BRIDGEPORT OFF to a slightly ragged start at  the Carlson Gallery of the University of Bridgeport is "Connecticut Photogra  phers," which is sponsored by Art Resources of Connecticut and runs through Oct. 5. When the show was visited, ...  

ART Art Resources' Photo Blockbuster

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE was  an extraordinarily handsome man, as James R. Mellow notes in this well-documented new biography. He was so happily married that his doting wife Sophia was ...  

A Genius of Dark Necessity; Hawthorne

WHAT better time than the start of a new concert season to find out what New Jersey's music lovers are turning out to hear.  

What Kind of Music Do Jerseyans Prefer?; What Kind of Music Do New Jerseyans Prefer? 

A 22-year-old Manhattan man, arrested Friday night in a robbery case, was charged in the Sept. 11 slayings of two doormen on West End Avenue. Page 39.  

Arrest in West Side Slayings

HONOLULU--"Arthur Murray doubled my money in a hurry," Cobey Black, a Honolulu writer, said the other day, paraphrasing a popular song of the 1940's, "Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry."  

Arthur Murray's Fancy (Financial) Footwork; Arthur Murray's Financial Footwork 

There was something unusual about the director's preview of "Ordinary People": the director. Perhaps no one would have noticed him, in a back  row seat in this Cincinnati theater, if ...  

Meet the New Director: Robert Redford of 'Ordinary People'; Meet the New Director--Robert Redford 

Enough was enough, the Boston Red Sox apparently decided yesterday at Yankee Stadium. Their 4-1 victory ended a streak of eight consecutive losses to the Yankees, and their four runs in the first two innings beat Gaylord Perry, a pitcher they had not defeated in more than three years.  

Red Sox Set Back Yankees; Lead at 4; Early Lead Aids Eckersley Red Sox Beat Yanks; Lead at 4 Bird Yields a Single 'That Was a Surprise' Yankees Box Scores 

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20--China has asked the United States to allow it to buy modern police equipment, touching off a dispute within the Carter Administration over whether the sales should be permitted in view of China's human-rights record.  

PEKING POLICE SEEK EQUIPMENT FROM U.S.; Request Raises Problem for Carter Over Issue of Human Rights PEKING POLICE SEEK EQUIPMENT FROM U.S. U.S. Doesn't Want to Judge China Some Editors Have Been Arrested 

EAST HAMPTON PREYING on women left alone in their family vacation homes, a knife-wielding rapist who apologizes to his victims  has been haunting the summer scene in this resort area for three years now.  

Hamptons Rapist Baffles Police; Hamptons Rapist Baffles Police

PRETORIA, South Africa--The scene in the drafty hall here has become increasingly familiar to South Africans: Prime Minister P.W. Botha wagging his finger at right-wingers in the governing National Party, calling their racial intolerance a threat to the country's stability and their own future.  

In South Africa, Evolution or Revolution?; Apartheid 'Ordained by God' The Races in South Africa: Ready Guns, Set Jaws and a Few Voices of Reason Premier Seen as a Realist Criticism of Marriage Laws Playing on Fears of Whites Reconciled With Magnate Illusory Ideas About Power Plans for Black Council Scrapped Sullen Crowds of Black Youths Fresh Memory of Bloodshed 

WASHINGTON--Almost as an afterthought was the word "development" added back in 1945 to the formal name of the then aborning World Bank.  

New Paths For I.M.F., World Bank; But U. S. Influence Is on the Wane World Bank I.M.F., World Bank and U.S. Power 

WASHINGTON REPRESENTATIVES of 1,000 or more  companies will flock to Department of Energy offices this week to lodge applications in the biggest peacetime industrial effort America has ever made-- the creation of an industry that could produce 2 million barrels a day of synthetic fuels. That is the equivalent of a third of the oil and gas that the country now buys from abroad.  

Blessing or Boondoggle? The $88 Billion Quest For Synthetic Fuels; Energy: Blessing Or Boondoggle? 

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20--A debate over the nation's military readiness, fueled by the Presidential campaign, has raised major questions about the ability of the armed forces to deter a nuclear or conventional challenge by the Soviet Union.  

Nation's Military Anxiety Grows as Russians Gain; Defense: Is the U.S. Prepared? Major Questions on Military Capability Arise Amid Big Gains by the Russians Replacement Shortages Assessment by Brown Retired Admiral Skeptical Focus on Conventional Force Missile Stock Compared Debate in Political Arena Worries by the Public Equipment Wearing Out Drop in School Experience Rising Concern About Defense Spending 

WHITE PLAINS THE articles keep coming out of the one-story white brick building on the way to the county airport: "The Reagan Welfare Reforms," "The Canadian Election of 1980," "Government Regulation: Who Should Foot  the Bill?", "Today's Cuba," "Oil Shortages--Nationally Troubled Waters" and "The Shape of Budgets to Come."  

Institute Weighs Day's Issues; Forum on Economy and Society 

With hotel and motel rates soaring throughout the United States, a number of clubs and discount cards have appeared that promise to save the traveler a lot of money in exchange for nominal dues. Sometimes the promises are fulfilled but often they prove empty or, at best, of questionable value.  

Hotel Discount Plans: The Pros and Cons; The Pros and Cons Of Discount Plans Practical Traveler 

TRENTON THE state's formal agreement last  week to buy the country's largest private bus company, Transport of New Jersey, is expected to be a harbinger  of things to come. Twenty more bus lines are ripe for purchase, and several owners have been offering their companies at bargain prices.  

Bus Sale Called Harbinger of Things to Come

SUMMIT JOHN S. is a veteran biochemist at the Ciba-Geigy Corporation, a pharmaceutical concern with headquarters in this Union County community.  

Impasse At Ciba, Inside And Out; Ciba-Geigy Strike Still at an Impasse 

HARTFORD ONE night last March, Guy Brown, a 33-year-old  restaurant manager, was driving home with friends from a basketball game when a Hartford policeman in search of a robbery suspect stopped him and asked him to get out of the car.  

Hartford Police In Spotlight Over Shooting; Police Criticized After Shooting

Marriage Announcement 14 -- No Title

WASHINGTON--John B. Anderson may be 20 points behind Ronald Reagan in the polls, but tonight he will be a recognized and legitimate opponent, a full-fledged equal-- for at least 60 minutes.  

For Anderson, The Future Is A Single Hour

WEST SAYVILLE JACK SCHAPER sat on the rail of his low, wooden clam boat, carefully choosing his words and watching the wind whip out  of the northeast and across Great South Bay.  

As Harvest Wanes, Clammers Abandon a Way of Life; Clammers Abandoning a Way of Life 

SKOKIE, Ill, Sept. 19--Mildred Moritz waved off talk of politics long enough to order a barbecued beef sandwich and "a phosphate" and then asserted emphatically, "If it came down to voting only for Jimmy Carter, I'd never vote." But what she said next might give hope to the President's strategists.  

Carter Hopes for Victory in Illinois As Anderson Draws G.O.P. Voters; Inroads by Anderson Carter Strategists Hope for Victory in Illinois as Anderson Draws Votes From Reagan President's Headaches in State 

TEHERAN, Iran, Sept. 20--Iran called up several thousand military reservists today "to defend the integrity of the country" as fighting continued along the border with Iraq.  

TEHERAN CALLING UP MILITARY RESERVISTS FOR WAR WITH IRAQ; BANI-SADR ASSUMES CONTROL As Fighting Spreads Along Border, Thousands Are Summoned to Defend Iranian 'Integrity' Summons Read Over the Radio Many Desertions and Purges IRAN CALLS RESERVES FOR FIGHT WITH IRAQ

When my brother-in-law announced he was being transferred to Brazil, stateside relatives stocked up on suntan oil and began planning to join the annual tourist pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro. But after we had conjured all kinds of romantic dreams, his company chose to base him in Sao Paulo, the industrial and corporate core of Brazil 220 miles southwest of Rio, which is, by some accounts, a cross between Newark and Gary.  

Sao Paulo: Brazil's 'Second City'; Sao Paulo: Brazil's Energetic, Thriving 'Second City' If You Go 

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 20--The urban landscape across the northern tier of states from Massachusetts to Minnesota is marred by vacant factories, warehouses and great open spaces where such buildings once stood, visual testimony to a great migration whose impact on the nation is becoming increasing clear.  

Studies Find Dispersal Of Industries in North Accelerated in 1970's; Studies Find Industry Dispersal Accelerated in 1970's Akron as an Example Extent of Plant Dispersal New Plant for Detroit 

Nyree Elise Kindred MBE is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.

Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer

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Tomas Scheckter is a South African former racing driver best known for his time in the IndyCar Series.

Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver

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Autumn Reeser is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Taylor Townsend on the Fox series The O.C., Lizzie Grant on HBO's Entourage, Katie Andrews on ABC's No Ordinary Family, and Leslie Bellcamp on E!'s The Arrangement. She has appeared in the films The Girl Next Door (2004), So Undercover (2012), Sully (2016), and in over a dozen Hallmark Channel television films in leading roles.

Autumn Reeser, American actress

Autumn_Reeser

Kareena Kapoor Khan is an Indian actress. A prolific leading lady of Hindi cinema since 2000, she is noted for her roles in a range of film genres—from romantic comedies to crime dramas. Kapoor is the recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards, and as of 2024, is one of Hindi cinema's highest-paid actresses.

September 21, 1980

Headlines from September 21, 1980

ART Art Resources' Photo Blockbuster

A Genius of Dark Necessity; Hawthorne

What Kind of Music Do Jerseyans Prefer?; What Kind of Music Do New Jerseyans Prefer?

Arrest in West Side Slayings

Arthur Murray's Fancy (Financial) Footwork; Arthur Murray's Financial Footwork

Billboard 200

The Game

Hold Out

Diana

Emotional Rescue

Panorama

Notable Births

Historical Context for September 21, 1980