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February 24, 1978

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The Economic Scene

By Unknown Author

Thomas E. Mullaney. reports that there are indications of recommendations soon on reform proposals on the governance of American corporations. A broad examination has been under way for more than a year by Government agencies and other groups. Page D3.

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U.S. Puts Pressure on Operators To Accept Less Stringent Coal Pact

By Ben A. Franklin; Special to The New York Times

Pres Carter tells Cong leaders that some form of Fed compulsion will be invoked if strike is not settled this weekend; Adm is exerting strong pressure on coal operators; Govs John D Rockefeller 4th (W Va), Julian Carroll (Ky) and Milton J Shapp (Penna) urge operators to accept Puttsburg & Midway terms; indus negotiators decline to go through with scheduled face-to-face session with union; Sec Marshall and Arnold Miller begin speaking of 'impasse'; AP-NBC News poll indicates that 2/3 of nation think Carter should invoke Taft-Hartley; Miller illus (M)

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London Continues Aid

By Robert D. Hershey Jr. Special to the New York Times

Chrysler Copr-subsidiary lost $36.6-million in '77 but co and Brit Govt split losses under '75 agreement; graph; illus (M)

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Further Losses Forecast

By Reginald Stuart; Special to The New York Times

Lost $49.7-million in 4th qr; chmn John J Riccardo predicts co will have deficit in '78 1st qr; says finance exec vp Gwain H Gillespie has resigned; graph; Chrysler United Kingdom lost $36.6-million in '77, but co and Brit Govt split losses under '75 accord; illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 22, 1978, covering February 24, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    27
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Stranger by Billy Joel

    The Stranger

    Billy Joel

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    21
  3. 3
    Album cover for News Of The World by Queen

    News Of The World

    Queen

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for All 'n' All by Earth| Wind & Fire

    All 'n' All

    Earth| Wind & Fire

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    13
  5. 5
    Album cover for Foot Loose + Fancy Free by Rod Stewart

    Foot Loose + Fancy Free

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    14

Notable Deaths

Alma Thomas

1978Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (born1891)[†]

Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American artist and art teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century. She is the first African-American woman to be included in the White House's permanent art collection. Thomas is best known for the "exuberant", colorful, abstract paintings that she created after she retired from a 35-year career teaching art at Washington's Shaw Junior High School.

Historical Events

Yuba County Five

1978The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later.[†]

The Yuba County Five were a group of young men from Yuba County, California, United States, each with mild intellectual disabilities or psychiatric conditions, who were reported missing after attending a college basketball game at California State University, Chico, on the night of February 24, 1978. Four of them—Bill Sterling, 29; Jack Huett, 24; Ted Weiher, 32; and Jack Madruga, 30—were later found dead; the fifth, Gary Mathias, 25, has never been found.

Historical Context for February 24, 1978

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