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In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[â ]
1979Evangeline Lilly, Canadian actress[â ]
Nicole Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian former actress and author. She gained popularity for her first leading role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama series Lost (2004â2010), which garnered her six nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.
1979Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)[â ]
Bertil Gotthard Ohlin was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965. He was also leader of the People's Party, a social-liberal party which at the time was the largest party in opposition to the governing Social Democratic Party, from 1944 to 1967. He served briefly as Minister of Commerce and Industry from 1944 to 1945 in the Swedish coalition government during World War II. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1959 and 1964.
1979Angelos Terzakis, Greek author and playwright (born 1907)[â ]
Angelos Terzakis was a Greek writer of the "Generation of the '30s". He wrote short stories, novels and plays.
Mayor Koch says he had good reasons for removing Baden but adds that even if he learned that some of allegations against Baden were untrue, it would not cause him to reevaluate his decision (M)
NYC police demolition experts Detective Frank DeCecco and Officer Edward Carney dismantle bomb atop 276-foot tower; Lt Charles Luici comments; illus (M)
Thomas A Murphy, chairman of GM, gives Pres Carter 'reasonable marks' on handling of nation's energy woes, Aug 2 interview; por (S)
co omits dividend on its common stock for 3d quarter, first time that it has taken such action in 3 years; retains 68 3/4c dividend on preferred shares (M)
“Exit the King,” the tragic farce by Eugene Ionesco, opens tonight at the Bouwerie Lane Theater, 330 the Bowery, at Second Street. This story of a man's final hours will be performed Fridays and Saturdays through Sept. 1 by members of the Jean Cocteau Repertory Company. Karen Sunde is the director, and in the cast are Craig Smith, Phyllis, Deitschel, Karla Barker, Christina Sluberski, John T. Bower and George Brunner. Each season, the repertory company usually presents more than 250 performances of eight new and classical works — mainly obscure or neglected plays. Admission: $5; students and the elderly, $3.50. Time: 10 P.M. Information: 677‐0060.
national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski says US must have military power to protect its vital interests in Middle East, International Platform Assn speech; says Middle East is 'vital strategic zone' (M)
Article describes activities available in park; illus; map (L)
Nixon drops plan to purchase co-operative apartment on East 72 St, NYC; building illus (M)
Analysis of forecasts on economy focuses on how candid any Administration can be when it expects business conditions to deteriorate and whether White House forecasts are colored by policy considerations (M)
A photograph of Robert F. Armao: New York's Chief of Protocol, was in. correctly identified in The New York. Times on Wednesday as that of Dr. Rei‐. naldo A. Ferrer, the city's Health Commissioner.
Pressure for more military spending rose as three Senators demanded that President Carter provide a prompt and detailed commitment on such spending before the Senate considers the nuclear arms treaty with Moscow. Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger said that he would urge Senate rejection of the pact if such a commitment and other conditions were not met by Mr. Carter. [Page A1, Column 3.]