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February 27, 1985

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Headlines from February 27, 1985

CABINET AIDES OUT IN PAKISTAN VOTE

By Steven R. Weisman, Special To the New York Times

Voters dealt an unexpected rebuff to President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq on Monday by turning seven of his Cabinet aides out of office in elections to a new National Assembly, according to returns announced today. Among those defeated was Defense Minister Ali Ahmad Talpur, who was running in Sind Province. His rejection was viewed as stemming from ill feelings brought on by eight years of martial law under General Zia. In addition, about 30 members of the existing national legislature, whose members were picked by General Zia, lost in their attempts to win seats in the new assembly. About 40 members won, but the defeat of so many was also interpreted as a loss for the President.

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News Summary; WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1985

By Unknown Author

International Pakistan's leadership was rebuffed in National Assembly elections as the voters turned out of office seven Cabinet aides of President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq. A major reason for the defeats was opposition to nearly eight years of martial law under General Zia. (Page A1, Column 5.) The trial of Klaus Barbie for crimes against humanity is expected to start late this year. Lawyers say the trial of Mr. Barbie, the former Gestapo chief in Lyons, France, will focus on three charges instead of the eight originally announced and on 800 of the Jews he ordered killed. (A1:3-4.)

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Pan Am In Accord With Pilots

By Unknown Author

Pan American World Airways announced yesterday that it had reached an agreement with its pilots' union for a new contract. The settlement greatly enhances Pan Am's chances of averting a strike by the Transport Workers Union, which has set a deadline of midnight tonight to reach an agreement. A strike could damage Pan Am's bookings ahead of the important summer tourist season.

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BARBIE TRIAL, DUE THIS YEAR, LIKELY TO BE NARROW IN SCOPE

By John Vinocur , Special To the New York Times

French prosecutors expect to try Klaus Barbie for crimes against humanity by the end of the year, but the case they have developed against the former Gestapo chief of Lyons will not involve the torture and murder of France's greatest Resistance hero. As evidence against Mr. Barbie is assembled by the investigating magistrates and the charges against him are pared down, it has become clear that the trial will deal with three specific charges, instead of the eight originally announced. The three charges exclude Mr. Barbie's role in the arrest and death in 1943 of Jean Moulin, the underground chief, and the Nazi police official's campaign of repression against French Resistance fighters. If lawyers' evaluations are correct, the case against Mr. Barbie, who is 72 years old, will concentrate on about 800 of his Jewish victims, offering a microcosm of a beastly system rather than a confrontation with the Nazi mechanism on its widest, most brutal scale.

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S.E.C. ENFORCEMENT CHIEF QUITS, CITING PUBLICITY ON DIVORCE TRIAL

By Nathaniel C. Nash, Special To the New York Times

John M. Fedders, the head of enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission since mid-1981, resigned today amid widespread publicity that he beat his wife. There were indications that the White House had asked for his resignation. In a letter of resignation to the S.E.C. chairman, John S. R. Shad, Mr. Fedders said that although he was satisfied that his private difficulties had not affected the execution of his duties, ''the glare of publicity on my private life threatens to undermine the effectiveness of the division of enforcement and of the commission.'' Allegations 'Exaggerated' Mr. Fedders said newspaper reports about his marriage and pending divorce trial had ''exaggerated allegations in the divorce trial'' and had ''unfairly described occasional highly regrettable episodes in our marriage.'' He did acknowledge that ''on seven occasions during more than 18 years of marriage, marital disputes between us resulted in violence, for which I feel, and have expressed, great remorse.''

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 27, 1985, covering February 27, 1985.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Make It Big by Wham!

    Make It Big

    Wham!

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  2. 2
    Album cover for Like A Virgin by Madonna

    Like A Virgin

    Madonna

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen

    Born In The U.S.A.

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    37
  4. 4
    Album cover for Centerfield by John Fogerty

    Centerfield

    John Fogerty

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Agent Provocateur by Foreigner

    Agent Provocateur

    Foreigner

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

1985Asami Abe, Japanese singer and actress[†]

Asami Abe is a former Japanese singer and actress, also known as the younger sister of Japanese singer and actress Natsumi Abe. She started her career doing commercials for Nintendo Puzzle Collection, and she has also appeared in a few TV dramas.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov

1985Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Russian footballer[†]

Diniyar Rinatovich Bilyaletdinov is a Russian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Vladislav Kulik

1985Vladislav Kulik, Ukrainian-Russian footballer[†]

Vladislav Mikhailovich Kulik is a Russian former footballer who played as a central midfielder. Born and raised in Poltava, Ukraine, he decided to represent Russia on international level.

Thiago Neves

1985Thiago Neves, Brazilian footballer[†]

Thiago Neves Augusto is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Notable Deaths

Ray Ellington

1985Ray Ellington, English singer and drummer (born 1916)[†]

Henry Pitts Brown, known professionally as Ray Ellington, was an English singer, drummer and bandleader. He is best known for his appearances on The Goon Show from 1951 to 1960. The Ray Ellington Quartet had a regular musical segment on the show, and Ellington also had a small speaking role in many episodes, often as a parodic African, Native American or Arab chieftain.

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.

1985Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American politician and diplomat, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1902)[†]

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. was an American diplomat and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate and served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1960, he was the Republican nominee for Vice President on a ticket with Richard Nixon, who had served two terms as Eisenhower's vice president. The Republican ticket narrowly lost to Democrats John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson; Lodge later served as a diplomat in the administrations of Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Gerald Ford. Lodge was a presidential contender in the 1964 primary campaign.

J. Pat O'Malley

1985J. Pat O'Malley, English-American actor and singer (born 1904)[†]

James Rudolph O'Malley was an English actor and singer who appeared in many American films and television programmes from the 1940s to 1982, using the stage name J. Pat O'Malley. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in Ten Little Indians (1944) and Dial M for Murder (1954).

Historical Context for February 27, 1985

In 1985, the world population was approximately 4,868,943,465 people[†]