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May 22, 1978

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Headlines from May 22, 1978

For Networks, New Rival

By Edwin McDowell

Operation Prime Time produced The Bastard at cost of $3.6 million for consortium of ind TV stations and affiliates of 3 major networks; illus (M)

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Researchers Plan Major Policy Shift In Fighting Cancer

By Harold M. Schmeck Jr.; Special to The New York Times

Natl Cancer Inst (NCI) plans major policy shift in fighting cancer; dir Arthur C Upton says agency is returning to view that cancer represents 1 of central and most complex puzzles of biology and that research strategy should be based on wide‐ranging investigations; indicates that, under reorgn, rev and evaluation function will be separate from grant‐giving function (M)

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Melting Pot Astir on a Sunny Day

By Laurie Johnston

Greek Independence Day parade held, Manhattan; focus is on disputed Cyprus and its visiting Greek Cypriot Pres Spyros Kyprianou, who heads parade with Gov Carey and Abp Iakovos, primate of Greek Orthodox Ch of North and South Amer; illus (S)

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BUSINESS Digest

By Unknown Author

The gasoline business is changing. With the start of the summer driving season upon us, retailers are finding their market shares shifting and experts say that the new marketing patterns will eventually have a profound impact on how and at what level consumers buy their gasoline. (D1.)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 1978, covering May 22, 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

Ginnifer Goodwin

1978Ginnifer Goodwin, American actress[†]

Ginnifer Goodwin is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), Judy Hopps in Zootopia (2016), and Beth Ann Stanton in Why Women Kill (2019).

Katie Price

1978Katie Price, English television personality and glamour model[†]

Katrina Amy Alexandra Alexis Price is an English media personality and model. She gained recognition in the late 1990s for her glamour modelling work, including on Page 3 of the tabloid newspaper The Sun, under the pseudonym Jordan.

Historical Context for May 22, 1978

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