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In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]
1978Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor[†]
Timothy John Harding is an Australian musician, singer, guitarist, entertainer and former member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5 between 1998 and 2007 and left Hi-5 after nine years with the group due to suffering major injuries following a motorcycle accident.
US Army announces that W Ger gun has been chosen over Brit and Amer weapons for use on new US battle tank in '80s; US Army Sec Clifford L Alexander says decision marks major advance in efforts by US to help standardize weapons in NATO; says Ger 120-mm gun will probably be placed on new XM-1 tank starting in '84; says selection of Ger model followed extensive testing of weapons with Brit and Amer guns and that Ger gun was selected because it was further along in development and because Gers had more tanks than Brit in NATO; estimates cost of development and royalties paid to Ger gun mfr Rheinmetall will add about $16,000 to cost of each tank (M)
NYC expects to have almost twice as much cash on hand at end of fiscal 78 than projected mo ago, but budget experts do not know why; First Deputy Comptroller Martin Ives comments; figures show that city will have $509-million in bank when fiscal yr ends on June 30 (M)
Anna Quindlen article on types of dogs that may be suitable for city living and question of whether dogs should be kept in city apts at all; AKC official John Mandeville and animal writer Roger Caras comment; illus; drawing (M)
Fed officials say Georges Bank sale may be delayed for several mos, which is how long it is expected to take to reconcile Sen version of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Admendments with version now before HR; will not ask Sup Ct to stay Judge Garrity's injunction against sale; Natural Resources Defense Council exec dir John H Adams says that injunction would not have been necessary if oil cos had not slowed progress of bill; Mass Lt Gov Thomas P O'Neill 3d urges swift enactment of bill; HR weakens provisions of bill that would have stiffened leasing procedures and allowed exploration by Fed Govt; reduces number of tracts that must be leased by new bidding system (M)
Bache Group Inc to spin off subsidiary to some subsidiary employees at no cost to new owners (S)
TWICE within the past few weeks I have been invited to break bread with two impeccable cooks who served the most welcome fare for winter feasting, and in both cases they were main course soups. That, to my mind, is certifiable trend. And if it isn't, it should be.
Govt repts increase of seven-tenths of 1% in Composite Index of Leading Indicators for Dec, pointing to probable strong performance of econ in mos ahead; increase is linked to big increase in orders and contracts for plants and equipment; Schultze urges approval of Pres Carter's proposed tax cuts as means of maintaining econ growth beyond mid-'78, Joint Econ Com hearing; graph on leading econ indicators (S)
Repts 4th qr loss of $7-million and earnings for all of '77 of $4.5-million (S)
Article on success of Southern states in wooing investments by Japanese cos (M)
In the transcript of President Cary ter's news conference in The Times yesterday, the preface to Question 15 was given incorrectly. The question began: “On March 15, 1976, you told the Chicago Council on Foreign. Relations that the American people have hid their fill of covert manipulation.”
NYS Sup Ct Justice Hyman Korn, upholding new state law aimed at fighting use of sleazy hotels for prostitution, orders that Ridgefield Hotel be closed pending trial; hotel owner Jerry Dick denies that there is prostitution at hotel (M)