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May 10, 1978

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Headlines from May 10, 1978

U.S.Investigates Reported Bribe By Ford Motors

By By Jo Thomas; Special to The New York Times

Ford Motor Co is under Fed grand jury investigation of whether it paid bribe to obtain $30 million contract with agency of Indonesian Govt in '75 to build ground stations for that country's domestic satellite communications systems; some mos after Ford's Philco Overseas Services subsidiary signed that contract in Feb '75, Ford assured Export‐Import Bank, US Govt unit, that it had not and did not plan to make any improper payments in connection with that contract; Ford, in '76, admitted to SEC that there had been plan to pay bribe, and that top mgt had killed plan before bribe was actually paid (M)

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Vance Offering To Sell Israel 20 More F‐1 5's

By Bernard Weinraub; Special to The New York Times

Vance offers to sell Israel 20 more F‐15's in effort to ease Cong opposition to Carter Adm's plan to sell jets; says assurances will be obtained from Saudi Arabia that its planes will be used only for defense (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 10, 1978, covering May 10, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    38
  2. 2
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    5
  3. 3
    Album cover for Slowhand by Eric Clapton

    Slowhand

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for Point Of Know Return by Kansas

    Point Of Know Return

    Kansas

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for Earth by Jefferson Starship

    Earth

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Kenan Thompson

1978Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian[†]

Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2003, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. He was also the first regular cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975. Outside of SNL, Thompson starred on NBC's sitcom Kenan from 2021 to 2022.

Historical Context for May 10, 1978

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