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Article on growth of Leonard E B Andrews' Andrews Publications, which publishes newsletters on corporate bankruptcies, other specialized subjects of litigation; he comments; his career reviewed; illus (M)
body identified as Sharon Enea, Alexander's department store executive and one-time candidate for NYS Sen (M)
Article on Gouverneur Talc's talc mining and milling operation, Gouverneur, NY, and Federal efforts to reduce likelihood that miners will develop cancer; cancer threat, denied by company, lies in alleged similarity of tremolite talc fibers to asbestos, reportedly potential carcinogen; OSHA classified tremolite talc as being 'asbestos-like' in '72; Mine Safety and Health Adm, which accepts OSHA's classification, can close Gouverneurs operations if too many abestos-like fibers are found in air samples, but it has never found company in violation of dust standard; map; illus (L)
European bankers score moves by US banks to seize assets and declare loans to Iran in default; see any further attempts at declaring default on $6 billion of official Iranian debt threatening international banking system; criticism focuses on declaration of default by banking syndicate led by Chase Manhattan Bank on $500 million loan after Iran was unable to meet payment because of freeze on official Iranian assets in US banks; Chase, in apparent effort to still furor, sets meeting of banks involved in loan; other disputed moves noted (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 28, 1979, covering December 3, 1979.
Eagles
Donna Summer
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Wonder
1979Daniel Bedingfield, New Zealand-English singer-songwriter[†]
Daniel John Bedingfield is a New Zealand-British singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. His debut studio album, Gotta Get thru This (2002), spawned three UK number ones, "Gotta Get thru This", "If You're Not the One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side", and sold 1.6 million copies in that country. His second album, Second First Impression, was released in 2004. Bedingfield was a judge on The X Factor New Zealand in 2013. He has written songs for other artists and has acted in the West End theatre in London, UK.
1979Rock Cartwright, American football player[†]
Roderick Rashaun Cartwright is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2002 NFL draft. Cartwright was also a member of the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. He was named offensive quality control coach of the Cleveland Browns in 2016.
1979Tiffany Haddish, American comedian and actress[†]
Tiffany Sara Cornilia Haddish is an American stand-up comedian and actress. Her breakthrough came in with a leading role in the comedy film Girls Trip (2017), which earned her several accolades and was included on The New Yorker's list of the best film performances of the 21st century. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2018, and The Hollywood Reporter listed her among the 100 most powerful people in entertainment in both 2018 and 2019.
1979Sean Parker, American entrepreneur and philanthropist[†]
Sean Parker is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement. He is the founder and chairman of the Parker Foundation, which focuses on life sciences, global public health, and civic engagement. According to Forbes, as of May 2025, Parker's estimated net worth stood at US$3.0 billion, placing him in the top 1,250 richest individuals in the world.
1979Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player and coach (born 1905)[†]
Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-scoring feats, in addition to earning three Olympic gold medals, in 1928, 1932 and 1936, during an era where India dominated field hockey. Dhyan Chand's influence extended beyond these victories, as India won the field hockey event in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964.
1979In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.[†]
Cincinnati is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. It is the third-most populous city in Ohio and 66th-most populous in the U.S., with a population of 309,317 at the 2020 census. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Ohio's most populous metro area and the nation's 30th-largest, with over 2.3 million residents.
1979Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini becomes the first Supreme Leader of Iran.[†]
The Iranian Revolution, also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Imperial State of Iran by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the monarchical government of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was superseded by the theocratic Ruhollah Khomeini, a religious cleric who had headed one of the rebel factions. The ousting of Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, formally marked the end of Iran's historical monarchy.
In 1979, the world population was approximately 4,368,539,528 people[†]