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Gov Carey commutes jail sentence of Levittown, LI, union head Martin Cullinan, leader of 53-day teacher strike; says 'teachers do not belong in jail, they belong in classroom; Levittown school bd pres Daniel D Corritore scores Carey's action, but Carey spokesman Tom Cooper defends it (M)
Bridgeport police are stopping pedestrians and motorists during postmidnight hrs in effort to halt wave of arson that has taken 4 lives; local C of C and Bd of Realtors have joined with city to offer $6,000 reward for information; Mayor John C Mandanici urges community involvement through Citizens Contact Program (M)
Egypt discloses to US and Israel its latest ideas on linking projected peace treaty to solution of problems of Palestinians living in West Bank and Gaza Strip; Israeli Defense Min Weizman says plan provides 'no reason for pessimism' (M)
NYC, Westchester County and Yonkers officials have worked together to keep Sound Distributors from moving out of NYS (M)
Seaboard and Chessie set merger to create largest US rail line; terms detailed; ICC approval is expected to take 3 yrs; maps (L)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 15, 1978, covering November 17, 1978.
Billy Joel
Donna Summer
Foreigner
Linda Ronstadt
Soundtrack
1978Glen Air, Australian rugby league player[†]
Glen Air is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His usual position was as at halfback and he could also operate at five-eighth.
1978Zoë Bell, New Zealand actress and stuntwoman[†]
Zoë E. Bell is a New Zealand stuntwoman and actress. Some of her most notable stunt-work includes doubling for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.
1978Tom Ellis, Welsh actor[†]
Thomas John Ellis is a Welsh actor. He first became known for playing Gary Preston in the BBC One sitcom Miranda (2009–2015) before achieving wider recognition for his role as Lucifer Morningstar in the Fox urban fantasy series Lucifer (2016–2021), also appearing in the Arrowverse franchise crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths" (2019).
1978Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress[†]
Rachel Anne McAdams is a Canadian actress. After graduating from York University in 2001 with a BFA in theatre, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings & Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award.
1978Reggie Wayne, American football player[†]
Reginald Wayne is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, and was selected by the Colts in the first round of the 2001 NFL draft with the 30th overall pick. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Wayne was a member of the Colts' Super Bowl XLI winning team over the Chicago Bears. He ranks second in Colts' franchise history to Marvin Harrison in major receiving categories: receptions, receiving yards, targets, and receiving touchdowns. On December 14, 2014, Wayne played in both his 209th game and his 142nd win as a member of the Colts, breaking the franchise records set by Peyton Manning.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[†]