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February 10, 1979

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Headlines from February 10, 1979

Congressmeng Try to Revive Plans For Redeveloping the South Bronx

By Glenn Fowler

intensive efforts to revive S Bronx Development Plan begin, led by HR members from Bronx who voice distress at rejection of proposal for Charlotte St project; Koch remains adamant that he and Badillo can do nothing further to sway opposition; Reprs Mario Biaggi, Peter A Peyser and Robert Garcia, City Council Pres Bellamy and Comptroller Goldin comment (M)

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WHOLESALE PRICES UP 1.3% IN JANUARY AS FOOD LEADS WAY

By Edward Cowan Special to The New York Times

Bur of Labor Statistics repts wholesale prices rose 1.3% in Jan, with food, especially beef, leading way; Natl Cattlemen's Assn estimates that retail beef prices in Jan were up 5% from Dec; says increases have leveled off (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 7, 1979, covering February 10, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  2. 2
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for 52nd Street by Billy Joel

    52nd Street

    Billy Joel

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Neil Diamond

    You Don't Bring Me Flowers

    Neil Diamond

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2 by Barbra Streisand

    Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits; Volume 2

    Barbra Streisand

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Joey Hand

1979Joey Hand, American race car driver[†]

Joseph Alan Hand is an American professional racing driver who competes in sports car racing as a Ford factory driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is the co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring GT class for BMW Team Rahal, and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class for Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA driving the Ford GT.

Notable Deaths

Edvard Kardelj

1979Edvard Kardelj, Slovene general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1910)[†]

Edvard Kardelj, also known by the pseudonyms Bevc, Sperans, and Krištof, was a Yugoslav politician and economist. He was one of the leading members of the Communist Party of Slovenia before World War II. During the war, Kardelj was one of the leaders of the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People and a Slovene Partisan. After the war, he was a federal political leader in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He led the Yugoslav delegation in peace talks with Italy over the border dispute in the Julian March.

Historical Context for February 10, 1979

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