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SHOE
by Jeff MacNelly
Democrat, suggests 58
House leader prospects
AMoriatMf Press
WASHINGTON — Rep M^rtv
Ruvw>. I) III ha> written to all 250
DemorratK < <>1 leagues offering hts
own “carefulU streened Iim 'oI th«Hie
he suggeM» would make good House
leaders in the next term That poti
non is hemg sought hs Demo* rat |im
Wright <»f Texas
Under -the ‘category “House
speakei,” Russo listed other se
nior Democrats, esen though onK
one. Wright, has announted nis Can
dida* v.
And Wright, who has been House
majority leader, already has claimed
more than enough advance commit
ments for the job when the current
speaker. T homas P O'Neill Jr , D-
Mass.. retires in IMNb
Russo, publically skeptical of
Wright s early claim to the post and a
hacker of Rep Dan Rostenkowski.
D-lll.. for the job. said all those on
his list, including Wright, exhibit the
necessary “qualities, commitment
and dedication" to hold the No. I job
in the House
His tails isn’t likely to insult any
one It in* ludes esgry Democrat who
is either a commgtee chairman or
has served 10 or more terms, includ
ing (llaude Pepper, H4, of Florida
His next category, ‘majority
leader." listed another bl Demo
crats I hese, Russ*) wrote, possess
credentials for the No 2 job “but not
in v> high a qualitv as" the c )8 on the
"sj*eaker s" list
I hen. Russ*> listed 60 more mem
hers as qualified for the job of Demo
cratH whip; and tinallv. 69 Demo
crats for cnairman or chairwoman of
the House Democrati* ( auc us
Russo explained the purp*»se of
the somewhat all-inclusive lists in the
final paragraph of his two-page let
ter
“If after due deliberative,
thoughtful, deep and pensive con
sideration, you should determine —
without any outside influence, but in
the (>rivacy of your own room,
chamber or abode — that none of
the above mentioned members ex
hifwt (the necessary) qualifications
vote for me, Murtv Russo, for any of
the above
Raids continue in war
' Iran, Iraq trade attacks
A sso* lated Press
BAGHDAD. Iraq — Iran and Iraq claimed attac ks on
each other's capital cities Sunday, both sides pursuing
the month-long attacks on populated centers that‘has
become known as “the war of the cities ”
An Iraqi military spokesman said Iraqi warplanes
raided I ehran. the capital, and five Iranian towns Sun
day, hours after a powerful blast rocked a downtown
Baghdad park Iran claimed it Fired two missiles at the
Iraqi capital
Residents near the park, re.ched by telephone, said
the explosion shattered windows in stores, offices and
hotels They did not know of any casualties or substan
tial damage
Secret service men, police and militiamen of the gov
ernment-sponsored People's Army Reserve Force sur
rounded tne blast site Reporters and photographers
were barred
I he Iraqi spokesman, who was not identified in line
with official policy. read a communique on the state ra
dio that Iraqi jets launc hed a devastating raid on I eh
i an earlv Sunday evening
It was the 12th time in 17 ciavs Iraq reported attack
ing Tehran.
IRNA denied the report It said Iraqi jets flew over
I ehran and Zanjan. but were driven awav bv anti-air
craft fire
On Sunday morning Iraqi planes attacked Mehran
and Hormuzabad. he said, adding that all aircraft re
turned safely after the raids.
An IRNA dispatch said Iranian jets bombed Iraqi
troop concentrations and othet military and qconomi<
targets in the Iraqi cities of Suleimamyeh and 1C it, m
flic ting heavy losses
A late evening Iraqi communique said Iraqi jets con
ducted 1 IS bombing raids Sundav against Iranian sol
diers along the southern and central sec tors of the 7$S-
mde-icing border
Kentucky youth needs heart
AMCiciated Press
LOUISVILLE, kv — Michael (
Jones. 16. whose heart functions are
being performed bv two plastic
pumps, remained in critical condi
tion Sunday while doctors tiled to
find a donor transplant heart for
him
“His temperature has dropped
slightly," said Davnl Fleming,
spokesman for Jewish Hospital, “but
we haven't found another heart vet
Fleming said Jones name went on
Assocvated Press
NEW YORK. — “We are the
World." the v>ng recorded by 45
American pop superstars, is sailing
to the top of the charts faster than
any disc in a dec ade. the flagship of a
c hantabte fleet that prom*Hers sav
will send J70 million in relief to the
hungry in Africa
Billboard, the music industry
weekly, savs in its current edition
that the six-minute, 19-second single
jumped to No 2 in the c harts only
three weeks alter its release
Billboard talent editor Pa il (.rein
predicted it will hit No. 1 next week,
the first single to hit the top in its
first month since Elton John s “Is
land (iiH" in 1975
Michael Jackson and Lionel
Ritchie wrote the song and lent their
voices to a list of 45 others that reads
like a Who’s Who of roc k n' roll
Michael Fuchs, chairman of
Home Box Office, saidi this thing is
jumping off the shelf." HBO will
show the "We are the World' movie
eight times in Mas .
Fuchs savs HBO has “no ulterior
mcHive" in promoting USA few Af
rica. but acknowledges that the ex
clusive film might attract new sub
scribers to the cable television
network
"I would rather write a b*g check
to a good cause than to a single art-
. ist," said Fuchs, who declined in a
telephone interview to disclose the
exact purchase price of the movie
Marty Rogol. the USA for Africa
the top of the network donor waiting
fist
Doctors also reported that the
mysterious viral infection that had
weakened the heart and threatened
anv transplant heart had run its
course And they said his lungs con
tinued to clear of the fluid that built
up before surgery to connec t him to
the two small pumps bypassing most
of his heart
I he pumps are similar to the Jar-
yik 7 artificial heart, but are consid-
executive director, .said he and his
staff of two are diz4v from the pub
licity events, but ar^ m^re than will
ing to put in the extra time for the
cause
Life publisher Chuck Whitting-
ham is writing to magazine exec
utives. including six cHhers owned by
I ime Inc., asking them to join him
in giving USA-Africa a free half or
quarter page of advertising in a com
ing issue
lafe was the only publication al
lowed to send a phcMographer to the
recording session (Billboard is using
pictures supplied by USA-Africa)
and the issue "will he one of our best
sellers ever." Whittingham said in a
telephone interview.
I he foundation is in the collecting
phase now. but Rogol is already talk
ing with relief agencies about the
problems they have distributing the
aid
Fthiopia has the largest popula
tion at risk right now. followed by
the Sudan." he said, conceding that
Fthtopas Marxist government has
prevented chanties from delivering
aid to the rebellious population of its
northern provinces
Ten percent of the monev raised
in the drive will be used to feed the
hungry in the United Slates, and the
rest will go to Africa for medicines,
seeds and other agricultural supplies
and for what Rogol called “long
term economic development "
rreef temporary and are outside his
c best
Dr Iranian (.ray Jr. who per -
formed the experimental surgery
Thursday evening, said Jones
chance of sur v ival is still only 20 pel -
cent
The pumps, known as ventricular
assist devices, or VADs, are driven
by pulses of compressed air and are
intended to fie used only until the
natural heart heals or until a donor
heart is found
Goetz effect’
reaching
Americans
Associated Press
NEW YORK — lime mag
azine savs prosecutors and other
c rime experts see a “( »oetz effect
taking place across the country in
recent months as Americans ap
pear more inclined to fight hack
against criminals
I he magazine, detailing crime
fighting and victims rights pro
grams around the nation in this
week s issue, savs Bernharci
(aietz. who became a hero to
many bv shocHing four teen-agers
in the subway last December, mav
have inspired other similar vac k
lashes against c nminals
“The Bernhard C-oetz affair
has had an impact. Chief Assis
tant Prosecutor EMkH! Hall of
VAavne CxHinty Mnh . told lime
“People are thinking more read
ilv of using a firearm than in the
past "
Halls comment came after
three Detroit incidents this sear
in which alleged burglars were
sh*H and killexf bv angry home
owners lime gave these a*
counts
Mane Morrison. 78. won
praise from DetrcMt Mayor (a»le-
man Young for shocHing a youth.
16. who tried to force his wav into
her home
Hall decided not to seek
charges against Daniel kindred
41. who killed Ronnie Trapp. 19.
when he saw the youth t limbcng
out of a basement window of
Kindred s home Lhe prosecutor I
said Kindred’s act ion was "per
feeds justified " I
Pop song helps
Africa relief aid
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