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Because of a transmission error, a dispatch from Seattle published last Tuesday misrepresented the position of a Seattle investment banker on a proposal for a school tax. The banker, Robert Yeastings, actually said that he would not oppose the levy.
Norway's planned issuance of 2 five-yr notes in marks and dollars, at 4 3/4% and slightly less than 8% respectively, and problem posed for foreign-exch investors discussed; strength of mark and continuing decline of dollar noted (M)
Currency Comptroller John G Heimann proposes formal interpretation of law barring natl bank from lending over 10% of its total capital to single borrower that would limit treatment of central govts and their state-controlled entities as separate borrowers; proposes govt and its agencies be treated as separate only if agency shows it has independent resources and income to repay loan and that funds will be used for specific purpose for which it was borrowed; Sen Frank Church hails proposal but says it does not deal with problem of assessing overall country risk; Heimann agrees; notes he and Fed Reserve reconsider system of assessing loans to foreign nations (M)
Article examines pol and personal power amassed by Pres Marcos during 5 yrs of martial law; illus (M)
Grand Prix Masters: Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 4, 1978, covering January 9, 1978.
Fleetwood Mac
Rod Stewart
Earth| Wind & Fire
Electric Light Orchestra
Linda Ronstadt
1978Mathieu Garon, Canadian ice hockey player[â ]
Mathieu Carol Garon is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Tampa Bay Lightning between 2000 and 2013.
1978Gennaro Gattuso, Italian footballer and manager[â ]
Gennaro Ivan Gattuso is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of the Italy national team.
1978Chad Johnson, American football player[â ]
Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Santa Monica Corsairs and the Oregon State Beavers, and played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots during his tenure playing in the NFL. He was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL draft, and played for them for 10 seasons. Ochocinco, which means "eight five" in Spanish, was also his number. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI.
1978AJ McLean, American singer, dancer, and actor[â ]
Alexander James McLean is an American singer. He is a founding member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[â ]