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May 20, 1978

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Headlines from May 20, 1978

City and Unions Miss Target Date For a Settlement

By Unknown Author

Negotiators for city and munic unions recess bargaining talks for weekend, dashing hopes for May 20 target for assembling complex pkg of accords to resolve city‧s fiscal difficulties; deadline was set last wk by city officials, labor leaders and other interests to show Fed Govt that city merits continued aid after June 30; all 5 major elements of pkg remain unresolved; situation seen embarrassing Gov Carey and Mayor Koch; Deputy Mayor Paterson, Victor Gotbaum comment; besides unresolved labor talks, 2 elements of pkg are still under consideration in NYS Legis (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 1978, covering May 20, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    39
  2. 2
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Slowhand by Eric Clapton

    Slowhand

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    26
  4. 4
    Album cover for Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    30
  5. 5
    Album cover for Earth by Jefferson Starship

    Earth

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    10

Notable Births

Hristos Banikas

1978Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player[†]

Hristodoulos Banikas is a Greek chess grandmaster from Thessaloniki.

Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová

1978Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter[†]

Pavla Hamáčková married Rybová is a Czech pole vaulter.

Nils Schumann

1978Nils Schumann, German runner[†]

Nils Schumann is a former German athlete, winner of the 800 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, who retired in 2009. For most of the five years before his retirement he had featured sparingly at an international level due to injuries.

Historical Context for May 20, 1978

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