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March 27, 1978

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Headlines from March 27, 1978

The Myriad Faces of Fraud on the Phone

By N. It Kle1nfield

5th in series of articles on AT&T examines countless schemes devised to defraud co; AT&T is victim of most toll theft and estimates provable losses for '77 at $27 million; most notorious of electronic-fraud devices is 'blue box,' which allows user to make free long-distance calls; other devices include black boxes and red boxes; illus (L)

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

woman in picture with Carter is Asst Agr Sec Carol Tucker Foreman, not Transportation Dept admr Joan Claybrook

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Commodities

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The soaring prices of pork bellies and live hog futures raise some questions about market trends in the coming months as well as about consumer reaction. Page D4.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 22, 1978, covering March 27, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Stranger by Billy Joel

    The Stranger

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    25
  3. 3
    Album cover for Slowhand by Eric Clapton

    Slowhand

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    18
  4. 4
    Album cover for Running On Empty by Jackson Browne

    Running On Empty

    Jackson Browne

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    12
  5. 5
    Album cover for Aja by Steely Dan

    Aja

    Steely Dan

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    24

Notable Births

Gabriel Paraschiv

1978Gabriel Paraschiv, Romanian footballer[†]

Gabriel Ioan Paraschiv is a Romanian former football player, currently the manager of Liga III side Flacăra Moreni.

Marius Bakken

1978Marius Bakken, Norwegian runner[†]

Marius Bakken is a Norwegian runner who specializes in the 5000 metres, having run distances from 800 to 10,000 metres in his early career. He represents IL Runar.

1978AmĂ©lie Cocheteux, French tennis player[†]

AmĂ©lie Cocheteux is a former professional tennis player from France. She reached her career-high ranking of No. 55 in the world on 10 May 1999. She defeated world No. 10, Nathalie Tauziat in the Prostějov tournament in 1999. As a junior, she won the 1995 French Open title.

Notable Deaths

Nat Bailey

1978Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (born 1902)[†]

Nathaniel Ryal Bailey, better known as Nat Bailey, was an American-born Canadian restaurateur, and the founder of White Spot restaurants. He is known for building the first drive-in restaurant in Canada, in 1928, and developing the first carhop tray. His chain of restaurants continues to thrive today.

1978Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey (born 1922)[†]

Kunwar Digvijay Singh, popularly known as "Babu", was an Indian field hockey player. He was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh. He is widely known for his passing ability and is considered by many to be the greatest dribbler of the game comparable only to Dhyan Chand.

Sverre Farstad

1978Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (born 1920)[†]

Sverre Farstad was a Norwegian speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.

Historical Context for March 27, 1978

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