"ONE editor was telling me that he was no longer going out to lunch with other publishing people, because it was too depressing," a liter  ary agent recounted not long ago. "All they do is sob about one problem or another. So he would say he had an acupuncture appointment or needed an emergency haircut. Anything to avoid hearing more bad news."  

The Publishers' Year Problems and a Few Solutions; Publishing Critic

SAYREVILLE  THE shroud of polluted air that has long greeted motorists near the Raritan Toll Plaza of  the Garden State Parkway should be considerably reduced by this time next year, state and Federal environmental officials said last week.  

NL Industries Says It Will Stop Polluting Air in Sayreville; NL Industries Says It Will Halt Polluting

WASHINGTON--After years of relative inattention to the control of immigration, there are signs that the incoming Congress, with encouragement from the Reagan administration, may confront a ...  

New Administration and Congress Face Major Immigration Decisions; Reassessment Spurred by Disarray in Control Effort-- Illegal Aliens Said to Cross Borders at Record Rate 'Not Sure Problems Are Soluble' Views of a Key Senator Incoming Congress and Administration Confront Major Immigration Decisions Stronger Enforcement Favored Support for Amnesty Assessed Resentment Over Bilingualism Incidents of Violence 8 Million Arrests Since '60 Shortcomings of 'Body Sensors' Tainted by Corruption

MADRID--Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi of Libya has a vision of a sprawling confederation of Saharan states that, fired by a shared belief in Islam, would become the corner  

Libya's Islamic Visions Are A Real Nightmare in Africa

WASHINGTON--Barring what one Iranian official called "a miracle" in the next three weeks, the Reagan Administration will face the same agonizing issue that frustrated the best efforts of Jimmy Carter and his advisers--how to bring home the 52 American hostages in Iran.  

On Iran, Reagan's Options Don't Seem So Good, Either; No Support for New Sanctions An Array of Unsatisfying Choices

THE Year of the Coast, proclaimed by President Carter for 1980, is rapidly ebbing, leaving behind stalled legislation that may eliminate efforts in the county to work out a comprehensive  plan for shoreline management and lengthen the battle between commercial and environmental interests.  

Coastal Plans Run Aground; Coastal Plans Run Aground

MICHAEL WALZER is a prominent teacher of political philosophy, but in this volume he does not deal primarily with "deep theory,"  of which he finds Marxism most persuasive. Instead, he presents 18 political arguments or essays that illustrate his political perspective. He wants to show the reader where he stands.  

Squarely on the Left; Walzer

NEWARK AFTER members of the New  Jersey Symphony voted last week to accept a new contract drafted by attorneys for both  the musicians and management, Casimer Kossakowski, chairman of the musicians' Negotiating Committee, and John Toth, the concertmaster, celebrated with a few beers.  

Symphony Expected To Ratify Contract; Symphony Expected To Ratify Contract

CONNECTICUT'S so-called "workfare" program, requiring municipalities to establish work, education or training  programs for able-bodied persons receiving local welfare, begins Thursday to the cheers, boos and indifference of the state's 169 municipalities.  

Welfare Job Plan Starting Amid Mixed Reaction; Costs of 'Workfare' Trouble Some Cities

WITH the cost of the MultiTown regional refuse facility in Suffolk now estimated at $200 million,  Town Supervisor Michael A. LoGrande of Islip now says he has "serious doubts" that the project is still economically feasible. He says that the town will pull out of the project unless it can be built for $125 million.  

Islip's Doubts Threaten to Block Joint Refuse Plant; Islip's Doubts Imperil Joint Refuse Plant

It was early spring when my husband's string quartet of 10 years' standing decided to become the Artful Bargers. As amateurs of the good life as well as amateurs of music, they could think of no better vacation spot to indulge in a marathon practice session than on France's Burgundy Canal.  

On France's Burgundy Canal; A String Quartet Finds the Tempo Just Right on France's Burgundy Canal If You Go ...

WILLIAM PALEY; At 79, the CBS Chairman Talks About Work, Love and Mortality

The approach of the New Year prompts dreams of betterment. Widespread are the resolves for im  provement; legion are  

25 Cultural Wishes For the New Year; 25 New Year Wishes

She could be the symbol of everything the women's movement fought to win. A senior at Princeton, she has just won a Rotary fellowship to study in France. She expects to attend business school and work in international finance.  

Many Young Women Now Say They'd Pick Family Over Career; Young Women Say They'd Pick Family Over Career Starting a Family at 30 'There Aren't Any Guidelines' Doubts About Day Care A Husband's Help Is Expected

TEHERAN, Iran, Dec. 27--Iran offered a plan today under which the United States would immediately turn over to Iran about $9 billion in frozen assets and Iran would keep the 52 American hostages until the rest of the monetary claims against the United States were arbitrated.  

TEHERAN PROPOSES A NEW PLAN TO U.S. IN HOSTAGE DISPUTE; CLAIMS WOULD BE ARBITRATED Washington Would Yield $9 Billion in Assets--Settlement Would Precede Freeing of 52 Hostages Called 'No Trouble' Talks Seem to Be Kept Open Iran Offers a Plan for Arbitration in Hostage Dispute Rajai Criticizes the U.S. Premier Sees Three Options Conference on 'Arbitration'

ROSEMONT, Ill., Dec. 27--De Paul University stepped back into the big time today. The Blue Demons have been to the Final Four and have been ranked No. 1. Their coach became an overnight success after 36 years.  

De Paul Crushes U.C.L.A.; De Paul Crushes U.C.L.A. Concentration Was Missing Bruins Slice Lead

"FILL 'er up," the driver yelled as he jumped from the cab of his 18-wheel  Mack truck at a Shell station on Route 46 in Fort Lee, N.J.  

Is One-Stop Banking Next?; A new era in banking dawns. Technology and the marketplace have forced legal changes. The New Era of Banking

WINNING the World Series or a Super Bowl is primarily a triumph for a city, a festival  for a few. But the nation celebrated the United States hockey team's gold medal at the XIII Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid--a moment that chiseled 1980 into memory as the Year of the Olympic Hockey Miracle above all the other accomplishments in sports.  

SPORTS 1980 The Big 'Doolies' Of the Year; SPORTS 1980 Some of the Biggest 'Doolies' of the Year

Mocking American hopes to bring the hostages home by Christmas, their captors in Teheran served them up instead last week as stars of a televison commercial. The price tag tied to their release was staggering--$24 billion in gold, cash and other securities.  

Unanswered Prayers; Talks Limp Along As Hostages Send Holiday Messages The Curious Case Of the 1980 Census Reaganite Cabinet Almost Completed 

TEAMS of trained investigators have failed to detect a trend. There doesn't even seem to be a drift. The books just sit there, boxes of trapped  words, with keys sticking out of their imperfect bindings. What do they think when the lights are out?  

A Critic's Year More Fact Than Fiction

IN 1964, in response to the immense, post-Sputnik infusion of Federal money into programs in sci  ence and technology in this country, an august Commission on the Humanities--sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies, the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States and the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa--issued a report calling  

Funding American Culture; Humanities

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa-- South Africa's Government, having given black workers virtually all of the tradeunion rights enjoyed by whites, now finds itself faced with a phenomenon it has always feared: black-led unions that are unafraid to express political grievances.  

South Africa's Black Unions Gaining Political Role; South Africa's Black Unions Gain Political Strength Threat to Industrial Peace A Bewildering Mass of Statistics 'The Workers' Total Struggle' Wider Concerns Are Troublesome Employer Foresees Recognition

SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 27--A thousand leftist guerrillas opened a major attack against Government troops in northern El Salvador today and heavy fighting was under way, a military source reported here.  

Leftist Guerrillas Reported to Open Big Attack in El Salvador's Jungles; SALVADORAN REBELS ARE SAID TO ATTACK

HIS first major score, in the 1960's, was designing a technology and then a production and marketing organization that put the General Electric Company on the map as a leading plastics manufacturer.  

Changing the Guard at G.E.; John Welch brings a certain aggressiveness to the top job, long held by Reginald Jones. New ventures are his love. Changing the Guard: John Welch Taking Over at G.E. G.E. AND INFLATION ACCOUNTING 

FOR the second time in three years, Stamford has begun a nationwide search to find a chief for its 278member Police Department.  The search, precipitated by the death of Victor I.  

Hunt for Stamford Chief Renews Debate; Wide Hunt for Stamford Chief

Trésor Lomana LuaLua is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently the attacking coach for Spalding United.

Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer

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Ryta Turava, also known as Margarita Turova, is an athlete from Belarus, competing in race walking. She was born in Vitebsk.

December 28, 1980

Headlines from December 28, 1980

The Publishers' Year Problems and a Few Solutions; Publishing Critic

NL Industries Says It Will Stop Polluting Air in Sayreville; NL Industries Says It Will Halt Polluting

Libya's Islamic Visions Are A Real Nightmare in Africa

On Iran, Reagan's Options Don't Seem So Good, Either; No Support for New Sanctions An Array of Unsatisfying Choices

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Back In Black

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