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comment on problems facing Dacko notes French troops are present in country to maintain order; principal problem seems to be economy (M)
Agreement is reached on $210 million plan to build marketplace of shops and restaurants and new office and hotel complex in South Street Seaport area; Gov Carey and Mayor Koch attend ceremonies at which 'agreement of principle' is signed by representatives of NYC, NYS Urban Development Corp (UDC), South Street Seaport Museum and Rouse Co, developer; UDC chief executive officer Richard A Kahan comments; illus (M)
Belgrade, Yugoslavia, prepares for upcoming annual meeting of IMF and World Bank; meeting will be 1st ever held by both organizations in Communist country; preparations described; illus (M)
Gov Carey reportedly is suggesting that NYC increase annual contribution to Transit Authority to maintain 50c fare; city is resisting, citing 1978 Carey promise that city would not have to increase payments; city and state officials interpreted agreement to mean that city would not have to help finance any increases resulting from 1980 wage settlement with Transit Workers Union; Robert J Morgado, Carey's secretary, reportedly told Mayor Koch and some top advisers that commitment might not be met; Koch says agreement is so firm that Financial Control Board does not require city to budget any increase in transit subsidy or submit contingency plan (M)
United Technologies buys 21% of Mostek shares and will offer $62 a share for rest; deal will involve some $385 million in cash (S)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 26, 1979, covering September 28, 1979.
Led Zeppelin
The Knack
Bob Dylan
Supertramp
Chic
1979Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman[†]
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American former professional skateboarder, stunt performer, television personality, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV reality stunt show Jackass and subsequent films. He also created the spin-off shows Viva La Bam (2003–2006), Bam's Unholy Union (2007), Bam's World Domination (2010), and Bam's Bad Ass Game Show (2014), and co-wrote and directed the films Haggard (2003), and Minghags (2009).
1979Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer[†]
Panagiotis Stravalexis, also known by his stage names Waze-Taki-Tsan Timvorihos, Pedi Thavma, and Taki Tsan; is a Greek music producer, tattoo artist and rapper. He is a founding member of the group Zontanoi Nekroi and a member of the rap duet Tigre Sporakia.
1979John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921)[†]
John Herbert Chapman was a Canadian space researcher. He started his career with his work on radio propagation and the ionosphere.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]