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Peking, under leadership of Deputy Prime Min Teng Hsiao-ping, appears to be giving signs of introducing ltd mkt econ, accompanied by elimination of some shortcomings of its Communist system; analysts in Hong Kong and Amer businessmen comment (M)
Citibank raises residential mortgage rate to record 10%; acts on Fed law permitting nationally chartered banks to charge 1% more than Fed Reserve discount rate, now 9 1/2%; will also demand 'origination fee' equal to 1/4 of 1% of loan; scores 8 1/2% NYS limit on mortgages by other insts; Chase Manhattan Bank also weighs change (M)
Khomeini says he will call for civil war if 'present method of pol struggle doesn't work'; illus (M)
NYC Corrections Comr Ciuros demotes, promotes or reassigns 65-70 highest ranking prison officials in largest adm shakeup in Corrections Dept history; among those demoted are Louis C Greco, supervising warden of Rikers Is Complex, Richard Cunningham, warden of Bronx House of Detention, Joseph Donovan, deputy warden of Bronx Prison and Frank Huegle, deputy warden of detention pens in Queens courthouse; Gloria Lee promoted to warden of Bronx House of Detention (L)
illustrations of Martinelli and Peyser campaigning
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 1, 1978, covering November 7, 1978.
Linda Ronstadt
Soundtrack
Donna Summer
The Who
Foreigner
1978Mohamed Aboutrika, Egyptian footballer[†]
Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a forward. He was voted second place in the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time.
1978Elisabeth Bachman, American volleyball player and coach[†]
Elisabeth Anne "Wiz" Bachman is an American retired volleyball player who represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA National Team.
1978Rio Ferdinand, English footballer[†]
Rio Gavin Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for TNT Sports. He played 81 times for the England national team between 1997 and 2011, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He is one of the most decorated English footballers of all time, regarded by many as one of England's greatest ever defenders.
1978Tomoya Nagase, Japanese singer-songwriter[†]
Tomoya Nagase is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and model. He was a member of Tokio, a Johnny & Associates musical group. He was the primary vocalist, in addition to playing the guitar alongside Tokio's leader, Shigeru Joshima.
1978Barry Robson, Scottish footballer[†]
Barry Gordon George Robson is a Scottish football coach and former player, who is the manager of Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers. Robson played as a midfielder for several clubs in Scotland, England and Canada and represented Scotland internationally.
1978Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer[†]
Johannes "Jan" Vennegoor of Hesselink is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker.
1978Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian surgeon and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1887)[†]
Jivraj Narayan Mehta was an Indian politician and the first Chief Minister of Gujarat. He also served as the first "Dewan" of the erstwhile Baroda state, and Indian high commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1966.
1978Gene Tunney, American boxer and actor (born 1897)[†]
James Joseph Tunney was an American professional boxer who competed from 1915 to 1928. He held the world heavyweight title from 1926 to 1928, and the American light heavyweight title twice between 1922 and 1923.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]