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January 8, 1979

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Headlines from January 8, 1979

COMPTROLLER VOIDS CAREY'S APPOINTEES UNDER RECESS RULES

By Unknown Author

Comptroller Edward V Regan says that he will remove from state payroll 68 officials whose apptmt by Gov Carey is under challenge by Repub-controllad Sen as well as by people they replaced; supports Carey's right to make controversial 'recess' apptmts but also right of Sen to reject them, thereby terminating their services and salaries; Anderson praises decision; Regan por (M)

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Assemblyman Is Facing Arrest In Hasidic Clash

By Peter Kihss

Assemblyman Samuel Hirsch and 4 other men are to be arrested on charges growing out of violent dash in Dec between Hasidic demonstrators and police officers at 66th pct station in Borough Park sec of Bklyn; Hirsch and lawyer Mark Landesman, in disclosing arrests, say they have been falsely accused of 3d-degree assault on police officer Paul Fried, news conf; Mayor Koch says he directed Police Comr Robert J McGuire to 'identify culprits' connected with melee; charges against Max Schechter, Bernard Weiselberg and Matthew Abraham noted; Rabbi Norris Zvi Josephy and Borough Park Community Council pres Jacque Friedman comment; Hirsch illus (L)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 3, 1979, covering January 8, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for A Wild And Crazy Guy by Steve Martin

    A Wild And Crazy Guy

    Steve Martin

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  3. 3
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  4. 4
    Album cover for C'est Chic by Chic

    C'est Chic

    Chic

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    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Grease by Soundtrack

    Grease

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34

Notable Births

Seol Ki-hyeon

1979Seol Ki-hyeon, South Korean footballer and manager[†]

Seol Ki-hyeon is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a winger, and who currently is the manager of Gyeongnam FC. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the UEFA Champions League, during his time at Anderlecht.

Windell Middlebrooks

1979Windell Middlebrooks, American actor (died 2015)[†]

Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. was an American actor and singer. Most famous as a TV pitchman for Miller High Life beer, Middlebrooks also starred in The Suite Life on Deck and Body of Proof.

Adrian Mutu

1979Adrian Mutu, Romanian footballer[†]

Adrian Mutu is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder.

Stipe Pletikosa

1979Stipe Pletikosa, Croatian footballer[†]

Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As of 29 July 2021, he works at the Croatian Football Federation as the technical director of the national senior and under-21 teams.

Sarah Polley

1979Sarah Polley, Canadian actress and director[†]

Sarah Ellen Polley is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, political activist and actress. She first garnered attention as a child actress for her role as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona, based on Beverly Cleary's books. This subsequently led to her role as Sara Stanley in the Canadian television series Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). She has starred in many feature films, including The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Exotica (1994), The Sweet Hereafter (1997), Guinevere (1999), Go (1999), The Weight of Water (2000), No Such Thing (2001), My Life Without Me (2003), Dawn of the Dead (2004), Splice (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009).

Historical Context for January 8, 1979

In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]