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In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[â ]
1979Chris Joannou, Australian bass player[â ]
Christopher John Joannou is a Macedonian-Australian musician best known as the bassist for the Newcastle-based alternative rock band Silverchair. He is a twin to sister Louise Kipa. He was the first of the three band members to cut his long hair short. Joannou was nicknamed 'Lumberjack' by Silverchair fans for his love of trees and plaid shirts.
1979Anthony RĂŠveillère, French footballer[â ]
Anthony Guy Marie RÊveillère is a French former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
1979Kelly Santos, Brazilian basketball player[â ]
Kelly da Silva Santos is a Brazilian professional women's basketball player. and the Brazilian national basketball team.
1979Ragnvald Soma, Norwegian footballer[â ]
Ragnvald Soma is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a defender.
1979A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario.[â ]
The Canadian Pacific Railway, also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968â1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, known until 2023 as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.
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thousands of Iranians participate in Sabbath prayers and then call for death to Americans; illustration of military attache Tom Schaeffer under guard at embassy (M)
NY Telephone Co wins approval for 4.5% rate increase totaling $166 million annually; increase is $74 million less than requested and will boost average New York residential user 76c per month (M)
Carter urges Americans to suppress their outrage over events in Iran and to support US efforts, through quiet diplomacy, to win release of hostages; illus (M)
Acting Pres Choi Kyu Hah announces that elections will be held soon for President and that a new president should work for revision of nation's constitution; Choi is considered heavy favorite; election will be by vote of electoral college and not popular vote; Choi portrait (M)
UN Security Council urges Iran to free hostages but does not suggest any concrete measures to be taken; illustration of US Marine hostage (M)
Sen Foreign Relations Committee, 9-6, votes to send treaty to full Senate with recommendation for ratification; negative votes cast by Sens Richard Stone, John Glenn, Howard Baker, Jesse Helms, S I Hayakawa and Richard G Lugar; treaty backed by Sens Sen Edward Zorinsky, Frank Church, George McGovern, Joseph R Biden Jr, Paul S Sarbanes, Edmund S Muskie, Jacob Javits and Charles Percy (M)
Roman Catholic Church announces that its central administration, Roman Curia, is operating with budget deficit expected to reach $20.24 million by Dec 31, statement issued at end of meeting of College of Cardinals; size of budget and assets of church remain concealed; Pope, in concluding speech, pledges that cardinals' proposals and advice concerning restructuring of Curia will be considered (M)
US Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield to visit nation for discussions on relations (S)
Rosalynn Carter tours hospital and orphanage tents of camp for 30,000 Cambodian refugees in Ban Kaeng, Thailand; Mrs Carter describes scene as âdevastatingâ; says she wants to mobilize Americans to aid Cambodia; another refugee camp reportedly comes under extensive mortar and artillery barrage from Thai guns as result of friction between Thai soldiers and refugees over black market dealings and over charges of mutual killings and rape of a Cambodian woman by Thai soldiers; Thai Chief of Staff General Saiyud Kerdphol and Foreign Minister Uppadit Pachariyangkun, who accompanied Mrs Carter, say that no official report on barrage has reached them; Red Cross doctors reportedly have been admitted to camp; Mrs Carter visits King Phumiphol Aduldet and Queen Sirikit at palace
Chinese Communist Party reportedly circulates important document to officials that concludes that USSR should no longer be considered as revisionist; new document reportedly states that USSR is still socialist since most of its means of production are controlled by Govt, but holds that main threat from USSR is military expansionism; is said to indicate that China is preparing to drop ideological part of longstanding quarrel with USSR--move that is felt may represent significant breakthrough in current talks between both Govts in Moscow; Chinese spokesmen decline comment; diplomats speculate Peking has requested that USSR reduce forces along common border to '64 levels; document is believed attempt to explain to Chinese people in advance why agreement on ideological principles may be reached as well as to assure them that Chinese Communist Party has not also become revisionist (M)
Combined Forces Command formed by US and South Korea will conduct joint military exercises to test responses to possible attack by North Korea (S)
Re-enactment of assassination of Pres Park is shown on national television; CIA Dir Kim Jae Kyu, alleged killer, and chief presidential secretary Kim Kae Won, who has been implicated in plot, take part; illus (M)