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PECONIC THESE days, what with chain garden centers and discount houses proliferating, the oldfashioned, family‐owned specialty quality nursery is more and more difficult to find. But there are still a number of them on the Island.
22-story office building at 560 Lexington Av, NYC, that is being erected by Rudin Management Co is almost 2/3 rented; new tenants include Munich Reinsurance Co, Management Assistance Inc and London-American Financial Corp; developer Lewis Rudin comments; illus (M)
Dacko says he planned coup with France and friendly African nations during last 2 months; Bokassa's imperial guard declares loyalty to Dacko; 800 French troops are flown to Bangui at Dacko's request; soldiers are patrolling streets and residents seem to regard them as liberators (M)
ONE of the easiest ways to create a “paved” backyard patio or walk is to lay bricks, new or used, in a bed of sand. It's not necessarily the quickest way —poured concrete would probably be faster—but it's one of the simplest. Almost anyone can do it without special tools or equipment.
Frances Phipps article on exhibit, Three Centuries of Connecticut Folk Art, at Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn; illus (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 19, 1979, covering September 23, 1979.
Led Zeppelin
The Knack
Bob Dylan
Supertramp
Chic
1979Ricky Davis, American basketball player[†]
Tyree Ricardo Davis is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
1979Bryant McKinnie, American football player[†]
Bryant Douglas McKinnie is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, twice earning All-American honors.
1979Fábio Simplício, Brazilian footballer[†]
Fábio Henrique Simplício is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He appeared in 243 Serie A games for three clubs and scored 43 goals, having played for nearly a decade in the country.
1979Lote Tuqiri, Fijian-Australian rugby player[†]
Lote Daulako Tuqiri is a former professional dual-code rugby footballer who primarily played as a winger across both codes. He represented Australia in both rugby league and rugby union, and Fiji in rugby league. Tuqiri first rose to prominence as a professional rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Maroons, as well as the Fiji and Australia national sides. He was therefore a high-profile signing for rugby union in 2002, winning 67 caps for Australia and being a part of their 2003 and 2007 World Cup squads. He played rugby union for the Waratahs in the Super 14 and Leicester Tigers in England in season 2009–10. Tuqiri's contract with the Australian Rugby Union was terminated on 1 July 2009. No immediate reason was given, and Tuqiri returned to rugby league in 2010, playing for the Wests Tigers of the NRL. In September 2013, he signed a short-term contract with Irish rugby union giants, Leinster to play in the Pro12 in a three-month deal. Just 6 weeks out from the 2014 NRL season, Tuqiri signed with his third NRL club, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, on a one-year deal.
1979Catherine Lacey, English actress (born 1904)[†]
Catherine Lacey was an English actress of stage and screen.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]