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January 13, 1977

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DECEMBER RISE 0.9%

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special to The New York Times

Labor Dept repts farm and food price components of Wholesale Price Index rose in Dec but are 1.1% below Dec '75 level (S)

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JOBLESS RATE AT 7.9%

By Edward Cowan Special to The New York Times

BLS repts Dec '76 unemployment rate eased to 7.9% from 8.1%, with 222,000 more persons employed during mo; strong performance contrasts with disappointing drop in jobless rate at end of '75; Shiskin says rept shows that employment situation has broken out of 'holding pattern' characteristic of preceding several mos; Schultze says that even if Cong enacts Pres-elect Carter's jobs program, jobless rate is likely to be no lower than 6.5% by Dec '77 and will be near 6% by Dec '78; graph shows seasonally adjusted jobless rate, Sept '75-Dec '76; graphs show total employed and total unemployed, Jan-Dec '76 (M)

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U.S. REPORT URGES NEW BODY TO DIRECT AMATEUR ATHLETICS

By Neil Amdur

Pres Comm on Olympic Sports final rept recommends sweeping changes to upgrade US amateur sports system, including creation of strong, nongovt central sports orgn and permission for athletes to accept money for endorsements and other noncompetitive activities; rept detailed (M)

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ABU DAOUD RELEASE SETS OFF AN UPROAR

By James F. Clarity Special to The New York Times

Jon 13: Giscard d'Estaing Govt and pol opponents are shocked by stir over Daoud release; French press scores Govt for varying reasons--some because Daoud was arrested at all, and others because he was freed; French Interior Min Michel Poniatowski and Justice Min Olivier Guichard say Govt considers case closed; criticism of Govt by newspapers Le Figaro, Le Quotidien de Paris and Le Monde noted (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 12, 1977, covering January 13, 1977.

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    Album cover for Hotel California by Eagles

    Hotel California

    Eagles

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    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder

    Songs In The Key Of Life

    Stevie Wonder

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
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    14
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    Album cover for Wings Over America by Paul McCartney And Wings

    Wings Over America

    Paul McCartney And Wings

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    4
  4. 4
    Album cover for Boston by Boston

    Boston

    Boston

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
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    17
  5. 5
    Album cover for A New World Record by Electric Light Orchestra

    A New World Record

    Electric Light Orchestra

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Orlando Bloom

1977Orlando Bloom, English actor[†]

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom is an English actor. He made his breakthrough as the character Legolas in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–03). He reprised his role in The Hobbit film series (2013–14). Considered by some to be the Errol Flynn of his time, he gained further notice appearing in epic fantasy, historical, and adventure films, notably as Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Paris in Troy (2004), Balian de Ibelin in Kingdom of Heaven (2005), and the Duke of Buckingham in The Three Musketeers (2011).

Mi-Hyun Kim

1977Mi-Hyun Kim, South Korean golfer[†]

Mi-Hyun Kim is a professional golfer from South Korea. She turned professional in 1996 and won 11 events on the LPGA of Korea Tour (KLPGA) between 1996 and 2000. In 1999, she joined the LPGA Tour and was named was Rookie of the Year that year. She has won eight LPGA events with her best finish in a major championship second place at the 2001 Women's British Open.

1977Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player[†]

Elliot Mason is an English jazz trombonist. He also plays the keyboard and the bass trumpet. He has been praised by such musicians as Michael Brecker for his technical facility and innovative harmonically complex improvisation.

James Posey

1977James Posey, American basketball player and coach[†]

James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. is an American professional basketball assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns and former player. He played the small forward position for the Denver Nuggets, the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami Heat, the Boston Celtics, the New Orleans Hornets, and the Indiana Pacers. Posey won NBA championships as a member of the 2006 Miami Heat and the 2008 Boston Celtics, and as an assistant coach for the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers.

Notable Deaths

Henri Langlois

1977Henri Langlois, Turkish-French historian, co-founded the CinĂ©mathĂšque Française (born 1914)[†]

Henri Langlois was a French film archivist and cinephile. A pioneer of film preservation, Langlois was an influential figure in the history of cinema. His film screenings in Paris in the 1950s are often credited with providing the ideas that led to the development of the auteur theory.

Historical Events

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045

1977Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045, a Douglas DC-8 jet, crashes onto the runway during takeoff from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, killing five.[†]

Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1045 was a charter flight on January 13, 1977, from Grant County, Washington, to Tokyo, Japan, with a stopover in Anchorage, Alaska. The flight crashed during the initial climb shortly after takeoff from Anchorage, in part because the captain, Hugh L. Marsh, was intoxicated as shown by a blood alcohol level of 0.29; the co-pilot and the other crew were not impaired. All of those on board, including three flight crew members, were killed in the crash.

Historical Context for January 13, 1977

In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]