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Saudi Arabia. would provide weapons it has obtained from the United States to an African defense force, if one can be organized to relieve French and Belgian troops ‘in Zaire's Shaba Province, knowledgeable officials in Paris said. [Page A1, Column 1.1
Tradition reptdly is being honored again in coll commencements; protests are few, and bare feet and wearing of denim at commencements are now considered in bad taste; change underscored at Smith Coll commencement, where srs wore white dresses and carried roses before putting on caps and gowns, and in increased number of honorary degrees awarded to business leaders (L)
Aetna Life & Casualty, in voluntary anti-inflation effort, to limit top execs' pay raises to 5% for next yr (S)
Justice Dept files antitrust charges against CBS Inc to compel divestiture of Fawcett Publications, citing monopoly trend in mass paperback indus; claims about 20 cos dominate indus, with retail sales in '76 estimated at $740 million, and 8 cos holding 81% of mkt; says Fawcett ranked 5th in sales in '77 when CBS bought it for $50 million; notes that CBS already owned popular library, which ranked 11th; asks that CBS be enjoined from acquiring firms publishing mass paperbacks; details of Fawcett and CBS Publishing activities; CBS Publishing Group in '77 noted as accounting for $397 million in sales, over 14% of parent co's total, and $26 million in operating profits, about 7% of total (M)
Comment on collection of photographs of Tibet, taken in 1942 by Lt Col Ilia Tolstoy and Capt Brooke Dolan 2d, which are being organized into show at Jacques Marchais Center of Tibetan Art, SI, by curator Rosemary Tung; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 31, 1978, covering June 2, 1978.
Soundtrack
Wings
Chuck Mangione
The Isley Brothers
Jefferson Starship
1978Dominic Cooper, English actor[†]
Dominic Edward Cooper is an English actor known for his portrayal of comic book characters Jesse Custer on the AMC show Preacher (2016–2019) and young Howard Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with appearances in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and the ABC series Agent Carter (2015–2016), among other Marvel productions. Cooper played Sky in Mamma Mia! (2008) and its sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018).
1978Nikki Cox, American actress[†]
Nikki Cox is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After, Las Vegas, The Norm Show, and Nikki.
1978Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space[†]
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first Korean to fly in space.
1978Justin Long, American actor[†]
Justin Jacob Long is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his film roles, particularly in comedy and horror films, notably appearing in Galaxy Quest (1999), Jeepers Creepers (2001), Dodgeball (2004), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), Accepted (2006), Idiocracy (2006), Dreamland (2006), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Drag Me to Hell (2009), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Alpha and Omega (2010), Best Man Down (2013), The Wave (2019), and Barbarian (2022), as well as voicing Alvin Seville in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series. He is also known for his television appearances as Warren Cheswick in the NBC comedy-drama series Ed (2000–2004), Kevin Murphy in the Netflix original animated sitcom F Is for Family (2015–2021), and Nathan Bratt in the Disney+ series Goosebumps (2023), for which he was nominated for the Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performer. He appeared with John Hodgman in TV commercials for Apple's "Get a Mac" campaign (2006–2009), and as himself in Intel's "Go PC" campaign.
1978Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and coach (born 1895)[†]
Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste was a Spanish footballer who played for Real Madrid as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Real Madrid, having served as its president for 34 years and 264 days, from 11 September 1943 until his death on 2 June 1978.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]