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February 2, 1978

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DAYAN DENIES PLEDGE

By Moshe Brilliant Special to The New York Times

Feb 2: Min Dayan, responding in Parliament to question by Zalman Shoval, denies that he promised Pres Carter Israel would desist from founding new settlements on West Bank of Jordan; says he promised that as long as peace talks were under way with Arabs any new settlements would be in framework of mil camps; says he made statement to Carter with full knowledge of Prime Min Begin; Begin, in meeting with US Amb Samuel W Lewis, discusses plans for Shiloh and for 3 new sites being prepared for settlement in West Bank near Nablus; Min Ariel Sharon comments (M)

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AGENCY OF CONGRESS QUESTIONS TARGETS: IN CARTER'S BUDGET

By Unknown Author

Cong Budget Office Dir Alice M Rivlin says Pres Carter's budget expectations are 'very optimistic,' testimony at Sen Budget Com hearing into budget; claims that only econ growth 'far beyond historical norms' would permit budget to be balanced by '81, as Carter has promised; Cong Repubs say Carter has underestimated costs, while liberal Dems accuse him of breaking campaign promises by not directing enough funds to human needs; Reprs Parren Mitchell and John J Rhodes comment (M)

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Jewish Scholars Reassessing Historical Jesus

By Kenneth A. Briggs

Interest in Jesus among Jewish scholars, especially in Israel, discussed; many now focus on positive image of Jesus as observant Jew with strong nationalistic feelings and moral message rooted in Hebrew Scripture; Dr Pinchas Lapide comment that Jews should be proud of Jesus as one faithful to Jewish law quoted; historic Jewish resentment of Jesus as Christian and Christian de-emphasis of Jesus' Jewishness traced (M)

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I.R.S. Assails a Deferment Provision

By Deborah Rankin

IRS proposes new regulation that would end favorable tax treatment of certain deferred-compensation arrangements popular among top execs and dirs, and also enjoyed by employees of many states and local govts; such arrangements allow individuals to choose to postpone receiving portion of compensation and thereby defer taxes; stiff opposition expected from execs (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 1, 1978, covering February 2, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    24
  2. 2
    Album cover for Foot Loose + Fancy Free by Rod Stewart

    Foot Loose + Fancy Free

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for All 'n' All by Earth| Wind & Fire

    All 'n' All

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for News Of The World by Queen

    News Of The World

    Queen

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11
  5. 5
    Album cover for Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra

    Out Of The Blue

    Electric Light Orchestra

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

1978Adam Christopher, New Zealand writer[†]

Adam Christopher McGechan, who writes under the name Adam Christopher, is a New York Times Bestselling novelist known for his genre fiction. Born in New Zealand, he moved to North West England in 2006, where he lives with his wife.

Barry Ferguson

1978Barry Ferguson, Scottish footballer and manager[†]

Barry Ferguson is a Scottish football coach, former player and pundit who was most recently caretaker manager of Scottish Premiership club Rangers.

Dan Gadzuric

1978Dan Gadzuric, Dutch basketball player[†]

Daniel Gadzuric is a Dutch-Serbian former professional basketball player.

Lee Ji-ah

1978Lee Ji-ah, South Korean actress[†]

Kim Ji-ah, better known by the stage name Lee Ji-ah, is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame with her role in the television drama The Legend (2007), and has since further participated in Beethoven Virus (2008), Athena: Goddess of War (2010), Me Too, Flower! (2011), Thrice Married Woman (2013), My Mister (2018), The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–2021), and Queen of Divorce (2024).

Rich Sommer

1978Rich Sommer, American actor[†]

Rich Sommer is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast. He is also known for his roles in the comedy-drama films The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), The Giant Mechanical Man (2012), Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), and BlackBerry (2023) as well as voicing Henry in the 2016 video game Firewatch. He guest starred in a number of Elementary episodes. More recently, he portrayed Detective Dean Riley in The CW crime drama television series In the Dark (2019).

Faye White

1978Faye White, English footballer[†]

Faye Deborah White, is an English former footballer who captained Arsenal Women in the FA Women's Super League and is the longest-serving female captain of England to date. Her Lionesses career spanned 15 years and five major tournament finals - a record four as captain. A UEFA Women's Champions League winner, she won both League titles and the FA Cup across three different decades with Arsenal. White was recognised for services to Sport in the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2007, being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire In recognition of her achievements she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Historical Context for February 2, 1978

In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]