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Nkomo and Mugabe tell Vance and Owen that under certain conditions they would accept key elements of Brit‐Amer plan for Rhodesian settlement, including stationing impartial UN force to insure that free elections are carried out; illus (M)
CAB proposes that airlines be allowed to compete by reducing fares without prior approval; change would ban increase in fares unless approved by agency but would allow reductions of up to 50% at will; indus‐wide ramifications of proposals discussed; main thrust of proposals detailed (M)
Carey reptdly will offer Koch plan for $600 million in mass‐transit improvements in return for Koch's consent to proceed with Westway project; Port Auth reptdly would put up $120 million for buses, to be matched by $480 million from Fed Urban Mass Transportation Adm for other improvements, probably to upgrade subway system (M)
Pres Carter reptdly wants to centralize policy‐making in White House, and will use 2‐day conf with White House aides and Cabinet secs at Camp David to implement that goal; move comes after several incidents in which Cabinet Secs and White House staff appeared to be working at cross‐purposes; Adm's urban policy plan seen as prime example of chaotic policy‐making on part of Adm; decision is departure from Carter's commitment to Cabinet govt and his reluctance to restrain his Cabinet officers (M)
long, simmering territorial dispute erupts between Japan and China, threatening to further delay peace and friendship treaty that both sides regard as vital to future relations; dispute revd; map (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 12, 1978, covering April 15, 1978.
Soundtrack
Eric Clapton
Barry Manilow
Billy Joel
George Benson
1978Milton Bradley, American baseball player[†]
Milton Obelle Bradley, Jr. is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Standing 6 feet (1.8 m) and weighing 215 pounds (98 kg), Bradley was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. During an 11-year career in Major League Baseball, Bradley played with the Montreal Expos (2000–01), Cleveland Indians (2001–03), Los Angeles Dodgers (2004–05), Oakland Athletics (2006–07), San Diego Padres (2007), Texas Rangers (2008), Chicago Cubs (2009), and Seattle Mariners (2010–11). His career was also marred by legal troubles and several notable on-field incidents.
1978Tim Corcoran, American baseball player[†]
Timothy Hugh Corcoran is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Corcoran's brother, Roy Corcoran, also played professional baseball
1978Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and dancer[†]
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, known by his stage name Luis Fonsi, is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito".
1978Chris Stapleton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Christopher Alvin Stapleton is an American country singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in Kentucky, Stapleton moved to Nashville in 1996 to study for an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, but dropped out to pursue a career in music. Shortly after, he signed a contract with Sea Gayle Music to write and publish his music.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]