A "very rare" earthquake centered in northern Kentucky rattled homes and buildings yesterday in 14 states from Michigan to Alabama and in parts of Canada. No deaths or injuries were reported, but hundreds of buildings in Kentucky sustained damage, most of it minor.  

A 'Rare' Quake Jars Kentucky, 13 Other States; Quake Jars Kentucky And 13 Other States; Some Property Ruined 'Whole House Rattled' 

CAIRO, July 27 Egypt's new relationship with the United States has been underpinned by a wealth of American economic and military assistance that will be equally hard to sustain or scale down, given the momentum of both programs and the expectations they have engendered here.  

Egypt's High Hopes Lock U.S. Into Lavish Aid Program; Egypt's High Hopes Lock U.S. Into Lavish Aid Plan U.S. Aids Diversity of Projects Integrated Planning Stressed Egypt Received 35 Old Phantoms Slow Replacement of Old Arms Egyptians Protest Old Planes 

METUCHEN, N.J. Five weeks from now a new series of small fuel-efficient cars will start rolling off the lines at the Ford Motor Company's Metuchen assembly plant here in central New Jersey.  

Ford Conversion to Small Cars; Jersey Plant in Changeover for Post-Pinto Era Ford Prepares Metuchen Plant For Debut of the Post-Pinto Era Plant Closed for Retooling 

News Summary; International National Metropolitan 

Marriage Announcement 9 -- No Title

The downturn in the nation's economy should come to an end soon, but the recovery will be slow and sluggish, according to a sampling of academic and corporate economists.  

Economists See A Sluggish End For Recession; Economists See Slow Recovery With Timing Still Uncertain 

CAIRO, July 27 The deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, died today in an Egyptian military hospital, an embittered international outcast 18 months after being driven from his throne. He was 60 years old.  

DEPOSED SHAH DIES IN EGYPT AT 60; IRAN SAYS DEATH WILL NOT AFFECT FATE OF THE 52 AMERICAN HOSTAGES; FUNERAL TOMORROW Sadat Lauds Exiled Leader and Vows That Family Can Stay in Egypt Sadat Orders State Funeral Doctors Labor Through Night Deposed Shah Dies in Egypt at Age 60; Sadat Orders State Funeral Tomorrow Depression and High Fever

The New York City Medical Examiner said yesterday that suffocation "was a factor" in the murder of Helen Hagnes, the 31-year-old violinist who was hurled to her death last week from the roof of the Metropolitan Opera House at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.  

Suffocation Is Held a Factor In Killing of Ballet Violinist; Suffocation Is Held a Factor in Slaying of Violinist at Lincoln Center Ruled Out as Suspects

Profits dwindled and losses were common as the nation's major corporations reported their results for the recession-plagued second quarter of 1980.  

Losses, Low Profits Troubling Business; Heavy Backlogs U.S. Steel Sees Small Gain Losses Troubling Business

WASHINGTON, July 27 Once the center of the hostage crisis, the deposed Shah was almost a peripheral figure at the time of his death in Cairo today, his name rarely mentioned in Teheran and ...  

The Shah and the Hostages; U.S. Experts Are Wary of Predicting the Effects Of Former Ruler's Death on the Crisis With Iran News Analysis Death of Shah: Hostage Crisis Little Affected Shah No Longer a Major Factor Praise Lavished by Carter Economic Problems Mounting 

BUSINESS Digest; The Economy Industry Today's Columns 

President Carter reluctantly signed a bill over the weekend authorizing the Federal takeover of a city-controlled recreational area on the north shore of Staten Island known as Sailors' Snug Harbor.  

Snug Harbor Bill Signed; Advantage and Disadvantage Seen 

Consumers will find it somewhat easier to obtain credit beginning today, as major banks react to the official lifting of the credit controls that were imposed by the Federal Reserve Board on March 14.  

3 Big Banks Ease Credit Policies; But Return to Broader Lending Is Not Expected Increasing Lines of Credit 3 Big New York Banks Easing Credit Policies 

TEHERAN, Iran, July 27 The death of the deposed Shah of Iran will have no effect on the fate of the 52 American hostages, a spokesman for President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said today.  

TEHERAN CELEBRATES; President Says Parliament Will Still Set Policy  Militants Are Silent Parliament Remains Pivotal New Premier Is Being Selected TEHERAN SAYS POLICY REMAINS UNCHANGED Bakhtiar Vows to Fight On 

WASHINGTON, July 27 Although inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index has abated somewhat, wage inflation may have worsened, causing economists to fear that a new bout of rising prices could follow.  

Wage Inflation Appears to Worsen; Wage Inflation in U.S. Appears to Accelerate 

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 Disagreements over who will pay for the Prudhoe Bay natural gas conditioning plant hang over the ambitious plan to bring North Slope gas to markets south of the Canadian border, according to  

Discord On Alaska Gas Plant; Discord on Paying for Alaska Gas Plant Corporate Partners Set 

The recession has cast something of a cloud over the business of making and selling sunglasses, although higher prices are offsetting some of the effect of declining unit sales.  

Sales Turn Soft for Sunglasses; Cool-Ray Line Dropped Lower Sales, Higher Prices for Sunglasses 

KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 27 For an omen, there was Bucky Dent, the Yankees' all-star shortstop, bobbling a grounder from the first Kansas City Royal who went to bat today.  

Gura Stops Yanks, 8-0, as John Is Routed; Royals Defeat Yankees by 8-0 Yankees Philosophical Yankees Box Score 

MOSCOW, July 27 Everyone knew what Miruts Yifter would do. He would sit behind the leader, wait until the last lap of the 10,000-meter run, unleash his devastating kick and win the Olympic gold medal.  

Ethiopia's Yifter Wins Olympic 10,000; Yifter Wins 10,000; Viren Runs Fifth Finn Shows Courage Smooth, Efficient Style

WHEN Steve Stone, free agent, signed with Baltimore 20 months ago tomorrow, his contract  included a bonus provision:  

The Transformation Of Steve Stone; Steve Stone's Sudden and Unlikely Transformation 

BRADLEY BEACH, N.J., July 27  Twenty-three persons, some elderly and retarded, were killed last night in a smoky fire that blocked their escape from a four-story wood and stucco hotel and drove them back into their rooms. In fright and confusion, many locked themselves in.  

23 Die in Fire at Jersey Shore Hotel As Smoke and Heat Cut Off Escape; Retarded Are Among Dead Stairwell Was 'Wind Tunnel' 23 Trapped in Smoky Blaze Die at Jersey Shore Hotel Some Killed by Heat Smoke Hides Victims Used as Boarding Home Hotel Owned by 3 Women Ladders Fail to Reach Victims Neighbors Watch Helplessly Ladders Fail to Reach Windows And Scene of Frenzy Goes Silent Hundreds Visit Scene Minister Offers Prayer Flowers and Hedges Scorched Some Victims Found in Beds

EAST HAMPTON, L.I., July 27  Now is the time when people in the Hamptons come to cocktail parties to aid political candidates, whether or not they plan to vote for them.  

For the Hamptons, It's the (Political) Party Season; Drinks, Questions and Dinner For Hamptons, It's (Political) Party Season Not the Only Beneficiaries 'It's Hard to Sort Out' A Potential Conflict?

Astros Prevail Over Expos, 6-3; Phillies 17, Braves 4 Pirates 6, Giants 4 Padres 5, Cardinals 2 Dodgers 3, Cubs 2 

An Orthodox Jewish leader's call to bar leadership roles to those who marry outside the faith was assailed yesterday in Massachusetts by the head of American Reform Judaism.  

Head of Reform Judaism Assails Orthodox Stand on Intermarriage

BRADLEY BEACH, N.J., July 27  Scores of buildings like the Brinley Inn, the old stucco hotel where 23 people died in a fire last night, line the Jersey Shore from Long Branch to this town south of Asbury Park, and many of them are potentially hazardous, firefighters and a state investigator said today.  

Fears Raised About Hotels Like One Where 23 Died; Records to be Examined 

Rose Rand was an Austrian-American logician and philosopher. She was a member of the Vienna Circle.

July 28, 1980

Headlines from July 28, 1980

A 'Rare' Quake Jars Kentucky, 13 Other States; Quake Jars Kentucky And 13 Other States; Some Property Ruined 'Whole House Rattled'

Egypt's High Hopes Lock U.S. Into Lavish Aid Program; Egypt's High Hopes Lock U.S. Into Lavish Aid Plan U.S. Aids Diversity of Projects Integrated Planning Stressed Egypt Received 35 Old Phantoms Slow Replacement of Old Arms Egyptians Protest Old Planes

Ford Conversion to Small Cars; Jersey Plant in Changeover for Post-Pinto Era Ford Prepares Metuchen Plant For Debut of the Post-Pinto Era Plant Closed for Retooling

News Summary; International National Metropolitan

Marriage Announcement 9 -- No Title

Billboard 200

Emotional Rescue

Just One Night

Glass Houses

Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back

Empty Glass

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for July 28, 1980