Sallie Wilson Makes A Drama of Dance
John Gruen profile of and interview with Wilson; her illus (L)
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John Gruen profile of and interview with Wilson; her illus (L)
FUNGICIDES, dyes, acrylics and other chemicals have been manufactured in this New Haven suburb since 1947, and gases from the settling ponds and smokestacks in the small industrial park along the Quinnipiac River have drifted over the $200,000 homes along Ridge Road and the smaller houses across the river, generating occasional complaints.
A missing element in Britain's attempts to break the back of Northern Ireland terrorism has been a coordinated campaign with the Republic of Ireland to the south. The murder in Ireland last week of Earl Mountbatten
A week from Tuesday, the Suffolk County Republican Party, which has been run by the same people for a decade, will hold one of the more provoca
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 29, 1979, covering September 2, 1979.
The Knack
Supertramp
The Cars
Earth| Wind & Fire
The Charlie Daniels Band
1979Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer[†]
Tomer Ben Yosef is an Israeli football player who plays as a central defender.

1979Jonathan Kite, American actor and comedian[†]
Jonathan Kite is an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his role as Oleg Golishevsky on 2 Broke Girls.

1979Brian Westbrook, American football player[†]
Brian Collins Westbrook is an American former professional football player who was a running back for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL draft after playing college football for the Villanova Wildcats. Following an eight-year career with the Eagles, in which he earned two Pro Bowl selections in 2004 and 2007, Westbrook signed with the San Francisco 49ers, for whom he played in 2010.
1979Otto P. Weyland, American general (born 1903)[†]
Otto Paul Weyland was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and the post-World War II Commander of Far East Air Forces during the Korean War and of Tactical Air Command.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]