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October 19, 1979

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Headlines from October 19, 1979

Troops Guard Pusan After Protest and Riot

By Henry Scott Stokes Special to The New York Times

PUSAN, South Korea, Oct. 18 — There were tanks and armored personnel carriers outside the city hall here today, parked in a rainstorm provoked by a typhoon off this southern port city of three million people, the second largest in South Korea.

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Fed Pushes Bill Rate To 12.02%

By Robert A. Bennett

NY Federal Reserve Bank reports M-1 rose $2.8 billion in week ended Oct 10; Federal Reserve tightens credit further in response to unexpected rise; bankers say rise could lead to even higher interest rates than had been expected; monetary base rose $100 million in week; M-1 graph (M)

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GUERRILLAS ACCEPT RHODESIAN CHARTER PROPOSED BY BRITISH

By Youssef M. Ibrahim Special to The New York Times

Patriotic Front accepts Britain's proposals for Constitution, and Britain responds by indicating that guerrilla alliance could resume its role in 3-sided negotiations; deadlock was broken by general agreement between Britain and guerrillas that any new nationalist government, in which guerrillas expect to play major part, will not be responsible for making payments for land seized from whites, estimated to exceed $2 billion; Zvobgo comments; Nkomo and Mugabe illus (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 17, 1979, covering October 19, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for In Through The Out Door by Led Zeppelin

    In Through The Out Door

    Led Zeppelin

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7
  2. 2
    Album cover for The Long Run by Eagles

    The Long Run

    Eagles

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for Get The Knack by The Knack

    Get The Knack

    The Knack

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Midnight Magic by Commodores

    Midnight Magic

    Commodores

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    10
  5. 5
    Album cover for Off The Wall by Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    8

Notable Births

1979JosĂ© Luis LĂłpez, Mexican footballer[†]

José Luis López Monroy is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Suburban Legends

1979Brian Robertson, American trombonist[†]

Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular performances at the Disneyland Resort, a series of lineup changes in 2005 introduced elements of funk and disco into the group's style.

Sachiko Sugiyama

1979Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player[†]

Sachiko Sugiyama is a volleyball player from Japan, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #12 jersey. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team. Sugiyama played as a middle blocker.

Historical Context for October 19, 1979

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