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May 27, 1978

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Headlines from May 27, 1978

CONTROL BOARD BILL FOR NEW YORK CITY APPROVED IN ALBANY

By Unknown Author

Legis approves NYC's emergency fiscal legislation, despite warnings from bank execs that they would withdraw from city's $4.5 billion financing pkg unless additional safeguards are enacted to prevent loss of powers by Emergency Financial Control Bd; bill extends life of bd for at least 19 yrs and expands borrowing capacity of Munic Assistance Corp by $3 billion, enabling it to continue to serve as city's chief financing mechanism in next 4 yrs; bill was designed by Gov Carey and Mayor Koch to meet demands from Washington that city produce fiscal pkg before Cong considers Fed loan guarantees deemed vital to its drive toward eventual solvency (M)

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SENATORS ASK PROOF THAT CUBA HAD ROLE IN INVASION OF ZAIRE

By Bernard Gwertzman Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, May 26—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked the Administration today to produce evidence to back up President Carter's contention yesterday that Cuba had played a behindthe‐scenes role in the recent invasion of Zaire by rebel forces based in Angola.

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Gromyko Tells U.N. of Willingness To Negotiate Major New Arms Cut

By Kathleen Teltsch Special to The New York Times

disarmament session addressed by Soviet Foreign Min Andrei Gromyko, W Ger Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and Canadian Prime Min Pierre Elliott Trudeau; Gromyko says USSR is prepared to negotiate 'substantial' cut in level or its missiles and bombers as soon as new Soviet-Amer SALT agreement is completed; says current internatl pol climate is favorable to serious arms limitation efforts; reiterates Soviet demand for treaty banning neutron weapons; major points in speech outlined; illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 24, 1978, covering May 27, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    40
  2. 2
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    31
  4. 4
    Album cover for Slowhand by Eric Clapton

    Slowhand

    Eric Clapton

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    27
  5. 5
    Album cover for Earth by Jefferson Starship

    Earth

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

1978Adin Brown, American soccer player[†]

Adin Brown is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer.

Historical Context for May 27, 1978

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