rejects Board Effort to Withhold It in Queens Pornography Case Judge Holds a Teacher Indicted On Obscenity Must Get Pension Presumption of Innocence Apartment Raided 

PARIS, July 10--Forecasters of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said today that the latest wave of inflation seemed to have passed its peak but that the most recent oil price increases had wrought economic havoc.  

O.E.C.D. Cites Oil Price Havoc; Oil Price Havoc Cited Youth Unemployment Studied 

Borden Inc., whose Elsie the Cow trademark is one of the best-known brand images in the country, yesterday announced a major restructuring of the company involving the phasing out of its commodity businesses and a fresh concentration on its more profitable chemical and food speciality operations.  

Borden, in Broad Shift, Will Drop Commodities; Borden Will Drop Commodity Businesses Tomato Juice Operation Sold 'Ambitious Plan' 

The capture of Howard (Buddy) Jacobson in California on Wednesday was a result of secret arrangements between the Brooklyn District Attorney's office and "certain friends and relatives" who had aided his escape and flight, sources close to the investigation said yesterday.  

Jacobson's 'Friends and Relatives' Said to Have Helped in Recapture; 'Friends and Relatives' of Jacobson Said to Have Helped Recapture Him Varied Activities on the Run Picked Up Money in Wyoming Deducing a 'Probability' 

TEHERAN, Iran, Friday, July 11-- Iran, announced last night that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had ordered the release of one of the 53 American hostages because of illness. This morning, a presidential aide said that the hostage, identified as Richard I. Queen, a vice consul, was flown out of the country aboard a Swissair plane bound for Switzerland.  

IRAN MOVES TO FREE ONE OF 53 HOSTAGES FOR MEDICAL CARE; AIDE REPORTS HIS DEPARTURE Nature of Ailment Unspecified-- Khomeini Ordered Release of Westchester County Man Able to Walk Unassisted Hospitalized for a 'Few Days' Iran Moves to Free a U.S. Hostage, Reported to Be III, for Medical Care Hostage Has Some 'Difficulties' Iran Charges a Bomb Plot Captives May Be in Embassy

Jane Cahill Pfeiffer officially resigned as chairman of the National Broadcasting Company yesterday, leaving behind a letter in which she attempted to set forth her accomplishments.  

Mrs. Pfeiffer Officially Quits NBC Position; The Family Troubles at RCA Mrs. Pfeiffer Officially Quits as NBC Chairman 'More Ephemeral' Environment Silverman's Change of Heart 

WASHINGTON, July 10 (AP)--The nation's retail sales halted a fourmonth decline and rose in June by 1.4 percent over May, the Commerce Department said today.  

Four-Month Retail Sales Drop Ends; June Rise 1.4% Over May and 4.5% Above '79 Adjusted for Differences A Third of Goods and Services Consumer Readiness Seen 

The United States Justice Department said yesterday that it had found "insufficient evidence" to establish that New York City police officers had criminally violated Federal civil-rights laws in killing a mentally disturbed man by shooting him 21 times.  

No Rights Violation Seen In 21-Shot Police Slaying; Evidence Held Insufficient Victim Spoke Only Spanish 

Broadway

With a brand-new Grumman Flxible bus in front of City Hall as a backdrop, Neil E. Goldschmidt, the Federal Secretary of Transportation, yesterday announced $118.5 million in awards to New York City to modernize the city's transit system, including funds to buy 229 of the new buses.  

U.S. Gives City $118.5 Million For Transit Aid; More Forward-Facing Seats

Theodore James "TJ" Wilson, better known by the ring name Tyson Kidd, is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he works as a producer.

July 11, 1980

Headlines from July 11, 1980

New Test Links Species Over 40,000 Years; Protein Albumin Used Species Linked Over 40,000 Years

CORRECTIONS

Shanker Juggles Politics and Contracts; Looking Toward Convention Shanker Juggles Politics and Contracts Changing With the Times Strength Through Expertise More Concern Over Standards

U.S. Wins Agreement on Warning To Doctors on Use of Tranquilizers; Still Free to Prescribe Tranquilizers' Makers to Warn Doctors on Proper Use Flyers to Be Distributed Few Figures on Abuse

Pontiff Cautions Brazil's Bishops To Stress Gospel; Evangelizing Is Stressed Pope Tells Brazil's Bishops Not to Neglect Gospel Catechism Is Called Urgent Church Under Fire Political Partisanship Shunned

Billboard 200

Glass Houses

Just One Night

McCartney II

Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back

Empty Glass

Notable Births

Historical Context for July 11, 1980