The March 22, 1979 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 80 day of the year. President of the United States was Jimmy Carter.
If you were born on this day, you are 47 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, March 22, 2026, 113 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, March 22, 2027, in 251 days. You have lived for 17,280 days, or about 414,737 hours, or about 24,884,273 minutes, or about 1,493,056,380 seconds.
Date: 22 March 1979
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
Summaries of 41 tapes made by Eschel M Rhoodie, central figure in S African bribery scandal, indicate that S African Govt became involved in establishment of news agencies or newspapers in France, Kenya and Netherlands (S)
Date: 23 March 1979
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELAND Special to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELAND
attys for The Progressive magazine will contend in Federal District Court on March 26 that Justice Dept's attempt to suppress rept on hydrogen bomb 'threatens our natl security far more than publication of a newspaper or magazine article ever could'; attys, in brief filed in Judge Robert W Warren's court, respond to Govt's request for preliminary injunction against publication of article (M)
Date: 23 March 1979
AP and UPI, within a few days, will open 1st 2 Amer news burs in Peking since 1949; AP says its correspondents will be John Roderick and Victoria Graham; UPI says it will send Robert Crabbe and Aline Mosby (S)
Date: 22 March 1979
By WENDELL RAWLS Jr
Wendell RAWLS
summaries of some of 41 tapes made by Rhoodie indicate that S African Govt supplied substantial share of capital that enabled John P McGoff to make unsuccessful bid for Washington Star and for Sacramento Union; also indicate that Govt became involved in establishment of news agencies or newspapers in France, Kenya and Netherlands (S)
Date: 23 March 1979
Vietnam accuses China of holding on to some Vietnamese territory in attempt to provoke new war; concedes for 1st time that it suffered 'many difficulties and losses' during invasion; says 19 border dists have been destroyed; Foreign Min Nguyen Tien says Chinese still are occupying 18 areas inside Vietnam, Hanoi radio broadcast; accuses China of trying to change border by moving marker posts into Vietnam (S)
Date: 22 March 1979
Leonardo David remains in coma 18 days after being injured during World Cup ski race, Wilmington, NY (S)
Date: 22 March 1979
Mondale arrives in Brasilia and is warned by Brazilian officials not to raise subjects of human rights or nuclear power in his talks with Figueiredo (S)
Date: 23 March 1979
By LEONARD BUDER
Leonard BUDER
Career sketch of NYC Police Asst Chief William R Bracey, who will be apptd Patrol Chief; full name is William Rubin Bracey; illus (M)