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SEC holds bank holding cos must disclose to shareholders significant violations of banking law or 'unsafe and unsound' practices cited in traditionally secret bank exam repts, civil suit against First Coolidge, Fed ct; bank agrees to settlement; charges detailed; FDIC officials meet to weigh move (S)
1. West Village Chorale and Chamber Singers at St. Luke's Chapel, 487 Hudson Street. Sunday at 4 P.M.
Kennedy subcom hears testimony on exorbitant med costs, NYC; illus; Sen Jacob K Javits, Gov Hugh Carey, Mayor Edward Koch also attend (S)
Airline and oil indus and Energy Dept officials say threat of spot shortages of jet fuel has developed because of rising demand from carriers that are opening new routes as result of CAB deregulation; airline execs say oil cos have refused to make contractual commitment to supply fuel; oil cos have been accused of withholding gasoline supplies in effort to persuade Carter Adm to remove price controls (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 13, 1978, covering December 15, 1978.
Billy Joel
Steve Martin
Barbra Streisand
Donna Summer
Foreigner
1978Ned Brower, American drummer[â ]
Edward Andrew "Ned" Brower is the former drummer/vocalist in the Los Angeles rock quintet Rooney and is also a model and actor. Brower moved to Los Angeles from his hometown of Seattle, Washington in 2000 and began modeling for the likes of The Gap, J Crew, Tommy Hilfinger, Donna Karen, Ralph Lauren, and Abercrombie and Fitch. Brower went on to act in film and television projects such as Dawsonâs Creek, The OC, Big Fat Liar, and Not Another Teen Movie. In 2002, Browerâs band Rooney signed a deal with Interscope/Geffen records and went on to record 4 studio albums and shoot 10 music videos. Rooney toured with Weezer, The Strokes, and many others in addition to playing Coachella, Lollapalooza, and other European and Asian music festivals. Rooney was frequently invited to contribute to tribute albums and recorded cover songs for the Ramones, Queen, T Rex, and Roy Orbison respectively.
1978Mark Jansen, Dutch guitarist and songwriter[â ]
Markus Hubertus Johannes Jansen is a Dutch guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. A prominent figure in the symphonic metal subgenre, he is known for his work with the bands After Forever (1995â2002), Epica (2002âpresent), and MaYaN (2010âpresent).
1978Jerome McDougle, American football player[â ]
Jerome McDougle is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles 15th overall in the 2003 NFL draft. McDougle played college football at the University of Miami. He also played in the NFL for the New York Giants.
1978Chill Wills, American actor (born 1903)[â ]
Theodore Childress "Chill" Wills was an American actor and a singer in the Avalon Boys quartet.
1978U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan).[â ]
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history and the first to reach the age of 100.
In 1978, the world population was approximately 4,292,097,502 people[â ]