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February 6, 1978

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Headlines from February 6, 1978

NEW EFFORT PLEDGED BY CARTER AND SADAT TO REVIVE PEACE BID

By Terence Smith Special to The New York Times

Feb 6: Carter and Sadat return to Washington after 2 days of intensive talks at Camp David; both agree to make unremitting efforts to restart stalled peace talks; pledge to take all steps necessary to achieve ‘tangible’ results and broadening of negotiations; agree that Asst Sec Alfred Atherton should return to Middle East in attempt to secure declaration of principles between Israel and Egypt; Sadat says he and Carter surveyed entire situation, NBC-TV int; says he explained to Carter reasoning behind break-off of Jerusalem peace talks; cites Israel's decision to ‘thicken’ existing settlements in Sinai (M)

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SENATE COMPROMISE ON GAS DEREGULATION EXPECTED THIS WEEK

By Steven Rattner Special to The New York Times

Sen conferees are reptdly moving toward compromise along lines of Sen Jackson's latest proposal; Jackson defends proposal during Face the Nation int, saying it will give deregulation a trial in '85 while preventing prices from going up too fast; Adm adds $20 billion to its estimate of how much it will cost consumers to continue with present regulatory system; how various reforms would affect figure noted (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 6, 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

Yael Naim

1978Yael Naim, French-Israeli singer-songwriter[†]

Yael Naim is a French-born Israeli singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2008 in the US after her hit single "New Soul" was used by Apple in an advertising campaign for its MacBook Air. The song peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2013, the French government made her a knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Historical Events

Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978

1978The Blizzard of 1978, one of the worst Nor'easters in New England history, hit the region, with sustained winds of 65 mph and snowfall of four inches an hour.[†]

The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 was a catastrophic, historic nor'easter that struck New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the New York metropolitan area. The Blizzard of '78 formed on Sunday, February 5, 1978 and broke up on February 7. The storm was initially known as "Storm Larry" in Connecticut, following the local convention promoted by the Travelers Weather Service on television and radio stations there. Snow fell mostly from Monday morning, February 6 to the evening of Tuesday, February 7. Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts were hit especially hard by this storm.

Historical Context for February 6, 1978

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