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April 5, 1979

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Headlines from April 5, 1979

Ban on Construction Divides Jersey Pine Barrens

By Donald Janson Special to The New York Times

article on division among residents of Chatsworth, NJ, termed Pine Barrens capital, over Gov Byrne's Feb 8 exec order; State Sup Ct to hear arguments brought by NJ Builders Assn on charge that Byrne has overstepped his authority; illus; map (M)

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

in an article in The Living Section yesterday about Easter confections, the address for Just Desserts was incorrect. The shop is at 443 East 75th Stra►t.

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A Thoroughly Modern Milieu: Simply Classic

By Suzanne Slesin

AT first glance, you think you've seen it all before Ȅ bare white walls, classic cane and wood chairs, bleached floors, plump pillows, white plastic laminate table tops, subdued lighting. And indeed you might have. These furnishings are by now a familiar part of the contemporary design vocabulary.

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ATOM MISHAP CALLED PRODUCT OF ERRORS, HUMAN AND MACHINE

By David Burnham Special to The New York Ilmes

Darrell Eisenhut, deputy dir of Nuclear Regulatory Comm's Div of Operating Reactors, says serious human, mechanical and design errors, including operator's improper closing of 2 key valves, contributed to seriousness of accident; Edson Case, div deputy dir, says staff has concluded that other plants with Babcock & Wilcox reactors can continue operating without undue risk to health and safety of public; HEW Sec Califano tells Sen Health Subcom that radiation that has so far leaked from plant is not expected to cause single cancer death among 2 million people living within 50 miles of plant; Sen Edward Kennedy, subcom chmn, scores handling of accident; illus of Califano, EPA Admr Douglas E Costle and Joseph M Hendrie, comm chmn, at subcom hearing; illus of children returning to school in Harrisburg (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 4, 1979, covering April 5, 1979.

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    Album cover for Minute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers

    Minute By Minute

    The Doobie Brothers

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16
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    Album cover for Spirits Having Flown by Bee Gees

    Spirits Having Flown

    Bee Gees

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    8
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    Album cover for Dire Straits by Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

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    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    14
  4. 4
    Album cover for Love Tracks by Gloria Gaynor

    Love Tracks

    Gloria Gaynor

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    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    14
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

Vlada Avramov

1979Vlada Avramov, Serbian footballer[†]

Vlada Avramov is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He works as David Suazo's goalkeeping coach for Brescia.

Josh Boone (director)

1979Josh Boone, American screenwriter and director[†]

Josh Boone is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars (2014). Boone also wrote and directed the romantic comedy Stuck in Love (2012) and the superhero horror film The New Mutants (2020). In 2020, he directed the first and last episode of the miniseries The Stand.

Song Dae-nam

1979Song Dae-nam, South Korean judoka[†]

Song Dae-Nam is a former South Korean judoka.

Timo Hildebrand

1979Timo Hildebrand, German footballer[†]

Timo Hildebrand is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Imany

1979Imany, French singer[†]

Nadia Mladjao, better known by her stage name Imany, is a French pop-soul recording artist of Comorian descent. Her debut album, The Shape of a Broken Heart, which was released in 2011, reached platinum status in France, Greece and triple platinum in Poland.

Barel Mouko

1979Barel Mouko, Congolese footballer[†]

Barel Morial Mouko is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rostrenen FC.

Cesare Natali

1979Cesare Natali, Italian footballer[†]

Cesare Natali is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Mitsuo Ogasawara

1979Mitsuo Ogasawara, Japanese footballer[†]

Mitsuo Ogasawara is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for Japan national team.

Alexander Resch

1979Alexander Resch, German luger[†]

Alexander Resch is a German former luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth. At their last race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, they won bronze.

Andrius Velička

1979Andrius Velička, Lithuanian footballer[†]

Andrius Velička is a Lithuanian retired professional association footballer who played as a striker for clubs in Russia, Kazakhstan, Scotland, England, Norway and Azerbaijan in addition to his homeland. He also played for the Lithuania national team.

Dante Wesley

1979Dante Wesley, American football player[†]

Dante Julius Wesley is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Wesley was also a member of the Chicago Bears, New England Patriots and Detroit Lions.

Chen Yanqing

1979Chen Yanqing, Chinese weightlifter[†]

Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.

Historical Context for April 5, 1979

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