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An additional Air Force aerial tanker and 400 Stinger antiaircraft missiles have been sent to Saudi Arabia, the United States announced. The arms were sent to help the Saudis improve their air, sea and land defenses against Iran. (Page A1, Column 6.) Iran vowed to fight any American military intervention in the Persian Gulf. Meanwhile, Iraq reiterated its pledge to continue its air and sea blockade of Iran's main oil export terminal until Iran responded to appeals to end the war. (A1:4-5.)
The civil war, for the Lebanese, has become a way of life. The nine years of strife have shaped a country that now limps along indefinitely in a permanent state of fragmentation, more or less at war with itself. Also, for the first time since the civil war began, many Lebanese say they feel alone, ignored by the world, with nothing to wait for anymore. (A1:4-5.) The withdrawal of the Soviet bloc from the Olympic Games in Los Angeles this summer was denounced by President Reagan as the ''political machinations of power brokers in countries that are less than free.'' In a visit to the United States Olympic Training Center at Colorado Springs, Colo., Mr. Reagan remarked, ''The Games are moving forward and they will be successful.'' (A1:5-6.) F.B.I. involvement in El Salvador was reported by Provisional President Alvaro Magana. He said that over the last four months the bureau had trained a Salvadoran unit that will investigte death squad activities and political murders. (A1:2-3.) Chinese-West European ties are being stressed by Prime Minister Zhao Ziyang, who left Peking for a tour of France, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Italy. Mr. Zhao's trip is the first by a Chinese leader involved in Peking's new trade policy with the West. (A3:4-6.) National Abandonment of at-large elections for local government offices in the South is being ordered by Federal courts with increasing frequency on the ground that such systems are racially discriminatory. Civil rights lawyers say the recent flurry of decisions will open the door for the election of more black officials throughout the region. (A1:1.) Gary Hart opposed economic plans espoused by President Reagan and Walter F. Mondale. Using the successful commercial and sports development of the Hackensack Meadowlands as a prop, the Democratic Presidential aspirant told a group of businessmen that there must be a ''third way'' for the nation's economic future. (A1:1.) Military recruits are filling goals easily, Pentagon officials say. From mid-June to Oct. 1, the start of the 1985 fiscal year, young men and women can enlist, but they will not be able to report for training and duty until after Oct. 1. Officials also say recruits now include the highest proportion of high school graduates since the end of World War II. (A21:1-2.) Lack of crowds at the World's Fair in New Orleans has prompted a top management change and a gigantic discount sale. The fair's marketing chief, Jeffrey Stack, has been dismissed and ticket prices have been sharply reduced. (A16:1-4.) At midday today the Moon will pass directly across the face of the Sun. Weather forecasters said the spectacular solar eclipse would almost certainly be hidden from viewers on the East Coast by heavy clouds. Nevertheless, eye specialists fear that, where the spectacle is visible, some people will suffer needless loss of vision, either from looking at the eclipse directly or through some optical device. (A16:3-5.) Block Island residents are angry at the Rhode Island authorities for repeatedly rejecting their efforts to control the summer invasion of mopeds from the mainland, 12 miles away, which they believe threatens their safety, privacy and tranquil life. The 620 year-round residents of the sandy, picture-postcard island plan to vote for secession from the state next week. Both Connecticut and Massachusetts have offered to annex the Newport County island. (A1:2-4.) Metropolitan New York City's Vietnam memorial is to be a 70-foot-long wall of glass bricks, etched with the words that American forces wrote from the war zone and the news that reached them from home. A model of the memorial, which is to be placed in the former Jeannette Park at Coenties Slip, was displayed by Mayor Koch as the winner of a nationwide competition that attracted 572 entries. (B1:6.) A hiring of 1,500 more police officers next year in addition to the 1,000 new officers already requested by Mayor Koch is being sought by Edward L. Sadowsky, the chairman of the City Council's Finance Committee. He said the 2,500 additional officers would raise the total police force to 27,500 by the end of 1986. (B3:1.) A Westchester judge was upheld by a state appeals court, which ruled unanimously that he correctly set aside a jury verdict finding Luis Marin guilty of arson and 26 counts of murder in the 1980 Stouffer's Inn fire. The judge, Lawrence N. Martin, now of State Supreme Court, ruled that the prosecution had not proved its case, but that a ''brilliant summation'' by the prosecutor persuaded the jury ''to go beyond the facts.'' (B2:3.) page D1
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1984 International – The New York Times
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