Inflation Fight Given Priority
Edward Cowan analyzes Carter's anti-inflation program; Carter illus (M)
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Edward Cowan analyzes Carter's anti-inflation program; Carter illus (M)
Article on increasing popularity of Zurich, Switzerland, as haven for internatl money; illus (M)
GB pays additional $1 billion to IMF in partial repayment of loan from giant stand-by credit, negotiated in '76 to bolster sagging pound (S)
The stock market declined moderately yesterday in a consolidation following five straight sessions of advances
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 12, 1978, covering April 12, 1978.
Soundtrack
Eric Clapton
Barry Manilow
Billy Joel
George Benson
1978Guy Berryman, Scottish bassist (Coldplay)[†]
Guy Rupert Berryman is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he started to play bass at an early age, drawing inspiration from James Brown, the Funk Brothers and Kool & the Gang. His projects beyond music include The Road Rat magazine and Amsterdam-based fashion brand Applied Art Forms.

1978Scott Crary, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Scott Crary is an American film director, producer and writer, best known for having directed, produced, filmed and edited the film Kill Your Idols, a documentary examining three decades of New York art punk bands.
1978Svetlana Lapina, Russian high jumper[†]
Svetlana Mikhailovna Lapina ; born 12 April 1978) is a Russian high jumper.
1978Robin Walker, English businessman and politician[†]
Robin Caspar Walker is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Worcester from 2010 to 2024. He chaired the House of Commons Education Select Committee from 2022 to 2024. He served as the Minister of State for School Standards from 2021 to 2022 and as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at both the Scotland Office and Northern Ireland Office under Prime Minister Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he identifies as a one-nation Conservative.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]