Preliminary talks with Moscow on arms control and other issues are expected to begin within a few weeks as a result of conversations with Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, Reagan Administration officials said. But they said they doubted actual negotiations would resume before the end of this year or early next year.
The U.S. mission in East Berlin refused asylum to an East German family in June, forcing it to leave the building and eventually surrender to Communist authorities, the West German news magazine Der Spiegel reported. It said a 38-year-old doctor, Bernd Schnappauf, and his wife and two sons had hoped to enter the West German mission. But that building, already holding more than 50 East German refugees, was closed. The family then went to the U.S. mission, and when American officials tried to persuade the group to leave, the doctor threatened to commit suicide, Der Spiegel said. He was overpowered, carried out, then seized by the East German police, it added.
Lech Walesa joined more than a dozen other senior figures of the outlawed Solidarity labor movement today at an outdoor mass here for Polish workers. It was the biggest show of strength for the labor federation since the general amnesty in July freed 630 political prisoners, including 11 prominent Solidarity leaders and advisers. Eight of the 11 attended the mass, along with at least seven other senior union figures. The Solidarity leadership assembled before the mass at the Jasna Gora monastery in Częstochowa, about 130 miles southwest of Warsaw. More than 5,000 people attended the mass. Many waved banners representing Solidarity chapters in cities around the country. There were no speeches by Mr. Walesa or any of the others. Union leaders freed under the amnesty have been told by Poland’s Communist leaders that they risk reimprisonment if they engage in opposition activities.
The militant Greens party scored major advances in elections in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia at the expense of West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s Christian Democratic Party and his Free Democratic federal coalition partners. Provisional returns in the state, the nation’s biggest, gave the anti-war, environmentalist Greens 8.6% of the vote, compared to less than 2% in 1979. The Christian Democrats’ share fell more than 4 points, to 42.2%, and the Free Democrats dropped below 5%.
Irish police unloading arms from a seized trawler found at least 100 West German-made semi-automatic rifles, submachine guns, 20 to 30 handguns, shotguns, rockets and a large quantity of hand grenades apparently made in South Korea. Irish Justice Minister Michael Noonan said he believes the arms, which had been destined for the Irish Republican Army, were bought with money collected by the U.S.-based Irish Northern Aid. Committee. The group’s publicity director, Martin Galvin, called Noonan’s charge “totally false.”
An anti-Mafia roundup in Italy brought dozens of organized crime figures into custody. Officials described it as one of the most sweeping anti-Mafia operations ever conducted in Italy. The nationwide arrests began after a Mafia leader gave what officials described as detailed information on many crimes.
Pope John Paul II beatified four people today. They were a Belgian cook for a religious order, a Spanish mother of seven children, a chaplain to Italy’s royal family and a northern Italian priest. As many as 10,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the open-air ceremony under driving rain. Beatification is a step before someone is canonized, or raised to sainthood. Two of those beatified were 19th-century northern Italian priests, Federico Albert and Clemente Marchisio. Father Albert, ordained in 1843, was named a chaplain to Italy’s royal family of Savoy but also worked for the poor and homeless in the northern city of Turin.
Also beatified was Isidoro de Loor, a Belgian friar who worked as cook for fellow members of the Passionist religious order before dying of cancer in 1916. The fourth person was Rafaela Ybarra de Vilallonga, who was born into a wealthy family in Bilbao, Spain, in 1843. She married and had seven children, and also devoted herself to religious works.
A top Israeli Finance Ministry official resigned, charging that the new government is not taking the swift, tough action needed to revive the economy. The agency’s director general, Nissim Baruch, in a resignation letter, said the two-week-old coalition has failed to show the political will to implement a comprehensive economic program prepared by the ministry. The move is likely to embarrass Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who visits Washington this month to seek economic assistance.
A mine found by British divers in the Red Sea is a new, sophisticated device made by the Soviet Union, the Egyptian military command said. The identification heightened speculation that Libya has been behind the mysterious explosions that have damaged 19 ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez since July 9. The Soviet Union is Libya’s principal arms supplier.
Libyan forces still have not begun withdrawing from rebel-held areas in northern Chad, and French troops are maintaining key positions until they do, the French. newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche reported. A mutual pullback was to have begun last Tuesday. Chad officials have expressed doubt Libya will withdraw.
Cairo’s chief judge gave prison terms to 107 Muslim extemists for trying to overthrow the Government in the aftermath of the 1981 assassination of President Anwar el-Sadat. He acquitted 174 others.
Jordan’s renewal of ties with Egypt was defended by King Hussein. He challenged Syria, Libya and other critics of his decision to restore full diplomatic relations to come to a summit meeting to debate this and other issues that have divided Arab ranks. Syria turned down the King’s invitation.
Thousands of Sikhs today celebrated the end of a 115-day army occupation of the Golden Temple, their holiest shrine, as religious leaders called for a new era of peace in India’s state of Punjab. Prayers at the shrine in Amritsar have been recited continuously since the troops withdrew and handed over the temple keys to the five Sikh high priests Saturday morning. Traditional activities at the complex, which was ritually cleansed with milk and water, began to be resumed. The 300-year-old temple’s communal kitchen served free food and the shrine’s golden dome gleamed under floodlights as throngs of worshipers wandered through the complex inspecting damage caused when the army stormed the temple in June to oust armed Sikh militants.
China renewed overtures to Taiwan regarding reunification with the Communist mainland. Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang reiterated Peking’s offer to let Taiwan retain its capitalist economic and social system if it was reunited with the mainland. China has said Taiwan would become a special administrative region like Hong Kong, but could have even broader autonomy.
Japanese precision parts are being used by the Soviet Union in testing medium-range SS-20 nuclear missiles to increase the warheads’ accuracy, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Japan’s major economic newspaper, reported. It quoted Pentagon sources as saying that the Japanese materiel makes up part of the microprocessor test units in the SS-20s. The sources, who complained of high technology being leaked to the Soviet Bloc from Japan, reportedly said the parts are installed in the missiles at a factory in Leningrad.
Sixteen people, including a constabulary company commander, were killed in a 30-minute gun battle between Philippine Government forces and Communist guerrillas in southern Surigao del Sur Province, the military said today. Brigadier General Conrado Tan-Gatue said Captain Lapu-Lapu Almocera, 4 other soldiers and 11 insurgents died in a clash that began Friday after about 100 members of the New People’s Army ambushed a convoy of constabulary soldiers in Cortez municipality, 510 miles southeast of Manila. Four soldiers were wounded.
The most unfavorable TV coverage of President Reagan since he began his re-election campaign, according to White Housde advisers, focused on his impromptu remarks on the bombing of the United States Embassy in Lebanon. Both sides regard Mr. Reagan’s tendency toward misstatement as a “wild card” in the national televised debates scheduled for October 7 and October 21, and this leads some Democrats to hope Walter F. Mondale can claw his way back into contention in the Presidential race.
President Reagan spends most of the day in front of the fireplace at Camp David working on homework.
The President and First Lady return to the White House.
The tough and sassy Queens parlance of Geraldine Ferraro has become the surprise hit of the campaign season. When she was chosen by Walter Mondale as his running mate, his aides privately worried that her speech might be “too tough” and “too New York wise guy” to play in proverbial Peoria. But they have watched with relief and growing admiration, as her colloquial diction and frankness have charmed audiences from Texas to California.
Do-it-yourself health testing devices are enabling people to check themselves for early symptoms of illness, from the onset of stress to certain forms of cancer. Rapid changes in technology, especially the development of smaller and cheaper computer chips, have led to such consumer medical products as the Ames Glucometer, the Astropulse and the E.P.T. Plus. Physicians say home testing can be useful, but they warn against self-diagnosis.
Failing citrus farms in Florida hit by a freeze last winter are another threat to the industry and to the hopes of growers like the Symmes family. On The Ridge, near Orlando, the prospect of foreclosure, unpaid taxes or having to sell out to developers are not related to the recent discovery of the citrus canker that has ruined other Florida groves.
An extension of spending levels for most Government agencies is expected to be approved today by the House. The Senate has approved the two-day extension to the keep the agencies operating. The measure would provide Congress with a 48-hour respite in its struggle to adopt a catchall spending resolution to keep the Government running in the new fiscal year, which began this morning. The respite is needed beause the Senate version of the spending bill is mired in a controversy involving a civil rights measure that supporters hope to attach to it.
The Department of Agriculture’s research center in Beltsville, Maryland, is carrying out experiments to produce super sheep and pigs — perhaps twice as large as current livestock — by injecting them with a growth hormone gene from humans. The researchers believe their work offers potential benefits not only in understanding how genes work but also in ultimately providing a technique that will lead to a cheaper source of meat. But two scientific watchdog groups, calling the research a violation of “the moral and ethical canons of civilization,” hope to keep the experiments from proceeding. They plan to file suit in federal court today to halt the experiments.
Fires preceded by explosions raged through a natural gas processing plant in Basile, Louisiana, forcing dozens of persons from their homes and threatening the entire rural complex for about five hours, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but residents who lived within a mile of the Texas Gas Transmission Corp. complex were evacuated. Witnesses said the flames shot hundreds of feet into the air and smoke could be seen 40 miles away from the 20-acre site before the main gas fire was brought under control. “There are no gas fires at this moment. There is absolutely no danger of explosion,” a Texas Gas spokesman said.
United Mine Workers representatives and three coal companies continued contract negotiations in an effort to avert a threatened strike by thousands of miners. The three companies chose not to accept a pact negotiated by the Bituminous Coal Operators Association and signed last week by association officials and UMW President Rich Trumka. Trumka said the holdouts would pay for demanding separate talks. “If we are required to go on strike, then obviously the price of a settlement would go up,” Trumka said. “I couldn’t ask the membership (of the three companies) to go on strike to accept the same contract that the rest of the membership did without a strike.”
Miners reported for work as usual today at some A.T. Massey Coal Company mines in southern West Virginia, although their contract expired and negotiators failed to reach agreement on a new one with the independent operator. A.T. Massey was one of three major independent producers that would not go along with a new contract between the United Mine Workers and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association. A union official said miners working for the three independent companies were told by telegram to proceed with strikes. The other major coal producers targeted for selective strikes were the National Mining Corporation and the Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company of Denver, Colorado.
Department of Commerce agents today arrested a West German businessman in Los Angeles and charged him with violating United States national security export controls, a Commerce Department spokesman said. The 53-year-old businessman, identified as Michael Hans Ludwig, was heading for Munich when agents apprehended him in the Los Angeles International Airport, said the spokesman, Bunny Webb. She said he was carrying a “highly sensitive U.S.-manufactured electronic circuit board system.” She said the system could be used for military purposes in sensory devices and robotics. It requires a Department of Commerce license for export, but none had been issued. She could not say what country it was destined for. Mr. Ludwig is scheduled to appear before a Federal magistrate on Monday.
A Federal district judge has refused to swear in seven people as United States citizens because they could not speak adequate English, even though they apparently were exempt from the language requirement, an immigration official says. Judge Kendall Sharp told the Immigration and Naturalization Service that he had refused to grant citizenship to the seven because he did not believe in a law that waives the English-language requirement for immigrants at least 50 years old who have lived in the United States for at least 20 years, according to George Waldroup, an I.N.S. spokesman in Miami. Other immigrants must be able to speak and write English to become citizens. The seven who were denied citizenship will get another hearing, Mr. Waldroup said.
Navy crewmen remained aboard a warship that was being held hostage by a civilian shipyard in Boston in a dispute over an $8.5 million repair job, while the Navy, armed with a court order, made plans to remove the vessel. The Navy said it was removing the Connole because the repair work was unsatisfactory, but the shipyard denied that and said the Navy had endangered its workers.
A Pennsylvania woman and seven children died today in a fire that destroyed a two-story house, officials said. The fire, possibly ignited by a fuel explosion, started about 4:30 AM at the home in Vernon Township, about 80 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. The county coroner, Arden Hughes, said the victims included Shirley Swartz of Meadville and three of her grandchildren. Mrs. Swartz’s husband and her daughter, Anna Robey, the children’s mother, escaped. The other four children who died were being cared for by Mrs. Robey. Three of the children reached a porch roof but it collapsed before they could be saved, officials said.
Chicago’s superintendent of schools, at $120,000 the highest-paid in the country, says she won’t step aside until her contract expires next March 24 — even though the school board named one of her assistants to replace her. Manford Byrd Jr., 56, a deputy superintendent, was appointed after two months of legal maneuvering to succeed Ruth Love as head of Chicago’s schools at the end of her contract. The school board voted in July not to renew Love’s contract, and her supporters went to court to prevent the board from hiring Byrd, a 30-year veteran of the 430,000-student system.
A blast of cold air from Canada plunged the Midwest into an early fall cold wave from the Great Lakes to the Texas Panhandle, but forecasters said the autumn sun would take the chill off by midweek. The National Weather Service reported sub-freezing chill as far south as the Texas Panhandle, with freezing temperatures recorded from the Northern Rockies across the Plains into the upper Great Lakes. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Isidore lost its punch and was downgraded to a 35-m.p.h. tropical depression, while Tropical Storm Hortense weakened in the cold Atlantic waters off Bermuda, becoming only a minor threat to shipping.
CBS’ premiere of “Murder She Wrote”, starring Angela Landsbury.
The Major League umpires announce that they will go on strike at the two League Championship Series scheduled to begin October 2nd in an effort to improve their pay and job security and to change the method by which post-season assignments are determined. Major League officials say the games will go on as scheduled using amateur umpires if necessary.
Bowie Kuhn ends his career as Baseball Commissioner.
On the final day of the regular season, California’s Mike Witt fans 10 and needs just 97 pitches to complete a perfect game 1–0 over the Texas Rangers. Witt’s gem is the first 9-inning perfect game in Angels history, the 11th in major league history, and the first in the major leagues since Len Barker’s in 1981. Reggie Jackson drives in Doug DeCinces with the only run Witt needs in the seventh on a fielder’s choice.
In the dramatic race for the American League batting title, Don Mattingly goes 4-for–5 in the New York Yankees season-ending 9–2 win over the Detroit Tigers to edge teammate Dave Winfield .343 to .340. Winfield goes 1-for-4. This is the only time this century that Yankee teammates have finished 1–2 in the American League batting race.
The Baltimore Orioles downed the Boston Red Sox, 5–3. The Orioles tried to spoil Boston manager Ralph Houk’s retirement party. “Baseball is a funny game, a lot of ups and downs, but all in all it was a good year,” Houk said before heading for a party thrown for him by the Red Sox. “We had no fights in the club- house that I know of, and I got a golf cart as a present from the players. I’ll put it behind the Cadillac given me by the club the other day and take off for home (in Florida) Tuesday morning.” Baltimore’s Mike Boddicker was the victor, boosting his record to 20–11. Boddicker won the American League E.R.A. title with a mark of 2.79.
Rookie left-hander Mark Langston captured the American League strikeout title as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox, 5–3. Langston, 17-10, struck out nine and finished the season with 204, six more than Toronto’s Dave Stieb. Langston became the first American League rookie since Herb Score of Cleveland in 1955 to lead the league in strikeouts.
The 7th-place Milwaukee Brewers end their season with a 4–0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, and manager Rene Lachemann bows out. Lachemann had been fired earlier in the week but stayed on till the finish. George Bamberger will return as manager of the Brewers. Bob Gibson and Ray Searage combined on a six-hitter and Robin Yount stroked a two-run double to spark Milwaukee.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins, 7–4, and Bert Blyleven won his 19th against seven defeats. He missed the league E.R.A. title by one inning when the Twins got two runs in the 8th. Brett Butler homers for the Indians.
The Oakland A’s beat the Kansas City Royals, 8–2. Bill Krueger gets the victory to even his record for the year at 10–10. Tony Phillips and Mike Davis hit homers for the A’s.
Philadelphia Phillies’ interim manager Paul Owens resigns following a season-ending doubleheader loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates and will move into the club’s front office. Coach John Felske will succeed Owens as manager next season. The Pirates win the opener, 2–0, as John Tudor and four relievers blank the Phils, yielding just three hits. Larry McWilliams (12–11) is the winner in the nightcap, as the Bucs win 7–2.
Pete Rose drove in three runs with a record-setting double and a tie-breaking single in the Cincinnati Reds’ 7–6 victory over the Houston Astros. The double, the 726th of his career, drove in two runs and moved him one ahead of Stan Musial into first place on the National League list. He trails only Tris Speaker’s all-time mark of 793. The double came on a soft fly ball that fell when left fielder Jose Cruz and center fielder Jerry Mumphrey collided in the second inning.
St. Louis catcher Glenn Brummer threw away a potential double-play relay in the bottom of the ninth, allowing Thad Bosley to score from second base and give the Chicago Cubs a 2–1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Bruce Sutter, 57, started the St. Louis ninth in pursuit of a major league record 48th save. But he gave up singles to Henry Cotto and Dan Rohn before Bosley tied the game with a third straight base hit.
Dan Driessen drove in three runs with a two-run homer and a double, leading the Montreal Expos over the New York Mets, 5–4. Bill Gullickson gets the win. Tim Raines gets his 75th stolen base of the season. Darryl Strawberry hits two home runs for the Mets in the losing effort to give him 26 on the year.
The San Diego Padres’ Eddie Miller and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Tony Brewer hit homers today in their last major league at bats. Miller’s 9th-inning four bagger, his only career homer, comes in a 4–3 loss to the Atlanta Braves’ Pascual Perez (14–8). Dale Murphy get an RBI, his 100th of the season.
Meanwhile, Brewer, the 1984 PCL bat champ, homers in Los Angeles’s 7–2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Orel Hershiser (11–8) scatters nine hits for the win. The Dodgers lead 7–0 after seven and were never seriously threatened.
NFL Football:
Dallas Cowboys 23, Chicago Bears 14
Los Angeles Raiders 13, Denver Broncos 16
Buffalo Bills 17, Indianapolis Colts 31
Cleveland Browns 6, Kansas City Chiefs 10
New York Giants 12, Los Angeles Rams 33
Miami Dolphins 36, St. Louis Cardinals 28
New England Patriots 28, New York Jets 21
New Orleans Saints 27, Houston Oilers 10
Detroit Lions 24, San Diego Chargers 27
Atlanta Falcons 5, San Francisco 49ers 14
Seattle Seahawks 20, Minnesota Vikings 12
Green Bay Packers 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30
Philadelphia Eagles 0, Washington Redskins 20
Walter Payton, the Chicago Bears’ running back, caught up with Jim Brown in one race today. Payton ran for more than 100 yards in a game for the 58th time in his career, the same number of times Brown did it. But Payton did not reach Brown’s more hallowed record – most rushing yards in a career. As the Bears lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 23–14, Payton gained 155 yards to leave him 66 yards short of Brown’s record of 12,312. Payton, who also scored on a 20-yard run, now has 12,246 career yards and 721 for the season. Payton will have another chance to get the record next Sunday, when the Bears (3–2) play the New Orleans Saints here. Today’s victory was the third consecutive for the Cowboys (4–1).
A reserve running back, Gerald Willhite, darted 4 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and Rich Karlis kicked three field goals, powering the Denver Broncos to a 16–13 upset over the previously unbeaten Los Angeles Raiders today. In a physically punishing game punctuated by numerous fistfights, Denver’s ground game made the difference. Besides his touchdown run, Willhite ran for crucial gains in the closing minutes, killing the clock. The victory drew Denver into a first-place tie with the Raiders in the American Conference West, both with 4–1 records. Los Angeles held a 7–6 halftime edge, thanks to a 19-yard Jim Plunkett touchdown pass to the tight end Todd Christensen. Denver went ahead by 9–7 early in the third quarter, on a 19-yard field goal by Karlis, which was set up by Willhite’s 35-yard punt return to the Los Angeles 27. The Raiders regained the lead moments later. Plunkett passed 30 yards to Christensen and Chris Bahr converted a 27-yard field goal for a 10–9 edge. But the Broncos countered with an 82-yard touchdown drive, highlighted by John Elway’s 16-yard pass to Steve Watson. Willhite, who played most of the second half in place of the injured Sammy Winder, burrowed the final 4 yards with 2 minutes 19 seconds left in the quarter for a 16–10 edge. Plunkett’s 48-yard heave to Malcolm Barnwell put Bahr in position for another field goal, a 50-yarder, less than two minutes into the final period. But the Raiders could get no closer. The cornerback Mike Harden’s second interception of the game at the goal line thwarted one Los Angeles threat, and the Bronco defense stiffened on a subsequent possession. The Denver offense then ran out the final 4:34.
Randy McMillan gained 114 yards and scored two second-half touchdowns to lead Indianapolis to a 31–17 victory and hand Buffalo its fifth straight loss. The Colts (2–3), ranked second in the league in rushing going into the game, were held to a net 15 yards on the ground in the first two periods and trailed the Bills by 17–10 before McMillan’s first touchdown, a 10-yard run late in the third period. Joe Dufek made his first start in place of the injured quarterback Joe Ferguson, breaking Ferguson’s starting streak at 107 games.
Todd Blackledge threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Billy Jackson, and the Kansas City defense sacked Paul McDonald 11 times for 78 yards in losses, as the Chiefs beat the Cleveland Browns, 10–6. Jackson beat the linebacker Eddie Johnson with 11 minutes 2 seconds to play in the game for Kansas City’s first touchdown in eight quarters. The Chiefs are now 3–2. Cleveland drove to the Kansas City 30 with less than a minute left, but Deron Cherry intercepted a McDonald pass and returned it 67 yards. The Browns (1–4) had taken a 6–3 lead on Matt Bahr field goals of 34 yards in the second period and 23 yards in the third. Blackledge got the Chiefs rolling on the seven-play, 63-yard scoring march with a 31-yard pass to Henry Marshall to the 19-yard line. A run and a 6-yard pass to the tight end Willie Scott moved it to the 9.
The Los Angeles Rams trounced the New York Giants, 33–12. The Giants got a 6–0 lead on the first play of the game when the Rams inexplicably failed to cover the kickoff, and Phil McConkey pounced on it in the end zone for a touchdown. But the Giants missed the PAT, and everything went wrong from there. The Rams had a 17–6 lead at the half and were never really challenged. The Giants managed a miserable 8 yards on 13 carriers in the game. The Rams added insult to injury by recording two safeties on consecutive Giants possessions to open the second half, first on a blocked punt, then on a sack.
Dan Marino threw for 424 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Miami Dolphins to a 36–28 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Marino, who completed 24 of 36 passes, broke the Dolphins’ single-game yardage record of 408, set by David Woodley in 1981. Marino’s previous career high was 322 yards, set last year against Buffalo when he was a rookie. Miami is 5–0, while St. Louis lost its second straight and dropped to 2–3. Marino threw two touchdown passes in the first half to lead the Dolphins to a 26–14 lead.
The New York Jets answered one question but created another today in their 28–21 loss to the New England Patriots, a game in which three of their key performers were sidelined with injuries. Pat Ryan was able to move the offense when the running game broke down, but the defense allowed 354 passing yards as Tony Eason was protected so well that for the first time this season Mark Gastineau and the other defenders were unable to produce a sack. Halting Gastineau, the league-leader with nine sacks in the first four games, was so emotional for the right tackle Darryl Haley that he was unable to talk to the news media after the game about what he had accomplished. It was the second consecutive Sunday an opponent had passed for more than 300 yards against the Jets. Joe Ferguson of the Buffalo Bills had 340 in the 28–26 loss to the Jets. Today Eason, a second-year player from Illinois, set a club record for completions.
The New Orleans Saints downed the Houston Oilers, 27–10. Richard Todd sparked New Orleans to a 17–0 halftime lead and directed his team close enough for a 27-yard, fourth-quarter field goal by Morten Andersen to brunt a Houston comeback attempt. The Saints (3–2) took their halftime lead on a 15-yard run by Hokie Gajan, a 35-yard interception return by Frank Wattelet, and a 23-yard field goal by Andersen. But the Oiler coach, Hugh Campbell, benched his quarterback, Warren Moon, to start the second half and sent in Oliver Luck. The Oilers (0–5) then got a 25-yard field goal by Florian Kempf in the third quarter and a 1-yard touchdown dive by Earl Campbell with 14:18 left in the game. But Todd came back with a 32-yard pass to Tyrone Young on New Orlean’s next series to set up the 27-yarder by Andersen. Gajan broke 37 yards with 5:22 left to secure the Saints’ victory.
Dan Fouts directed San Diego to 24 first-half points, and the Chargers withstood a furious second-half rally, holding on the edge the Detroit Lions, 27–24. The Detroit quarterback, Gary Danielson, moved his team toward what could have been the winning touchdown in the final minutes, but his 8-yard scoring pass to James Jones was nullified by a pass-interference call against the receiver Mark Nichols on a second-down play. Danielson was sacked by Billy Ray Smith on the next play, and the Lions’ Ed Murray then kicked what turned out to be a meaningless 44-yard field goal with 3:56 remaining. Fouts completed 22 of his 35 passes for 268 yards and took the Chargers on touchdown drives of 80, 49 and 87 yards in the first half. Rolf Benirschke kicked field goals of 18 and 41 yards for San Diego. The Chargers are 3–2 and the Lions 1–4.
Joe Montana, adjusting quickly to the new flak jacket protecting his ribs, threw a pair of touchdown passes in the second period as the unbeaten San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 14–5, today. Montana returned to action after missing one game because of bruised ribs. His passes, both ending 80-yard drives, went 5 yards to the tight end Russ Francis and 21 yards to the wide receiver Mike Wilson. The defense of San Francisco (5–0) played its second straight game without allowing a touchdown. Atlanta’s offense was frustrated four times after moving inside the 49ers’ 10-yard line. Atlanta (2–3) went into the game as the highest scoring team in the National Football Conference, averaging 30.5 points. The Falcons scored in the first period on a 22-yard field goal by Mick Luckhurst, and they got their final 2 points with 1:45 left in the game when the punter Max Runager stayed in the end zone for an intentional safety.
Eric Lane rushed for 113 yards and a 40-yard touchdown, Dave Krieg fired a 20- yard scoring pass to Steve Largent and the stingy Seattle defense forced three fumbles and registered five sacks, as the Seahwaks downed the Minnesota Vikings, 20–12. Franco Harris, the NFL’s third- leading career rusher, enjoyed his best day since joining the Seahawks, running nine times for 52 yards, including gains of 16 and 19 yards. He is now 228 away from Jim Brown’s career-rushing record. Krieg, who was intercepted three times, completed 17 of 27 passes for 222 yards, including the touchdown pass Largent on Seattle’s first possession. That touchdown put Seattle (4–1) ahead and it never lost the lead, although Minnesota (2–3) made it 10–9 in the third quarter and 13–12 with four minutes to go. Lane clinched the game with his 40-yard scoring run with 68 seconds left. Minnesota got all its points from Jan Stenerud, 41, who booted field goals of 43, 44, 28, and 34 yards. He now has 352 field goals in his 18-year career, an NFL record. Stenerud has made 14 of 15 this season, missing only from 53 yards.
Obed Ariri’s third field goal of the game, a 48- yarder 10 minutes 38 seconds into overtime, gave Tampa Bay a 30–27 victory over the Green Bay Packers. James Lofton caught a 22-yard pass from Lynn Dickey and lateraled to Gerry Ellis, who ran the final 14 yards of a 36-yard scoring play as the Packers (1–4) forced the game into overtime with eight seconds remaining in regulation. Tampa Bay (3–2) had taken a 27-20 lead when the nose tackle Dave Logan intercepted Dickey’s pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter. The Buccaneers launched their game-winning drive from their own 33-yard line with 8:22 left in the extra period. Steve DeBerg, who completed 21 of 38 passes for 246 yards, highlighted the march with completions of 16 yards to Adger Armstrong and 8 yards to Kevin House on the play preceding Ariri’s game-winner.
John Riggins rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown and Joe Theismann ran for 56 yards and threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Art Monk to lead the Washington Redskins to a 20–0 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles today. Mark Moseley kicked field goals from 35 and 29 yards as the Redskins won their third straight after opening the season with two losses. The shutout was the first for the Redskins since they defeated St. Louis, 28–0, in the final game of the 1982 regular season. Washington held the Eagles (1–4) to just 236 total yards. Ron Jaworski accounted for 170 of those yards, completing 18 of 35 passes. But he was sacked four times for 44 yards in losses.
Born:
Colin McDonald, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers), in New Haven, Connecticut.
H.B. Blades, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Darius Vinnett, NFL defensive back (St. Louis Rams), in Destrehan, Louisiana.
T-Pain, American rapper (Epiphany), born in Tallahassee, Florida.
Danica Roem, American journalist and politician (first openly transgender person elected to a U.S. state legislature), in Manassas, Virginia.
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