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June 1, 1978

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Headlines from June 1, 1978

NATO WARNS SOVIET ITS MOVES IN AFRICA ENDANGER DETENTE

By Bernard Gwertzman

Alliance leaders issue communique, Washington, warning USSR that its actions in Africa endanger detente and jeopardize further improvement of E-W relations; endorse plans to counter growing strength of Warsaw Pact nations with long-range defense program stressing antitank weapons in Central Eur and integrated allied air defense; cost of program estimated at $60 billion to $80 billion, with US probably contributing slightly more than 50%; program is hailed by Pres Carter, who notes that no procedures have as yet been devised to carry it out; Carter and orgn sec gen Dr Joseph M A H Luns illus (M)

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BUSINESS Digest

By Unknown Author

The Carter Administration, citing inflation and the trade deficit, warns industrial allies the United States cannot afford to help stimulate world economic growth. Stimulus is the objective of the economic summit scheduled for July. [131.]

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Two Officials of Port Authority Indicted in Expense‐Account Case

By Charles Kaiser

Former Auth public affairs dir John Tillman and deputy dir Malcolm Levy are indicted on criminal charges of fraud and grand larceny respectively; 80-count indictment charges Tillman with systematically padding expense acct, defrauding Auth of more than $1,500; 86-count indictment charges Levy with theft of more than $1,500 from Auth; both plead not guilty; to remain in posts pending outcome (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 31, 1978, covering June 1, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    41
  2. 2
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    32
  4. 4
    Album cover for Showdown by The Isley Brothers

    Showdown

    The Isley Brothers

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Earth by Jefferson Starship

    Earth

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Antonietta Di Martino

1978Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper[†]

Antonietta Di Martino is a retired Italian high jumper. She currently holds the Italian national women's high jump record at 2.03 metres for outdoor events and 2.04 metres for indoor events. She also currently holds the women's all-time highest jump-differential, meaning she has jumped the highest more than her own height.

Historical Events

1978The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.[†]

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international patent law treaty, concluded in 1970. It provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states. A patent application filed under the PCT is called an international application, or PCT application.

Historical Context for June 1, 1978

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