STAMFORD  SIX years ago, Del and Margot Tenney set out to prove there was a place for a major regional theater in southwestern Connecticut. The result, with $1 million in help from an inheritance, was the Hartman Theater Compa  ny, named in honor of Mrs. Tenney's parents, Jesse and...  

Why Tenneys Left Theater In Stamford; Successors to Tenneys Sought 

The following article is based on reporting by Howard Blum and Leslie Maitland and was written by Miss Maitland.  

INSPECTION LAXITIES FOUND IN FIRE DEPT.; A Failure to Visit Majority of Sites Is Cited in Continuing Inquiry Inspection Division Is Target Yearlong Inquiry Finds Laxity in City Fire Inspections Case Files Re-examined 'Scapegoat for Fiscal Crisis' Other Challenges to Inquiry 'I Support Paul Kotch' $8.7 Million in Fees 

CHICAGO, July 12--Tommy John, the talented southpaw who once toiled with telling effect for the White Sox for seven seasons, made himself at home again in Comiskey Park tonight by pitching the Yankees to an 8-0 victory over Chicago.  

Yanks Win, 8-0, As John Gets 13th; John (13-3) Stops White Sox, 8-0 Only Singles Off John Yankees Box Score Soviet Woman Shatters World Record in Javelin Rangers to Meet Islanders In Charity Tennis Match 

WASHINGTON, July 12--State and local officials have concluded that a Carter Administration program to reimburse states for providing social services to Cuban and Haitian refugees falls far short of its announced expectations.  

States Charge U.S. Is Falling Short On Refugee Care Reimbursements; Definition of Legal Status STATES ASSAILING U.S. OVER REFUGEE FUNDS 

Major News; Republicans Build A Platform From Reagan Blueprints Medical Discharge for One Hostage Carter Makes His Bows to the East Oil Tax Backfires In Connecticut Harper's Hears The Angels Calling 

A personal judgment of the Soviet Union's rejection of Jesus Christ and corruption of the Russian people is the major theme of the Berlin Ballet's production of "The Idiot," according to the choreographer, former Kirov Ballet star Valery Panov.  

'The Idiot' According to Panov; 'The Idiot' According to Panov --A Berlin Ballet Offering 

SMITHTOWN  IT was the early 1960's and a wave of housing development was rolling eastward on Long Island. Farmers, builders and speculators were making fortunes in the rush to build homes on every available piece of land  within commuting distance of Manhattan. Towns and villages eager to increase their tax base welcomed developers with open arms.  

As the Rains Return, River Woes Overflow; Rains Return, River Woes Rise 

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NASHVILLE, July 12--Amy Alcott, despite being constantly bothered by the extreme heat, which has caused her hands to swell and has upset her stomach..  

Amy Alcott Raises Open Lead to 8 Shots; Hollis Stacy Stands Second Miss Alcott Leads Open By 8 Shots Narrowly Misses Eagle

The first thorough overhaul of New York City's midtown zoning regulations in two decades was proposed yesterday by a special city task force.  

Radical Midtown Zoning Overhaul Proposed, Giving Greater Diversity; First Major Change in 2 Decades Shifts Development to West Side of Manhattan and Cuts Building Size Growing Criticism of Congestion Sweeping Change Proposed in Midtown Zoning to Provide for Greater Diversity Optimism Voiced on Proposal Growth Areas Listed The 'Footprint' Loophole 

WHITE PLAINS THERE is no meter up here  that measures applause," said Andrew P. O'Rourke, chairman of the Board of  Legislators, at Monday's public hearing on an abortion-notification bill. "So to the extent possible, please hold that back."  

Abortion: The Debate Goes On; Debate on Abortion 

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LONG Island's delegates to the Republican National Convention displayed some unaccustomed  a differences today as they arrived in Detroit for five days of Republican National Convention meetings, socializing and sishtseeing.  

G.O.P. Split Shows Before Convention; G.O.P. Split Shows Before Convention

WIESBADEN, West Germany, July 12 --Richard I. Queen, the American hostage freed by his Iranian captors because of his deteriorating health, was transferred from Zurich to a United States Air Force hospital here today for a new series of medical tests.  

Hostage Freed by Iran Is Shifted To a U.S. Base in West Germany; Freed Hostage Moves to Germany Militant Describes Illness 

BEIRUT--To many American and European executives in need of capital and facing sky-high interest rates, the offer made by Beirut businessman Hassan Zubaidi seems too tempting to refuse.  

Hassan Zubaidi, Moneylender; Hassan Zubaidi, Beirut Moneylender... ...And Businessman

The state tourist board of Greece, a country where young athletes of either sex used to exercise naked in the gymnasium 2,500 years ago, has just come out strongly for continued toleration ...  

In Europe, Trend Is To Nudism; In Europe, Nudism Is the Trend Despite Many Laws If You Go 

THE master plan designed to protect the 1.1 million-acre pinelands is as unusual as the pinelands  themselves. It is the first effort in the United States to coordinate Federal, state and local government funds, agencies and regulations to protect an area without acquiring all of it outright.  

Safeguards For Pinelands; Safeguards Set For the Pinelands 

THERE'S been a lot of talk lately about extraterrestrial beings visiting our planet. Some people believe they're al  ready living among us, waiting for a signal from some distant galaxy to do God knows what to us.  

Shhh! The Fridge Is Listening

EAST HADDAM, Conn.--Poised alongside the banks of the Connecticut River, the Goodspeed Opera House has become a survivor of a long-forgotten theatrical era and a catalyst in recent years for the rebirth of a community where restoration is now a way of life.  

Recyclers Sing the Praises of Opera Houses; Recylers Sing the Praises of Opera Houses About the Conference 

WEEHAWKEN  "THIS could almost be it," Sidney Kingsley said, looking around at the cavernous, almost-empty building just across from the Lincoln Tunnel approaches. Mr. Kingsley,  a director and playwright and chairman of the state's  

Weehawken in Picture As Hollywood-of-the-East; Weehawken: 'Hollywood East'? 

Roots of Modern Design in the Sahara; Roots of Modern Design Are Seen at an Algerian Oasis in the Sahara 

TRENTON WITH available landfills rapidly filling up, New Jersey is hoping to triple the recycling of solid-waste components by 1985. A comprehensive plan to accomplish this will be  presented at a series of public hearings starting tomorrow in Newark.  

State Hopes To Triple Recycling Of Wastes

President Carter is expected to nominate Federal District Judge Eugene H. Nickerson--a former Nassau County Executive--for an appointment to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  

Nickerson Is Expected To Be Carter's Choice For Court of Appeals; Nickerson Expected to Be Carter's Choice for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Weinstein Was Professor 

WHILE waiting at the Museum of Modern Art's special entrance to the Picasso show a woman la  mented to her friend, "This line moves slower than the Long Island Rail Road." Having been brought up in Woodmere, my ears perked up. Like a homing pigeon, I moved closer.  

Picasso as 2 on L.I. See Him

DESPITE more than 6,000 jobs the Federal Government has provided for Long Island youths under the Compre  hensive Employment and Training ...  

Summer Job Drought Troubles Teen-Agers; Summer Job Drought Troubles Teen-Agers 

Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.

July 13, 1980

Headlines from July 13, 1980

Why Tenneys Left Theater In Stamford; Successors to Tenneys Sought

Yanks Win, 8-0, As John Gets 13th; John (13-3) Stops White Sox, 8-0 Only Singles Off John Yankees Box Score Soviet Woman Shatters World Record in Javelin Rangers to Meet Islanders In Charity Tennis Match

States Charge U.S. Is Falling Short On Refugee Care Reimbursements; Definition of Legal Status STATES ASSAILING U.S. OVER REFUGEE FUNDS

Major News; Republicans Build A Platform From Reagan Blueprints Medical Discharge for One Hostage Carter Makes His Bows to the East Oil Tax Backfires In Connecticut Harper's Hears The Angels Calling

Billboard 200

Glass Houses

Just One Night

McCartney II

Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back

Empty Glass

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 13, 1980