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Article on Stuart E Eizenstat, who is considered indispensable to Pres Carter in formulating domestic policy and who negotiated complex urban policy pkg recently announced by Carter; Eizenstat illus (L)
Carter Adm officials indicate that decision is being revd (M)
Sen-HR conf com approves flexible farm subsidy plan that would raise supports; Agr Dept spokesman Howard Hjort says plan could cause food prices to rise 3% in '79; predicts Pres Carter will veto it (M)
Coll Entrance Exam Bd survey indicates annual tuition at Yale, Brown, Princeton and other prestigious colls will exceed $5,000 for 1st time next fall, with total costs, including room and bd, estimated at over $8,000; reveals of 2,693 colls surveyed, costs of 4-yr coll educ will increase 6% in coming acad yr, with total costs avg $3,054 at public colls and $5,110 at private ones; tuition charges at several colls noted; gap between avg and expensive private insts attributed to higher tuition rates which reflect higher faculty salaries and greater overhead; announcement of tuition hikes comes at time when Cong is debating plan that would give parents tax credit for tuition they pay; chart depicts annual coll costs, '78-79 (M)
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Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 5, 1978, covering April 5, 1978.
Soundtrack
Eric Clapton
Barry Manilow
Billy Joel
Steely Dan
1978Dwain Chambers, British track sprinter[†]
Dwain Anthony Chambers is a British track sprinter. He has won international medals at World and European levels and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres, with a best of 9.97 seconds, which ranks him equal 9th on the British all-time list. He is the former European record holder for the 60 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay events with 6.42 seconds and 37.73 s respectively.
1978Marcone Amaral Costa, Qatari footballer[†]
Marcone Amaral Costa Jr., known as Marcone, is a former footballer. Born in Brazil, he represented Qatar at international level.
1978Tarek El-Said, Egyptian footballer[†]
Tarek El-Said Mohamed Aly Abdo is a former Egyptian footballer. He was a left winger who played for Al-Ahly, Zamalek, and Anderlecht in the Belgian First Division.
1978Jairo Patiño, Colombian footballer[†]
Jairo Leonard Patiño Rosero is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
1978Sohyang, South Korean singer[†]
Kim So-hyang, known mononymously as Sohyang, is a South Korean singer-songwriter.
1978Stephen Jackson, American basketball player[†]
Stephen Jesse Jackson is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Charlotte Bobcats, San Antonio Spurs, and Los Angeles Clippers. Jackson won an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2003. Jackson emerged as an activist and spokesman for civil rights during the Black Lives Matter movement.
1978Arnaud Tournant, French cyclist[†]
Arnaud Tournant is a French track cyclist. He has won 14 World Championships and won a gold, silver and a bronze at the Summer Olympics. In track cycling, he is third behind Harrie Lavreysen (20) and Sir Chris Hoy (17) in the number of global gold medals in his palmares.
1978Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer[†]
Franziska van Almsick is a retired German swimmer, former world record holder in 200 metres freestyle. She was multiple World and European champion, in both Long and Short Course Championships.
1978Günther Weidlinger, Austrian long-distance runner[†]
Günther Weidlinger is an Austrian long-distance runner who is a former 3000 metres steeplechase specialist but now competes in the marathon.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]