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Suffolk County, NY, Detective Sgt Robert Misegades defends methods of interrogation used by homicide squad; he and other officers dispute National Law Journal recent article asserting that there is 'pattern of brutality' in Suffolk homicide squad's handling of suspects; attorney Sidney R Siben comments (M)
Long lines at California gasoline stations have dwindled; motorists have cut back on gasoline use; supplies have improved; service stations have returned to more normal hours; odd-even rationing plan has cut panic buying; mass transit experiences renaissance in Los Angeles; bus stop illus (M)
Nicaragua's Pros Anastasio Somoza Debayle dismisses call for his resignation by Organization of American States and vows to continue fight against Sandinist guerrillas seeking to overthrow him, nationwide address; intensified fighting between Somoza regime and Sandinist rebels during past 24 hours suggests that both sides remain determined to settle their differences; National Guard, after giving civilians 30 minutes to leave area, opens its strongest attack so far on eastern Managua, dropping bombs from helicopters; Guard prevents Red Cross ambulances from entering district despite reports of 'hundreds of casualties'; Sandinist guerrillas also send plane over Managua and reportedly drop supplies to guerrillas in El Dorado district of eastern Managua; guerrillas score major victory by forcing National Guard to abandon its barracks in Masaya (M)
The illustrations at left show three pitches that are prohibited by organized baseball. In each case, it is assumed that the batter is right‐handed. Thus, for example, the cut‐ball illustration, which shows the pitch breaking sharply from right to left, is labeled “cut ball — inside.” Cut and scuffed balls react similarly, with the pitch breaking in the direction opposite the side on which the ball is doctored.
NYC gypsy-cab driver Juan Llado apprehends Yousef Saleh, suspect seen running from M & S Food Center, Bronx, NY, following fire fatal to 2 persons; illus; Saleh is charged with arson and 2 counts of homicide (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 20, 1979, covering June 25, 1979.
Supertramp
Donna Summer
Sister Sledge
Rickie Lee Jones
Cheap Trick
1979Richard Hughes, Scottish footballer[†]
Richard Daniel Hughes is a Scottish professional football executive and former player who is sporting director for Premier League club Liverpool.
1979Busy Philipps, American actress[†]
Elizabeth Jean "Busy" Philipps is an American actress. She is best known for her roles on the television series Freaks and Geeks (1999–2000), Dawson's Creek (2001–2003), and ER (2006–2007), and for her portrayal of Laurie Keller on the ABC series Cougar Town (2009–2015), for which she received the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also appeared in supporting roles in numerous films, such as The Smokers (2000), Home Room (2002), White Chicks (2004), Made of Honor (2008), He's Just Not That Into You (2009), The Gift (2015), and I Feel Pretty (2018). From 2018 to 2019, Philipps hosted her own television talk show Busy Tonight, on E!. From 2021 to 2024, she starred on the Peacock / Netflix original series Girls5eva.
1979Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (born 1894)[†]
Dave Fleischer was an American film director and producer who co-owned Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer. He was a native of New York City.
1979Philippe Halsman, Latvian-American photographer (born 1906)[†]
Philippe Halsman was an American portrait photographer. He was born in Riga in the part of the Russian Empire which later became Latvia, and died in New York City.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]