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March 14, 1979

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Sohio Cancels a Pipeline to Carry Alaskan Oil From Coast to Texas

By Iver Peterson; Special to The New York Times

Standard Oil (Ohio) abandons attempt to build $1 billion pipeline to pump Alaskan crude from Long Beach, Calif, to Midland, Tex, citing 'endless govt permit procedures, pending and threatened litigation...and prospective unavailability of 2 natural gas lines which Sohio proposed to convert to the oil pipeline'; Alton Whitehouse, Sohio chmn, says that because pipeline cannot not be completed before mid‐'83 and because North Slope production will begin to taper off by then, the timeliness of project has passed; Sen Ted Stevens and Repr Clarence J Brown blame Calif Gov Brown for project's collapse; por; map (M)

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ACCORD IS REACIIED ON CONVENTION SITE FOR NEW YORK CITY

By E. J. Dionne Jr.; Special to The New York Times

Gov Carey, Mayor Koch and legis leaders announce agreement on plan to construct $375 million Conv and Exhibition Center, news conf; plan would involve total state control and total state financing of facility, which will be constructed in Penn Central yards in West 30's; facility would be financed by bonds floated by Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Auth, developed jointly by auth and Urban Development Corp (UDC) and be administered by ind corp governed by 13-member bd; UDC pres Richard A Kahan comments; illus (L)

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 14, 1979, covering March 14, 1979.

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    Album cover for Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees

    Spirits Having Flown

    Bee Gees

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    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

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    Album cover for Minute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers

    Minute By Minute

    The Doobie Brothers

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    13
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    Album cover for Dire Straits by Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

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    Album cover for Cruisin' by Village People

    Cruisin'

    Village People

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Notable Births

Nicolas Anelka

1979Nicolas Anelka, French footballer and manager[†]

Nicolas Sébastien Anelka is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. As a player, he regularly featured in his country's national team, often scoring at crucial moments. Known for his ability to both score and assist goals, he has been described as a classy and quick player, with good aerial ability, shooting, technique and movement off the ball, and was capable of playing both as a main striker and as a second striker.

Dan Avidan

1979Dan Avidan, American musician and internet personality[†]

Leigh Daniel Avidan, also known by his stage name Danny Sexbang, is an American musician, internet personality, comedian, and actor. He is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party with Brian Wecht, as well as the co-host of the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps with Arin Hanson. He is also part of the more rap-based comedy music trio Starbomb with Hanson and Wecht, and the vocalist for the rock duo Shadow Academy, known for its inspiration from classic novels, alongside Jim Roach. As of October 2023, Avidan also performs vocals for the electronic music duo Skyhill, originally formed in 2007.

Chris Klein (actor)

1979Chris Klein, American actor[†]

Frederick Christopher Klein is an American actor. In film, Klein is best known for his lead role as Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the American Pie film series. Other lead roles include Here on Earth (2000), Say It Isn't So (2001), Rollerball (2002), Day Zero (2007), Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009), and Authors Anonymous (2014). His notable supporting roles include Election (1999), We Were Soldiers (2002), The United States of Leland (2003), Just Friends (2005), and American Dreamz (2006).

Sead Ramović

1979Sead Ramović, German-Bosnian footballer[†]

Sead Ramović is a German football manager and former player who manages Algerian club Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad. He played as a goalkeeper.

Notable Deaths

1979Frank McEncroe, Australian businessman (born 1908)[†]

Francis Gerard McEncroe was an Australian publican, caterer, dairy farmer and food manufacturer. He is known for his invention of the Australian fast food phenomenon that became known as the Chiko Roll.

Historical Events

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600

1979Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 crashes at Doha International Airport, killing 45 people.[†]

Alia Royal Jordanian Flight 600 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan, to Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman, via Doha International Airport in Qatar. On the night of 13 March 1979, the Boeing 727 operating the flight was carrying out a missed approach to Doha’s Runway 34 when it flew into a downburst, causing the aircraft to crash onto the runway, flip over and slide tail-first into a fire station, killing 41 passengers and 4 crew. However, there were also 19 survivors from those on board. The crash remains the deadliest aviation accident in the history of Qatar.

Historical Context for March 14, 1979

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