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March 6, 1979

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Algeria Seeks 24% Jump In Oil Cost to $19 a Barrel

By Anthony J. Parisi

Algeria reptdly requests premium of more than 24% on top of 3.8% oil price increase already scheduled by OPEC for 2d qr, which would mean a price of $19 a bbl, and asks cos to cut back purchases by 10‐15%; cutback seen as means of releasing more oil for sale on spot mkt; Venezuela confirms 40% increase in price of home heating oil and other light oil products next mo; Iraq raises crude oil prices 1.20 a bbl; speculation on other increases noted (M)

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Stocks Rise On Foreign News

By Vartanig G. Vartan

Favorable news developments from overseas touched off a strong rally in Walk Street yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average up nearly a dozen points. The biggest gainers included stocks in the casino, glamour, computer, photography and chemical groups.

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New Orders Rose 1.9% In January

By Unknown Author

Census Bur repts new factory orders rose 1.9% in Jan, 6th consecutive mo gain; says figure is slightly lower than revised 2% gain, Dec; cites revision as underlying reason for previously reptd 4.1% gain for durable goods during Jan; other figures (S)

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Impact of Money Market Funds

By Karen W. Arenson

Growth of money mkt funds, mutual funds that invest in short‐term debt instruments, spurs concern among economists because funds function as savings and checking accts but are not counted by Fed Reserve in money supply figures; funds growth discussed; graph; list of top 10 funds in '78 (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 28, 1979, covering March 6, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees

    Spirits Having Flown

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    3
  2. 2
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  3. 3
    Album cover for Cruisin' by Village People

    Cruisin'

    Village People

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for Dire Straits by Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    9
  5. 5
    Album cover for Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack) by Blues Brothers

    Briefcase Full of Blues (Soundtrack)

    Blues Brothers

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

Clint Barmes

1979Clint Barmes, American baseball player[†]

Clint Harold Barmes is an American former professional baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2003 through 2015 for the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, and San Diego Padres.

1979David Flair, American wrestler[†]

David Richard Fliehr, better known by the ring name David Flair, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he held the WCW United States Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship. He is the son of professional wrestler Ric Flair, and the half-brother of professional wrestlers Charlotte Flair and Reid Flair.

Tim Howard

1979Tim Howard, American soccer player[†]

Timothy Matthew Howard is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the part-owner of National League South club Dagenham & Redbridge as well as an international ambassador in the United States for Premier League club Everton. Nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense", Howard is regarded as one of the greatest American players of all time.

Garry Monk

1979Garry Monk, English footballer and manager[†]

Garry Alan Monk is an English football manager and former professional player who was most recently the head coach of EFL League Two club Cambridge United.

Historical Context for March 6, 1979

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