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May 29, 1978

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Chinese Fleeing Vietnam Report Harassment and Forced Moves

By Fox Butterfield

accounts by Chinese refugees fleeing Vietnam tend to substantiate charges by China that Vietnam has harassed them, confiscated their property and forced them to 'volunteer' to move to new econ zones; ints with ethnic Chinese reaching refugee camps also suggest that part of problem is that Chinese are caught in drastic effort to abolish private business and move middle-class residents out of cities; China, in note to Vietnam, proposes that ships be allowed to dock at Haiphong and Ho Chi Minh City; problems current and previous Vietnamese Govts have had in dealing with Chinese qr of Ho Chi Minh City noted; 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 29, 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

Pelle Almqvist

1978Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter[†]

Per "Pelle" Almqvist, also known as Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is the lead singer of garage rock band The Hives.

Sébastien Grosjean

1978Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player[†]

Sébastien René Grosjean is a French tennis coach and a former professional player. Grosjean reached the semifinals at the 2001 Australian and French Opens, and at Wimbledon in 2003 and 2004. He finished eight consecutive seasons ranked in the top 30 (1999–2006), peaking at world No. 4 in October 2002. He is currently the director of the Open de Roanne.

Adam Rickitt

1978Adam Rickitt, English singer[†]

Adam Peter Rickitt is an English actor and singer. He portrayed the part of Nick Tilsley on the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the New Zealand soap Shortland Street for a three-year stint between 2007 and 2010. From 2017 to 2020, he appeared as Kyle Kelly on Channel 4's Hollyoaks. His other credits include the BBC's Doctors.

Historical Context for May 29, 1978

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