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Iran's central bank, in apparent bid to take some pressure off foreign banks and governments that have been drawn into Iranian-US dispute, says revolutionary Government did not intend to repudiate its foreign debts
Congressional Budget Office study holds Carter Adm policies were not major factor in sharp cut in US trade deficit this year; cites faster economic growth in other nations that spurred demand for US exports and decline in value of dollar that made exports more competitive; also cites OPEC ‘forbearance’ in not raising oil prices as much as value of dollar dropped; notes expected recession would improve trade balance by leading to cut in imports; Treasury Under Sec Anthony M Solomon and Asst Sec C Fred Bergsten hold Carter policies fostered trade improvement (M)
Article on increased competition in mail order industry; Direct Mail Marketing Assn says Americans bought $87 billion in goods by mail and telephone in '78, $5 billion increase over '77; Harrison Services Inc president Paul Nebenzahl, B Altman & Co vice president and sales promotion director George M Hanley, Neiman-Marcus Co senior vice president and director of mail order Ron Foppen and Horchow Collection president Roger Horchow comment; illus (L)
New York was at its best and brightest yesterday as Macy's held its 53d annual Thanksgiving Day Parade and the city's population of children seemingly tripled overnight.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 21, 1979, covering November 23, 1979.
Eagles
Styx
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
Donna Summer
1979Kelly Brook, English model and actress[†]
Kelly Brook is an English model, actress, and media personality. She began her career modelling for a range of advertising campaigns, which led to her discovery by the editorial team of the Daily Star tabloid, where they began featuring her as a Page Three girl. She was crowned FHM's Sexiest Woman in the World in 2005, and as of 2015 had featured in every FHM 100 Sexiest countdown since 1998.
1979Ivica Kostelić, Croatian skier[†]
Ivica Kostelić is a Croatian former alpine ski racer. He specialized in slalom and combined, but was also one of the few alpine World Cup ski racers able to score points in all disciplines. He is the brother of skiing champion Janica Kostelić. In his career he was coached by his father Ante Kostelić, as well as by Kristian Ghedina and Tomislav Krstičević.
1979Merle Oberon, Indian-born British actress (born 1911)[†]
Merle Oberon was a British actress. She began her acting career in British cinema in the early 1930s, with a breakout role in The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933). She later moved to Hollywood, where she became an international star, earning acclaim for films such as The Dark Angel (1935), Wuthering Heights (1939), and That Uncertain Feeling (1941). Her career spanned from the 1920s to the 1970s, primarily in English-language films produced in the UK and the U.S. Her performance as Kitty Vane in The Dark Angel earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
1979Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)[†]
Judith Lynne Sill was an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sill was the first artist signed to David Geffen's label Asylum. She released her first album, Judee Sill, in 1971, followed by Heart Food in 1973. Both albums were critically acclaimed, but were not commercially successful.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]