Associated Press
LANDOVER. Md., April 29 (AP) President Carter. describing himself as an Atlanta Hawks fan, joined a sellout crowd today for the final game in the Hawks‐Washington Bullets playoff series, which the Bullets won. 100‐94.
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LANDOVER. Md., April 29 (AP) President Carter. describing himself as an Atlanta Hawks fan, joined a sellout crowd today for the final game in the Hawks‐Washington Bullets playoff series, which the Bullets won. 100‐94.
Washington Bullets win Eastern Conf semifinal playoff series with Atlanta Hawks, 4 games to 3; illus (M)
Carter Administration proposes new legislation that would allow CIA to undertake small-scale covert operations abroad without prior approval by President and to spy on American citizens abroad under special circumstances; proposal, said to be espoused by Vice President Mondale, reflects growing feeling in Govt circles that existing constraints have hampered effectiveness of CIA; Senator Edward M Kennedy and others in Congress are expected to oppose such loosening of reins on agency; legislation would modify Hughes-Ryan Act of '74 and would form part of Administration's legal charter for agency (M)
Jaime Roldos Aguilera is victor in presidential election; Roldos, with more than 75% of vote counted, has insurmountable 2-to-1 lead over Sixto Duran Ballen Cordovez, elected with Roldos is his running mate Osvaldo Hurtado Larrea; new Pres and Vice Pres are scheduled to take office Aug 10, Ecuador's independence day; illus of Ecuadoreans lining up to vote and of Roldos casting ballot (L)
Gasoline supplies tighten in NY metropolitan area as allocations for month of April begin to run out and many drivers top off their tanks in anticipation of strike by fuel deliverers; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 25, 1979, covering April 30, 1979.
The Doobie Brothers
Bee Gees
Peaches & Herb
Dire Straits
Bad Company
1979Gerardo Torrado, Mexican footballer[†]
Gerardo Torrado Díez de Bonilla is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
1979Eruption of Mount Marapi: Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted. Between 80 and 100 people were killed.[†]
On 30 April 1979, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra and the most active complex volcano in West Sumatra province, erupted, killing between 80 and 100 people.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]