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December 15, 1979

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Korean General Filling Key Posts With His Men to Bolster Power Americans Refuse to Comment General's Allies Named Korean General Forces His Allies on New Government Malaysians Are Alarmed

By Henry Scott Stokes; Special to The New York Times

Major Gen Chon Too Hwan moves lo place his own men in key posts left vacant after he arrested 16 leading officials; diplomatic observers say leadership of Chon could be challenged by military men who are not friendly with US; US officials refuse comment; officers installed in major posts by Chon include following: Maj Gen Roh Tae Woo as Commander of Seoul Garrison; Maj Gen Paek Sok Ju as Commander of 9th Division; Cha Ho Kyun as head of Korean Central Intelligence Agency; Gen Liu Biong Hion as Chairman of Chief Joints of Staff; Gen Chung Chong Hwan as Home Minister; portrait of Gen Chung Seung Hwa, former martial law commander who has been arrested by Chon (M)

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British Set Final Session, Giving Ultimatum on Rhodesia Cease‐Fire Plan Guerrillas Insist on Guarantees

By Unknown Author

British officials accept responsibility for police raid at Nkomo's office, indicating that in this and other ways Britain's authority will be used to press guerrilla alliance to agree to early cease‐fire accord; police take Nkomo's chief representative Cephas Msipa away for questioning, releasing him after short while; police spokesman say Msipa is under investigation for breaches of emergency regulations (S)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 12, 1979, covering December 15, 1979.

  1. 1
    Album cover for The Long Run by Eagles

    The Long Run

    Eagles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II by Donna Summer

    On The Radio: Greatest Hits: Volumes I & II

    Donna Summer

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  3. 3
    Album cover for Cornerstone by Styx

    Cornerstone

    Styx

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    10
  4. 4
    Album cover for Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants by Stevie Wonder

    Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Greatest by Bee Gees

    Greatest

    Bee Gees

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    5

Notable Births

Adam Brody

1979Adam Brody, American actor[†]

Adam Jared Brody is an American actor. His breakout role was as Seth Cohen on the Fox television series The O.C. (2003–2007). For his performance as Noah in the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024), he earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series (Musical/Comedy) and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.

Eric Young (wrestler)

1979Eric Young, Canadian-American wrestler[†]

Jeremy Fritz, known by his ring name Eric Young, is a Canadian professional wrestler, and is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is also known for his tenure in WWE, where he served as the leader of the Sanity stable.

Historical Context for December 15, 1979

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