U.S., Troubled by Soviet Libel Case, Cautions Moscow on Implications
Meets with Soviet Amb Anatoly F Dobrynin over libel case against 2 Amer correspondents in Moscow, Harold Piper and Craig Whitney
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Meets with Soviet Amb Anatoly F Dobrynin over libel case against 2 Amer correspondents in Moscow, Harold Piper and Craig Whitney
FTC challenges merger, holding it might have anticompetitive and monopolistic effects since both cos compete in sale of orange juice (M)
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)
Rise in rate seen likely as bank borrowing from Fed Reserve rises (S)
Article describes how piracy of popular records, films and TV programs has become costly internatl problem; illus (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 28, 1978, covering June 30, 1978.
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Gerry Rafferty
Chuck Mangione
Commodores
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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.
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.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]