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November 13, 1978

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Headlines from November 13, 1978

Grants Were Boon to Carey Race

By Maurice Carroll

Gov Carey spent about $4.5 million of his friends' money to win re-election; he also 'spent' $1.4 billion in public funds-total of Fed and state grants that he had announced for local projects while he was campaigning; Carey, almost daily between his victory in Dem primary on Sept 12 and his re-election Nov 7, took advantage of money-dispensing powers of his office to announce project or program that was being provided to New Yorkers; this was rarely 'new' money, just announcement of funds that were included in previously adopted budgets; items ranged from things as small as $38,000 water project in Albany suburb to plans as vast as $439 million rapid transit line in Buffalo; list of some other projects announced by Carey (M)

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. BUSINESS Digest

By Unknown Author

International rate‐fixing for some airlines Is likely to be abandoned by the International Air Transport Association, as the association bows to Washington's pressure against cartelization. A two‐tier system is expected to replace the current accord. [Page Dl.] Meanwhile, the United States and Australia are at odds over air routes and fares. [Page D5.]

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Cleveland Caught in Long Decline

By Reginald Stuart Special to The New York Times

Article on Cleveland; numerous problems discussed; city's problems are so diverse and deep that agreement on long-range plan to put city on new course is nowhere in sight; population has been declining at rate of 20,000 a yr; since 69, industries representing 17,000 jobs a yr have left city; illus (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 8, 1978, covering November 13, 1978.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Live And More by Donna Summer

    Live And More

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Living In The U.S.A. by Linda Ronstadt

    Living In The U.S.A.

    Linda Ronstadt

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  4. 4
    Album cover for Double Vision by Foreigner

    Double Vision

    Foreigner

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    17
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    3

Notable Births

Nikolai Fraiture

1978Nikolai Fraiture, American bass player[†]

Nikolai Philippe Fraiture is an American musician best known as the bassist of the rock band The Strokes. Since co-founding the band in 1998, he has released six studio albums with them. Among other creative projects, Fraiture released a solo record under the name Nickel Eye in 2009 and has been the frontman of the band Summer Moon since 2016.

Historical Context for November 13, 1978

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