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June 30, 1978

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Headlines from June 30, 1978

Oil Price May Shift With Dollar

By Flora Lewis

Iranian Oil Min Mohammed Yeganeh says OPEC com will rept within a mo or so on formula for adjusting world oil prices to offset fluctuations in value of dollar; says Pres Carter's reptd promise to raise oil import fees suggests that OPEC oil is underpriced; says Iran believes oil is now priced at less than 1/2 its value, which should be calculated at a little more than cost of alternative energy sources; says OPEC is unanimous in deciding that rise to that level should be accomplished gradually over 5 to 10 yrs (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 28, 1978, covering June 30, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Saturday Night Fever by Soundtrack

    Saturday Night Fever

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    45
  2. 2
    Album cover for City To City by Gerry Rafferty

    City To City

    Gerry Rafferty

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

    Feels So Good

    Chuck Mangione

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    36
  4. 4
    Album cover for Natural High by Commodores

    Natural High

    Commodores

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Fm by Soundtrack

    Fm

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Ben Cousins

1978Ben Cousins, Australian footballer[†]

Benjamin Luke Cousins is a former professional Australian rules footballer and media personality who played for West Coast and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cousins is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the fifty greatest players of all time. During his 12-year, 238-game career with West Coast, he won several of the league's highest individual awards, including a Brownlow Medal, Most Valuable Player and a premiership medallion. He was also selected six times in the All-Australian Team and represented Australia in the International Rules Series. He was West Coast's club champion for four seasons and captain for five seasons.

Patrick Ivuti

1978Patrick Ivuti, Kenyan runner[†]

Patrick Mukutu Ivuti is a Kenyan long distance athlete, who currently resides in Nairobi, Kenya. A two-time silver medallist at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he made his marathon debut in 2005 and had his first major victory at the Chicago Marathon in 2007. He had back-to-back wins at the Honolulu Marathon in 2008–2009 and was the 2009 winner of the Prague Marathon.

1978Claudio Rivalta, Italian footballer[†]

Claudio Rivalta is a retired Italian football defender. He represented Italy at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Historical Context for June 30, 1978

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