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2 powerful bomb explosions on Feb 18 extensively damage Gulf & Western bldg at 60th St, Columbus Circle, and Chrysler Bldg at 42d St and Lexington Av, NYC; CBS-News receives call from man purporting to be repr of FALN who claims responsibility for blasts and says message about explosions is in midtown telephone booth; no message found; scene and damage described; Chrysler Bldg illus (M)
Labor Dept cites cold weather as contributing factor in sharpest rise in consumer prices in 18 mos; says information was taken early in Jan and does not reflect full impact of severe winter weather (S)
Carter Adm, seeking to minimize possible impact on its Middle East diplomatic efforts of Washington Post rept that CIA made secret payments to King Hussein for 20 yrs, issues statement praising Hussein as outstanding natl leader who played constructive role in reducing Middle East tensions; illus of Hussein conferring with Sec Vance, Amman (M)
Justice Dept rev, headed by Michael E Shaheen, of assassination, ordered by former Atty Gen Edward H Levi, concludes that though FBI surveillance of King had become 'twisted,' its probe of his murder was 'thoroughly, honestly and successfully' conducted; also concludes that best available evidence suggests James Earl Ray acted alone; makes no effort to offer conclusive evidence; FBI Dir Clarence M Kelley and Amb Andrew Young comment (M)
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 16, 1977, covering February 19, 1977.
Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson
Eagles
Stevie Wonder
Paul McCartney And Wings
Al Stewart
1977Ola Salo, Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player[†]
Ola Salo is a Swedish rock musician, lead vocalist of Swedish glam rock band The Ark.
1977Andrew Ross Sorkin, American journalist and author[†]
Andrew Ross Sorkin is an American journalist and author. He is a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. He is also the founder and editor of DealBook, a financial news service published by The New York Times. He wrote the bestselling book Too Big to Fail and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also a co-creator of the Showtime series Billions.
1977Gianluca Zambrotta, Italian footballer and manager[†]
Gianluca Zambrotta is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a full-back or as a wide midfielder, on both the left and right wings.
1977Anthony Crosland, English author and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1918)[†]
Charles Anthony Raven Crosland was a British Labour Party politician and author. A social democrat on the right wing of the Labour Party, he was a prominent socialist intellectual. His influential book The Future of Socialism (1956) argued against many Marxist notions and the traditional Labour Party doctrine that expanding public ownership was essential to make socialism work, arguing instead for prioritising the end of poverty and improving public services. He offered positive alternatives to both the right wing and left wing of the Labour Party.
1977Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1890)[†]
Miguel Ángel González Cordero was a Cuban catcher, coach and interim manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the first half of the 20th century. Along with Adolfo Luque, González was one of the first Cubans or Latin Americans to have a long career in the American major leagues.
In 1977, the world population was approximately 4,217,863,796 people[†]