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June 6, 1986

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PELTON CONVICTED OF SELLING SECRETS; U.S. AIDES SAY POLLARD IS GIVING JUSTICE DEPT. FURTHER INFORMATION

By Philip Shenon, Special To the New York Times

The former Navy analyst who admitted spying for Israel has begun providing the Justice Department with information about a number of Israeli espionage operations in the United States, senior Reagan Administration officials said today. They said the spy, Jonathan Jay Pollard, agreed to give evidence about other spying operations as part of a plea bargain in which he acknowledged selling stacks of secret American military documents to Israel. One highly placed Administration official said the amount of Israeli spying in the United States would ''surprise many people as more evidence turns up.'' Shift in Inquiry Focus Speaking on condition that he not be identified, the official said the Justice Department's inquiry had not implicated other Americans. He said the inquiry had focused on Israelis and other foreigners, but he provided no other details.

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NEW THEATER REALM INSIDE A BRIDGE

By Jennifer Dunning

THE Brooklyn Bridge has long inspired dreams and fantasies. But for sheer exotic color and ambition, few of those dreams could match ''The Memory Theater of Giulio Camillo,'' which opens tonight for 18 performances in the bridge's Brooklyn anchorage. The play with music, a fantasy written and directed by Matthew Maguire, takes place in sets constructed by nine artists and architects in the anchorage's seven vaults, turning the anchorage into a model of the memory of a 16th-century philosopher. The installations, which in themselves create a mysterious, comical and even frightening dream landscape, will be open to the public Wednesday through Sunday afternoons in a free exhibition that runs through July 13. The bridge's anchorages or huge anchoring supports have been the stuff of other fantastic projects, from an actual wine vault to plans for Federal Treasury gold vaults and even a multilevel indoor shopping mall envisioned by John A. Roebling and his son, Washington, who designed and oversaw the building of the bridge. The anchorage on the Brooklyn side was used as a children's playground and industrial storage space until 1983, when it was renovated for the celebration of the bridge's centennial.

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

An article yesterday on Broadway's summer season misidentified the theater where ''Rags,'' a musical about immigrants at the turn of the century, is to open Aug. 7. It is the Mark Hellinger.

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MUSIC MOVES INTO THE OPEN AIR, FROM BOATS TO CITY STREETS

By Jon Pareles

YOU can't blame music for feeling a little cooped up lately. Trapped in smoky clubs after dark, confined in stuffy concert halls, removed from such kindred sounds as birds's songs, human chatter, the rustle of leaves, traffic noise - all that could give an art form a bad case of cabin fever. This weekend, finally, music gets to step outside. It will be visiting the seashore, cruising the Hudson River, stepping out on the streets and echoing in city parks. And not a moment too soon. In the first major weekend of outdoor concerts, two summerlong series will open -''Musicruise,'' on boats plying the Hudson, and the Miller concert series at Jones Beach. Unfortunately, the opening concerts tonight and tomorrow by Stevie Nicks and Peter Frampton are sold out. (The Miller series on Pier 84 in Manhattan, at 44th Street and the Hudson, begins June 23).

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INSIDER PLEADS GUILTY IN $12.6 MILLION STOCK CASE

By James Sterngold

Dennis B. Levine, a 33-year-old former Wall Street investment banker, yesterday settled Federal charges that he earned $12.6 million through illegal insider stock trading. He pleaded guilty in Federal District Court to four felony counts and agreed to cooperate in a continuing investigation of insider trading on Wall Street. Mr. Levine also agreed to settle civil charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. To do so, he will turn over almost all his estimated wealth of $11.5 million, will be barred from working in the securities business and is permanently enjoined from further violations of securities laws. ''He's going to lose pretty much everything he has,'' said Charles M. Carberry, the Assistant United States Attorney in charge of the case.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 4, 1986, covering June 6, 1986.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston

    Whitney Houston

    Whitney Houston

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    Peak
    1
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    63
  2. 2
    Album cover for 5150 by Van Halen

    5150

    Van Halen

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Like A Rock by Bob Seger

    Like A Rock

    Bob Seger

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    Peak
    3
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    8
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    Album cover for Raised On Radio by Journey

    Raised On Radio

    Journey

    Last week
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    Peak
    4
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    5
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    Album cover for Winner In You by Patti LaBelle

    Winner In You

    Patti LaBelle

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Historical Context for June 6, 1986

In 1986, the world population was approximately 4,958,072,838 people[†]