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January 11, 1979

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Goldin Sees City Facing ‘82 Gap Of $1, 6 Billion

By Glenn Fowler

Comptroller Harrison J Goldin says that NYC deficit would probably total $1.6 billion 3 yrs from now, or $600 million more than Mayor Koch has projected; much of difference is accounted for by likely future wage increases for 270,000 munic employees; Goldin estimates that this cost will aggregate $425 million in fiscal '82 budget if present avg raises of 4% annually are continued (M)

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CORRECTIONS

By Unknown Author

A music review in The Times yesterday said incorrectly that Beverly Sills's appearance with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on Tuesday night was her last on a stage in the city. The statement referred only to concerts; Miss Sills will sing at the Metropolitan Opera in Donizetti's “Don Pasquale” tonight, next Monday and Jan. 20, and will tour in the opera next spring.

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Swiss Plan More Franc Intervention

By Victor Lusinchi;Special to The New York Times

Swiss financial authorities confirm top priority will be given in '79 to liberal monetary policy aimed at curbing upward pressures against franc in foreign currency mkts (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 10, 1979, covering January 11, 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

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    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  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
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    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

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    3
    Peak
    1
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    12
  4. 4
    Album cover for C'est Chic by Chic

    C'est Chic

    Chic

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    4
    Peak
    4
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    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    5
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    4

Notable Births

Darren Lynn Bousman

1979Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter[†]

Darren Lynn Bousman is an American film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in horror films. He has directed four of the Saw films: Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, and Spiral. He also directed the horror musicals Repo! The Genetic Opera and The Devil's Carnival movies. Bousman is co-creator and writer of alternate reality games (ARG) and immersive experiences, The Tension Experience (2016), The Lust Experience (2017), Theatre Macabre (2018), iConfidant (2020), and One Day Die (2020).

1979Michael Lorenz, German footballer[†]

Michael Lorenz is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Arminia Klosterhardt.

1979Terence Morris, American basketball player[†]

Terence Darea Morris is an American former professional basketball player. He was twice the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year, in 2007 and 2008. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2008.

Siti Nurhaliza

1979Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer-songwriter and businesswoman[†]

Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin is a renowned Malaysian singer, songwriter, and actress, celebrated for her significant contributions to the music and entertainment industry. Siti is recognized as the "Voice of Asia" and has been referred to as "Asia’s Celine Dion”. She boasts a remarkable achievement of over 350 local and international awards, positioning her among the 50 most awarded musicians globally, alongside prominent artists such as Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, BTS, among others. She made her debut at age 16, after winning a local singing competition show, Bintang HMI, in 1995. Her debut single, "Jerat Percintaan", won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad. Her debut album as of 2005 has sold more than 800,000 units in Malaysia. She has recorded and sung in multiple languages, including Malaysian, Tamil, English, Arabic, Japanese, and Mandarin.

Henry Shefflin

1979Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler[†]

Henry Shefflin is an Irish hurling manager and former player who was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team from 2021 to 2024. In his playing career he was nicknamed "King Henry" because of his directive style, dominance, competitive spirit, and leadership on the field. He is the only player to win 'hurler of the year' three times, in 2002, 2006, and 2012. Cian Lynch is the only other player to win the title more than once, winning it in 2018 and 2021. He is widely regarded as the best player in the history of the game. A versatile forward who started out in the corner, Shefflin made his name in more commanding positions as a centre or full-forward. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, with many former players, commentators and fans rating him as the number one player of all time.

Historical Context for January 11, 1979

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