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August 13, 1979

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Headlines from August 13, 1979

C.I.A FINDS OUTPUT OF IRAN OIL AT LIMIT

By Unknown Author

CIA oil analysts report that Iranian oil production will be permanently restricted to current level of 4 million bbls a day and could drop to 2.9 million bbls by '85 if nation continues to neglect its oilfields for 3 or 4 more months; say production is also threatened by Government's decisions to reduce capital investments made in oilfields; says exploration and drilling for new wells have virtually halted; Repr Les Aspin, chairman of House Intelligence Committee, comments (M)

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Markets Await Fed Rate Move

By John H. Allan

credit analysts expect Federal Open Market Com to tighten credit at Aug 14 meeting, raising Federal funds rate above current 10 5/8% target, as Volcker presides for 1st time; graphs of short- and long-term interest rates (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 8, 1979, covering August 13, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Get The Knack by The Knack

    Get The Knack

    The Knack

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bad Girls by Donna Summer

    Bad Girls

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Breakfast In America by Supertramp

    Breakfast In America

    Supertramp

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  4. 4
    Album cover for Candy-O by The Cars

    Candy-O

    The Cars

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for Teddy by Teddy Pendergrass

    Teddy

    Teddy Pendergrass

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

Román Colón

1979Román Colón, Dominican baseball player[†]

Román Benedicto Colón is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, and Kansas City Royals. He also played in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Chinatrust Brothers. He is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall and weighs 245 pounds (111 kg), and bats and throws right-handed.

Corey Patterson

1979Corey Patterson, American baseball player[†]

Donald Corey Patterson is an American former professional baseball center fielder. Currently, he is the manager of the Brookhaven Bucks in the Sunbelt Baseball League. He is the older brother of infielder Eric Patterson, and the son of former NFL defensive back Don Patterson.

1979Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician[†]

Taizō Sugimura is a Japanese politician and a member of the Diet of Japan, representing the Liberal Democratic Party until 2009. He ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of the Sunrise Party of Japan.

Notable Deaths

Andrew Dasburg

1979Andrew Dasburg, American painter and sculptor (born 1887)[†]

Andrew Michael Dasburg was an American modernist painter and "one of America's leading early exponents of cubism".

Historical Context for August 13, 1979

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