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June 10, 1978

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Headlines from June 10, 1978

Dyson Proposes Limit on Number Of Public Employees in the State

By Steven R. Weisman

NYS Commerce Comr John S Dyson calls for const amendments to limit total number of public employees to 3% of population; Dyson specifically calls for 2 amendments that would: limit state employees to 1% of state's population and local govt employees to 2% of local population; Civil Service Employees Assn spokesman labels Dyson recommendations as 'typical meaningless rhetoric' (M)

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Mormon Church Strikes Down Ban Against Blacks in Priesthood

By Kenneth A. Briggs

Mormon Church strikes down 148-yr-old policy against blacks in priesthood; ch pres Spencer W Kimball, in lr to all ch leaders, says all worthy male members of Ch may be ordained to priesthood without regard for race or color; declaration leaves intact ch exclusion of women from all priestly functions; Ruffin Bridgeforth, leader of small group of black Mormon ch members called Genesis Group, and James Dooley, leader of Utah chap of NAACP, comment; Kimball por (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 7, 1978, covering June 10, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    42
  2. 2
    Album cover for London Town by Wings

    London Town

    Wings

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9
  3. 3
    Album cover for Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

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    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    33
  4. 4
    Album cover for Showdown by The Isley Brothers

    Showdown

    The Isley Brothers

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Earth by Jefferson Starship

    Earth

    Jefferson Starship

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Raheem Brock

1978Raheem Brock, American football player[†]

Raheem Fukwan Brock is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft, but was never signed by them. Brock subsequently played for the Indianapolis Colts for eight years, winning Super Bowl XLI with them over the Chicago Bears, and he also played with the Seattle Seahawks.

1978Subhash Khot, Indian-American mathematician and computer scientist[†]

Subhash Khot is an Indian-American mathematician and theoretical computer scientist who is the Julius Silver Professor of Computer Science in the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. Khot has contributed to the field of computational complexity, and is best known for his unique games conjecture.

Historical Context for June 10, 1978

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