Detente or no detente, war at the northern tip of the Persian Gulf apparently was too risky for the superpowers. So when Secretary of State Edmund S. Muskie and Andrei A. Gromyko, the Soviet Foreign Minister, met in ...  

Swords Of Islam; War in the Gulf Threatens World's Oil--and Peace Federal Judge Does Number on Census 

WASHINGTON IRAQ'S war against Iran, whatever its short-term implications for the Persian Gulf region, seems to mark another historic turning point in the Middle East. Unless Iraq's military moves suffer an  unexpected setback, President Saddam Hussein appears destined to become a powerful political and military voice in the region.  

Iraq Settles an Old Score and Displays A New Strongman

MIDDLEFIELD  WHILE the Republican and Democratic candidates for the United States Senate occupy the limelight, Louis Zemel, candi  date of the Citizens Party, says he is the "still, small voice" of reason in the campaign.  

Citizens Party Aim: Spread Ideas and Get Votes; Zemel vs. Weaponry

EL. DOCTOROW is an astonishing novelist--astonishing not only in the virtuosity with which he deploys his mimetic and linguistic skills, but  also in the fact that it is impossible to predict even roughly the shape, ...  

A Brilliant World of Mirrors; Loon Lake

WADING RIVER EACH weekday morning, Bart Morrison waits with his 5-yearold for the school bus, which will take the boy from his  home in Wading River to elementary school in Riverhead--13 miles away.  

Parents Challenge School Boundaries; Parents Challenge School Boundaries

SALAMCI, Iran, Sept. 27--The Iraqi soldiers sweeping through Iran's southwestern Khuzistan Province are spread across the desert here in a string of tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery pieces and temporary encampments.  

Amid Confusion of Battle, Iraqis Press On; A Tired but Proud Warrior Blue Jeans and a Kaffiyeh Amid Confusion of Battle, Iraqis Press On

On the first visit to any country there are sights that cannot be ignored: the Tower of London, the Eiffel Tower, the Coliseum, the Acropolis, the Pyramids of Giza. In Ireland the Blarney Stone, the lakes of Killarney and the Book of Kells are musts for most visitors. But when we drew up the itinerary this year for our first trip to Ireland we gave priority to Macgillycuddy's Reeks, a mountain range in County Kerry.  

A Walking Tour In the Rugged Hills of Ireland; Walking the Rugged Hills of Ireland If You Go 

Three months before my husband and I were to leave for a month-long trip to France, his doctor put him on a diet that seemed insultingly anti-gallic--the rigid, highly restrictive Pritikin regimen.  

France Along the Diet Route; France Along the Diet Route, From Paris to Provence

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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 27--Ronald Reagan, who had been a strong opponent of Federal loan guarantees to New York City, came out today against a measure that would restrict the city's access to $900 million in loans.  

Reagan Opposes a City Aid Curb; Reagan Opposes a City Aid Curb Sees Chance in New York

It is a magnificent manor house, according to the advertisement by the London concern of Knight Frank  Rutley. It was the home of the earls of Dunraven, in County Limerick, Ireland. Besides the manor house, there are two secondary houses, a farmhouse, three ...  

How to Measure Up, in Foreign Terms; Measuring Up Overseas 

PORT WASHINGTON FOR generations, New York builders hauled away  tons of fine white sand from the deep pits near Hempstead Harbor for use in brownstones, apartment houses and even the World Trade Center. Now a pro  posal to reverse the one-way traffic and haul coal ash into the sandpits has drawn protests from local environmentalists and legislators.  

Con Edison's Plan to Dump Coal Ash In Port Washington Sandpits Draws Protests

TRENTON "SUE ME!" is a gauntlet easier  flung than picked up. The challenged party may not know a lawyer he can trust to  handle, say, a mortgage or business dispute.  

A New Legal Twist: Sue Now, Pay Later; A New Legal Twist: Sue Now, Pay Later

TABLE wines from all over the Northeast are improving rapidly, and the ones from Connecticut  are typical. In general they taste good, and that represents a significant improvement over the Northeastern wines produced only a few years ago.  

Tasting the Wines of the State's Vineyards; How Some State Wines Taste

HAUPPAUGE  SUFFOLK County Executive Peter F. Cohalan's proposed 1981 budget includes $500,000 for a minority recruitment pro  gram that would attempt to increase the percentage of nonwhite and female officers on the county police force without resorting to a quota system.  

Cohalan Gives Police A Way Out of Quotas; Cohalan Gives Police A Way Out of Quotas 

In the predawn darkness of Wednesday, July 21, 1976, four men stood silently in front of a basement door in Manhattan's Chelsea district. The leader picked the lock and the group stepped inside, carrying tools and electronic equipment.  

Police Use of Video Surveillance Faces Major Challenge in Courts; Growing Use of Video Surveillance by the Police Facing Major Court Challenge Small Recorders Increased Uses Videotape Used by F.B.I. in 1970 'Consensual Monitoring' Upheld

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27--The Montreal Expos, fighting to stay alive in the race for the National League's Eastern title, revived mightily today to defeat Steve Carlton and the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-3, before 53,058 fans in Veterans Stadium.  

Expos Down Phils, 4-3, Trail by Half-Game; Expos Win and Cut Phils' Lead Dodgers 6, Padres 4 Brett Drops to .384 

The recent sale of the Pan Am Building for $400 million has been hailed as a "terrific morale booster" for the city, but it has also drawn expressions of concern from experts worned about its possible adverse effect on traditional standards of property value.  

$400 Million Sale, A 'Morale Booster,' Causes Concern Too; $400 Million Pan Am Sale, 'Morale Booster,' Causes Concern Too 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 27 --Jarvis Redwine of Nebraska was too much for Penn State to handle today.  

Nebraska Topples Penn St. By 21-7; Redwine Carries 34 Times Nebraska Conquers Penn State, 21 to 7 Lions Battle Back Frustration Sets In Navy 45, Wm. and Mary 6 Pittsburgh 36, Temple 2

As gas and oil costs go up, electricity appears to be resuming its place as an acceptable way to heat a home. Approximately 50 percent of new homes built today are designed to be heated electrically.  

Electricity For Heating Is Making A Comeback; Comeback for Electric Heat 

A NEW County Planning Department study discloses that inflation-adjusted retail trade in Westchester fell 8 percent  between 1972 and 1977 and that consumer sales appear to be shifting to the north, developments that may lead merchandisers to reassess basic assumptions about marketing patterns in the county.  

Retail Sales Decline Points to Changes In Purchasing Habits; Retail Decline Reflects Changes

LONDON  To call it a sentimental journey would be an understatement. For the first time in 25 years, Alec Guinness was returning to Ealing Studios where he ...  

Alec Guinness Spies A Television Role; Alec Guinness Tries TV

THE Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, which since 1965 has encouraged new American and foreign plays, many of  which went on to garner Pulitzer Prizes and Drama Critics Circle awards on Broadway, will send out a touring company tomorrow for what is said to be the most widespread tour by a regional theater in the United States.  

Long Wharf Troupe Begins 30-State Tour

EAST HANOVER PHASE ONE of the nationally recognized Morristown CraftMarket is now on view in the gallery at Nabisco World  Headquarters here.  

Craft Show Preview; Offered at Nabisco

LAS VEGAS, Nev. THE mountain is not high. It is more a scraggly hill of red rock  and dust and there is what amounts to a path. But the rocks are sharp and there are portions of the path when the only way to continue is on hands and knees.  

Holmes Goal: Fight His Way Out of Ali's Shadow; Holmes Goal: Punch Away Ali's Shadow 

Marlon Palmer is an American former professional basketball player.

September 28, 1980

Headlines from September 28, 1980

Swords Of Islam; War in the Gulf Threatens World's Oil--and Peace Federal Judge Does Number on Census

Iraq Settles an Old Score and Displays A New Strongman

Citizens Party Aim: Spread Ideas and Get Votes; Zemel vs. Weaponry

A Brilliant World of Mirrors; Loon Lake

Parents Challenge School Boundaries; Parents Challenge School Boundaries

Billboard 200

The Game

Hold Out

Diana

Emotional Rescue

Panorama

Notable Births

Historical Context for September 28, 1980