Freeway, artiestennaam van Leslie Pridgen (Philadelphia, 8 juli 1979) is een Amerikaans rapper.
Hij staat onder contract bij Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records. Hij staat bekend om zijn afwisselende rijm in zijn songteksten en zijn lange baard die te maken heeft met zijn Islamitisch geloof.
Lees meer...6 augustus 1978 was een zondag onder het sterrenbeeld ♌. Het was de 217e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Jimmy Carter.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 48 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op donderdag 6 augustus 2026, 0 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op vrijdag 6 augustus 2027, in 364 dagen. Je hebt 17.532 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 420.777 uur, of ongeveer 25.246.635 minuten, of ongeveer 1.514.798.100 seconden.
Date: 06 August 1978
Top-level delegation of Chinese journalists leaves Peking for visit to US at invitation of ASNE; is led by Tseng Tao, dir of Hsinhua; his asst on trip is Chien Chi-chen (S)
Date: 07 August 1978
NYC Pressmen's Union authorizes strike; pres William J Kennedy Jr says strike will be automatic if new work rules are posted; Newspaper Publishers Assn exec dir H J Kracke says new work rules will be posted tomorrow despite 551-1 vote unless new contract is agreed to; Kennedy says there is 50-50 chance of settling on new contract before deadline; says union will strike any or all papers that post new rules; expects support of all unions except printers (S)
Date: 06 August 1978
By DAVID M. SLOAN
Article on increasing number of foreign nations using US pub relations firms to protect their image in American media; Carter's human rights stance, Cong's disillusion with foreign involvements and businesses' rising protectionist sentiments and new ethical restraints seen as spurring activity; firms comment; drawing (L)
Date: 07 August 1978
Special to The New York Times
Sen Lawton W Chiles Jr scores SEC for refusing to provide press and public with documents necessary to follow proceedings at comm's meetings, hearing; Chmn Harold Williams replies that SEC is taking steps to improve information released, but cites meetings are primarily business oriented and not classrooms '(S)
Date: 06 August 1978
Fed Govt is spending between $1 billion and $1.5 billion annually for all its public information programs (M)
Date: 06 August 1978
By DEIRDRE CARMODY
Deirdre CARMODY
St Paul's Episcopal Church (Mt Vernon, NY): 188-yr-old ch to get Fed Park Service protection; ch is on site where, in 1735, printer John Peter Zenger observed Colonial election he described as rigged; he was tried and acquitted of libel in landmark free-press decision; illus
Date: 07 August 1978
By Anthony Lewis
Anthony Lewis
A Lewis on Farber jailing
Date: 07 August 1978
Corey, Cheryl
Date: 06 August 1978
Israel leases 19th floor of Empire State Bldg; will move its trade center and main econ and tourist offices there; will pay estimated $6 million rent for 16-yr lease (S)
Date: 06 August 1978
By JOSEPH F. SULLIVAN
Joseph SULLIVAN
Comment on revision of obscenity section of NJ Penal code notes legalization of 'battle zones' where sexually explicit material may be sold and displayed; Gov Byrne is expected to sign revision but legislators will have 13 mos to make amendments as bill will not be law until 13 mos after it is approved (M)