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May 23, 1978

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US. Studies Payments To Arabs

By Nicholas Horrock; Special to The New York Times

US Justice Dept task force investigating illegal foreign payments by Amer cos is concentrating on aircraft transactions in Arab Emirates and Bahrain; Williams Cos and Control Data Corp have pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to payments; charges expected imminently against Lockheed and former pres A C Kotchian (M)

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

Because of a typographical error, the bond rating of the Monsanto Company's $200 million debenture issue scheduled for sale tomorrow was stated incorrectly in Business Day yesterday. The debentures are rated Aa by Moody's and AA by Standard & Poor's.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 17, 1978, covering May 23, 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

Scott Raynor

1978Scott Raynor, American drummer[†]

Scott William Raynor Jr. is an American musician best known as a founding member and the original drummer of the band Blink-182. Born in Poway, California, Raynor first approached the drums in his preteens; he joined Blink-182 at only 14 years old, and played with the band for six years. With Raynor, the group recorded their first demo, Buddha (1994), their debut album, Cheshire Cat (1995), as well as the gold-certified Dude Ranch (1997). Raynor was dismissed from the group in 1998, and was replaced by Travis Barker.

Historical Events

Tupolev Tu-144

1978A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near the Russian town of Yegoryevsk, killing two.[†]

The Tupolev Tu-144 is a Soviet supersonic passenger airliner designed by Tupolev in operation from 1968 to 1999.

Historical Context for May 23, 1978

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