Billy Martin's Week.
The following story is based on research by Gerald Eskenazi and Murray Chass and was written by Mr. Eskenazi.
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The following story is based on research by Gerald Eskenazi and Murray Chass and was written by Mr. Eskenazi.
Ethiopian Foreign Min Feleke Gedle Giorgis defends Cuba for mil help to Ethiopia in country's conflict with Somalia, meeting of nonaligned nations, Belgrade; accuses Somalis of aggression (M)
WITH the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, a major statewide real‐estate company is suing, on the grounds of constitutional guarantees of free speech and press, to bar three of Essex County's most fashionable suburban communities from prohibiting real‐estate signs on a homeowner's front lawn.
Billy Martin to rejoin team as sign in '80; dramatic announcement is made to fans at Yankee Stadium on Old Timers Day; Martin will work as scout and consultant in '78 and '79; Bob Lemon signs 5-yr contract to manage for rest of '78 and '79 and then replace Cedric Tallis as gen mgr; Tallis will become vice pres and dir of scouting; illus; old timers day celebrations noted (M)
slowdown by French air traffic controller results in 24-hr delays at London airports; slowdown in 2d day (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 26, 1978, covering July 30, 1978.
Soundtrack
The Rolling Stones
Commodores
Bob Seger
Bruce Springsteen
1978The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.[†]
In Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, 730 is a reference to July 30, 1978, the day the prefecture switched back from driving on the right-hand side of the road to the left.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]