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April 20, 1979

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Headlines from April 20, 1979

$90 Million Renovation At Lexington and 46th

By Carter B. Horsley

Article on planned $90 million renovation of office bldg at 466 Lexington Av, NYC, by Olympia & York Developments Ltd; plan is designed by Edward Durell Associates; J Walter Thompson ad agency will occupy half of bldg; drawing (M)

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Carter Plan On Oil Tax Due Soon

By Martin Tolchin; Special to The New York Times

White House press sec Jody Powell says Adm, based on extensive consultations between White House and 6 Cong coms, will send detailed proposals, but not draft legis, for Carter's proposed windfall profits tax on oil co profits, which Carter says will result from lifting of price controls; Pres adviser Stuart Eizenstat agrees with action; HR Ways and Means Com chmn Ullman sees com approval of tax bill by Aug (M)

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CORRECTION

By Unknown Author

Correction on April 19 article that incorrectly reported 1st qr earnings of AT&T; earnings, as reported by company, were $1.36 billion, compared with $1.27 billion in '78 (S)

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Rubicam Wins Ford Ad Account

By Philip H. Dougherty

Ford Motor Co, in surprise move, announces that Young & Rubicam International will be new ad agency for Lincoln‐Mercury division and Wells, Rich, Greene, Inc new agency for Ford's corporate advertising; industry sources put billings involved at about 575 million, making deal 2d‐largest one in advertising history; rumors had given account to Ogilvy & Mather, which is Ford agency in GB; Ogilvy was dismissed from $10 million Mercedes‐Benz of North America account because of rumors (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 18, 1979, covering April 20, 1979.

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

    Spirits Having Flown

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    10
  2. 2
    Album cover for Minute By Minute by The Doobie Brothers

    Minute By Minute

    The Doobie Brothers

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18
  3. 3
    Album cover for Dire Straits by Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Dire Straits

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    16
  4. 4
    Album cover for 2-hot by Peaches & Herb

    2-hot

    Peaches & Herb

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    22
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blondes Have More Fun by Rod Stewart

    Blondes Have More Fun

    Rod Stewart

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    18

Historical Context for April 20, 1979

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