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Apparently[1] it was the July 1, 1978 edition: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/07/01/iss... (NYT subscription reqd)

1. https://www.nytimes.com/times-insider/2014/11/13/1978-farewe...

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It's actually July 2nd 1978, which was produced the night of July 1st.

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1978/07/02/iss...

After about the 11 minute mark the footage shows them working on the front page of the July 1 issue. Looks like they didn't shoot it all in one evening.

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