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January 28, 1979

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Headlines from January 28, 1979

Rangers End Islander Home Streak

By Parton Keese Special to The New York Times

UNIONDALE, L.I., Jan. 27 ‐The Islanders lost a home game tonight. Repeat. The Islanders lost at home. And who accomplished ‘he task that no other club in the National Hockey League had been able to this season? The Ra'gers, that's who, 7‐2 victors over their Patrick Division rivals.

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Protection Against Political Upheaval

By Frank Vogl

Frank Vogl article on political risk insurance, which may soon become part of ins portfolio of every Amer co doing business abroad; notes such coverage is provided only by Natl Union Fire Ins Co and Lloyd's of London (M)

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Day Care: Up From Poverty

By Andree Brooks

Article on changing stereotype of day care in Conn from something primarily for needy mothers; notes there are now 816 licensed day-care centers in state serving about 35,000 of state's 220,000 children under age 5; Office of Child Day Care estimates that 53% of state's children now have working mothers; illus (M)

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Mountain to Mohammed

By Unknown Author

Just when it seemed that push had come to shove in the struggle for power in Iran last week, both sides apparently blinked. The upshot was that Prime Minister Shahpur Bakhtiar, the man formally in power on the ground, announced in a national radio address that he was going to Paris to meet his chief challenger, the exiled Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 24, 1979, covering January 28, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  3. 3
    Album cover for Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond

    You Don't Bring Me Flowers

    Neil Diamond

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    12
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    6

Notable Births

Angelique Cabral

1979Angelique Cabral, American actress[†]

Angelique Cabral is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Colleen Brandon-Ortega on CBS' sitcom Life in Pieces (2015–2019) and Staff Sergeant Jillian Perez on Fox's comedy television series Enlisted (2014). She has also appeared in films The Perfect Family (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), Band Aid (2017), and Wish (2023).

Historical Context for January 28, 1979

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