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August 2, 1978

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Billions at Stake As U.S. Weighs Clean‐Air Rules

By Charles Mohr;Special to The New York Times

Indus and utility spokesmen see critical test of whether Carter Adm is serious about controlling inflation through Govt actions in position it will take on proposed new source performance standards for new or modified coal-fired power plants that EPA must issue by Sept 12 (S)

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JUSTICE MITE BARS A CONTINUED STAY FOR TIMES REPORTER

By Lesley Oelsner

Assoc Justice Bryon R White of US Sup Ct refuses to stay jail sentence imposed on NY Times reporter M A Farber for refusing to turn over his notes for possible use in Dr Jascalevich murder trial; also refuses to block, pending appeal, NJ judge's order that NY Times pay fine of $5,000 a day until notes are turned over; Farber's attys say that before jailing deadline they will renew their attempt to win stay by appealing to Justice Thurgood Marshall; Times publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger and exec editor A M Rosenthal comment on ruling (M)

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Market Maintains Firm Tone

By Vartanig G. Vartan

Selected gold‐mining issues, responding to record prices for bullion abroad, moved ahead yesterday while stock prices generally showed only small changes after a strong five‐day rally

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 2, 1978, covering August 2, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    12
  2. 2
    Album cover for Some Girls by The Rolling Stones

    Some Girls

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Natural High by Commodores

    Natural High

    Commodores

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    8
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    5
  5. 5
    Album cover for Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen

    Darkness On The Edge Of Town

    Bruce Springsteen

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1978Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer[†]

Goran Gavrančić is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Matt Guerrier

1978Matt Guerrier, American baseball player[†]

Matthew Olson Guerrier is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs.

Deividas Šemberas

1978Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer[†]

Deividas Šemberas is a Lithuanian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Between 1996 and 2013, he earned 82 international caps for Lithuania.

Dragan Vukmir

1978Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer[†]

Dragan Vukmir is a Serbian professional football manager and a former defender. He is the manager of Hungarian club Diósgyőr. He was capped once for Serbia and Montenegro.

Notable Deaths

Carlos Chávez

1978Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (born 1899)[†]

Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez was a Mexican composer, conductor, music theorist, educator, journalist, and founder and director of the Mexican Symphonic Orchestra. He was influenced by native Mexican cultures. Of his six symphonies, the second, or Sinfonía india, which uses native Yaqui percussion instruments, is probably the most popular.

Antony Noghès

1978Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (born 1890)[†]

Antony Noghès was the founder of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Historical Context for August 2, 1978

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